$LUV
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO Stock $luv

$luv Overview Financials Valuation SEC Filings Company Website

2015 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000009238015000129 Filed on October 29, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2014 Q3
Revenue	$4.977B	$5.318B	$4.800B
YoY Change	7.54%	10.79%	5.61%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.136B	$1.299B	$1.746B
YoY Change	-24.17%	-25.6%	-4.69%
Gross Profit	$3.841B	$4.019B	$3.054B
YoY Change	22.72%	31.6%	12.57%
Gross Profit Margin	77.18%	75.57%	63.63%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.934B	$1.958B	$1.611B
YoY Change	18.36%	21.54%	4.47%
% of Gross Profit	50.35%	48.72%	52.75%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$264.0M	$257.0M	$238.0M
YoY Change	5.18%	7.98%	7.69%
% of Gross Profit	6.87%	6.39%	7.79%
Operating Expenses	$2.808B	$4.093B	$4.186B
YoY Change	14.05%	-2.22%	0.75%
Operating Profit	$1.026B	$1.225B	$614.0M
YoY Change	65.22%	99.51%	57.44%
Interest Expense	-$179.0M	$31.00M	-$89.00M
YoY Change	-197.81%	-134.83%	-406.9%
% of Operating Profit	-17.45%	2.53%	-14.5%
Other Income/Expense, Net		-$292.0M	-$89.00M
YoY Change		228.09%	-406.9%
Pretax Income	$847.0M	$933.0M	$525.0M
YoY Change	180.46%	77.71%	25.3%
Income Tax	$311.0M	$349.0M	$196.0M
% Of Pretax Income	36.72%	37.41%	37.33%
Net Earnings	$536.0M	$584.0M	$329.0M
YoY Change	182.11%	77.51%	27.03%
Net Earnings / Revenue	10.77%	10.98%	6.85%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.83	$0.89	$0.48
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.82	$0.88	$0.48
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	650.4M shares	655.0M shares	683.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		663.0M shares	691.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2014 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$3.051B	$3.096B	$3.560B
YoY Change	2.11%	-13.03%	6.97%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.583B	$1.740B	$1.832B
Short-Term Investments	$1.468B	$1.356B	$1.728B
Other Short-Term Assets	$188.0M	$704.0M	$528.0M
YoY Change	-18.97%	33.33%	14.53%
Inventory	$311.0M	$308.0M	$429.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$474.0M	$465.0M	$468.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.024B	$4.573B	$4.985B
YoY Change	2.47%	-8.26%	4.44%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$15.60B	$14.93B	$13.97B
YoY Change	9.16%	6.9%	5.77%
Goodwill	$970.0M	$970.0M	$970.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles	$464.0M	$469.0M	$366.0M
YoY Change	27.82%	28.14%
Long-Term Investments			$36.00M
YoY Change			-18.18%
Other Assets	$717.0M	$687.0M	$619.0M
YoY Change	34.27%	10.99%	48.09%
Total Long-Term Assets	$17.29B	$16.59B	$15.55B
YoY Change	9.45%	6.63%	6.6%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.024B	$4.573B	$4.985B
Total Long-Term Assets	$17.29B	$16.59B	$15.55B
Total Assets	$21.31B	$21.16B	$20.54B
YoY Change	8.06%	3.02%	6.07%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.188B	$1.235B	$1.185B
YoY Change	-1.25%	4.22%	4.5%
Accrued Expenses	$2.591B	$2.049B	$1.277B
YoY Change	65.56%	60.45%	8.96%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$637.0M	$287.0M	$607.0M
YoY Change	146.9%	-52.72%	134.36%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$7.406B	$7.084B	$6.446B
YoY Change	25.04%	9.9%	16.23%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.706B	$2.545B	$2.327B
YoY Change	3.01%	9.37%	-11.05%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$760.0M	$931.0M	$658.0M
YoY Change	-39.44%	41.49%	-45.08%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$760.0M	$931.0M	$658.0M
YoY Change	-39.44%	41.49%	-82.75%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$7.406B	$7.084B	$6.446B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$760.0M	$931.0M	$658.0M
Total Liabilities	$8.166B	$8.015B	$7.104B
YoY Change	13.76%	12.82%	-24.1%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$9.409B	$8.922B	$7.266B
YoY Change	26.87%	22.79%	16.33%
Common Stock	$2.182B	$2.138B	$2.088B
YoY Change	2.78%	2.39%	3.73%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$3.182B	$3.189B	$1.833B
YoY Change	57.06%	73.98%	61.93%
Treasury Stock Shares	132.1M shares
Shareholders Equity	$6.762B	$6.968B	$7.429B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$21.31B	$21.16B	$20.54B
YoY Change	8.06%	3.02%	6.07%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2014 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$536.0M	$584.0M	$329.0M
YoY Change	182.11%	77.51%	27.03%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$264.0M	$257.0M	$238.0M
YoY Change	5.18%	7.98%	7.69%
Cash From Operating Activities	$324.0M	$836.0M	$240.0M
YoY Change	58.82%	248.33%	-43.93%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$836.0M	-$262.0M	-$433.0M
YoY Change	71.31%	-39.49%	-261.57%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$110.0M	$0.00	$1.000M
YoY Change	-650.0%	-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$946.0M	-$259.0M	-$44.00M
YoY Change	102.14%	488.64%	-87.74%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$49.00M
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$500.0M	$200.0M
YoY Change		150.0%	33.33%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	465.0M	-$609.0M	-$246.0M
YoY Change	-262.59%	147.56%	9.33%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	324.0M	$836.0M	$240.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-946.0M	-$259.0M	-$44.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	465.0M	-$609.0M	-$246.0M
Net Change In Cash	-157.0M	-$32.00M	-$50.00M
YoY Change	-71.45%	-36.0%	-67.95%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$324.0M	$836.0M	$240.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$836.0M	-$262.0M	-$433.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.160B	$1.098B	$673.0M
YoY Change	67.63%	63.15%	320.63%

Facts In Submission

Frame	Concept Type	Concept / XBRL Key	Value	Unit
CY2015Q4	dei	Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding	650355108	shares
	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	Q3
	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2015
	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2015-09-30
	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-Q
	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000092380
CY2014Q4	luv	Aircraft Maintenance Payable AircraftMaintenancePayable	314000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Aircraft Maintenance Payable AircraftMaintenancePayable	162000000	USD
	luv	Amountpaidforpurchasesandsalesofoffsettingderivativeinstruments Amountpaidforpurchasesandsalesofoffsettingderivativeinstruments	39000000	USD
CY2014Q4	luv	Assets Constructed For Others AssetsConstructedForOthers	621000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Assets Constructed For Others AssetsConstructedForOthers	823000000	USD
CY2014Q3	luv	Assets Constructedfor Others During Period AssetsConstructedforOthersDuringPeriod	27000000	USD
	luv	Assets Constructedfor Others During Period AssetsConstructedforOthersDuringPeriod	59000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Assets Constructedfor Others During Period AssetsConstructedforOthersDuringPeriod	46000000	USD
	luv	Assets Constructedfor Others During Period AssetsConstructedforOthersDuringPeriod	126000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Cash Collateral Percent Of Fair Value Fuel Derivatives Contracts CashCollateralPercentOfFairValueFuelDerivativesContracts	1
CY2015Q3	luv	Changein Accounting Estimate Financial Effecton Passenger Revenue Spoilage Estimate ChangeinAccountingEstimateFinancialEffectonPassengerRevenueSpoilageEstimate	30000000	USD
	luv	Changein Accounting Estimate Financial Effecton Passenger Revenue Spoilage Estimate ChangeinAccountingEstimateFinancialEffectonPassengerRevenueSpoilageEstimate	115000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Changeinaccountingestimatefinancialeffectonearningspershare Changeinaccountingestimatefinancialeffectonearningspershare	0.02
	luv	Changeinaccountingestimatefinancialeffectonearningspershare Changeinaccountingestimatefinancialeffectonearningspershare	0.09
CY2015Q3	luv	Changeinaccountingestimatefinancialeffectonnetincomespoilageadjustment Changeinaccountingestimatefinancialeffectonnetincomespoilageadjustment	16000000	USD
	luv	Changeinaccountingestimatefinancialeffectonnetincomespoilageadjustment Changeinaccountingestimatefinancialeffectonnetincomespoilageadjustment	61000000	USD
CY2014Q4	luv	Construction Obligation Noncurrent ConstructionObligationNoncurrent	554000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Construction Obligation Noncurrent ConstructionObligationNoncurrent	684000000	USD
CY2014Q4	luv	Derivative Asset Fair Value Amount Offset Against Collateral Total DerivativeAssetFairValueAmountOffsetAgainstCollateralTotal	13000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Derivative Asset Fair Value Amount Offset Against Collateral Total DerivativeAssetFairValueAmountOffsetAgainstCollateralTotal	6000000	USD
CY2014Q4	luv	Fuel Payable FuelPayable	85000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Fuel Payable FuelPayable	46000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Hedgesettlementlossesrecognizedin Fuelandoilexpense HedgesettlementlossesrecognizedinFuelandoilexpense	245000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Letterof Credit Percentof Collateral LetterofCreditPercentofCollateral	1
CY2015Q3	luv	Maximum Sum Of Derivatives Of Counterparty To Be Included In Other MaximumSumOfDerivativesOfCounterpartyToBeIncludedInOther	30000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Aircraft Maintenance Materials And Repairs AircraftMaintenanceMaterialsAndRepairs	248000000	USD
CY2014Q4	luv	Noncurrent Lease Related Obligations NoncurrentLeaseRelatedObligations	193000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Noncurrent Lease Related Obligations NoncurrentLeaseRelatedObligations	164000000	USD
CY2014Q3	luv	Proceeds From Sale Of Short Term And Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleOfShortTermAndOtherInvestments	805000000	USD
	luv	Proceeds From Sale Of Short Term And Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleOfShortTermAndOtherInvestments	2427000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Proceeds From Sale Of Short Term And Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleOfShortTermAndOtherInvestments	509000000	USD
	luv	Proceeds From Sale Of Short Term And Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleOfShortTermAndOtherInvestments	1732000000	USD
CY2014Q3	luv	Proceeds From Termination Of Interest Rate Derivatives ProceedsFromTerminationOfInterestRateDerivatives	0	USD
	luv	Proceeds From Termination Of Interest Rate Derivatives ProceedsFromTerminationOfInterestRateDerivatives	0	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Proceeds From Termination Of Interest Rate Derivatives ProceedsFromTerminationOfInterestRateDerivatives	0	USD
	luv	Proceeds From Termination Of Interest Rate Derivatives ProceedsFromTerminationOfInterestRateDerivatives	12000000	USD
CY2014Q3	luv	Reimbursementforairportconstruction Reimbursementforairportconstruction	26000000	USD
	luv	Reimbursementforairportconstruction Reimbursementforairportconstruction	26000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Reimbursementforairportconstruction Reimbursementforairportconstruction	9000000	USD
	luv	Reimbursementforairportconstruction Reimbursementforairportconstruction	14000000	USD
CY2014Q3	luv	Repayments Of Construction Obligation RepaymentsOfConstructionObligation	3000000	USD
	luv	Repayments Of Construction Obligation RepaymentsOfConstructionObligation	8000000	USD
CY2015Q3	luv	Repayments Of Construction Obligation RepaymentsOfConstructionObligation	3000000	USD
	luv	Repayments Of Construction Obligation RepaymentsOfConstructionObligation	8000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accounts And Other Receivables Net Current AccountsAndOtherReceivablesNetCurrent	365000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Accounts And Other Receivables Net Current AccountsAndOtherReceivablesNetCurrent	465000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable Current AccountsPayableCurrent	1203000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Accounts Payable Current AccountsPayableCurrent	1235000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable Other Current AccountsPayableOtherCurrent	358000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Accounts Payable Other Current AccountsPayableOtherCurrent	360000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable Trade Current AccountsPayableTradeCurrent	123000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Accounts Payable Trade Current AccountsPayableTradeCurrent	170000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	81000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	129000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Employee Benefits Current AccruedEmployeeBenefitsCurrent	84000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Accrued Employee Benefits Current AccruedEmployeeBenefitsCurrent	77000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	1565000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	2049000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Rent Current AccruedRentCurrent	159000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Accrued Rent Current AccruedRentCurrent	86000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	160000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	340000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Vacation Current AccruedVacationCurrent	292000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Accrued Vacation Current AccruedVacationCurrent	310000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	8221000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	8896000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-738000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-903000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital Common Stock AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock	1315000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital Common Stock AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock	1330000000	USD
	us-gaap	Aircraft Maintenance Materials And Repairs AircraftMaintenanceMaterialsAndRepairs	734000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Aircraft Maintenance Materials And Repairs AircraftMaintenanceMaterialsAndRepairs	259000000	USD
	us-gaap	Aircraft Maintenance Materials And Repairs AircraftMaintenanceMaterialsAndRepairs	729000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Aircraft Rental AircraftRental	71000000	USD
	us-gaap	Aircraft Rental AircraftRental	227000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Aircraft Rental AircraftRental	60000000	USD
	us-gaap	Aircraft Rental AircraftRental	179000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Airline Related Inventory AirlineRelatedInventory	342000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Airline Related Inventory AirlineRelatedInventory	308000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	20200000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Assets Assets	21159000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Assets Current AssetsCurrent	4404000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Assets Current AssetsCurrent	4573000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities AvailableForSaleSecurities	27000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Noncurrent AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent	35000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Noncurrent AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent	40000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Business Combination Integration Related Costs BusinessCombinationIntegrationRelatedCosts	23000000	USD
	us-gaap	Business Combination Integration Related Costs BusinessCombinationIntegrationRelatedCosts	78000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Business Combination Integration Related Costs BusinessCombinationIntegrationRelatedCosts	6000000	USD
	us-gaap	Business Combination Integration Related Costs BusinessCombinationIntegrationRelatedCosts	32000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Capital Lease Obligations Incurred CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred	31000000	USD
	us-gaap	Capital Lease Obligations Incurred CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred	94000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Capital Lease Obligations Incurred CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred	48000000	USD
	us-gaap	Capital Lease Obligations Incurred CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred	130000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Cargo And Freight Revenue CargoAndFreightRevenue	45000000	USD
	us-gaap	Cargo And Freight Revenue CargoAndFreightRevenue	128000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Cargo And Freight Revenue CargoAndFreightRevenue	44000000	USD
	us-gaap	Cargo And Freight Revenue CargoAndFreightRevenue	134000000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1355000000	USD
CY2014Q2	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1882000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1832000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1282000000	USD
CY2015Q2	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1772000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1740000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-50000000	USD
	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	477000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-32000000	USD
	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	458000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.060
	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.160
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.075
	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.210
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Value CommonStockValue	808000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Value CommonStockValue	808000000	USD
	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	5000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	126000000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	857000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	345000000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	1480000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Air Traffic Revenue DeferredAirTrafficRevenue	2897000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Air Traffic Revenue DeferredAirTrafficRevenue	3513000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Cash Based Arrangements Liability Current DeferredCompensationCashBasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrent	374000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Cash Based Arrangements Liability Current DeferredCompensationCashBasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrent	506000000	USD
CY2015Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Gain Loss On Discontinuation Of Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge DeferredGainLossOnDiscontinuationOfInterestRateFairValueHedge	12000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	392000000	USD
	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	472000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-82000000	USD
	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-40000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Current DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	477000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Current DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	465000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent	3259000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent	3111000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Deposits On Flight Equipment DepositsOnFlightEquipment	566000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Deposits On Flight Equipment DepositsOnFlightEquipment	692000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	238000000	USD
	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	687000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	258000000	USD
	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	751000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	1360000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	1736000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	2409000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	3014000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Nonmonetary Notional Amount Percent Of Required Need Coverage DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountPercentOfRequiredNeedCoverage	0.43
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.48
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.37
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.89
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.47
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.48
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.36
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.88
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.45
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Gain Loss Included In Earnings FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInEarnings	-405000000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Gain Loss Included In Earnings FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInEarnings	-414000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Level1 To Level2 Transfers Amount FairValueAssetsLevel1ToLevel2TransfersAmount	0	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Level1 To Level2 Transfers Amount FairValueAssetsLevel1ToLevel2TransfersAmount	0	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Level2 To Level1 Transfers Amount FairValueAssetsLevel2ToLevel1TransfersAmount	0	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Level2 To Level1 Transfers Amount FairValueAssetsLevel2ToLevel1TransfersAmount	0	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Liabilities Level1 To Level2 Transfers Amount FairValueLiabilitiesLevel1ToLevel2TransfersAmount	0	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Liabilities Level1 To Level2 Transfers Amount FairValueLiabilitiesLevel1ToLevel2TransfersAmount	0	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Liabilities Level2 To Level1 Transfers Amount FairValueLiabilitiesLevel2ToLevel1TransfersAmount	0	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Liabilities Level2 To Level1 Transfers Amount FairValueLiabilitiesLevel2ToLevel1TransfersAmount	0	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	-317000000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	-324000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	408000000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	652000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales	11000000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales	186000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements	182000000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements	182000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Net FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersNet	0	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Net FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersNet	0	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-488000000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-517000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Transfers Net FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityTransfersNet	0	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Transfers Net FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityTransfersNet	0	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations Recurring Basis Liability Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue	1059000000	USD
CY2015Q2	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations Recurring Basis Liability Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue	1028000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations Recurring Basis Liability Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue	1342000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Flight Equipment Gross FlightEquipmentGross	18473000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Flight Equipment Gross FlightEquipmentGross	19244000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Fuel Costs FuelCosts	1386000000	USD
	us-gaap	Fuel Costs FuelCosts	4125000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Fuel Costs FuelCosts	936000000	USD
	us-gaap	Fuel Costs FuelCosts	2818000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Components Excluded From Assessment Of Price Risk Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness GainLossOnComponentsExcludedFromAssessmentOfPriceRiskFairValueHedgeEffectiveness	15000000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Components Excluded From Assessment Of Price Risk Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness GainLossOnComponentsExcludedFromAssessmentOfPriceRiskFairValueHedgeEffectiveness	49000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Components Excluded From Assessment Of Price Risk Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness GainLossOnComponentsExcludedFromAssessmentOfPriceRiskFairValueHedgeEffectiveness	33000000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Components Excluded From Assessment Of Price Risk Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness GainLossOnComponentsExcludedFromAssessmentOfPriceRiskFairValueHedgeEffectiveness	81000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	970000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	970000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	525000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	1515000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	933000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	2632000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	196000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	569000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	349000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	987000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	132000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	144000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	409000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	975000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Increase Decrease Cash Collateral From Counterparties IncreaseDecreaseCashCollateralFromCounterparties	-98000000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease Cash Collateral From Counterparties IncreaseDecreaseCashCollateralFromCounterparties	8000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Increase Decrease Cash Collateral From Counterparties IncreaseDecreaseCashCollateralFromCounterparties	181000000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease Cash Collateral From Counterparties IncreaseDecreaseCashCollateralFromCounterparties	-213000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts And Other Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables	22000000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts And Other Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables	83000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts And Other Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables	-4000000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts And Other Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables	86000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-534000000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-86000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	380000000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	424000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Air Traffic Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredAirTrafficRevenue	-108000000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Air Traffic Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredAirTrafficRevenue	806000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Air Traffic Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredAirTrafficRevenue	-301000000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Air Traffic Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredAirTrafficRevenue	617000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	-6000000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	7000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	-33000000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	-40000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Debt Securities IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities	6000000	shares
	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Debt Securities IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities	6000000	shares
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Debt Securities IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities	6000000	shares
	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Debt Securities IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities	6000000	shares
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	2000000	shares
	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	3000000	shares
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	2000000	shares
	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	2000000	shares
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	363000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	469000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized Adjustment InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment	6000000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized Adjustment InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment	18000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized Adjustment InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment	9000000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized Adjustment InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment	23000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense Debt InterestExpenseDebt	31000000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Expense Debt InterestExpenseDebt	97000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense Debt InterestExpenseDebt	31000000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Expense Debt InterestExpenseDebt	92000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	3000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	3000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	35000000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	102000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	33000000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	86000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	2000000	USD
	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	5000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	2000000	USD
	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Net Income NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetIncome	161000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Net Revenue NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetRevenue	303000000	USD
	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Net Revenue NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetRevenue	303000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	1363000000	USD
	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	4044000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	1699000000	USD
	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	4725000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Landing Fees And Other Rentals LandingFeesAndOtherRentals	289000000	USD
	us-gaap	Landing Fees And Other Rentals LandingFeesAndOtherRentals	849000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Landing Fees And Other Rentals LandingFeesAndOtherRentals	303000000	USD
	us-gaap	Landing Fees And Other Rentals LandingFeesAndOtherRentals	887000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	20200000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	21159000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	5923000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	7084000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	2434000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	2381000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations Current LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	258000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations Current LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	287000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-246000000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-962000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-609000000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-1489000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-44000000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-1259000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-259000000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-967000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	240000000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	2698000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	836000000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	2914000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	329000000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	946000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	584000000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	1645000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	330000000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	949000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	585000000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	1648000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Adoption Quantification NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfAdoptionQuantification	0	USD
	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Adoption Quantification NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfAdoptionQuantification	0	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Adoption Quantification NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfAdoptionQuantification	172000000	USD
	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Adoption Quantification NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfAdoptionQuantification	172000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Basic Earnings Per Share NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnBasicEarningsPerShare	0.25
	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Basic Earnings Per Share NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnBasicEarningsPerShare	0.24
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Diluted Earnings Per Share NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnDilutedEarningsPerShare	0.24
	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Diluted Earnings Per Share NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnDilutedEarningsPerShare	0.24
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Net Income NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetIncome	161000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	614000000	USD
	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1605000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-89000000	USD
	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-90000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-292000000	USD
	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-458000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	4186000000	USD
	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	12372000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	4093000000	USD
	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	11753000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1225000000	USD
	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	3090000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	236000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	219000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	534000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	687000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous OtherAssetsMiscellaneous	123000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous OtherAssetsMiscellaneous	172000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	534000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	687000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-203000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-89000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-239000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-165000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	4000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-3000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-4000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax Portion Attributable To Parent1 OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1	1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax Portion Attributable To Parent1 OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1	4000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax Portion Attributable To Parent1 OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1	-2000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax Portion Attributable To Parent1 OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1	-1000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	568000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	1628000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	572000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	1632000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Other Deferred Compensation Arrangements Liability Classified Noncurrent OtherDeferredCompensationArrangementsLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent	174000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Deferred Compensation Arrangements Liability Classified Noncurrent OtherDeferredCompensationArrangementsLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent	171000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	1255000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	931000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-66000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-16000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-272000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-394000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Other Operating Activities Cash Flow Statement OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement	-26000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Operating Activities Cash Flow Statement OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement	-41000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Operating Activities Cash Flow Statement OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement	-308000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Operating Activities Cash Flow Statement OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement	-396000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	191000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	600000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	386000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	791000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Other Sundry Liabilities Noncurrent OtherSundryLiabilitiesNoncurrent	44000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Other Sundry Liabilities Noncurrent OtherSundryLiabilitiesNoncurrent	107000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Passenger Revenue PassengerRevenue	4564000000	USD
	us-gaap	Passenger Revenue PassengerRevenue	13249000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Passenger Revenue PassengerRevenue	4716000000	USD
	us-gaap	Passenger Revenue PassengerRevenue	13746000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Payments For Construction In Process PaymentsForConstructionInProcess	27000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Construction In Process PaymentsForConstructionInProcess	58000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Payments For Construction In Process PaymentsForConstructionInProcess	32000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Construction In Process PaymentsForConstructionInProcess	76000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	2000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	0	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	9000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	200000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	755000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	500000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	1180000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	41000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	138000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	49000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	180000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	406000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	1282000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	230000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	1231000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	415000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	2344000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	506000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	1383000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent	169000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent	179000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	232000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	239000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Price Risk Cash Flow Hedge Unrealized Gain Loss To Be Reclassified During Next12 Months PriceRiskCashFlowHedgeUnrealizedGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12Months	-471000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-3000000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-16000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Workers Compensation Liability Current WorkersCompensationLiabilityCurrent	165000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	4000000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-7000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Plans ProceedsFromStockPlans	23000000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Plans ProceedsFromStockPlans	96000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Plans ProceedsFromStockPlans	9000000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Plans ProceedsFromStockPlans	30000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	22513000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	23825000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	14292000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	14929000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Other PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOther	2853000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Other PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOther	3066000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	48000000	USD
	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	167000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	79000000	USD
	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	170000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	7416000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	8922000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	4800000000	USD
	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	13977000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	5318000000	USD
	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	14843000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Sale Leaseback Transaction Deferred Gain Net SaleLeasebackTransactionDeferredGainNet	53000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Sale Leaseback Transaction Deferred Gain Net SaleLeasebackTransactionDeferredGainNet	45000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Investments ShortTermInvestments	1706000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Short Term Investments ShortTermInvestments	1356000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	6775000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	6968000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Taxes Payable Current TaxesPayableCurrent	163000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Taxes Payable Current TaxesPayableCurrent	157000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	2026000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	3189000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives And Commodity Contracts UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesAndCommodityContracts	-63000000	USD
	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives And Commodity Contracts UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesAndCommodityContracts	4000000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives And Commodity Contracts UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesAndCommodityContracts	-87000000	USD
	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives And Commodity Contracts UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesAndCommodityContracts	-172000000	USD
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	691000000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	699000000	shares
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	663000000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	673000000	shares
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	683000000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	690000000	shares
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	655000000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	665000000	shares
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Workers Compensation Liability Current WorkersCompensationLiabilityCurrent	181000000	USD
	us-gaap	Basis Of Accounting BasisOfAccounting	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">BASIS OF PRESENTATION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Southwest Airlines Co. (the “Company”) operates Southwest Airlines, a major passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States and near-international markets. The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, which include AirTran Holdings, LLC, the parent company of AirTran Airways, Inc. (“AirTran Airways”). On May 2, 2011 (the “acquisition date”), the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (“AirTran Holdings”), the former parent company of AirTran Airways. Throughout this Form 10-Q, the Company makes reference to AirTran, which is meant to be inclusive of the following: (i) for periods prior to the acquisition date, AirTran Holdings and its subsidiaries, including, among others, AirTran Airways; and (ii) for periods on and after the acquisition date, AirTran Holdings, LLC, the successor to AirTran Holdings, and its subsidiaries, including among others, AirTran Airways. AirTran's final passenger service was on December 28, 2014. Although the vast majority of integration costs were incurred in periods prior to 2015, the Company continues to incur costs associated with the integration of AirTran, and those costs are included in Acquisition and integration costs in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the interim periods ended </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">September 30, 2015</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">2014</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"> include all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. This includes all normal and recurring adjustments and elimination of significant intercompany transactions. Financial results for the Company and airlines in general can be seasonal in nature. In many years, the Company's revenues, as well as its operating income and net income, have been better in its second and third fiscal quarters than in its first and fourth fiscal quarters. Air travel is also significantly impacted by general economic conditions, the amount of disposable income available to consumers, unemployment levels, corporate travel budgets, and other factors beyond the Company's control. These and other factors, such as the price of jet fuel in some periods, the nature of the Company's fuel hedging program, the periodic volatility of commodities used by the Company for hedging jet fuel, and the requirements related to hedge accounting, have created, and may continue to create, significant volatility in the Company's financial results. See</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">Note 3</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"> for further information on fuel and the Company's hedging program. Operating results for the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">three and nine months ended</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">September 30, 2015</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future quarters or for the year ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">December 31, 2015</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes thereto included in the Southwest Airlines Co. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">December 31, 2014</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.</font></div></div>
	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Multiple Element Arrangements RevenueRecognitionMultipleElementArrangements	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">During July 2015, the Company executed an amended co-branded credit card agreement (“Agreement”) with Chase Bank USA, N.A. (“Chase”), through which the Company sells loyalty points and other items to Chase. The Company's Rapid Rewards program members ("Members") are able to accrue loyalty points based on purchases using the Chase co-branded Southwest Visa credit card. The Agreement materially modifies the previously existing agreement between Chase and the Company. Consideration received as part of this Agreement is subject to ASU 2009-13, "Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements - a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force".</font></div></div>

Files In Submission

Name	View Source	Status
0000092380-15-000129-index-headers.html	Edgar Link	pending
0000092380-15-000129-index.html	Edgar Link	pending
0000092380-15-000129.txt	Edgar Link	pending
0000092380-15-000129-xbrl.zip	Edgar Link	pending
boeinga01.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
FilingSummary.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
Financial_Report.xlsx	Edgar Link	pending
luv-20150930.xml	Edgar Link	completed
luv-20150930.xsd	Edgar Link	pending
luv-20150930_cal.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
luv-20150930_def.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
luv-20150930_lab.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
luv-20150930_pre.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
luv-9302015x10q.htm	Edgar Link	pending
luv-9302015xex101.htm	Edgar Link	pending
luv-9302015xex311.htm	Edgar Link	pending
luv-9302015xex312.htm	Edgar Link	pending
luv-9302015xex321.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R1.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R10.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R11.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R12.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R13.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R14.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R15.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R16.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R17.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R18.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R19.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R2.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R20.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R21.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R22.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R23.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R24.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R25.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R26.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R27.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R28.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R29.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R3.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R30.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R31.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R32.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R33.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R34.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R35.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R36.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R37.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R38.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R39.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R4.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R40.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R41.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R42.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R43.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R44.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R45.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R5.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R6.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R7.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R8.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R9.htm	Edgar Link	pending
report.css	Edgar Link	pending
Show.js	Edgar Link	pending
southwesthearta01a04.jpg	Edgar Link	pending

Create your account

Find Stocks Worth Researching

Deeply Understand Businesses

Value Businesses Intelligently

$LUV
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO Stock $luv

2015 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000009238015000129 Filed on October 29, 2015

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$LUV SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO Stock $luv

2015 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000009238015000129 Filed on October 29, 2015

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$LUV
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO Stock $luv