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SKYWEST INC Stock $skyw

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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746913001174 Filed on February 15, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
Revenue	$899.9M	$955.4M	$933.7M
YoY Change	13.0%	39.1%	43.69%
Cost Of Revenue	$489.0M	$512.8M	$501.1M
YoY Change	25.29%	48.98%	51.85%
Gross Profit	$410.9M	$442.7M	$432.6M
YoY Change	1.21%	29.22%	35.31%
Gross Profit Margin	45.66%	46.34%	46.33%
Selling, General & Admin	$290.4M	$288.4M	$290.1M
YoY Change	27.76%	55.56%	67.01%
% of Gross Profit	70.67%	65.15%	67.06%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$63.90M	$63.39M	$63.70M
YoY Change	4.41%	7.86%	9.07%
% of Gross Profit	15.55%	14.32%	14.72%
Operating Expenses	$414.6M	$413.6M	$412.2M
YoY Change	20.03%	45.43%	52.38%
Operating Profit	-$4.989M	$26.83M	$19.04M
YoY Change	-108.23%	-53.97%	-61.3%
Interest Expense	-$18.10M	$20.09M	$20.05M
YoY Change	-0.55%	-7.18%	-214.58%
% of Operating Profit		74.87%	105.32%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$4.700M	-$28.93M	-$20.80M
YoY Change	-313.64%	52.01%	1790.64%
Pretax Income	-$27.80M	$6.741M	-$1.012M
YoY Change	-153.98%	-82.83%	-103.31%
Income Tax	-$9.800M	-$2.222M	-$3.336M
% Of Pretax Income		-32.96%
Net Earnings	-$18.00M	$100.0K	$1.600M
YoY Change	-148.39%	-99.61%	-91.44%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-2.0%	0.01%	0.17%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.35	$0.00	$0.03
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.35	$0.00	$0.03
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	50.69M shares	51.57M shares	52.70M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	50.69M shares	52.32M shares	53.37M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$627.1M	$704.7M	$662.8M
YoY Change	-19.92%	-19.62%	-10.38%
Cash & Equivalents	$129.5M	$84.60M	$139.1M
Short-Term Investments	$497.6M	$620.1M	$523.7M
Other Short-Term Assets	$31.41M	$29.86M	$398.0M
YoY Change	-2.79%	-90.74%	15.26%
Inventory	$115.2M	$113.4M	$112.7M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$130.5M	$133.1M	$143.9M
Other Receivables	$1.600M	$4.300M	$7.600M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.280B	$1.330B	$1.325B
YoY Change	-6.51%	-6.06%	1.89%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.883B	$2.878B	$2.878B
YoY Change	-2.02%	1.04%	-0.23%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles	$19.50M	$20.06M
YoY Change	-10.35%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$98.47M	$109.1M	$116.5M
YoY Change	-12.38%	-0.85%	-26.82%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.001B	$3.007B	$3.015B
YoY Change	-2.45%	0.89%	-1.69%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.280B	$1.330B	$1.325B
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.001B	$3.007B	$3.015B
Total Assets	$4.282B	$4.337B	$4.340B
YoY Change	-3.7%	-1.35%	-0.63%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$220.8M	$236.3M	$233.0M
YoY Change	6.92%	38.9%	42.25%
Accrued Expenses	$156.5M	$149.3M	$157.1M
YoY Change	1.16%	42.73%	58.69%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$208.4M	$199.3M	$160.5M
YoY Change	31.04%	28.11%	3.82%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$624.1M	$625.5M	$585.9M
YoY Change	10.93%	33.54%	30.06%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.607B	$1.626B	$1.658B
YoY Change	-7.59%	-9.01%	-8.8%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$50.19M	$51.46M	$155.1M
YoY Change	8.35%	-66.41%	2.17%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.657B	$1.678B	$1.813B
YoY Change	-7.17%	-13.54%	-7.95%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$624.1M	$625.5M	$585.9M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.657B	$1.678B	$1.813B
Total Liabilities	$2.281B	$2.303B	$2.968B
YoY Change	-2.84%	-23.07%	-0.49%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.104B	$1.124B
YoY Change	-3.12%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$370.3M	$365.8M
YoY Change	19.6%
Treasury Stock Shares	25.22M shares	24.85M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.334B	$1.359B	$1.372B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.282B	$4.337B	$4.340B
YoY Change	-3.7%	-1.35%	-0.63%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$18.00M	$100.0K	$1.600M
YoY Change	-148.39%	-99.61%	-91.44%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$63.90M	$63.39M	$63.70M
YoY Change	4.41%	7.86%	9.07%
Cash From Operating Activities	$700.0K	$110.1M	$59.70M
YoY Change	-99.11%	-18.38%	-20.93%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$70.60M	-$68.10M	-$15.70M
YoY Change	277.54%	298.25%	29.75%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$124.8M	-$94.60M	$38.30M
YoY Change	75.28%	77.15%	-296.41%
Cash From Investing Activities	$54.20M	-$162.6M	$22.50M
YoY Change	3.04%	130.31%	-171.2%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-10.10M	-2.000M	-70.80M
YoY Change	-90.08%	-95.09%	43.9%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	700.0K	110.1M	59.70M
Cash From Investing Activities	54.20M	-162.6M	22.50M
Cash From Financing Activities	-10.10M	-2.000M	-70.80M
Net Change In Cash	44.80M	-54.50M	11.40M
YoY Change	51.35%	-330.93%	-315.09%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$700.0K	$110.1M	$59.70M
Capital Expenditures	-$70.60M	-$68.10M	-$15.70M
Free Cash Flow	$71.30M	$178.2M	$75.40M
YoY Change	-26.87%	17.24%	-13.93%

Facts In Submission

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CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-21537000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	81187000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	17188000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	35924000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	85931000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	-2198000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	-16895000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	112338000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	133772000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	58525000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash For Operating Activities IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashForOperatingActivities	-2341000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash For Operating Activities IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashForOperatingActivities	-4971000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	10665000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-2818000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesReceivable	-1788000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesReceivable	-9746000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	8639000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	2071000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	28668000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	19532000	USD
CY2011	skyw	Increase Decrease In Deferred Aircraft Credits IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredAircraftCredits	-8586000	USD
CY2010	skyw	Increase Decrease In Deferred Aircraft Credits IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredAircraftCredits	-8756000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	10161000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	6289000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Current Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentLiabilities	-7444000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Current Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentLiabilities	-8891000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	162126000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	347089000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Equity PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity	683396000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Equity PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity	1073479000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	857031000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	1047553000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	15265000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	54018000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Notes Receivable ProceedsFromCollectionOfNotesReceivable	79333000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	193000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	147000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Flight Equipment PaymentsForFlightEquipment	158942000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Flight Equipment PaymentsForFlightEquipment	141474000	USD
CY2011	skyw	Payments For Deposits On Aircraft PaymentsForDepositsOnAircraft	13500000	USD
CY2010	skyw	Payments For Deposits On Aircraft PaymentsForDepositsOnAircraft	400000	USD
CY2011	skyw	Payments To Acquire Buildings And Ground Equipment PaymentsToAcquireBuildingsAndGroundEquipment	13756000	USD
CY2010	skyw	Payments To Acquire Buildings And Ground Equipment PaymentsToAcquireBuildingsAndGroundEquipment	9391000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets	-817000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets	25647000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-11553000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-177376000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	76454000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	81698000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	159038000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	185632000	USD
CY2011	skyw	Proceeds From Returns Of Deposits On Aircraft And Rotable Spare Parts ProceedsFromReturnsOfDepositsOnAircraftAndRotableSpareParts	-13900000	USD
CY2010	skyw	Proceeds From Returns Of Deposits On Aircraft And Rotable Spare Parts ProceedsFromReturnsOfDepositsOnAircraftAndRotableSpareParts	-4247000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	4446000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	4907000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	60681000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	30009000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	8466000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	9000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-176218000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-133385000	USD
CY2012	skyw	Deemed Rental Income Under Code Share Agreements DeemedRentalIncomeUnderCodeShareAgreements	506700000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	501181000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	559409000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Fair Value Disclosure AvailableForSaleSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure	501345000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Fair Value Disclosure AvailableForSaleSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure	559961000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Gain Loss AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLoss	164000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities AvailableForSaleSecurities	501345000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities AvailableForSaleSecurities	559961000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost	327942000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost	160116000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost	4060000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost	67843000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	441000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	396000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2507000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1698000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	3706000	USD
CY2012	skyw	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit Provision DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitProvision	34298000	USD
CY2011	skyw	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit Provision DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitProvision	-23231000	USD
CY2010	skyw	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit Provision DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitProvision	50700000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	34739000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35	pure
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	-14683000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	52888000	USD
CY2011	skyw	Income Tax Reconciliation Purchase Accounting Gain IncomeTaxReconciliationPurchaseAccountingGain	1999000	USD
CY2010	skyw	Income Tax Reconciliation Purchase Accounting Gain IncomeTaxReconciliationPurchaseAccountingGain	-5455000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	2220000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-1810000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	3485000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-2078000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-8341000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-1367000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	7200000	USD
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CY2012Q4	skyw	Deferred Tax Assets Intangible Assets DeferredTaxAssetsIntangibleAssets	37031000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Benefits DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits	35460000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Benefits DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits	40469000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	128134000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	118448000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	309378000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Alternative Minimum Tax DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsAlternativeMinimumTax	15882000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards General Business DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsGeneralBusiness	49867000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards General Business DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsGeneralBusiness	48124000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseOther	24538000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	239989000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	182291000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	720733000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	2201187000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Aircraft Rental AircraftRental	333637000	USD
CY2012	skyw	Airport Station Rents AirportStationRents	43500000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Alternative Minimum Tax DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsAlternativeMinimumTax	15882000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseOther	31846000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	1614000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	823487000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	789641000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	823487000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	-498356000	USD
CY2011	skyw	Airport Station Rents AirportStationRents	42600000	USD
CY2012	skyw	Operating Leases Leveraged Agreements Term Maximum OperatingLeasesLeveragedAgreementsTermMaximum	17
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable	94000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable	240000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	-533301000	USD
CY2012	skyw	Operating Leases Number Of Aircraft Leased OperatingLeasesNumberOfAircraftLeased	568	aircraft
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	387999000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	360797000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Shares StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	4100000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	900000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	60700000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Acquired Average Cost Per Share TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare	15.32
CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Acquired Average Cost Per Share TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare	14.62
CY2012	skyw	Defined Contribution Plan Minimum Requisite Service Period For Retired Employees To Avail Medical Bridge Coverage DefinedContributionPlanMinimumRequisiteServicePeriodForRetiredEmployeesToAvailMedicalBridgeCoverage	10
CY2007Q4	skyw	Commercial Pilot Mandatory Retirement Age CommercialPilotMandatoryRetirementAge	60
CY2007Q4	skyw	Commercial Pilot Mandatory Retirement Age CommercialPilotMandatoryRetirementAge	65
CY2012Q2	dei	Entity Public Float EntityPublicFloat	320824359	USD
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	51789000	shares
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	52315000	shares
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.03
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.00
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.35
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.33
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