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Network | 2407405 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES - EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RECONCILIATION (DETAILS) (http://www.alaskaair.com/role/IncomeTaxesEffectiveIncomeTaxReconciliationDetails) |
Table | (Implied) |
Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000766421 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | ||
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2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31 | 2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31 | 2010-01-01 - 2010-12-31 | |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |||
U.S. federal tax rate | .35 | .35 | .35 |
Income before income tax | 514,000,000 | 394,000,000 | 406,000,000 |
Expected tax expense | 180,000,000 | 138,000,000 | 142,000,000 |
Nondeductible expenses | 3,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
State income taxes | 14,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 11,000,000 |
Other—net | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 |
Total tax expense related to income | 198,000,000 | 149,000,000 | 155,000,000 |
Effective tax rate | .385 | .379 | .381 |