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Delta Air Lines, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/16 – ‘JSON’

On:  Monday, 2/13/17, at 4:54pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/16   ·   Accession #:  27904-17-4   ·   File #:  1-05424

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 2/13/17  Delta Air Lines, Inc.             10-K       12/31/16  107:14M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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10: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
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21: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     50K 
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26: R10         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     94K 
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                (Policies)                                                       
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                (Details)                                                        
58: R42         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     73K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                Measurement (Details)                                            
60: R44         Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)       HTML     35K 
61: R45         Investments - Schedule of Available For Sale Debt   HTML     40K 
                Maturities (Details)                                             
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63: R47         Derivatives and Risk Management - Schedule of       HTML    116K 
                Derivative Instruments of Financial Position                     
                (Details)                                                        
64: R48         Derivatives and Risk Management - Schedule of       HTML     40K 
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Assets (Details)                                                 
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                Assets (Details)                                                 
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Requirements (Details)                                           
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                Facilities (Details)                                             
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                Long-Term Debt (Details)                                         
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Rental Payments for Operating Leases (Details)                   
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                and Funded Status (Details)                                      
78: R62         Employee Benefit Plans - Balance Sheet Position     HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
80: R64         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Assumptions    HTML     47K 
                Used (Details)                                                   
81: R65         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Health Care    HTML     40K 
                Cost Trend Rates (Details)                                       
82: R66         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Expected       HTML     48K 
                Benefit Payments (Details)                                       
83: R67         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Benefits       HTML     56K 
                Measured at Fair Value (Details)                                 
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                NAV (Details)                                                    
85: R69         Employee Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details)        HTML     77K 
86: R70         Commitments and Contingencies - Aircraft Purchase   HTML     66K 
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                Agreements (Details)                                             
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Segment Reporting Information (Details)                          
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                Information (Details)                                            
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                (Details)                                                        
99: R83         Restructuring and Other - Schedule of Amounts       HTML     38K 
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                (Details)                                                        
100: R84         Restructuring and Other - Schedule of               HTML     46K  
                Restructuring Charges (Details)                                  
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