Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Cash	$ 462		$ 280	$ 319
Restricted cash included in restricted cash and short-term investments	5			11
Total cash and restricted cash	467	[1]	290	330	[1]
American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Cash	452		267	311
Restricted cash included in restricted cash and short-term investments	5			11
Total cash and restricted cash	$ 457	[2]	$ 277	$ 322	[2]

[1] The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash to amounts reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets: Cash $ 462
  $ 319
Restricted cash included in restricted cash and short-term investments 5
  11
Total cash and restricted cash $ 467
  $ 330

[2] The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash to amounts reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets: Cash $ 452
  $ 311
Restricted cash included in restricted cash and short-term investments 5
  11
Total cash and restricted cash $ 457
  $ 322