Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash	$ 325	$ 245
Short-term investments	17,625	6,619
Restricted cash and short-term investments	999	609
Accounts receivable, net	1,249	1,342
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net	1,789	1,614
Prepaid expenses and other	660	666
Total current assets	22,647	11,095
Operating property and equipment
Flight equipment	37,577	37,816
Ground property and equipment	9,132	9,194
Equipment purchase deposits	714	1,446
Total property and equipment, at cost	47,423	48,456
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(17,218)	(16,757)
Total property and equipment, net	30,205	31,699
Operating lease right-of-use assets	7,958	8,039
Other assets
Goodwill	4,091	4,091
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $765 and $745, respectively	2,008	2,029
Deferred tax asset	3,631	3,239
Other assets	1,924	1,816
Total other assets	11,654	11,175
Total assets	72,464	62,008
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance leases	2,798	2,797
Accounts payable	2,172	1,196
Accrued salaries and wages	1,580	1,716
Operating lease liabilities	1,587	1,651
Other accrued liabilities	3,657	2,419
Total current liabilities	21,521	16,569
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt and finance leases, net of current maturities	37,201	29,796
Pension and postretirement benefits	6,627	7,069
Loyalty program liability	6,674	7,162
Operating lease liabilities	6,711	6,777
Other liabilities	1,397	1,502
Total noncurrent liabilities	58,610	52,306
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,750,000,000 shares authorized, 647,446,499 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021; 621,479,522 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020	6	6
Additional paid-in capital	7,200	6,894
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(6,997)	(7,103)
Retained deficit	(7,876)	(6,664)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(7,667)	(6,867)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	72,464	62,008
Air traffic liability
Current liabilities
Deferred revenue, current	7,095	4,757
Loyalty program liability
Current liabilities
Deferred revenue, current	2,632	2,033
American Airlines, Inc.
Current assets
Cash	305	231
Short-term investments	17,609	6,617
Restricted cash and short-term investments	999	609
Accounts receivable, net	1,240	1,334
Receivables from related parties, net	5,328	7,877
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net	1,693	1,520
Prepaid expenses and other	631	633
Total current assets	27,805	18,821
Operating property and equipment
Flight equipment	37,235	37,485
Ground property and equipment	8,772	8,836
Equipment purchase deposits	714	1,446
Total property and equipment, at cost	46,721	47,767
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(16,826)	(16,393)
Total property and equipment, net	29,895	31,374
Operating lease right-of-use assets	7,917	7,994
Other assets
Goodwill	4,091	4,091
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $765 and $745, respectively	2,008	2,029
Deferred tax asset	3,520	3,235
Other assets	1,713	1,671
Total other assets	11,332	11,026
Total assets	76,949	69,215
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance leases	2,053	2,800
Accounts payable	2,069	1,116
Accrued salaries and wages	1,504	1,661
Operating lease liabilities	1,577	1,641
Other accrued liabilities	3,403	2,300
Total current liabilities	20,333	16,308
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt and finance leases, net of current maturities	31,985	26,182
Pension and postretirement benefits	6,586	7,027
Loyalty program liability	6,674	7,162
Operating lease liabilities	6,677	6,739
Other liabilities	1,347	1,449
Total noncurrent liabilities	53,269	48,559
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,750,000,000 shares authorized, 647,446,499 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021; 621,479,522 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	17,108	17,050
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,089)	(7,194)
Retained deficit	(6,672)	(5,508)
Total stockholders’ deficit	3,347	4,348
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	76,949	69,215
American Airlines, Inc. | Air traffic liability
Current liabilities
Deferred revenue, current	7,095	4,757
American Airlines, Inc. | Loyalty program liability
Current liabilities
Deferred revenue, current	$ 2,632	$ 2,033