Regional Expenses (Transactions with Related Party) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of flights per day	6,700
AA [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of flights per day	1,811
AA [Member] | AMR Eagle [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of flights per day	1,400
Airline Destination, Number of Destinations	170
Related Party Transaction, Revenue Reported by Related Party	$ 1,200,000,000
AA [Member] | AMR Eagle [Member] | Regional Expenses [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	109,000,000	128,000,000
AA [Member] | AMR Eagle [Member] | Capacity Purchase Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from (Payments to) Related Party	1,000,000,000	1,100,000,000
AA [Member] | AMR Eagle [Member] | Services to Related Party [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from (Payments to) Related Party	$ 16,000,000	$ 16,000,000	$ 18,000,000