Nature of Operations and Operating Environment (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 desitnation flight employee	Dec. 09, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of flights per day	6,700
Airline services in number of cities	339
Number of countries in which entity operates	54
Number of employees	110,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 1
Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Percentage of employees	73.00%
Mainline [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Passengers boarded	87,000,000
Mainline [Member] | Jet Aircraft [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of aircraft in fleet	970
Regional Carrier [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Passengers boarded	22,000,000
Number of employees	18,000
Regional Carrier [Member] | Jet Aircraft [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of aircraft in fleet	519
Regional Carrier [Member] | Turboprop Aircraft [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of aircraft in fleet	40
AA [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of flights per day	1,811
Airline services in number of cities	166
Number of countries in which entity operates	50
Number of employees	60,000
Common stock, par value	$ 1		$ 1
AA [Member] | Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Percentage of employees	69.20%
AA [Member] | Mainline [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Passengers boarded	87,000,000
AA [Member] | Mainline [Member] | Jet Aircraft [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of aircraft in fleet	627