Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Leases Narrative) (Details) (USD $)							12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 aircraft		Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Revenue Bonds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Boeing 737-800 NG Aircraft [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Boeing Seven Seven Seven Three Zero Zero E R Aircraft [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Containing Mandatory Tender Provisions [Member] Revenue Bonds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] aircraft		Dec. 31, 2012 AA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 AA [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] Revenue Bonds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] Boeing 737-800 NG Aircraft [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] Boeing Seven Seven Seven Three Zero Zero E R Aircraft [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] Containing Mandatory Tender Provisions [Member] Revenue Bonds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates Due Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 AA [Member] Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates Due Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member] Secured Debt [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Number of aircrafts deliveries under sale leaseback transactions								31	3								31	3
Number of Aircraft Included in Sale-Leaseback Arrangement								20									20
Number of aircraft owned through financing under EETC	185										118
Number of aircraft operating leased under trusts	144										32
EETC Carrying Value						$ 6,000,000,000
Operating leases future minimum payments due leased under trusts	2,100,000,000
Special facility revenue bonds							498,000,000									426,000,000
Operating lease future payments to repurchase bonds							715,000,000									619,000,000
Special facility revenue bonds due in 2014	2,267,000,000	[1]								112,000,000	1,384,000,000	[2]							112,000,000
Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$ 16,825,000,000		$ 8,535,000,000	$ 16,274,000,000	$ 8,535,000,000						$ 10,809,000,000		$ 8,562,000,000	$ 10,782,000,000	$ 8,535,000,000					$ 3,516,000,000	$ 1,741,000,000

[1] Represents minimum payments under capacity purchase agreements with third-party regional carriers. These commitments are estimates of costs based on assumed minimum levels of flying under the capacity purchase agreements and our actual payments could differ materially. These obligations also include the portion of the Company's future obligations related to aircraft deemed to be leased in the amount of approximately $317 million in 2014, $289 million in 2015, $220 million in 2016, $186 million in 2017, $143 million in 2018 and $261 million in 2019 and thereafter.

[2] As of December 31, 2013, $298 million is included on the accompanying balance sheet in Accrued liabilities and Deferred gains and credits, net relating to rent expense being recorded in advance of future operating lease payments.