Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 One Year from Balance Sheet Date [Member] State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2015 Scenario, Forecast [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 US Airways Group [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 AA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 AA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] Minimum [Member] State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] Minimum [Member] Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] Maximum [Member] State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member] One Year from Balance Sheet Date [Member] State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2015 AA [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Income tax provision (benefit)		$ (346,000,000)	$ (569,000,000)	$ 0										$ (354,000,000)	$ (569,000,000)	$ 0
Tax benefit resulting from OCI allocation		538,000,000	569,000,000	0										538,000,000	569,000,000	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Tax											313,000,000												313,000,000
Change in valuation allowance	214,000,000	717,000,000	839,000,000	705,000,000									214,000,000	714,000,000	858,000,000	697,000,000
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		(22,000,000)	0	(25,000,000)										(30,000,000)	0	(25,000,000)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Goodwill and Intangible Assets	306,000,000	306,000,000
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Amount		22,000,000	0	0										30,000,000	0	0
Income Tax Expense Credit from Elections Under Tax Relief Act of 2010 and And Recovery Act of 2008 Extended by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012		(22,000,000)	0	(25,000,000)
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Change in Amount		602,000,000	263,000,000	1,200,000,000										155,000,000	282,000,000	(1,100,000,000)
Alternative minimum tax credit carryforward	370,000,000	370,000,000	367,000,000										467,000,000	467,000,000	493,000,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Subject to Expiration					4,700,000,000	10,600,000,000				106,000,000							3,800,000,000	9,500,000,000				96,000,000
Federal NOL carryforwards, maximum allowable utilization	9,000,000,000	9,000,000,000
NOL Carryforwards, Amount Acquired in Business Combination												1,600,000,000
NOL Carryforwards, Amount Acquired in Business Combination, Amount Subject to Section 382 Limitation												1,400,000,000
Unrealized benefit related to the implementation of share-based compensation accounting guidance						762,000,000												647,000,000
Cash payments (refunds) for income taxes		12,000,000	6,000,000	1,000,000										7,000,000	5,000,000	(500,000)
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates							Jan. 01, 2014	Jan. 01, 2022	Dec. 31, 2033										Jan. 01, 2014	Jan. 01, 2022	Dec. 31, 2033
Unrecognized tax benefit	$ 6,000,000	$ 6,000,000	$ 6,000,000	$ 6,000,000									$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000