Emergence From Chapter 11 and Merger with US Airways Group (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended							0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended
	Dec. 09, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 09, 2013 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Preferred Class A [Member]	Dec. 09, 2013 Preferred Class A [Member]	Dec. 09, 2013 Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 09, 2013 2013 AAG Incentive Award Plan [Member]	Dec. 09, 2013 AA [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 AA [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 AA [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 AA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 AA [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] AA [Member]	Apr. 10, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Common Stock [Member]
Reorganization [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01							$ 1		$ 1	$ 1
Merger common stock conversion ratio	1.0
Common stock, shares authorized (shares)	1,750,000,000	1,750,000,000		1,750,000,000	1,750,000,000							1,000		1,000	1,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized (shares)	200,000,000					168,000,000
Preferred stock, par or stated value per share (usd per share)	$ 0.01					$ 25	$ 25
Number of common stock authorized for issuance (shares)										40,000,000
Common shares authorized to be distributed to debtor's stakeholders (percent)	72.00%
Percentage of Common Stock allocated to holders of unsecured claims, allowed interests and certain employees (percent)	72.00%
Percentage of common stock allocated to labor related claimholders (percent)	23.60%
Common stock allocated to labor related claimholders (shares)	39,000,000
Common stock distributed to labor related claimholders (shares)	27,000,000
Common stock withheld for required withholding taxes related to labor related claimholders (shares)	13,000,000
Payments for payroll taxes associated with equity distributions to employees	$ 300,000,000	$ 380,000,000									$ 300,000,000	$ 380,000,000
Common stock distributed to allowed interests holders of AMR (shares)	26,000,000
Percentage of common stock distributed to allowed interests holders of AMR (percent)	3.50%
Number of days after effective date holders of claims are eligible to receive shares	120 days
Maximum number of shares to be distributed in accordance with the Plan (shares)	756,000,000
Pension Contributions				385,000,000										385,000,000
Payments to Satisfy Claims				107,000,000										107,000,000
Cure payments to holders of secured debt				196,000,000										196,000,000
Payments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation		84,000,000	0	380,000,000								0		380,000,000
Expected reduction in maximum number of shares to be distributed, per plan (shares)		20,000,000		20,000,000
Number of common shares distributed to holders of US Airways Group common stock (shares)		197,000,000		197,000,000
Reserve for disputed claims	755,000,000										755,000,000
Convertible preferred stock, shares reserved for future issuance (shares)						16,000,000	147,000,000	16,000,000	18,000,000								18,000,000
Federal NOL carryforwards, maximum allowable utilization		9,000,000,000		9,000,000,000												9,500,000,000
Plan of reorganization additional estimated allowed claim amounts													$ 127,000,000