Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost (income) (in millions):

	Pension Benefits						Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31,	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	1		$	1
Interest cost	176			169			8			9
Expected return on assets	(204		)	(226		)	(4		)	(6		)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost (benefit)	7			7			(59		)	(59		)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)	38			36			(8		)	(5		)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)	$	18		$	(13	)	$	(62	)	$	(60	)

Effective November 1, 2012, substantially all of our defined benefit pension plans were frozen.

The components of net periodic benefit income other than the service cost component are included in nonoperating other income, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

During the first three months of 2019, we made contributions of $364 million to our defined benefit pension plans.

American Airlines, Inc. [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost (income) (in millions):

	Pension Benefits						Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31,	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	1		$	1
Interest cost	175			168			8			9
Expected return on assets	(203		)	(225		)	(4		)	(6		)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost (benefit)	7			7			(59		)	(59		)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)	38			36			(8		)	(5		)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)	$	18		$	(13	)	$	(62	)	$	(60	)

Effective November 1, 2012, substantially all of American’s defined benefit pension plans were frozen.

The components of net periodic benefit income other than the service cost component are included in nonoperating other income, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

During the first three months of 2019, American made contributions of $364 million to its defined benefit pension plans.