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Employee Benefit Plans
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Service cost
 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
1

Interest cost
 
175

 
169

 
9

 
9

Expected return on assets
 
(204
)
 
(226
)
 
(4
)
 
(6
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
7

 
7

 
(59
)
 
(59
)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)
 
37

 
36

 
(8
)
 
(5
)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
 
$
16

 
$
(13
)
 
$
(61
)
 
$
(60
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Retiree Medical and Other
Postretirement Benefits
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Service cost
 
$
2

 
$
2

 
$
3

 
$
3

Interest cost
 
527

 
507

 
26

 
26

Expected return on assets
 
(611
)
 
(678
)
 
(12
)
 
(17
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
21

 
21

 
(177
)
 
(178
)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)
 
113

 
108

 
(24
)
 
(15
)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
 
$
52

 
$
(40
)
 
$
(184
)
 
$
(181
)

Effective November 1, 2012, substantially all of our defined benefit pension plans were frozen.
The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) other than the service cost component are included in nonoperating other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
During the first nine months of 2019, we made contributions of $1.2 billion 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 September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Service cost
 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
1

Interest cost
 
174

 
168

 
9

 
9

Expected return on assets
 
(203
)
 
(225
)
 
(4
)
 
(6
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
7

 
7

 
(59
)
 
(59
)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)
 
37

 
35

 
(8
)
 
(5
)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
 
$
16

 
$
(14
)
 
$
(61
)
 
$
(60
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Retiree Medical and Other
Postretirement Benefits
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Service cost
 
$
2

 
$
2

 
$
3

 
$
3

Interest cost
 
524

 
504

 
26

 
26

Expected return on assets
 
(609
)
 
(675
)
 
(12
)
 
(17
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
21

 
21

 
(177
)
 
(178
)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)
 
113

 
107

 
(24
)
 
(15
)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
 
$
51

 
$
(41
)
 
$
(184
)
 
$
(181
)

Effective November 1, 2012, substantially all of American’s defined benefit pension plans were frozen.
The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) other than the service cost component are included in nonoperating other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
During the first nine months of 2019, American made contributions of $1.2 billion to its defined benefit pension plans.