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Debt - 2013, 2014 and 2016 Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Nov. 30, 2019
Oct. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 20,896,000,000     $ 20,566,000,000
Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Minimum aggregate liquidity required under debt covenant $ 2,000,000,000.0      
2013 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility undrawn fee percentage 0.63%      
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 3,243,000,000      
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2013 Credit Facilities [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 750,000,000      
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2013 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 750,000,000 $ 750,000,000 $ 1,000,000,000.0  
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 0      
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2013 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%      
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2014 Credit Facilities [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 1,643,000,000      
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 1,643,000,000 1,600,000,000 1,500,000,000  
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 0      
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%      
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | April 2016 Credit Facilities [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 450,000,000      
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | April 2016 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 450,000,000 450,000,000 300,000,000  
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 0      
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | April 2016 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%      
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Other Short-term Revolving Facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 400,000,000      
Term Loan Facility [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Annual installment repayment, percent or original principal balance 1.00%      
Term Loan Facility [Member] | 2013 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Aggregate principal issued $ 1,919,000,000      
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 1,807,000,000      
Term Loan Facility [Member] | 2013 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Basis spread on variable rate 1.75%      
Term Loan Facility [Member] | 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Aggregate principal issued $ 1,250,000,000      
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 1,202,000,000      
Term Loan Facility [Member] | 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%      
Term Loan Facility [Member] | April 2016 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Aggregate principal issued $ 1,000,000,000      
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 970,000,000      
Term Loan Facility [Member] | April 2016 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%      
Term Loan Facility [Member] | December 2016 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Aggregate principal issued $ 1,250,000,000      
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 1,213,000,000      
Term Loan Facility [Member] | December 2016 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%      
Letter of Credit [Member] | 2013 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 100,000,000      
Letter of Credit [Member] | 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 200,000,000      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Principal outstanding or drawn 20,126,000,000     $ 20,037,000,000
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Minimum aggregate liquidity required under debt covenant 2,000,000,000.0      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 3,243,000,000      
Line of credit facility undrawn fee percentage 0.63%      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2013 Credit Facilities [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 750,000,000      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2013 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity   750,000,000 1,000,000,000.0  
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2013 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 750,000,000      
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 0      
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2014 Credit Facilities [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 1,643,000,000      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity   1,600,000,000 1,500,000,000  
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 1,643,000,000      
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 0      
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | April 2016 Credit Facilities [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 450,000,000      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | April 2016 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity   $ 450,000,000 $ 300,000,000  
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | April 2016 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 450,000,000      
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 0      
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Other Short-term Revolving Facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 400,000,000      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Term Loan Facility [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Annual installment repayment, percent or original principal balance 1.00%      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Term Loan Facility [Member] | 2013 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Aggregate principal issued $ 1,919,000,000      
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 1,807,000,000      
Basis spread on variable rate 1.75%      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Term Loan Facility [Member] | 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Aggregate principal issued $ 1,250,000,000      
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 1,202,000,000      
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Term Loan Facility [Member] | April 2016 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Aggregate principal issued $ 1,000,000,000      
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 970,000,000      
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Term Loan Facility [Member] | December 2016 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Aggregate principal issued $ 1,250,000,000      
Principal outstanding or drawn $ 1,213,000,000      
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] | 2013 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 100,000,000      
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] | 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 200,000,000