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Employee Benefit Plans
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
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,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Service cost
 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
1

Interest cost
 
153

 
176

 
7

 
8

Expected return on assets
 
(252
)
 
(204
)
 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
7

 
7

 
(54
)
 
(59
)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)
 
41

 
38

 
(6
)
 
(8
)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
 
$
(50
)
 
$
18

 
$
(56
)
 
$
(62
)

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.
Pursuant to the CARES Act, minimum required pension contributions to be made in the calendar year 2020 can be deferred to January 1, 2021, with interest accruing from the original due date to the new payment date. We expect to defer our $196 million 2020 minimum required contribution to January 1, 2021.
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,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Service cost
 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
1

Interest cost
 
152

 
175

 
7

 
8

Expected return on assets
 
(251
)
 
(203
)
 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
7

 
7

 
(54
)
 
(59
)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)
 
41

 
38

 
(6
)
 
(8
)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
 
$
(50
)
 
$
18

 
$
(56
)
 
$
(62
)

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.
Pursuant to the CARES Act, minimum required pension contributions to be made in the calendar year 2020 can be deferred to January 1, 2021, with interest accruing from the original due date to the new payment date. American expects to defer its $193 million 2020 minimum required contribution to January 1, 2021.