Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income)

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	)

American Airlines, Inc. [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income)

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	)