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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Minimum Aggregate Liquidity Required

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 29, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt				$ 1,698,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings from credit facilities				1,000,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,000,000,000.0		$ 1,000,000,000.0
Term				364 days
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount		1,000,000,000.0		$ 1,000,000,000.0
Covenant, minimum liquidity		$ 2,000,000,000.0		$ 2,000,000,000.0
Secured Debt [Member] \| Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, floor		1.00%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Equipment Loans and Other Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Average interest rate		3.02%		3.02%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 3.75% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.75%		3.75%			3.75%
Debt instrument, aggregate principal issued		$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000			$ 500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 2014 Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		1,200,000,000	$ 1,220,000,000	1,200,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%			2.00%
Basis spread on variable rate, floor			0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.75%			1.00%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings from credit facilities	$ 2,700,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings from credit facilities	2,700,000,000
American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt				1,198,000,000	$ 400,000,000
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings from credit facilities				1,000,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,000,000,000.0		1,000,000,000.0
Term		364 days
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount		$ 1,000,000,000.0		1,000,000,000.0
Covenant, minimum liquidity		$ 2,000,000,000.0		2,000,000,000.0
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, floor		1.00%
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Equipment Loans and Other Notes Payable Maturing 2029 Through 2032 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt				$ 197,000,000
Average interest rate		2.99%		2.99%
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Equipment Loans and Other Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt				$ 17,000,000
Average interest rate		3.02%		3.02%
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 2014 Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,200,000,000		$ 1,200,000,000
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,220,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%			2.00%
Basis spread on variable rate, floor			0.00%
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 2014 Credit Facilities [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.75%			1.00%
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings from credit facilities	2,700,000,000
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 2014 Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings from credit facilities	$ 1,500,000,000