Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes At December 31, 2019, we had approximately $9.1 billion of federal net operating losses (NOLs) carried over from prior taxable years (NOL Carryforwards) to reduce future federal taxable income. The federal NOL Carryforwards will expire beginning in 2023 if unused. We also had approximately $3.0 billion of NOL Carryforwards to reduce future state taxable income at December 31, 2019, which will expire in years 2020 through 2039 if unused. Our ability to use our NOL Carryforwards depends on the amount of taxable income generated in future periods. We presently do not have a valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets. There can be no assurance that a valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets will not be required in the future. Such valuation allowance could be material. At December 31, 2019, we had an Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) credit carryforward of approximately $170 million available for federal income tax purposes, which was fully refunded as of September 30, 2020 as a result of the CARES Act enacted in March of 2020. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded an income tax benefit of $696 million and $1.9 billion, respectively.
American Airlines, Inc.
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes At December 31, 2019, American had approximately $9.2 billion of federal net operating losses (NOLs) carried over from prior taxable years (NOL Carryforwards) to reduce future federal taxable income. American is a member of AAG’s consolidated federal and certain state income tax returns. The amount of federal NOL Carryforwards available in those returns is $9.1 billion to reduce AAG's future federal taxable income. The federal NOL Carryforwards will expire beginning in 2023 if unused. American also had approximately $2.9 billion of NOL Carryforwards to reduce future state taxable income at December 31, 2019, which will expire in years 2020 through 2039 if unused. American's ability to use its NOL Carryforwards depends on the amount of taxable income generated in future periods. American presently does not have a valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets. There can be no assurance that a valuation allowance on American's net deferred tax assets will not be required in the future. Such valuation allowance could be material. At December 31, 2019, American had an Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) credit carryforward of approximately $226 million available for federal income tax purposes, which was fully refunded as of September 30, 2020 as a result of the CARES Act enacted in March of 2020. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, American recorded an income tax benefit of $660 million and $1.9 billion, respectively.

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.