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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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Debt - Treasury Loan Agreement (Details) - Line of Credit - Treasury Loan Agreement	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) borrowing	Oct. 21, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit	$ 550,000,000
American Airlines, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 7,500,000,000	$ 5,500,000,000
Proceeds from lines of credit	$ 550,000,000
Line of credit facility, number of maximum borrowings \| borrowing	2
Variable interest rate	3.73%
Debt instrument, covenant, collateral coverage ratio, minimum			1.6
Debt instrument, covenant, minimum aggregate liquidity			$ 2,000,000,000.0
American Airlines, Inc. \| Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Scenario One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, debt service coverage ratio			1.75
American Airlines, Inc. \| Debt Instrument, Covenant, Escrow Deposit Percentage, Scenario One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, escrow deposit percentage			0.50
American Airlines, Inc. \| Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Scenario Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, debt service coverage ratio			1.50
American Airlines, Inc. \| Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Scenario Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, debt service coverage ratio			1.25
American Airlines, Inc. \| Debt Instrument, Covenant, Escrow Deposit Percentage, Scenario Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, escrow deposit percentage			0.75
American Airlines, Inc. \| Adjusted LIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.50%