Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash	$ 277	$ 245
Short-term investments	13,762	6,619
Restricted cash and short-term investments	806	609
Accounts receivable, net	971	1,342
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net	1,658	1,614
Prepaid expenses and other	615	666
Total current assets	18,089	11,095
Operating property and equipment
Flight equipment	37,480	37,816
Ground property and equipment	9,108	9,194
Equipment purchase deposits	1,136	1,446
Total property and equipment, at cost	47,724	48,456
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(16,827)	(16,757)
Total property and equipment, net	30,897	31,699
Operating lease right-of-use assets	8,000	8,039
Other assets
Goodwill	4,091	4,091
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $755 and $745, respectively	2,019	2,029
Deferred tax asset	3,632	3,239
Other assets	1,921	1,816
Total other assets	11,663	11,175
Total assets	68,649	62,008
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance leases	2,444	2,797
Accounts payable	1,624	1,196
Accrued salaries and wages	1,576	1,716
Operating lease liabilities	1,595	1,651
Other accrued liabilities	2,173	2,419
Total current liabilities	17,333	16,569
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt and finance leases, net of current maturities	37,247	29,796
Pension and postretirement benefits	6,765	7,069
Loyalty program liability	7,055	7,162
Operating lease liabilities	6,738	6,777
Other liabilities	1,456	1,502
Total noncurrent liabilities	59,261	52,306
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,750,000,000 shares authorized, 641,374,475 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021; 621,479,522 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020	6	6
Additional paid-in capital	6,980	6,894
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,036)	(7,103)
Retained deficit	(7,895)	(6,664)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(7,945)	(6,867)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	68,649	62,008
Air traffic liability
Current liabilities
Deferred revenue, current	5,598	4,757
Loyalty program liability
Current liabilities
Deferred revenue, current	2,323	2,033
American Airlines, Inc.
Current assets
Cash	270	231
Short-term investments	13,748	6,617
Restricted cash and short-term investments	806	609
Accounts receivable, net	965	1,334
Receivables from related parties, net	6,647	7,877
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net	1,564	1,520
Prepaid expenses and other	584	633
Total current assets	24,584	18,821
Operating property and equipment
Flight equipment	37,147	37,485
Ground property and equipment	8,748	8,836
Equipment purchase deposits	1,136	1,446
Total property and equipment, at cost	47,031	47,767
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(16,449)	(16,393)
Total property and equipment, net	30,582	31,374
Operating lease right-of-use assets	7,958	7,994
Other assets
Goodwill	4,091	4,091
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $755 and $745, respectively	2,019	2,029
Deferred tax asset	3,530	3,235
Other assets	1,773	1,671
Total other assets	11,413	11,026
Total assets	74,537	69,215
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance leases	2,447	2,800
Accounts payable	1,536	1,116
Accrued salaries and wages	1,515	1,661
Operating lease liabilities	1,586	1,641
Other accrued liabilities	2,065	2,300
Total current liabilities	17,070	16,308
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt and finance leases, net of current maturities	32,346	26,182
Pension and postretirement benefits	6,723	7,027
Loyalty program liability	7,055	7,162
Operating lease liabilities	6,701	6,739
Other liabilities	1,405	1,449
Total noncurrent liabilities	54,230	48,559
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,750,000,000 shares authorized, 641,374,475 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021; 621,479,522 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	17,088	17,050
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,128)	(7,194)
Retained deficit	(6,723)	(5,508)
Total stockholders’ deficit	3,237	4,348
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	74,537	69,215
American Airlines, Inc. | Air traffic liability
Current liabilities
Deferred revenue, current	5,598	4,757
American Airlines, Inc. | Loyalty program liability
Current liabilities
Deferred revenue, current	$ 2,323	$ 2,033