Regional Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Regional Expenses [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 478	$ 560
Aircraft rent	351	334
American Airlines, Inc.
Regional Expenses [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	478	560
Aircraft rent	351	334
Regional Carrier
Regional Expenses [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	81	83
Aircraft rent	2	6
Regional Carrier \| American Airlines, Inc.
Regional Expenses [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	68	70
Aircraft rent	2	6
Regional Carrier \| Republic Airline Inc.
Regional Expenses [Line Items]
Capacity purchases from third-party regional carriers	127	150
Regional Carrier \| Republic Airline Inc. \| American Airlines, Inc.
Regional Expenses [Line Items]
Capacity purchases from third-party regional carriers	$ 127	$ 150
Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. \| American Airlines, Inc.
Regional Expenses [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	25.00%

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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