Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - American Airlines Group Inc. (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to employee stock plans (in shares)	2,357,187	1,603,554	1,682,202
Purchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)		6,378,025	34,090,566
Dividends declared on common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0.10	$ 0.40
Retirement of common stock (in shares)	259,878
Public Stock Offering
Issuance of shares of common stock, net of offering costs (in shares)		129,490,000
At-the-market Offering
Issuance of shares of common stock, net of offering costs (in shares)	24,150,764	68,561,487