Transactions with Related Parties (Details) - American Airlines, Inc. - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from related parties, net	$ 6,403	$ 5,547
AAG
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from related parties, net	8,493	7,613
AAG's wholly-owned subsidiaries
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from related parties, net	$ (2,090)	$ (2,066)

Receivables to be collected from (obligations owed to) related parties, net as of the balance sheet date within one year where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08(k)(1))
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120395691&loc=d3e23780-122690

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

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