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Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts And Reserves
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule II- Valuation And Qualifying Accounts And Reserves [Abstract]  
Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts And Reserves

AMR CORPORATION

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

(in millions)

 

     Balance
at
beginning
of year
     Changes
charged to
statement of
operations
accounts
    Payments     Write-offs
(net of
recoveries)
    Sales,
retire-
ments
and
transfers
    Balance
at
end of
year
 

Year ended December 31, 2011

 

        

Allowance for

obsolescence of inventories

   $ 530       $ 34      $ -      $ -      $ 11      $ 575   

Allowance for

uncollectible accounts

     58         4        -        (10     -        52   

Reserves for environmental

remediation costs

     17         (2     (1     -        -        14   

Year ended December 31, 2010

           

Allowance for

obsolescence of inventories

   $ 509       $ 32      $ -      $ -      $ (11   $ 530   

Allowance for

uncollectible accounts

     58         5        -        (5     -        58   

Reserves for environmental

remediation costs

     18         -        (1     -        -        17   

Year ended December 31, 2009

           

Allowance for

obsolescence of inventories

   $ 488       $ 40      $ -      $ -      $ (19   $ 509   

Allowance for

uncollectible accounts

     49         6        -        3        -        58   

Reserves for environmental

remediation costs

     18         1        (1     -        -        18