Commitments, Contingencies And Guarantees (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Commitments, Contingencies And Guarantees [Abstract]


		Boeing						Airbus
		737 Family¹		777-200ER		777-300ER		A320 Family		NEO		Total
Remainder of 2012	Purchase		22				2						24
	Lease												—
2013	Purchase		15				8						23
	Lease		16						20				36
2014	Purchase		5		2								7
2014	Lease		15						35				50
2015	Purchase				2								2
2015	Lease		20						30				50
2016	Purchase				2								2
2016	Lease		20						25				45
2017 and beyond	Purchase										130		130
2017 and beyond	Lease		20						20				40
Total	Purchase		42		6		10		0		130		188
Total	Lease		91		0		0		130		0		221

¹	As of March 31, 2012, American had elected to purchase nine Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft using the sale-leaseback financing arranged directly by American with a third party leasing company. These aircraft are therefore reflected as purchases in the above table.

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Tabular disclosure of a material business combination completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. This table does not include leveraged buyouts.

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