Indebtedness (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Indebtedness [Abstract]

Components Of Long-Term Debt

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Secured variable and fixed rate indebtedness due through 2023 (effective rates from 1.00%—13.00% at March 31, 2012)	$	2,958	$	2,952
Enhanced equipment trust certificates due through 2021 (rates from 5.10%—10.375% at March 31, 2012)		1,891		1,942
6.00%—8.50% special facility revenue bonds due through 2036		1,437		1,436
7.50% senior secured notes due 2016		1,000		1,000
AAdvantage Miles advance purchase (net of discount of $110 million) (effective rate 8.3%)		882		890
6.25% senior convertible notes due 2014		—		—
9.0%—10.20% debentures due through 2021		—		—
7.88%—10.55% notes due through 2039		—		—
		8,168		8,220
Less current maturities		1,593		1,518
Long-term debt, less current maturities	$	6,575	$	6,702

Schedule Of Maturities Of Long-Term Debt And Operating Lease Payments

Years Ending December 31 (in millions)	Principal Not Subject to Compromise	Principal Subject to Compromise	Total Principal Amount
Remainder of 2012	$1,273	$184	$1,457
2013	898	193	1,091
2014	761	639	1,400
2015	664	162	826
2016	1,645	227	1,872

Schedule Of Collateral Coverage Tests

	(1) 10.5% Notes		(2) Senior Secured Notes	(3) 2005 Spare Engine EETC
Frequency of Appraisals	Semi-Annual (April and October)		Semi-Annual (June and December, commencing December 2011)	Semi-Annual (April and October)
LTV Requirement	43%; failure to meet collateral test requires posting of additional collateral		1.5x Collateral valuation to amount of debt outstanding (67% LTV); failure to meet collateral test results in American paying 2% additional interest until the ratio is at least 1.5x; additional collateral can be posted to meet this requirement	32.8% applicable to the one Tranche only; failure to meet collateral test requires posting of additional cash collateral
LTV as of Last Measurement Date	44.1%		65.5%	31.8%
Collateral Description	143 aircraft consisting of:
	Type	# of Aircraft	Generally, certain route authorities, take-off and landing slots, and rights to airport facilities used by American to operate certain services between the U.S. and London Heathrow, Tokyo Narita/ Haneda, and China	87 spare aircraft engines consisting of:
	MD-80	74		Engine/Associated Aircraft	# of Engines
	B757-200	41		JT8D-219/MD-80	47
	B767-200ER	3		RB211-535E4B/B757-200	22
	B767-300ER	25		CF6-80A/B767-200ER	3
	TOTAL	143		CF6-80C2 B6/B767-300ER	12
				CF6-80C2 A5/A300	3
				TOTAL	87