Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating revenues:
Mainline passenger				$ 7,654	$ 8,093	$ 22,298	$ 23,564
Regional passenger				1,699	1,665	4,910	4,779
Cargo				180	215	568	643
Other				1,173	1,166	3,584	3,504
Total operating revenues				10,706	11,139	31,360	32,490
Operating expenses:
Aircraft fuel and related taxes				1,593	2,829	4,912	8,370
Salaries, wages and benefits				2,404	2,137	7,141	6,419
Regional expenses				1,518	1,668	4,536	4,919
Maintenance, materials and repairs				456	529	1,452	1,528
Other rent and landing fees				432	431	1,290	1,297
Aircraft rent				308	306	941	937
Selling expenses				366	393	1,051	1,196
Depreciation and amortization				336	334	1,013	960
Special items, net				163	221	610	335
Other				1,131	1,031	3,278	3,140
Total operating expenses				8,707	9,879	26,224	29,101
Operating income				1,999	1,260	5,136	3,389
Nonoperating income (expense):
Interest income				10	7	29	22
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest				(219)	(210)	(651)	(667)
Other, net				(81)	(108)	(143)	(99)
Total nonoperating expense, net				(290)	(311)	(765)	(744)
Income before income taxes				1,709	949	4,371	2,645
Income tax provision				16	7	42	360
Net income				$ 1,693	$ 942	$ 4,329	$ 2,285
Earnings per share:
Basic				$ 2.56	$ 1.31	$ 6.34	$ 3.17
Diluted				$ 2.49	$ 1.28	$ 6.17	$ 3.10
Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic				661,869	719,067	682,337	721,213
Diluted				680,739	735,196	701,760	737,100
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.30	$ 0.10
American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Operating revenues:
Mainline passenger				$ 4,927	$ 5,321	$ 14,565	$ 15,579
Regional passenger				858	748	2,399	2,202
Cargo				150	175	472	521
Other				847	811	2,533	2,374
Total operating revenues				6,782	7,055	19,969	20,676
Operating expenses:
Aircraft fuel and related taxes				1,065	1,894	3,332	5,662
Salaries, wages and benefits				1,563	1,412	4,684	4,251
Regional expenses				803	790	2,318	2,352
Maintenance, materials and repairs				261	353	868	1,031
Other rent and landing fees				286	279	825	853
Aircraft rent				225	211	676	641
Selling expenses				256	278	688	844
Depreciation and amortization				245	230	728	664
Special items, net				77	164	350	127
Other				790	746	2,323	2,258
Total operating expenses				5,571	6,357	16,792	18,683
Operating income				1,211	698	3,177	1,993
Nonoperating income (expense):
Interest income				10	5	26	18
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest				(133)	(136)	(396)	(443)
Other, net				(83)	(97)	(162)	(85)
Total nonoperating expense, net				(206)	(228)	(532)	(510)
Income before income taxes				1,005	470	2,645	1,483
Income tax provision				9	5	28	351
Net income				$ 996	$ 465	$ 2,617	$ 1,132