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Number of aircraft financed by debt issuance.

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Number of Debt Instruments Issued

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the dividend to be paid was declared, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the holder must own the stock to be entitled to the dividend, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) Aircraft Debt_Instruments	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) Aircraft $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2015 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2015 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2014 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock dividends per share declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.40	$ 0.20
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock dividends per share declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.10
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Installment Three [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends payable, record date		Feb. 10, 2016
Dividends payable, declaration date		Jan. 31, 2016
Dividends payable, payable date		Feb. 24, 2016
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| 2016-1 EETC [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of debt instruments issued	3
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 1,100	$ 1,100
Number of aircraft financed by debt issuance \| Aircraft	22	22
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| 2016-1 EETC [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of debt instruments issued \| Debt_Instruments	3
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 1,100	$ 1,100
Number of aircraft financed by debt issuance \| Aircraft	22	22
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| Series 2016-1 Class AA [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 584	$ 584
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	3.575%	3.575%
Debt instrument, maturity date		2028-01
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| Series 2016-1 Class AA [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 584	$ 584
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	3.575%	3.575%
Debt instrument, maturity date		2028-01
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| Series 2016-1 Class A [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 262	$ 262
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	4.10%	4.10%
Debt instrument, maturity date		2028-01
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| Series 2016-1 Class A [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 262	$ 262
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	4.10%	4.10%
Debt instrument, maturity date		2028-01
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| Series 2016-1 Class B [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 228	$ 228
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	5.25%	5.25%
Debt instrument, maturity date		2024-01
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| Series 2016-1 Class B [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 228	$ 228
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	5.25%	5.25%
Debt instrument, maturity date		2024-01