Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Long-term Purchase Commitments

Under all of the Company’s aircraft and engine purchase agreements, its total future commitments as of December 31, 2015 are expected to be as follows (approximately, in millions):

	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021 and Thereafter		Total
Payments for aircraft commitments and certain engines (1)	$	4,505	$	4,591	$	2,916	$	3,156	$	2,793	$	4,537	$	22,498

(1) These amounts are net of purchase deposits currently held by the manufacturers and include all commitments for wholly-owned regional aircraft. American has granted Boeing a security interest in its purchase deposits with Boeing. The Company’s purchase deposits totaled $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2015.

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations

The contractual obligations related to these contracts are presented in the table below (in millions):

	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021 and Thereafter		Total
Facility construction or improvement contracts	$	211	$	2	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	213
Information technology contracts		160		136		107		88		6		—		497

 As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s minimum fixed obligations under its capacity purchase agreements with third-party regional carriers were as follows (approximately, in millions):

	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021 and Thereafter		Total
Minimum fixed obligations under its capacity purchase agreements with third-party regional carriers (1)	$	1,672	$	1,553	$	1,249	$	1,075	$	881	$	2,393	$	8,823

(1) Represents minimum payments under capacity purchase agreements with third-party regional carriers. These commitments are estimates of costs based on assumed minimum levels of flying under the capacity purchase agreements and the Company’s actual payments could differ materially. These obligations also include the portion of the Company’s future obligations related to aircraft deemed to be leased in the amount of approximately $469 million in 2016, $414 million in 2017, $334 million in 2018, $292 million in 2019, $235 million in 2020 and $704 million in 2021 and thereafter.

Future Minimum Operating Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2015, obligations under noncancellable operating leases for future minimum lease payments were as follows (in millions):

	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021 and Thereafter		Total
Future minimum lease payments (1)	$	2,198	$	2,078	$	1,829	$	1,643	$	1,493	$	4,704	$	13,945

(1) As of December 31, 2015, $294 million is included on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet in accrued liabilities and deferred gains and credits, net relating to rent expense being recorded in advance of future operating lease payments.

American Airlines, Inc. [Member]

Long-term Purchase Commitments

Under all of American’s aircraft and engine purchase agreements, its total future commitments as of December 31, 2015 are expected to be as follows (approximately, in millions):

	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021 and Thereafter		Total
Payments for aircraft commitments and certain engines (1)	$	4,505	$	4,591	$	2,916	$	3,156	$	2,793	$	4,537	$	22,498

(1) These amounts are net of purchase deposits currently held by the manufacturers and include all commitments for wholly-owned regional aircraft. American has granted Boeing a security interest in its purchase deposits with Boeing. American’s purchase deposits totaled $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2015.

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations

The contractual obligations related to these contracts are presented in the table below (in millions):

	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021 and Thereafter		Total
Facility construction or improvement contracts	$	211	$	2	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	213
Information technology contracts		160		136		107		88		6		—		497

As of December 31, 2015, American’s minimum fixed obligations under its capacity purchase agreements with third-party regional carriers were as follows (approximately, in millions):

	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021 and Thereafter		Total
Minimum fixed obligations under its capacity purchase agreements with third-party regional carriers (1)	$	1,672	$	1,553	$	1,249	$	1,075	$	881	$	2,393	$	8,823

(1) Represents minimum payments under capacity purchase agreements with third-party regional carriers. These commitments are estimates of costs based on assumed minimum levels of flying under the capacity purchase agreements and American’s actual payments could differ materially. These obligations also include the portion of American’s future obligations related to aircraft deemed to be leased in the amount of approximately $469 million in 2016, $414 million in 2017, $334 million in 2018, $292 million in 2019, $235 million in 2020 and $704 million in 2021 and thereafter.

Future Minimum Operating Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2015, obligations under noncancellable operating leases for future minimum lease payments were as follows (in millions):

	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021 and Thereafter		Total
Future minimum lease payments (1)	$	2,187	$	2,069	$	1,824	$	1,642	$	1,493	$	4,704	$	13,919

(1) As of December 31, 2015, $294 million is included on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet in accrued liabilities and deferred gains and credits, net relating to rent expense being recorded in advance of future operating lease payments.