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

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Debt - Components of Long-Term Debt - Senior Notes (Detail) - Unsecured Debt [Member] - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015
Senior Notes, 5.50, Due in 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage		5.50%	5.50%
Redemption price percentage		101.00%
Principal amount		$ 750,000,000
Senior Notes, 6.125, Due in 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage			6.125%
Senior Notes, 6.125, Due in 2018 [Member] \| US Airways Group [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage			6.125%
Redemption price percentage			101.00%
Senior Notes, 4.625, Due in 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	4.625%		4.625%
Redemption price percentage	101.00%
Principal amount	$ 500,000,000