Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income)

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost (income) (in millions):

	Pension Benefits						Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31,	2017			2016			2017			2016
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	1		$	1
Interest cost		180			188			10			12
Expected return on assets		(197	)		(187	)		(5	)		(5	)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost (benefit)		7			7			(59	)		(60	)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)		36			31			(6	)		(4	)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)	$	27		$	40		$	(59	)	$	(56	)

American Airlines, Inc. [Member]

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income)

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost (income) (in millions):

	Pension Benefits						Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31,	2017			2016			2017			2016
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1
Interest cost		180			187			10			12
Expected return on assets		(196	)		(187	)		(5	)		(5	)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost (benefit)		7			7			(59	)		(60	)
Unrecognized net loss (gain)		36			31			(6	)		(4	)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)	$	27		$	38		$	(59	)	$	(56	)