Income Taxes Textuals Abstract

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The amount of federal operating loss carryforwards, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of excess of tax deductions over gross income in a year which cannot be used on the tax return of a state or local jurisdiction in the current year but can be carried forward to reduce taxable income or income taxes payable in a future year, for which there must be sufficient tax-basis income to utilize a portion or all of the carryforward amount to realize the deferred tax asset.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 109
-Section Appendix E
-Paragraph 289

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 109
-Paragraph 43

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The expiration date of each operating loss carryforward included in total operating loss carryforwards, or the applicable range of such expiration dates.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 109
-Paragraph 48
-Subparagraph a

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The amount of the valuation allowance recorded as of the balance sheet date pertaining to the specified deferred tax asset for which an assessment was made that it is more likely than not that all or a portion of such deferred tax asset will not be realized through related deductions on future tax returns.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 109
-Paragraph 43
-Subparagraph c

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Abstract]
Operating Loss Carry Forwards Federal		$ 1,920,000,000
Tax-effected net operating losses, state		82,000,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates	2024 through 2029
US Airways, Inc. [Member]
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Abstract]
Operating Loss Carry Forwards Federal		1,840,000,000
Tax-effected net operating losses, state		78,000,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates	2024 through 2029
US Airways, Inc. [Member] \| State valuation allowance [Member]
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Abstract]
Valuation allowances		62,000,000
US Airways, Inc. [Member] \| Federal valuation allowance [Member]
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Abstract]
Valuation allowances		388,000,000
US Airways, Inc. [Member] \| Identification of Net Operating Losses Included in Deferred Tax Assets [Member]
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Abstract]
Operating Loss Carry Forwards Federal		1,770,000,000
State valuation allowance [Member]
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Abstract]
Valuation allowances		62,000,000
Federal valuation allowance [Member]
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Abstract]
Valuation allowances		368,000,000
Identification of Net Operating Losses Included in Deferred Tax Assets [Member]
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Abstract]
Operating Loss Carry Forwards Federal		$ 1,850,000,000