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Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Dec. 31, 2011
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	18. Subsequent Events On February 1, 2012, the Company announced the principal terms of a new business plan. The chief components of this business plan include targets of an annual $2 billion in cost savings and $1 billion in revenue enhancement. The business plan contemplates, among other things, reducing headcount by approximately 13,000, terminating American's defined benefit pension plans, and discontinuing subsidized retiree medical coverage for current employees. The Company may incur significant accounting charges as a result of the business plan, including severance costs and pension related curtailment or settlement charges. The business plan will require collaboration with the Creditors Committee, various economic stakeholders and union representatives, and in some instances, approval of the Bankruptcy Court. The Company cannot predict whether, or to what extent, the business plan will be implemented. As such, at this time, the Company is not able to reasonably estimate the amount and timing of such charges or the portion of these charges that will result in future cash expenditures.