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

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) Aircraft Debt_Instruments $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2015 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2015 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2014 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock repurchase programs, authorized amount		$ 9,000,000,000										$ 9,000,000,000
Common stock dividends per share declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.40	$ 0.40	$ 0.20
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock dividends per share declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.10
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Share Repurchase Program January 2017 [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock repurchase programs, authorized amount	$ 2,000,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| 2017-1 EETC [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of debt instruments issued \| Debt_Instruments	3
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 983,000,000
Number of aircraft financed by debt issuance \| Aircraft	24
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| Series 2017-1 Class AA [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	3.65%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| Series 2017-1 Class A [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	4.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| Series 2017-1 Class B [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	4.95%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| 2017-1 EETC [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of debt instruments issued \| Debt_Instruments	3
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 983,000,000
Number of aircraft financed by debt issuance \| Aircraft	24
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Series 2017-1 Class AA [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	3.65%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Series 2017-1 Class A [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	4.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Series 2017-1 Class B [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage	4.95%