Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-guarantor Subsidiaries-Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	$ 480	$ (341)
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical:
Amortization of actuarial gain and prior service cost	(45)	(33)
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	(67)	(15)
Reclassification into earnings	7	(1)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	2	(1)
Other comprehensive loss before tax	(103)	(50)
Non-cash tax provision	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	377	(391)
American Airlines Group (Parent Company Only) [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	424
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical:
Amortization of actuarial gain and prior service cost	0
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	0
Reclassification into earnings	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	0
Other comprehensive loss before tax	0
Non-cash tax provision	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	424
AA [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	401	(253)
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical:
Amortization of actuarial gain and prior service cost	(44)	(33)
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	(67)	(15)
Reclassification into earnings	7	(1)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	2	(1)
Other comprehensive loss before tax	(102)	(50)
Non-cash tax provision	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	299	(303)
US Airways Group (Parent Company Only) [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	52
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical:
Amortization of actuarial gain and prior service cost	0
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	0
Reclassification into earnings	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	0
Other comprehensive loss before tax	0
Non-cash tax provision	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	52
US Airways [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	126
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical:
Amortization of actuarial gain and prior service cost	(1)
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	0
Reclassification into earnings	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	0
Other comprehensive loss before tax	(1)
Non-cash tax provision	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	125
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	(8)
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical:
Amortization of actuarial gain and prior service cost	0
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	0
Reclassification into earnings	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	0
Other comprehensive loss before tax	0
Non-cash tax provision	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	(8)
Eliminations and Reclassifications [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	(515)
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical:
Amortization of actuarial gain and prior service cost	0
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	0
Reclassification into earnings	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	0
Other comprehensive loss before tax	0
Non-cash tax provision	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (515)