Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-guarantor Subsidiaries-Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets
Cash	$ 1,259	$ 1,140	$ 606	$ 480
Short-term investments	8,405	8,111
Restricted cash and short-term investments	947	1,035
Accounts receivable, net	2,008	1,560
Receivables from related parties,net	0	0
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net	1,052	1,012
Prepaid expenses and other	1,522	1,465
Total current assets	15,193	14,323
Operating property and equipment	19,944	19,259
Other assets
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Goodwill	4,089	4,086
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	2,319	2,311
Other assets	2,192	2,299
Total other assets	8,600	8,696
Total assets	43,737	42,278
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current maturities	15,244	15,353
Pension and postretirement benefits	5,766	5,828
Mandatorily convertible preferred stock and other bankruptcy settlement obligations	2,322	5,928
Negative investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	4,231	4,094
Total noncurrent liabilities	27,563	31,203
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases	1,441	1,446
Accounts payable	1,646	1,368
Payable to affiliates	0	0
Air traffic liability	5,686	4,380
Frequent flyer liability	2,951	3,005
Other accrued liabilities	3,355	3,607
Total current liabilities	15,079	13,806
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock	6	5
Additional paid-in capital	14,040	10,592
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,135)	(2,032)
Accumulated deficit	(10,816)	(11,296)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,095	(2,731)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	43,737	42,278
American Airlines Group (Parent Company Only) [Member]
Current assets
Cash	1	1
Short-term investments	0	0
Restricted cash and short-term investments	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	(7)	0
Receivables from related parties,net	2,474	2,468
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other	0	0
Total current assets	2,468	2,469
Operating property and equipment	0	0
Other assets
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	0	0
Other assets	42	42
Total other assets	42	42
Total assets	2,510	2,511
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current maturities	7	7
Pension and postretirement benefits	0	0
Mandatorily convertible preferred stock and other bankruptcy settlement obligations	74	435
Negative investment in subsidiaries	1,345	4,808
Other liabilities	1	1
Total noncurrent liabilities	1,427	5,251
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Payable to affiliates	0	0
Air traffic liability	0	0
Frequent flyer liability	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	(12)	(9)
Total current liabilities	(12)	(9)
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock	6	5
Additional paid-in capital	14,040	10,592
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,135)	(2,032)
Accumulated deficit	(10,816)	(11,296)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,095	(2,731)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	2,510	2,511
AA [Member]
Current assets
Cash	983	829	599	474
Short-term investments	4,979	5,162
Restricted cash and short-term investments	699	702
Accounts receivable, net	1,521	1,186
Receivables from related parties,net	0	0
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net	664	620
Prepaid expenses and other	606	702
Total current assets	9,452	9,201
Operating property and equipment	13,928	13,469
Other assets
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	844	812
Other assets	2,016	2,130
Total other assets	2,860	2,942
Total assets	26,240	25,612
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current maturities	9,590	9,852
Pension and postretirement benefits	5,631	5,693
Mandatorily convertible preferred stock and other bankruptcy settlement obligations	2,242	5,424
Negative investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	2,453	2,384
Total noncurrent liabilities	19,916	23,353
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases	951	957
Accounts payable	1,230	1,013
Payable to affiliates	2,843	2,807
Air traffic liability	3,808	3,145
Frequent flyer liability	1,761	1,760
Other accrued liabilities	1,972	2,237
Total current liabilities	12,565	11,919
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	8,481	5,361
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,254)	(2,152)
Accumulated deficit	(12,468)	(12,869)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	(6,241)	(9,660)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	26,240	25,612
US Airways Group (Parent Company Only) [Member]
Current assets
Cash	1	1
Short-term investments	0	0
Restricted cash and short-term investments	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Receivables from related parties,net	155	144
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other	0	0
Total current assets	156	145
Operating property and equipment	0	0
Other assets
Investment in subsidiaries	5,461	5,317
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	0	0
Other assets	0	0
Total other assets	5,461	5,317
Total assets	5,617	5,462
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current maturities	523	523
Pension and postretirement benefits	0	0
Mandatorily convertible preferred stock and other bankruptcy settlement obligations	0	0
Negative investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Total noncurrent liabilities	523	523
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases	22	22
Accounts payable	0	0
Payable to affiliates	421	408
Air traffic liability	0	0
Frequent flyer liability	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	168	103
Total current liabilities	611	533
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	4,629	4,602
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	11	12
Accumulated deficit	(157)	(208)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	4,483	4,406
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	5,617	5,462
US Airways [Member]
Current assets
Cash	269	303
Short-term investments	3,423	2,947
Restricted cash and short-term investments	248	333
Accounts receivable, net	473	357
Receivables from related parties,net	444	407
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net	330	296
Prepaid expenses and other	989	857
Total current assets	6,176	5,500
Operating property and equipment	5,736	5,506
Other assets
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Goodwill	4,089	4,086
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	1,475	1,496
Other assets	136	131
Total other assets	5,700	5,713
Total assets	17,612	16,719
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current maturities	5,158	5,005
Pension and postretirement benefits	108	109
Mandatorily convertible preferred stock and other bankruptcy settlement obligations	0	0
Negative investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	1,861	1,905
Total noncurrent liabilities	7,127	7,019
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases	468	467
Accounts payable	374	304
Payable to affiliates	84	50
Air traffic liability	1,878	1,235
Frequent flyer liability	1,190	1,245
Other accrued liabilities	1,076	1,137
Total current liabilities	5,070	4,438
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	5,468	5,441
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	11	12
Accumulated deficit	(64)	(191)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	5,415	5,262
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	17,612	16,719
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash	5	6
Short-term investments	3	2
Restricted cash and short-term investments	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	21	17
Receivables from related parties,net	499	459
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net	58	96
Prepaid expenses and other	22	20
Total current assets	608	600
Operating property and equipment	280	284
Other assets
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	0	3
Other assets	32	30
Total other assets	32	33
Total assets	920	917
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current maturities	0	0
Pension and postretirement benefits	27	26
Mandatorily convertible preferred stock and other bankruptcy settlement obligations	6	69
Negative investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	272	277
Total noncurrent liabilities	305	372
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases	0	0
Accounts payable	42	51
Payable to affiliates	224	213
Air traffic liability	0	0
Frequent flyer liability	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	151	139
Total current liabilities	417	403
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	192	126
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0
Accumulated deficit	6	16
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	198	142
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	920	917
Eliminations and Reclassifications [Member]
Current assets
Cash	0	0
Short-term investments	0	0
Restricted cash and short-term investments	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Receivables from related parties,net	(3,572)	(3,478)
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other	(95)	(114)
Total current assets	(3,667)	(3,592)
Operating property and equipment	0	0
Other assets
Investment in subsidiaries	(5,461)	(5,317)
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	0	0
Other assets	(34)	(34)
Total other assets	(5,495)	(5,351)
Total assets	(9,162)	(8,943)
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current maturities	(34)	(34)
Pension and postretirement benefits	0	0
Mandatorily convertible preferred stock and other bankruptcy settlement obligations	0	0
Negative investment in subsidiaries	(1,345)	(4,808)
Other liabilities	(356)	(473)
Total noncurrent liabilities	(1,735)	(5,315)
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Payable to affiliates	(3,572)	(3,478)
Air traffic liability	0	0
Frequent flyer liability	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	(3,572)	(3,478)
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	(18,770)	(15,530)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	2,232	2,128
Accumulated deficit	12,683	13,252
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	(3,855)	(150)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$ (9,162)	$ (8,943)