Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-guarantor Subsidiaries-Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	$ 864	$ 220	$ 1,343	$ (122)
Other comprehensive loss before tax:
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical	(59)	(33)	(104)	(66)
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	13	(41)	(54)	(56)
Reclassification into earnings	5	13	12	12
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	0	1	2	0
Other comprehensive loss before tax	(41)	(60)	(144)	(110)
Reversal of non-cash tax provision	330	0	330	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,153	160	1,529	(232)
American Airlines Group (Parent Company Only) [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	868		1,290
Other comprehensive loss before tax:
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical	0		0
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	(2)		(2)
Reclassification into earnings	0		0
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	2		2
Other comprehensive loss before tax	0		0
Reversal of non-cash tax provision	2		2
Comprehensive income (loss)	870		1,292
AA [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	265	228	666	(25)
Other comprehensive loss before tax:
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical	(58)	(33)	(102)	(66)
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	15	(41)	(52)	(56)
Reclassification into earnings	5	13	12	12
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	(2)	1	0	0
Other comprehensive loss before tax	(40)	(60)	(142)	(110)
Reversal of non-cash tax provision	328	0	328	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	553	168	852	(135)
US Airways Group (Parent Company Only) [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	589		640
Other comprehensive loss before tax:
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical	0		0
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	0		0
Reclassification into earnings	0		0
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	0		0
Other comprehensive loss before tax	0		0
Reversal of non-cash tax provision	0		0
Comprehensive income (loss)	589		640
US Airways [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	605		731
Other comprehensive loss before tax:
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical	(1)		(2)
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	0		0
Reclassification into earnings	0		0
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	0		0
Other comprehensive loss before tax	(1)		(2)
Reversal of non-cash tax provision	0		0
Comprehensive income (loss)	604		729
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	(2)		(11)
Other comprehensive loss before tax:
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical	0		0
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	0		0
Reclassification into earnings	0		0
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	0		0
Other comprehensive loss before tax	0		0
Reversal of non-cash tax provision	0		0
Comprehensive income (loss)	(2)		(11)
Eliminations and Reclassifications [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	(1,461)		(1,973)
Other comprehensive loss before tax:
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical	0		0
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	0		0
Reclassification into earnings	0		0
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	0		0
Other comprehensive loss before tax	0		0
Reversal of non-cash tax provision	0		0
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (1,461)		$ (1,973)