Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-guarantor Subsidiaries-Income Statement (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Operating revenues
Mainline passenger	$ 8,093		$ 5,253		$ 23,564		$ 14,755
Regional passenger	1,665		766		4,779		2,197
Cargo	215		164		643		489
Other	1,166		645		3,504		1,934
Total operating revenues	11,139		6,828		32,490		19,375
Operating expenses
Aircraft fuel and related taxes	2,829		1,950		8,370		5,764
Salaries, wages and benefits	2,137		1,380		6,419		3,931
Regional expenses	1,668		785		4,919		2,334
Maintenance, materials and repairs	529		289		1,528		932
Other rent and landing fees	431		279		1,297		851
Aircraft rent	306		192		937		538
Selling expenses	393		294		1,196		857
Depreciation and amortization	334		204		960		615
Special items, net	221		15	[1]	335		98
Other	1,031		739		3,140		2,171
Total operating expenses	9,879		6,127		29,101		18,091
Operating income	1,260		701		3,389		1,284
Nonoperating income (expense)
Interest income	7		5		22		14
Interest expense, net	(210)		(226)		(667)		(642)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0				0
Other, net	(108)		(40)		(99)		(76)
Total nonoperating expense, net	(311)		(261)		(744)		(704)
Income before income taxes	949		289		2,645		145
Income tax provision (benefit)	7		0		360		(22)
Net income	942		289		2,285		167
American Airlines Group (Parent Company Only) [Member]
Operating revenues
Mainline passenger	0				0
Regional passenger	0				0
Cargo	0				0
Other	0				0
Total operating revenues	0				0
Operating expenses
Aircraft fuel and related taxes	0				0
Salaries, wages and benefits	0				0
Regional expenses	0				0
Maintenance, materials and repairs	0				0
Other rent and landing fees	0				0
Aircraft rent	0				0
Selling expenses	0				0
Depreciation and amortization	0				0
Special items, net	0				22
Other	0				5
Total operating expenses	0				27
Operating income	0				(27)
Nonoperating income (expense)
Interest income	2				7
Interest expense, net	0				(4)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	940				2,309
Other, net	0				0
Total nonoperating expense, net	942				2,312
Income before income taxes	942				2,285
Income tax provision (benefit)	0				0
Net income	942				2,285
American [Member]
Operating revenues
Mainline passenger	5,321		5,253		15,579		14,755
Regional passenger	748		766		2,202		2,197
Cargo	175		164		521		489
Other	811		633		2,374		1,897
Total operating revenues	7,055		6,816		20,676		19,338
Operating expenses
Aircraft fuel and related taxes	1,894		1,951		5,662		5,764
Salaries, wages and benefits	1,412		1,379		4,251		3,925
Regional expenses	790		779		2,352		2,306
Maintenance, materials and repairs	353		288		1,031		932
Other rent and landing fees	279		280		853		851
Aircraft rent	211		192		641		538
Selling expenses	278		294		844		857
Depreciation and amortization	230		204		664		615
Special items, net	164	[2]	15	[2]	127	[2]	98	[2]
Other	746		748		2,258		2,198
Total operating expenses	6,357		6,130		18,683		18,084
Operating income	698		686		1,993		1,254
Nonoperating income (expense)
Interest income	5		5		18		14
Interest expense, net	(136)		(212)		(443)		(527)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0				0
Other, net	(97)		(38)		(85)		(72)
Total nonoperating expense, net	(228)		(245)		(510)		(585)
Income before income taxes	470		290		1,483		235
Income tax provision (benefit)	5		0		351		(30)
Net income	465		290		1,132		265
US Airways Group (Parent Company Only)[Member]
Operating revenues
Mainline passenger	0				0
Regional passenger	0				0
Cargo	0				0
Other	0				0
Total operating revenues	0				0
Operating expenses
Aircraft fuel and related taxes	0				0
Salaries, wages and benefits	0				0
Regional expenses	0				0
Maintenance, materials and repairs	0				0
Other rent and landing fees	0				0
Aircraft rent	0				0
Selling expenses	0				0
Depreciation and amortization	0				0
Special items, net	0				0
Other	0				1
Total operating expenses	0				1
Operating income	0				(1)
Nonoperating income (expense)
Interest income	1				2
Interest expense, net	(11)				(31)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	476				1,188
Other, net	0				(53)
Total nonoperating expense, net	466				1,106
Income before income taxes	466				1,105
Income tax provision (benefit)	0				0
Net income	466				1,105
US Airways [Member]
Operating revenues
Mainline passenger	2,772				7,985
Regional passenger	917				2,577
Cargo	40				122
Other	385				1,211
Total operating revenues	4,114				11,895
Operating expenses
Aircraft fuel and related taxes	935				2,708
Salaries, wages and benefits	723				2,162
Regional expenses	886				2,581
Maintenance, materials and repairs	176				497
Other rent and landing fees	152				444
Aircraft rent	95				300
Selling expenses	115				352
Depreciation and amortization	105				301
Special items, net	57				186
Other	304				930
Total operating expenses	3,548				10,461
Operating income	566				1,434
Nonoperating income (expense)
Interest income	5				8
Interest expense, net	(68)				(201)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0				0
Other, net	(12)				(16)
Total nonoperating expense, net	(75)				(209)
Income before income taxes	491				1,225
Income tax provision (benefit)	2				4
Net income	489				1,221
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating revenues
Mainline passenger	0				0
Regional passenger	0				0
Cargo	0				0
Other	898				2,386
Total operating revenues	898				2,386
Operating expenses
Aircraft fuel and related taxes	0				0
Salaries, wages and benefits	193				584
Regional expenses	0				0
Maintenance, materials and repairs	93				258
Other rent and landing fees	8				23
Aircraft rent	24				67
Selling expenses	0				0
Depreciation and amortization	10				30
Special items, net	0				3
Other	574				1,430
Total operating expenses	902				2,395
Operating income	(4)				(9)
Nonoperating income (expense)
Interest income	0				1
Interest expense, net	(1)				(2)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0				0
Other, net	1				2
Total nonoperating expense, net	0				1
Income before income taxes	(4)				(8)
Income tax provision (benefit)	7				14
Net income	(11)				(22)
Eliminations and Reclassifications [Member]
Operating revenues
Mainline passenger	0				0
Regional passenger	0				0
Cargo	0				0
Other	(928)				(2,467)
Total operating revenues	(928)				(2,467)
Operating expenses
Aircraft fuel and related taxes	0				0
Salaries, wages and benefits	(191)				(578)
Regional expenses	(8)				(14)
Maintenance, materials and repairs	(93)				(258)
Other rent and landing fees	(8)				(23)
Aircraft rent	(24)				(71)
Selling expenses	0				0
Depreciation and amortization	(11)				(35)
Special items, net	0				(3)
Other	(593)				(1,484)
Total operating expenses	(928)				(2,466)
Operating income	0				(1)
Nonoperating income (expense)
Interest income	(6)				(14)
Interest expense, net	6				14
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(1,416)				(3,497)
Other, net	0				53
Total nonoperating expense, net	(1,416)				(3,444)
Income before income taxes	(1,416)				(3,445)
Income tax provision (benefit)	(7)				(9)
Net income	$ (1,409)				$ (3,436)

[1] The 2014 third quarter mainline operating special items totaled a net charge of $221 million, which principally included $166 million of merger integration expenses related to information technology, alignment of labor union contracts, professional fees, severance and retention, share-based compensation expense, re-branding of aircraft and airport facilities, relocation and training, as well as $99 million in other charges, including an $81 million charge to revise prior estimates of certain aircraft residual values, and other asset impairments. These charges were offset in part by a net $40 million credit for bankruptcy related items primarily consisting of fair value adjustments for bankruptcy settlement obligations. The 2014 nine month period mainline operating special items totaled a net charge of $335 million, which principally included $530 million of merger integration expenses as described above, $99 million in other charges, including an $81 million charge to revise prior estimates of certain aircraft residual values, and other asset impairments, as well as $46 million in charges primarily relating to the buyout of certain aircraft leases. These charges were offset in part by a $309 million gain on the sale of slots at DCA and a net $35 million credit for bankruptcy related items as described above.

[2] The 2014 third quarter mainline operating special items totaled a net charge of $164 million, which principally included $103 million of merger integration expenses related to information technology, alignment of labor union contracts, professional fees, severance and retention, share-based compensation expense, re-branding of aircraft and airport facilities, relocation and training, as well as $99 million in other charges, including an $81 million charge to revise prior estimates of certain aircraft residual values, and other asset impairments. These charges were offset in part by a net $40 million credit for bankruptcy related items primarily consisting of fair value adjustments for bankruptcy settlement obligations. The 2014 nine month period mainline operating special items totaled a net charge of $127 million, which principally included $337 million of merger integration expenses as described above, $99 million in other charges, including an $81 million charge to revise prior estimates of certain aircraft residual values, and other asset impairments, as well as $35 million in charges primarily relating to the buyout of certain aircraft leases. These charges were offset in part by a $305 million gain on the sale of slots at DCA and a net $57 million credit for bankruptcy related items as described above.