Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-guarantor Subsidiaries-Comprehensive Income (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
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	$ 942	$ 289	$ 2,285	$ 167
Other comprehensive loss before tax:
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical	(38)	(33)	(142)	(99)
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	0	22	(54)	(34)
Reclassification into earnings	(7)	11	5	23
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	(2)	0	0	0
Other comprehensive loss before tax	(47)	0	(191)	(110)
Reversal of non-cash tax provision	0	0	330	0
Comprehensive income	895	289	2,424	57
American Airlines Group (Parent Company Only) [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	942		2,285
Other comprehensive loss before tax:
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical	0		0
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	0		(2)
Reclassification into earnings	0		0
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	0		2
Other comprehensive loss before tax	0		0
Reversal of non-cash tax provision	0		2
Comprehensive income	942		2,287
American [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	465	290	1,132	265
Other comprehensive loss before tax:
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical	(37)	(33)	(139)	(99)
Derivative financial instruments:
Change in fair value	0	22	(52)	(34)
Reclassification into earnings	(7)	11	5	23
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
Net change in value	(2)	(3)	(2)	(3)
Other comprehensive loss before tax	(46)	(3)	(188)	(113)
Reversal of non-cash tax provision	0	0	328	0
Comprehensive income	419	287	1,272	152
US Airways Group (Parent Company Only)[Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	466		1,105
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	466		1,105
US Airways [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	489		1,221
Other comprehensive loss before tax:
Defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical	(1)		(3)
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)		(3)
Reversal of non-cash tax provision	0		0
Comprehensive income	488		1,218
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	(11)		(22)
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	(11)		(22)
Eliminations and Reclassifications [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	(1,409)		(3,436)
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	$ (1,409)		$ (3,436)