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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees - Aircraft, Engine and Other Purchase Commitments (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2022 aircraft	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) aircraft	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Purchase Obligations
Equipment purchase deposits		$ 517	$ 1,446
Boeing 737 Max \| Subsequent Event
Purchase Obligations
Number of aircraft to be purchased through the conversion of existing purchase option \| aircraft	23
Number of aircraft to be purchased through exercising of purchase option \| aircraft	7
Additional number of aircrafts to be purchased \| aircraft	30
Number of aircraft, deferrable, scheduled to be delivered in 2023 \| aircraft	15
Number of aircraft, deferrable, scheduled to be delivered in 2024 \| aircraft	15
B-787-8
Purchase Obligations
Number of aircraft, deferrable, scheduled to be delivered in 2023 \| aircraft		3
Number of aircraft, deferrable, scheduled to be delivered in 2022 \| aircraft		10
B-787-9
Purchase Obligations
Number of aircraft, deferrable, scheduled to be delivered in 2023 \| aircraft		4
Number of aircraft, deferrable, scheduled to be delivered in 2024 \| aircraft		1
Jet Fuel, Facility Construction Projects and Information Technology Support
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations
2022		$ 4,400
2023		1,800
2024		1,400
2025		154
2026		610
2027 and thereafter		942
Aircraft and Engine Purchase Commitments
Purchase Obligations
2022		1,987
2023		1,851
2024		3,358
2025		3,535
2026		1,663
2027 and Thereafter		688
Total		13,082
American Airlines, Inc.
Purchase Obligations
Equipment purchase deposits		$ 517	$ 1,446
American Airlines, Inc. \| Boeing 737 Max \| Subsequent Event
Purchase Obligations
Number of aircraft to be purchased through the conversion of existing purchase option \| aircraft	23
Number of aircraft to be purchased through exercising of purchase option \| aircraft	7
Additional number of aircrafts to be purchased \| aircraft	30
Number of aircraft, deferrable, scheduled to be delivered in 2023 \| aircraft	15
Number of aircraft, deferrable, scheduled to be delivered in 2024 \| aircraft	15
American Airlines, Inc. \| B-787-8
Purchase Obligations
Number of aircraft, deferrable, scheduled to be delivered in 2023 \| aircraft		3
Number of aircraft, deferrable, scheduled to be delivered in 2022 \| aircraft		10
American Airlines, Inc. \| B-787-9
Purchase Obligations
Number of aircraft, deferrable, scheduled to be delivered in 2023 \| aircraft		1
Number of aircraft, deferrable, scheduled to be delivered in 2022 \| aircraft		4
American Airlines, Inc. \| Jet Fuel, Facility Construction Projects and Information Technology Support
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations
2022		$ 4,400
2023		1,800
2024		1,400
2025		154
2026		610
2027 and thereafter		942
American Airlines, Inc. \| Aircraft and Engine Purchase Commitments
Purchase Obligations
2022		1,987
2023		1,851
2024		3,358
2025		3,535
2026		1,663
2027 and Thereafter		688
Total		$ 13,082