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Debt - AAdvantage Financing (Details) - USD ($)				12 Months Ended
Debt - AAdvantage Financing (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 20, 2026	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 20, 2023	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 24, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt				$ 37,781,000,000		$ 32,770,000,000
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt				31,785,000,000		28,755,000,000
5.50% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal issued				$ 3,500,000,000	$ 3,500,000,000
Fixed interest rate per annum				5.50%	5.50%
5.50% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment			$ 292,000,000
5.50% Senior Notes \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate per annum				5.50%
Total long-term debt				$ 3,500,000,000		0
5.75% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal issued				$ 3,000,000,000	$ 3,000,000,000
Fixed interest rate per annum				5.75%	5.75%
5.75% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	$ 250,000,000
5.75% Senior Notes \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate per annum				5.75%
Total long-term debt				$ 3,000,000,000		0
AAdvantage Term Loan Facility \| Senior Notes \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment		$ 175,000,000
AAdvantage Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt				$ 3,500,000,000	$ 3,500,000,000	$ 0
Redemption price percentage				100.00%
Variable interest rate				5.50%
Mandatory prepayment amount, threshold net proceeds from pre-paid frequent flyer					505,000,000
Threshold net proceeds from pre-paid frequent flyer					$ 550,000,000
Cash receipts deposited in collection account					0.90
Minimum liquidity					$ 2,000,000,000
AAdvantage Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.75%
AAdvantage Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				4.75%