Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Operating revenues:
Mainline passenger			$ 7,655	$ 8,213	$ 14,644	$ 15,471
Regional passenger			1,759	1,707	3,211	3,114
Cargo			194	221	388	428
Other			1,219	1,214	2,411	2,338
Total operating revenues			10,827	11,355	20,654	21,351
Operating expenses:
Aircraft fuel and related taxes			1,774	2,830	3,318	5,541
Salaries, wages and benefits			2,364	2,163	4,737	4,282
Regional expenses			1,557	1,657	3,019	3,251
Maintenance, materials and repairs			502	514	995	999
Other rent and landing fees			451	441	859	866
Aircraft rent			316	312	633	631
Selling expenses			350	402	686	804
Depreciation and amortization			340	319	676	626
Special items, net			144	251	447	114
Other			1,108	1,067	2,147	2,108
Total operating expenses			8,906	9,956	17,517	19,222
Operating income			1,921	1,399	3,137	2,129
Nonoperating income (expense):
Interest income			10	8	19	15
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest			(223)	(214)	(432)	(457)
Other, net			11	11	(62)	9
Total nonoperating expense, net			(202)	(195)	(475)	(433)
Income before income taxes			1,719	1,204	2,662	1,696
Income tax provision			15	340	26	353
Net income			$ 1,704	$ 864	$ 2,636	$ 1,343
Earnings per share:
Basic			$ 2.47	$ 1.20	$ 3.81	$ 1.86
Diluted			$ 2.41	$ 1.17	$ 3.70	$ 1.82
Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic			688,727	720,600	692,571	722,286
Diluted			707,611	734,767	712,270	738,051
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10		$ 0.20
American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Operating revenues:
Mainline passenger			$ 4,947	$ 5,352	$ 9,638	$ 10,258
Regional passenger			843	786	1,542	1,455
Cargo			161	178	322	346
Other			868	837	1,686	1,563
Total operating revenues			6,819	7,153	13,188	13,622
Operating expenses:
Aircraft fuel and related taxes			1,197	1,897	2,267	3,768
Salaries, wages and benefits			1,536	1,441	3,121	2,839
Regional expenses			788	804	1,516	1,562
Maintenance, materials and repairs			302	346	606	678
Other rent and landing fees			269	289	539	574
Aircraft rent			226	214	451	430
Selling expenses			198	282	433	566
Depreciation and amortization			247	220	483	434
Special items, net			74	179	272	(37)
Other			776	763	1,534	1,512
Total operating expenses			5,613	6,435	11,222	12,326
Operating income			1,206	718	1,966	1,296
Nonoperating income (expense):
Interest income			10	6	16	13
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest			(137)	(139)	(263)	(307)
Other, net			(16)	16	(80)	11
Total nonoperating expense, net			(143)	(117)	(327)	(283)
Income before income taxes			1,063	601	1,639	1,013
Income tax provision			11	336	19	347
Net income			$ 1,052	$ 265	$ 1,620	$ 666