Share based Compensation Arrangement by Share based Payment Award, Conversion of Awards, Exchange Ratio

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Share Based Compensation Cash Settled Awards Outstanding Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for stock option plans and other equity-based compensation arrangements.

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Aggregate cash paid by the entity during the period to settle equity instruments granted under equity-based payment arrangements.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested options awarded to employees as compensation.

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Amount of cash outflow to satisfy an employee's income tax withholding obligation as part of a net-share settlement of a share-based award.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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For net-share settlement of share-based awards when the employer settles employees' income tax withholding obligations, this element represents the number of shares the employees use to repay the employer.

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Share Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2013 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation costs	$ 102,000,000	$ 274,000,000	$ 381,000,000
Common stock shares withheld or sold related to tax obligations \| shares	1,400,000	7,000,000	1,700,000
Payment of certain tax withholding obligations associated with employee equity awards	$ 56,000,000	$ 306,000,000	$ 62,000,000
Special Items, Net [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation costs		198,000,000	224,000,000
American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation costs	102,000,000	274,000,000	381,000,000
American Airlines, Inc. [Member] \| Special Items, Net [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation costs		198,000,000	224,000,000
CRSU [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total cash paid for cash-settled awards exercised or vested	1,000,000	10,000,000	12,000,000
CRSU [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total cash paid for cash-settled awards exercised or vested	$ 1,000,000	10,000,000	12,000,000
Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Total unrecognized compensation costs	$ 116,000,000
Cost expected to be recognized over a weighted average period	1 year
Total fair value of RSUs vested	$ 107,000,000	750,000,000	154,000,000
Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Awards [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Total unrecognized compensation costs	$ 116,000,000
Cost expected to be recognized over a weighted average period	1 year
Total fair value of RSUs vested	$ 107,000,000	750,000,000	154,000,000
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Unrecognized compensation costs for stock options	$ 0
Award exchange ratio in connection with the Merger	1
Total intrinsic value of stock options and SARs exercised	$ 49,000,000	102,000,000	105,000,000
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Unrecognized compensation costs for stock options	$ 0
Award exchange ratio in connection with the Merger	1
Total intrinsic value of stock options and SARs exercised	$ 49,000,000	102,000,000	105,000,000
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Range of contractual expiration period for stock-based awards	7 years
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Range of contractual expiration period for stock-based awards	7 years
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Range of contractual expiration period for stock-based awards	10 years
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Range of contractual expiration period for stock-based awards	10 years
Cash-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights (CSARs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total cash paid for cash-settled awards exercised or vested	$ 18,000,000	31,000,000	42,000,000
Weighted average fair value per share of outstanding awards (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 38.57
Liability for cash-settled awards	$ 13,000,000
Cash-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights (CSARs) [Member] \| American Airlines, Inc. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total cash paid for cash-settled awards exercised or vested	$ 18,000,000	$ 31,000,000	$ 42,000,000
Weighted average fair value per share of outstanding awards (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 38.57
Liability for cash-settled awards	$ 13,000,000
AAG Incentive Award Plan 2013 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total shares available for grant under 2013 Plan \| shares				40,000,000