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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - American Airlines Group Inc. - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Dec. 31, 2025
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]      
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 4,541 $ 3,373  
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Capital expenditures and aircraft purchase deposits (2,728) (2,149)  
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions and sale of property and equipment 77 243  
Purchases of short-term investments (5,026) (4,801)  
Sales of short-term investments 2,751 4,944  
Decrease (increase) in restricted short-term investments 180 (20)  
Other investing activities (79) 279  
Net cash used in investing activities (4,825) (1,504)  
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 5,933 2,169  
Payments on long-term debt and finance leases (5,347) (4,087)  
Other financing activities (130) 85  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 456 (1,833)  
Net increase in cash and restricted cash 172 36  
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period 1,056 902 $ 902
Cash and restricted cash at end of period 1,228 [1] 938 [1] $ 1,056
Non-cash transactions:      
Right-of-use assets acquired through operating leases 466 984  
Property and equipment acquired through finance leases and other 186 137  
Finance leases converted to operating leases 42 47  
Operating leases converted to finance leases 0 104  
Supplemental information:      
Interest paid, net $ 1,222 $ 1,324  
[1] The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash to amounts reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
Cash$1,124 $835 
Restricted cash included in restricted cash and short-term investments104 103 
Total cash and restricted cash$1,228 $938