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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Income Taxes [Line Items] |
Components of Income Tax Provision | The significant components of the income tax provision (benefit) were (in millions):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Current income tax benefit: |  |  |  |  |
State, local and foreign | $ | — |  |  | $ | (6) |  |  | $ | — |
Deferred income tax provision (benefit): |  |  |  |  |
Federal | 268 |  |  | 59 |  |  | (508) |
State and local | 31 |  |  | 6 |  |  | (47) |
Deferred income tax provision (benefit) | 299 |  |  | 65 |  |  | (555) |
Total income tax provision (benefit) | $ | 299 |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | (555) |
Reconciliation of Income Tax Provision | The income tax provision (benefit) differed from amounts computed at the statutory federal income tax rate as follows (in millions):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Statutory income tax provision (benefit) | $ | 235 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | (535) |
State, local and foreign income tax provision (benefit), net of federal tax effect | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | (37) |
Book expenses not deductible for tax purposes | 38 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 23 |
Change in valuation allowance | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other, net | 1 |  |  | (2) |  |  | (6) |
Income tax provision (benefit) | $ | 299 |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | (555) |
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities were (in millions):
| December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Net operating loss and other carryforwards | $ | 4,238 |  |  | $ | 4,679 |
Loyalty program liability | 1,774 |  |  | 1,809 |
Leases | 1,758 |  |  | 1,819 |
Pension benefits | 434 |  |  | 474 |
Postretirement benefits other than pension benefits | 274 |  |  | 179 |
Rent expense | 84 |  |  | 130 |
Other | 902 |  |  | 742 |
Total deferred tax assets | 9,464 |  |  | 9,832 |
Valuation allowance | (22) |  |  | (19) |
Net deferred tax assets | 9,442 |  |  | 9,813 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation and amortization | (4,503) |  |  | (4,630) |
Leases | (1,798) |  |  | (1,832) |
Other | (262) |  |  | (262) |
Total deferred tax liabilities | (6,563) |  |  | (6,724) |
Net deferred tax asset | $ | 2,879 |  |  | $ | 3,089 |
American Airlines, Inc. |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |
Components of Income Tax Provision | The significant components of the income tax provision (benefit) were (in millions):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Current income tax benefit: |  |  |  |  |
State, local and foreign | $ | — |  |  | $ | (6) |  |  | $ | — |
Deferred income tax provision (benefit): |  |  |  |  |
Federal | 361 |  |  | 112 |  |  | (453) |
State and local | 33 |  |  | 10 |  |  | (47) |
Deferred income tax provision (benefit) | 394 |  |  | 122 |  |  | (500) |
Total income tax provision (benefit) | $ | 394 |  |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | (500) |
Reconciliation of Income Tax Provision | The income tax provision (benefit) differed from amounts computed at the statutory federal income tax rate as follows (in millions):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Statutory income tax provision (benefit) | $ | 332 |  |  | $ | 95 |  |  | $ | (478) |
State, local and foreign income tax provision (benefit), net of federal tax effect | 25 |  |  | 3 |  |  | (37) |
Book expenses not deductible for tax purposes | 35 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 21 |
Change in valuation allowance | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other, net | (1) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (6) |
Income tax provision (benefit) | $ | 394 |  |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | (500) |
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The components of American’s deferred tax assets and liabilities were (in millions):
| December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Net operating loss and other carryforwards | $ | 3,960 |  |  | $ | 4,492 |
Loyalty program liability | 1,774 |  |  | 1,809 |
Leases | 1,746 |  |  | 1,804 |
Pension benefits | 428 |  |  | 467 |
Postretirement benefits other than pension benefits | 273 |  |  | 179 |
Rent expense | 84 |  |  | 130 |
Other | 846 |  |  | 689 |
Total deferred tax assets | 9,111 |  |  | 9,570 |
Valuation allowance | (12) |  |  | (9) |
Net deferred tax assets | 9,099 |  |  | 9,561 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation and amortization | (4,479) |  |  | (4,603) |
Leases | (1,786) |  |  | (1,817) |
Other | (254) |  |  | (256) |
Total deferred tax liabilities | (6,519) |  |  | (6,676) |
Net deferred tax asset | $ | 2,580 |  |  | $ | 2,885 |

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