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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income) | The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost (income) (in millions):
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31, |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Service cost |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 8 |
Interest cost |  | 183 |  |  | 181 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 17 |
Expected return on assets |  | (232) |  |  | (244) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2) |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |
Unrecognized net loss (gain) |  | 24 |  |  | 27 |  |  | (6) |  |  | (6) |
Net periodic benefit cost (income) |  | $ | (24) |  |  | $ | (36) |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 20 |
American Airlines, Inc. |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income) | The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost (income) (in millions):
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31, |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Service cost |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 8 |
Interest cost |  | 182 |  |  | 180 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 17 |
Expected return on assets |  | (231) |  |  | (243) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2) |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |
Unrecognized net loss (gain) |  | 24 |  |  | 27 |  |  | (6) |  |  | (6) |
Net periodic benefit cost (income) |  | $ | (24) |  |  | $ | (36) |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 20 |

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