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American Airlines Group Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/12 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 2/20/13, at 4:01pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/12   ·   Accession #:  6201-13-23   ·   File #:  1-08400

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/20/13  American Airlines Group Inc.      10-K       12/31/12  118:21M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.50M 
 3: EX-21       Significant Subsidiaries of the Registrant as of    HTML     39K 
                December 31, 2012                                                
 4: EX-23       Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     35K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 2: EX-12       Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges   HTML     50K 
 5: EX-31.1     Section 302 CEO Certification                       HTML     41K 
 6: EX-31.2     Section 302 CFO Certification                       HTML     41K 
 7: EX-32       Section 906 CEO and CFO Certification               HTML     37K 
79: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     63K 
60: R2          Consolidated Statements Of Operations               HTML    128K 
75: R3          Consolidated Statements Of Operations               HTML     37K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
83: R4          Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income     HTML     88K 
107: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    196K  
63: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     60K 
74: R7          Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows               HTML    149K 
54: R8          Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     90K 
                (Deficit)                                                        
42: R9          Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     38K 
                (Deficit) (Parenthetical)                                        
109: R10         Reorganization                                      HTML    124K  
85: R11         Summary Of Accounting Policies                      HTML     69K 
84: R12         Special Charges And Restructuring Activities        HTML     89K 
91: R13         Investments And Fair Value Measurements             HTML     91K 
92: R14         Commitments, Contingencies And Guarantees           HTML    116K 
89: R15         Leases                                              HTML     68K 
93: R16         Indebtedness                                        HTML    110K 
76: R17         Financial Instruments And Risk Management           HTML    151K 
80: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML    121K 
87: R19         Share Based Compensation                            HTML    136K 
117: R20         Retirement Benefits                                 HTML    477K  
102: R21         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     67K  
69: R22         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     78K 
86: R23         Earnings (Loss) Per Share                           HTML     71K 
72: R24         Segment Reporting                                   HTML     61K 
32: R25         Quarterly Financial Data                            HTML     82K 
103: R26         Subsequent Events                                   HTML    129K  
113: R27         Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts     HTML     89K  
                And Reserves                                                     
48: R28         Summary Of Accounting Policies (Policy)             HTML    125K 
47: R29         Reorganization Reorganization (Tables)              HTML     76K 
52: R30         Summary Of Accounting Policies Summary Of           HTML     44K 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
53: R31         Special Charges And Restructuring Activities        HTML     83K 
                (Tables)                                                         
55: R32         Investments And Fair Value Measurements (Tables)    HTML     93K 
21: R33         Commitments, Contingencies And Guarantees (Tables)  HTML     90K 
100: R34         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     55K  
67: R35         Indebtedness (Tables)                               HTML     87K 
70: R36         Financial Instruments And Risk Management (Tables)  HTML    141K 
37: R37         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    116K 
116: R38         Share Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    121K  
14: R39         Retirement Benefits (Tables)                        HTML    475K 
57: R40         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML     61K 
106: R41         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     69K  
                (Tables)                                                         
34: R42         Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)                  HTML     69K 
46: R43         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML     53K 
51: R44         Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)                   HTML     77K 
61: R45         Subsequent Events Aircraft Purchase Commitments     HTML     93K 
                (Tables)                                                         
20: R46         Reorganization (Narrative) (Details)                HTML     82K 
41: R47         Reorganization (Schedule Of Liabilities Subject To  HTML     54K 
                Compromise) (Details)                                            
16: R48         Reorganization (Components Of Long-Term Debt)       HTML     63K 
                (Details)                                                        
105: R49         Reorganization (Schedule Of Reorganization Items)   HTML     51K  
                (Details)                                                        
33: R50         Summary Of Accounting Policies (Narrative)          HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
101: R51         Summary Of Accounting Policies (Schedule Of         HTML     47K  
                Depreciable Lives Used For Principal Depreciable                 
                Asset Classifications) (Details)                                 
38: R52         Special Charges And Restructuring Activities        HTML     54K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
58: R53         Special Charges And Restructuring Activities        HTML     62K 
                (Components Of Company's Special Charges)                        
                (Details)                                                        
15: R54         Investments And Fair Value Measurements             HTML     41K 
                (Short-Term Investments) (Details)                               
18: R55         Investments And Fair Value Measurements             HTML     39K 
                (Short-Term Investments By Contractual Maturity)                 
                (Details)                                                        
50: R56         Investments And Fair Value Measurements (Assets     HTML     83K 
                And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A                      
                Recurring Basis) (Details)                                       
25: R57         Commitments, Contingencies And Guarantees           HTML     84K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
110: R58         Commitments, Contingencies And Guarantees           HTML     88K  
                (Aircraft Acquisition Commitments) (Details)                     
65: R59         Leases (Narrative) (Details)                        HTML     76K 
90: R60         Leases (Future Minimum Lease Payments Under         HTML     91K 
                Capital and Operating Leases) (Details)                          
40: R61         Indebtedness (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML    141K 
43: R62         Indebtedness (Components Of Long-Term Debt)         HTML     80K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R63         Indebtedness (Schedule Of Maturities Of Long Term   HTML     52K 
                Debt And Operating Lease Payments) (Details)                     
94: R64         Indebtedness (Schedule Of Collateral Coverage       HTML     47K 
                Tests) (Details)                                                 
68: R65         Financial Instruments And Risk Management           HTML     59K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
96: R66         Financial Instruments And Risk Management (Effect   HTML     41K 
                Of Cash Flow Hedges On Financial Statements)                     
                (Details)                                                        
39: R67         Financial Instruments And Risk Management (Effect   HTML     50K 
                Of Derivative Instruments On Statements Of                       
                Operations) (Details)                                            
73: R68         Financial Instruments And Risk Management (Summary  HTML     68K 
                Of Carrying Value And Estimated Fair Values Of                   
                Long-Term Debt) (Details)                                        
112: R69         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     65K  
17: R70         Income Taxes (Components Of Income Tax Provision    HTML     49K 
                (Benefit)) (Details)                                             
31: R71         Income Taxes (Computation Of Income Tax Expense     HTML     59K 
                (Benefit)) (Details)                                             
59: R72         Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities)  HTML     93K 
                (Details)                                                        
23: R73         Income Taxes (Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax    HTML     40K 
                Benefit) (Details)                                               
115: R74         Share Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)      HTML    109K  
35: R75         Share Based Compensation (Stock Based Compensation  HTML     60K 
                Awards, Expected Fair Value Assumptions) (Details)               
26: R76         Share Based Compensation (Schedule Of Stock         HTML     78K 
                Options/SARs Activity) (Details)                                 
30: R77         Share Based Compensation (Status And Changes Of     HTML     63K 
                Non-Vested Options/SARs) (Details)                               
19: R78         Share Based Compensation (Schedule Of Stock-Based   HTML     54K 
                Activities) (Details)                                            
22: R79         Retirement Benefits (Narrative) (Details)           HTML    100K 
81: R80         Retirement Benefits (Schedule Of Changes In         HTML     95K 
                Pension, Retiree Medical, Other Benefit                          
                Obligations And Fair Value Assets) (Details)                     
28: R81         Retirement Benefits (Schedule Of Amounts            HTML     53K 
                Recognized In Consolidated Balance Sheets)                       
                (Details)                                                        
111: R82         Retirement Benefits (Schedule Of Amounts            HTML     48K  
                Recognized In Other Comprehensive Loss) (Details)                
56: R83         Retirement Benefits (Schedule Of Accumulated        HTML     58K 
                Benefit Obligations Exceeding Fair Value Of Plan                 
                Assets) (Details)                                                
88: R84         Retirement Benefits (Components Of Net Periodic     HTML     78K 
                Benefit Cost) (Details)                                          
95: R85         Retirement Benefits (Schedule Of Assumption Used    HTML     55K 
                Calculating Benefit Obligation) (Details)                        
27: R86         Retirement Benefits (Summary Of Target Assets       HTML     56K 
                Allocation) (Details)                                            
29: R87         Retirement Benefits (Schedule Of Fair Values Of     HTML    108K 
                Pension Plan Assets By Asset Category) (Details)                 
108: R88         Retirement Benefits (Changes In Fair Value          HTML     54K  
                Measurements Of Level 3 Investments) (Details)                   
24: R89         Retirement Benefits (Fair Values Of Company's       HTML     45K 
                Other Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets)                        
                (Details)                                                        
82: R90         Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Health Care Cost   HTML     43K 
                Trend Rates) (Details)                                           
78: R91         Retirement Benefits (Schedule Of One Percentage     HTML     46K 
                Point Change In Assumed Health Care Cost Trend                   
                Rates) (Details)                                                 
99: R92         Retirement Benefits (Benefit Payments Of Expected   HTML     53K 
                Future Service ) (Details)                                       
77: R93         Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     46K 
64: R94         Intangible Assets (Summary Of Amortization Of       HTML     46K 
                Intangible Assets) (Details)                                     
104: R95         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     83K  
                (Components Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive                   
                Income (Loss)) (Details)                                         
62: R96         Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Computations Of Basic    HTML     83K 
                And Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share) (Details)                 
36: R97         Segment Reporting (Operating Revenues By            HTML     55K 
                Geographic Region) (Details)                                     
71: R98         Quarterly Financial Data (Narrative) (Details)      HTML     49K 
66: R99         Quarterly Financial Data (Summarized Financial      HTML     61K 
                Data By Quarter) (Details)                                       
49: R100        Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details)             HTML    112K 
118: R101        Subsequent Events Subsequent Events (Aircraft       HTML    100K  
                Purchase Commitments) (Details) (Details)                        
97: R102        Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts     HTML     54K 
                And Reserves (Details)                                           
114: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    190K  
45: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   3.51M 
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10: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- amr-20121231_cal                XML    333K 
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12: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- amr-20121231_lab                      XML   2.98M 
13: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- amr-20121231_pre               XML   1.82M 
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44: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000006201-13-000023-xbrl      Zip    472K

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