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American Airlines Group Inc., et al. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/18 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 2/25/19, at 7:31am ET · For: 12/31/18 · Accession #: 6201-19-9 · File #s: 1-02691, 1-08400

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

 2/25/19  American Airlines Group Inc.      10-K       12/31/18  137:29M
          American Airlines Inc

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        10-K 2018 02.25.19                                  HTML   2.44M 
 3: EX-10.15    Exhibit 10.15 - 10K 2018 02.25.19                   HTML     96K 
 4: EX-10.20    Exhibit 10.20 - 10K 2018 02.25.19                   HTML     89K 
 2: EX-10.9     Exhibit 10.9 - 10K 2018 02.25.19                    HTML     96K 
 5: EX-21.1     Exhibit 21.1 - 10K 2018 02.25.19                    HTML     45K 
 6: EX-23.1     Exhibit 23.1 - 10K 2018 02.25.19                    HTML     42K 
 7: EX-31.1     Exhibit 31.1 - 10K 2018 02.25.19                    HTML     44K 
 8: EX-31.2     Exhibit 31.2 - 10K 2018 02.25.19                    HTML     44K 
 9: EX-31.3     Exhibit 31.3 - 10K 2018 02.25.19                    HTML     44K 
10: EX-31.4     Exhibit 31.4 - 10K 2018 02.25.19                    HTML     44K 
11: EX-32.1     Exhibit 32.1 - 10K 2018 02.25.19                    HTML     41K 
12: EX-32.2     Exhibit 32.2 - 10K 2018 02.25.19                    HTML     41K 
19: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     81K 
20: R2          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    135K 
21: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     61K 
22: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    186K 
23: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     51K 
24: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    166K 
25: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     50K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
26: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     82K 
27: R9          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     50K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
28: R10         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    605K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
29: R11         Special Items, Net                                  HTML    146K 
30: R12         Earnings Per Common Share                           HTML     69K 
31: R13         Share Repurchase Programs and Dividends             HTML     45K 
32: R14         Debt                                                HTML    253K 
33: R15         Leases                                              HTML    176K 
34: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML    199K 
35: R17         Risk Management                                     HTML     52K 
36: R18         Fair Value Measurements and Other Investments       HTML    186K 
37: R19         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    821K 
38: R20         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                HTML    131K 
39: R21         Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees           HTML    156K 
40: R22         Supplemental Cash Flow Information                  HTML     70K 
41: R23         Operating Segments and Related Disclosures          HTML     46K 
42: R24         Share-based Compensation                            HTML     96K 
43: R25         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                   HTML     88K 
44: R26         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML    142K 
45: R27         Transactions with Related Parties                   HTML     52K 
46: R28         Subsequent Event                                    HTML     41K 
47: R29         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    453K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
48: R30         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    514K 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
49: R31         Special Items, Net (Tables)                         HTML    147K 
50: R32         Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     70K 
51: R33         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    215K 
52: R34         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    252K 
53: R35         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    187K 
54: R36         Fair Value Measurements and Other Investments       HTML    179K 
                (Tables)                                                         
55: R37         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    914K 
56: R38         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)       HTML    132K 
57: R39         Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables)  HTML     97K 
58: R40         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)         HTML     69K 
59: R41         Share-based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     84K 
60: R42         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Tables)          HTML     88K 
61: R43         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML    135K 
62: R44         Transactions with Related Parties (Tables)          HTML     50K 
63: R45         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    313K 
                Accounting Policies - Recent Accounting                          
                Pronouncements (Details)                                         
64: R46         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     74K 
                Accounting Policies - Operating Property and                     
                Equipment (Detail)                                               
65: R47         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     69K 
                Accounting Policies - Finite-Lived Intangible                    
                Assets (Detail)                                                  
66: R48         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     64K 
                Accounting Policies - Finite-Lived Intangible                    
                Assets Amortization Expense (Detail)                             
67: R49         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     84K 
                Accounting Policies - Significant Categories of                  
                Reported Operating Revenues (Details)                            
68: R50         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     73K 
                Accounting Policies - Passenger Revenue by                       
                Geographic Region (Details)                                      
69: R51         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     50K 
                Accounting Policies - Significant Contract                       
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
70: R52         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     59K 
                Accounting Policies - Changes in Loyalty Program                 
                Liability (Details)                                              
71: R53         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     85K 
                Accounting Policies - Regional Expenses (Detail)                 
72: R54         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    108K 
                Accounting Policies - Additional Information                     
                (Detail)                                                         
73: R55         Special Items, Net (Details)                        HTML    102K 
74: R56         Earnings Per Common Share (Details)                 HTML     77K 
75: R57         Share Repurchase Programs and Dividends - Share     HTML     60K 
                Repurchase Programs (Details)                                    
76: R58         Share Repurchase Programs and Dividends -           HTML     46K 
                Dividends (Details)                                              
77: R59         Debt - Components of Long-Term Debt (Details)       HTML    116K 
78: R60         Debt - Summary of Availability under Revolving      HTML     53K 
                Credit Facilities (Details)                                      
79: R61         Debt - Schedule of Maturities of Long-Term Debt     HTML     64K 
                and Capital Leases (Details)                                     
80: R62         Debt - 2013, 2014 and 2016 Credit Facilities        HTML    178K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R63         Debt - 2017-2 EETCs (Details)                       HTML     54K 
82: R64         Debt - 2017-2 EETCs - Certain Information           HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R65         Debt - 2012-2C(R) EETCs (Details)                   HTML     51K 
84: R66         Debt - 2012-2C(R) EETCs - Certain Information       HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R67         Debt - Equipment Loans and Other Notes Payable      HTML     48K 
                Issued in 2018 (Details)                                         
86: R68         Debt - Senior Notes (Details)                       HTML     51K 
87: R69         Debt - Guarantees (Details)                         HTML     54K 
88: R70         Debt - Collateral-Related Covenants (Details)       HTML     60K 
89: R71         Leases - Components of Lease Expense (Details)      HTML     55K 
90: R72         Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information     HTML     82K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R73         Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow and Other           HTML     56K 
                Information (Details)                                            
92: R74         Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details)  HTML     97K 
93: R75         Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)    HTML     95K 
94: R76         Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     73K 
95: R77         Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax Provision   HTML     67K 
                (Benefit) (Details)                                              
96: R78         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Income Tax         HTML     71K 
                Provision (Details)                                              
97: R79         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     94K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R80         Income Taxes - Additional Disclosures (Details)     HTML     89K 
99: R81         Risk Management - Additional Information (Details)  HTML     46K 
100: R82         Fair Value Measurements and Other Investments -     HTML    125K  
                Summary of Assets Measured at Fair Value on                      
                Recurring Basis (Details)                                        
101: R83         Fair Value Measurements and Other Investments -     HTML     49K  
                Schedule of Carrying Value and Estimated Fair                    
                Value of Long-Term Debt, Including Current                       
                Maturities (Details)                                             
102: R84         Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information     HTML     69K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R85         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Changes in     HTML     73K  
                Projected Benefit Obligations (Details)                          
104: R86         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Changes in     HTML     78K  
                Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details)                              
105: R87         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Amounts        HTML     61K  
                Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets                        
                (Details)                                                        
106: R88         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Amounts        HTML     56K  
                Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Details)               
107: R89         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Accumulated    HTML     58K  
                Benefit Obligations Exceeding Fair Value of Plan                 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
108: R90         Employee Benefit Plans - Components of Net          HTML     77K  
                Periodic Benefit Cost (Income) (Details)                         
109: R91         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Assumption     HTML     66K  
                Used to Determine Benefit Obligations (Details)                  
110: R92         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of One            HTML     51K  
                Percentage Point Change in Assumed Health Care                   
                Cost Trend Rates (Details)                                       
111: R93         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Expected       HTML     63K  
                Future Service Benefit Payments (Details)                        
112: R94         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Allocation of  HTML    100K  
                Plan Assets (Details)                                            
113: R95         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Fair Value of  HTML    236K  
                Pension Plan Assets by Asset Category (Details)                  
114: R96         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Fair Value of  HTML    142K  
                Pension Plan Assets by Asset Category - Additional               
                Information (Details)                                            
115: R97         Employee Benefit Plans - Changes in Fair Value      HTML     74K  
                Measurements of Level 3 Investments (Details)                    
116: R98         Employee Benefit Plans - Fair Values of Retiree     HTML     88K  
                Medical and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans                   
                Assets by Asset Category (Details)                               
117: R99         Employee Benefit Plans - Defined Contribution       HTML     43K  
                Plans (Details)                                                  
118: R100        Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans -     HTML     46K  
                Profit Sharing Program (Details)                                 
119: R101        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Components   HTML     96K  
                of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Aoci)                   
                (Details)                                                        
120: R102        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss -              HTML     51K  
                Reclassifications out of AOCI (Details)                          
121: R103        Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees -         HTML     76K  
                Aircraft, Engine and Other Purchase Commitments                  
                (Details)                                                        
122: R104        Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees -         HTML     58K  
                Capacity Purchase Agreements (Details)                           
123: R105        Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees -         HTML    121K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
124: R106        Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Cash Flow      HTML     54K  
                Information and Non-Cash Investing and Financing                 
                Activities (Details)                                             
125: R107        Operating Segments and Related Disclosures -        HTML     42K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
126: R108        Share Based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML     57K  
                (Details)                                                        
127: R109        Share Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Unit    HTML     88K  
                Awards (Details)                                                 
128: R110        Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - Components of   HTML     56K  
                Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details)                      
129: R111        Quarterly Financial Data - Summarized Financial     HTML     81K  
                Data (Details)                                                   
130: R112        Quarterly Financial Data - Additional Information   HTML     74K  
                (Details)                                                        
131: R113        Transactions with Related Parties (Details)         HTML     46K  
132: R114        Transactions with Related Parties - Additional      HTML     46K  
                Information (Details)                                            
133: R115        Subsequent Event - Additional Information           HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
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136: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    250K  
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