Loans - Credit Card Loan Portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	$ 928,887	$ 969,415	$ 947,651
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Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	$ 159,571	$ 156,616
% of 30 plus days past due to total retained loans	1.84%	1.83%
% of 90 plus days past due to total retained loans	0.90%	0.92%
Percentage of portfolio based on carrying value with estimated refreshed FICO scores, Equal to or greater than 660	83.60%	84.20%
Percentage of portfolio based on carrying value with estimated refreshed FICO scores, Less than 660	15.60%	15.00%
Percentage of portfolio based on carrying value with estimated refreshed FICO scores, No FICO available	0.80%	0.80%
Credit card | California
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	$ 24,313	$ 23,757
Credit card | Texas
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	15,790	15,085
Credit card | New York
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	13,940	13,601
Credit card | Florida
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	10,101	9,770
Credit card | Illinois
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	9,125	8,938
Credit card | New Jersey
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	6,821	6,739
Credit card | Ohio
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	5,093	5,094
Credit card | Pennsylvania
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	4,918	4,996
Credit card | Colorado
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	4,543	4,309
Credit card | Michigan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	3,942	3,912
Credit card | All other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	60,985	60,415
Credit card | Current and less than 30 days past due and still accruing
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	156,629	153,746
Credit card | 30–89 days past due and still accruing
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	1,500	1,426
Credit card | 90 or more days past due and still accruing
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Retained loans	$ 1,442	$ 1,444