Represents the amortization period of beneficial interest asset.

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Represents the amount of net revaluation adjustment in the beneficial interest asset.

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Represents the income recognized from the profit sharing agreement associated with sale of credit card portfolio.

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Represents the net amount of income recognized from the profit sharing agreement offsetting with increase (decrease) in beneficial interest.

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Represents the increase or decrease in beneficial interest asset related to profit-sharing payments related to sold receivables.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of receivables arising from the financing of goods and services, net of amounts applied to nonrecourse debt collateralized by these receivables.

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Represents the amount of reduction in obligation reflecting another party's right to economic interests in another entity or trust under a contractual right during the reporting period.

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The gain (loss) resulting from the sale of credit card receivables (portfolios).

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of receivables arising from the financing of goods and services.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt secured debt.

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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents the interests continued to be held by a transferor (retained or residual interest) after transferring financial assets to a third party.

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Represents the initial fair value recorded for assets received on transfer of financial assets in a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or a similar transfer which transaction is recognized as a sale of the transferred financial assets.

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Credit Card Receivables Transaction (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Credit Card Receivables Transaction (Details) (USD $)	Aug. 03, 2013	Aug. 03, 2013	Mar. 13, 2013 Nonrecourse	Aug. 03, 2013 Nonrecourse	Mar. 13, 2013 Credit card receivables
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable
Gain on sale of receivables		$ 391,000,000			$ 391,000,000
Consideration from sale of consumer credit card portfolio					5,700,000,000
Consideration in form of beneficial interest asset					225,000,000
Repayment of 2006/2007 Series Variable Funding Certificate at par			1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Net cash proceeds from sale of consumer credit card portfolio					4,200,000,000
Profit-sharing income recognized from credit card portfolio sale transaction	183,000,000	288,000,000
Reduction in the beneficial interest asset related to the profit sharing agreement	29,000,000	45,000,000
Profit-sharing income recognized, net of offsetting, with reduction in beneficial interest asset	154,000,000	243,000,000
Decrease in beneficial interest asset related to profit-sharing payments related to sold receivables	31,000,000	45,000,000
Net revaluation adjustment in the beneficial interest asset	2,000,000	0
Amortization period of beneficial interest asset		4 years
Beneficial interest asset	$ 180,000,000	$ 180,000,000