Reportable Operating Segment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Abstract]

Reportable Operating Segments

14. Reportable Operating Segments

The Company is a leading global payments and travel company that is principally engaged in businesses comprising four reportable operating segments: USCS, ICS, GCS and Global Network & Merchant Services (GNMS).Corporate functions and auxiliary businesses, including the Company's publishing business, the Enterprise Growth Group (including Global Payment Options), as well as other Company operations are included in Corporate & Other.

The following table presents certain operating segment information:

			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,				September 30,
(Millions)			2012		2011		2012		2011
Non-interest revenues:
USCS		$	2,887	$	2,752	$	8,566	$	8,008
ICS			1,126		1,156		3,351		3,315
GCS			1,218		1,195		3,718		3,631
GNMS			1,238		1,188		3,683		3,459
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a)			212		167		688		541
	Total	$	6,681	$	6,458	$	20,006	$	18,954
Interest income:
USCS		$	1,362	$	1,287	$	3,978	$	3,770
ICS			289		299		858		913
GCS			3		3		8		7
GNMS			7		2		16		4
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a)			78		97		257		317
	Total	$	1,739	$	1,688	$	5,117	$	5,011
Interest expense:
USCS		$	194	$	201	$	568	$	604
ICS			102		108		300		322
GCS			65		68		192		196
GNMS			(65)		(60)		(182)		(163)
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a)			262		258		804		786
	Total	$	558	$	575	$	1,682	$	1,745
Total revenues, net of interest expense:
USCS		$	4,055	$	3,838	$	11,976	$	11,174
ICS			1,313		1,347		3,909		3,906
GCS			1,156		1,130		3,534		3,442
GNMS			1,310		1,250		3,881		3,626
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a)			28		6		141		72
	Total	$	7,862	$	7,571	$	23,441	$	22,220
Income (loss) from continuing operations:
USCS		$	699	$	733	$	2,169	$	1,953
ICS			164		221		539		571
GCS			183		197		579		558
GNMS			360		332		1,089		969
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a)			(156)		(248)		(531)		(344)
	Total	$	1,250	$	1,235	$	3,845	$	3,707

(a) Corporate & Other includes adjustments and eliminations for intersegment activity.