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Investment Securities (Details 3) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Estimated Fair Value  
Estimated Fair Value, Due within 1 year $ 561,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 1 year but within 5 years 381,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 5 years but within 10 years 241,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 10 years 3,198,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue
Total 4,381,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Amortized Cost [Abstract]  
Due within 1 year 560,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost
Due after 1 year but within 5 years 374,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost
Due after 5 years but within 10 years 225,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost
Due after 10 years 3,071,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost
Total 4,230,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
Weighted average yields  
Weighted average yields, due within 1 year 2.50%axp_WeightedAverageDebtMaturitiesDueWithinOneYearRate
Weighted averge yleids, due after 1 years but within 5 years 2.07%axp_WeightedAverageDebtMaturitiesDueAfterOneYearButWithinFiveYearsRate
Weighted averge yleids, due after 5 years but within 10 years 6.71%axp_WeightedAverageDebtMaturitiesDueAfterFineYearButWithinTenYearsRate
Weighted average yield, due after 10 years 6.81%axp_WeightedAverageDebtMaturitiesDueAfterTenYearsRate
State and municipal obligations [Member]  
Estimated Fair Value  
Estimated Fair Value, Due within 1 year 182,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 1 year but within 5 years 74,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 5 years but within 10 years 233,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 10 years 3,004,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Total 3,493,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
U.S. Government treasury obligations [Member]  
Estimated Fair Value  
Estimated Fair Value, Due within 1 year 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 1 year but within 5 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 5 years but within 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 10 years 3,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
Total 3,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
U.S. Government agency obligations [Member]  
Estimated Fair Value  
Estimated Fair Value, Due within 1 year 66,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 1 year but within 5 years 264,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 5 years but within 10 years 8,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 10 years 12,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
Total 350,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
Corporate debt securities [Member]  
Estimated Fair Value  
Estimated Fair Value, Due within 1 year 6,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 1 year but within 5 years 34,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 5 years but within 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Total 40,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Mortgage-backed securities [Member]  
Estimated Fair Value  
Estimated Fair Value, Due within 1 year 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 1 year but within 5 years 2,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 5 years but within 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 10 years 134,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Total 136,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Foreign government bonds and obligations [Member]  
Estimated Fair Value  
Estimated Fair Value, Due within 1 year 307,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignGovernmentDebtMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 1 year but within 5 years 7,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignGovernmentDebtMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 5 years but within 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignGovernmentDebtMember
Estimated Fair Value, Due after 10 years 45,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignGovernmentDebtMember
Total $ 359,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignGovernmentDebtMember