Reserves (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Changes in the Card Member receivable reserve for losses
Balance, January 1	$ 114	$ 94
Provisions	64	71
Other credits	6	32
Net write-offs	(75)	(84)
Other debits	(10)	(7)
Balance, June 30	$ 99	$ 106

Accounts receivable reserve rollforward

No definition available.

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- Definition

Represents adjustments to Card Member receivables reserve attributable to purchases of Card Member receivables & participation interest in Card Member receivables from affiliates.

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- Definition

Represent reserve for losses attributable to participation interests in Card Member receivables sold to an affiliate.

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- Definition

Represents net write-offs consisting of principal (resulting from authorized transactions), less recoveries, for the period.

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- Definition

For an unclassified balance sheet, a valuation allowance for receivables due a company that are expected to be uncollectible.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=d3e5074-111524

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

Amount of expense related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and notes receivable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.5)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
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