Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income		$ 276	$ 104
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Provisions for credit losses		(38)	276
Amortization of underwriting expense		4	7
Deferred taxes		18	(44)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Interest, taxes and other amounts due to/from affiliates		55	11
Other operating assets and liabilities		(458)	433
Net cash provided by operating activities		(143)	787
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net (increase) decrease in Card Member receivables and Card Member loans	[1]	(688)	10,019
Net decrease (increase) in loans to affiliates and other	[1]	2,049	(1,812)
Net (decrease) increase in due to/from affiliates		(230)	1,918
Net cash provided by investing activities		1,131	10,125
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net decrease in short-term debt		0	(3,216)
Net increase in short-term debt to affiliates		286	2,397
Principal payments of long-term debt		(1,750)	(4,600)
Proceeds from long-term debt to affiliates		105	8,006
Principal payments of long-term debt to affiliates	[1]	0	(11,251)
Net cash used in financing activities		(1,359)	(8,664)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents		4	(5)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(367)	2,243
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		601	149
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$ 234	$ 2,392

[1] During the six months ended June 30, 2020, American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (TRS) removed U.S. Consumer and Small Business Card Member receivables from the American Express Issuance Trust II (the Charge Trust) and substantially replaced them with U.S. Corporate Card Member receivables. To effect this change, on January 7, 2020, Credco sold $5.2 billion of U.S. Corporate Card Member receivables to TRS. Settlement of this transaction was undertaken through borrowings from American Express Company.