Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of amounts associated with amortization of initial payments for new contracts and equity method investments

The following table presents the amounts associated with such amortization for the periods presented:

	Year ended December 31,
(in millions)	2015		2014		2013
Amortization of initial payments for new contracts	$	51	$	45	$	42
Amortization related to equity method investments	60		62		79

Schedule of amounts associated with processing services revenue

Interchange fees and assessments charged by credit card associations to the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries and network fees related to PIN-debit transactions charged by debit networks are as follows for the periods presented:

	Year ended December 31,
(in millions)		2015		2014		2013
Interchange fees and assessments		$	21,711	$	20,406	$	19,368
PIN debit fees		2,991		2,965		2,915

Schedule of accrued warranty and recovery balances

The following table presents the accrued warranty and recovery balances:

	As of December 31,
(in millions)	2015		2014
Accrued warranty balances	$	6	$	9
Accrued recovery balances	21		25

Schedule of amounts charged to expense for the depreciation and amortization of property and equipment, including equipment under capital lease

The following table presents the amounts charged to expense for the depreciation and amortization of property and equipment, including equipment under capital lease:

Year ended December 31,
(in millions)	Amount
2015	$	290
2014	286
2013	288