Retrospective Responsibility Plan	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Retrospective Responsibility Plan [Abstract]
Retrospective Responsibility Plan	Note 2—Retrospective Responsibility Plan Under the terms of the retrospective responsibility plan, the Company maintains an escrow account from which settlements of, or judgments in, the covered litigation are paid. At December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, the balance of the escrow account was $49 million. On January 14, 2014, the court entered the final judgment order approving the settlement with the class plaintiffs in the interchange multidistrict litigation proceedings, which is subject to the adjudication of any appeals. Takedown payments of approximately $1.1 billion related to the opt-out merchants were received on January 27, 2014, and were deposited into the litigation escrow account. The deposit into the litigation escrow account, and a related increase in accrued litigation to address opt-out claims will be recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2014. See Note 11—Legal Matters. The accrual related to the covered litigation could be either higher or lower than the litigation escrow account balance. The Company did not record an additional accrual for the covered litigation during the three months ended December 31, 2013.

Note 2—Retrospective Responsibility Plan

Under the terms of the retrospective responsibility plan, the Company maintains an escrow account from which settlements of, or judgments in, the covered litigation are paid. At December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, the balance of the escrow account was $49 million.

On January 14, 2014, the court entered the final judgment order approving the settlement with the class plaintiffs in the interchange multidistrict litigation proceedings, which is subject to the adjudication of any appeals. Takedown payments of approximately $1.1 billion related to the opt-out merchants were received on January 27, 2014, and were deposited into the litigation escrow account. The deposit into the litigation escrow account, and a related increase in accrued litigation to address opt-out claims will be recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2014. See Note 11—Legal Matters.

The accrual related to the covered litigation could be either higher or lower than the litigation escrow account balance. The Company did not record an additional accrual for the covered litigation during the three months ended December 31, 2013.