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Settlement Guarantee Management (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Settlement Guarantee Management [Abstract] |
Schedule of Customer Collateral | The Company maintained collateral as follows:
| September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015
| (in millions)
Cash equivalents | $ | 1,295 |  |  | $ | 1,023 |
Pledged securities at market value | 170 |  |  | 154 |
Letters of credit | 1,311 |  |  | 1,178 |
Guarantees | 1,418 |  |  | 971 |
Total | $ | 4,194 |  |  | $ | 3,326 |
The balances above included collateral held by Visa Europe as follows:
| September 30, 2016
| (in millions)
Cash equivalents(1) | $ | 294 |
Pledged securities at market value | — |
Letters of credit | 144 |
Guarantees | 375 |
Total | $ | 813 |
(1) | Cash collateral held by Visa Europe is not included on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as its clients retain beneficial ownership and the cash is only accessible to the Company in the event of default by the client on its settlement obligations.

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