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U.S. and Europe Retrospective Responsibility Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Retrospective Responsibility Plans [Abstract] |
Changes in the U.S. litigation escrow account | The following table presents the changes in the restricted cash equivalents—U.S. litigation escrow account:
| 2022 |  | 2021
| (in millions)
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 894 |  |  | $ | 901 |
Deposits into the litigation escrow account | 850 |  |  | — |
Payments to opt-out merchants(1), net of interest earned on escrow funds | (295) |  |  | (7) |
Balance at end of period | $ | 1,449 |  |  | $ | 894 |
(1)These payments are associated with the interchange multidistrict litigation. See Note 20—Legal Matters.
Changes in Preferred Stock and Right to Recover for Covered Losses | The following table presents the activities related to VE territory covered losses in preferred stock and “right to recover for covered losses” within stockholders’ equity:
| Preferred Stock |  | Right to Recover for Covered Losses
| Series B |  | Series C |
| (in millions)
Balance as of September 30, 2021 | $ | 1,071 |  |  | $ | 1,523 |  |  | $ | (133) |
VE territory covered losses incurred(1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (43) |
Recovery through conversion rate adjustment | (135) |  |  | (6) |  |  | 141 |
Sixth Anniversary Release | (476) |  |  | (705) |  |  | — |
Balance as of September 30, 2022 | $ | 460 |  |  | $ | 812 |  |  | $ | (35) |
| Preferred Stock |  | Right to Recover for Covered Losses
| Series B |  | Series C |
| (in millions)
Balance as of September 30, 2020 | $ | 1,106 |  |  | $ | 1,543 |  |  | $ | (39) |
VE territory covered losses incurred(1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (147) |
Recovery through conversion rate adjustment(2) | (35) |  |  | (20) |  |  | 53 |
Balance as of September 30, 2021 | $ | 1,071 |  |  | $ | 1,523 |  |  | $ | (133) |
(1)VE territory covered losses incurred reflect settlements with merchants and additional legal costs. See Note 20—Legal Matters. (2)Adjustment to right to recover for covered losses for the conversion rate adjustment differs from the actual recovered amount due to differences in foreign exchange rates between the time the losses were incurred and the subsequent recovery through the conversion rate adjustment.
Preferred Stock As-Converted Value and Book Value | The following table presents the as-converted value of the preferred stock available to recover VE territory covered losses compared to the book value of preferred stock recorded in stockholders’ equity within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets:
| September 30,
| 2022 |  | 2021
| As-converted Value of Preferred Stock(1),(2) |  | Book Value of Preferred Stock(1) |  | As-converted Value of Preferred Stock(1),(3) |  | Book Value of Preferred Stock(1)
| (in millions)
Series B preferred stock | $ | 1,309 |  |  | $ | 460 |  |  | $ | 3,493 |  |  | $ | 1,071 |
Series C preferred stock | 2,044 |  |  | 812 |  |  | 4,806 |  |  | 1,523 |
Total | 3,353 |  |  | 1,272 |  |  | 8,299 |  |  | 2,594 |
Less: right to recover for covered losses | (35) |  |  | (35) |  |  | (133) |  |  | (133) |
Total recovery for covered losses available | $ | 3,318 |  |  | $ | 1,237 |  |  | $ | 8,166 |  |  | $ | 2,461 |
(1)Figures in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding. As-converted and book values are based on unrounded numbers. (2)As of September 30, 2022, the as-converted value of preferred stock is calculated as the product of: (a) 2 million and 3 million shares of the series B and C preferred stock outstanding, respectively; (b) 2.971 and 3.645, the class A common stock conversion rate applicable to the series B and C preferred stock outstanding, respectively; and (c) $177.65, Visa’s class A common stock closing stock price. (3)As of September 30, 2021, the as-converted value of preferred stock is calculated as the product of: (a) 2 million and 3 million shares of the series B and C preferred stock outstanding, respectively; (b) 6.321 and 6.834, the class A common stock conversion rate applicable to the series B and C preferred stock outstanding, respectively; and (c) $222.75, Visa’s class A common stock closing stock price.

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