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Legal and Regulatory Proceedings (Details) £ in Millions, € in Billions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) defendant | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2011 plaintiff | Feb. 28, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) fax | Mar. 31, 2023 GBP (£) fax | Mar. 31, 2023 EUR (€) fax | Mar. 31, 2023 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2019
Legal And Regulatory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued litigation |  |  |  |  | $ 1,107,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,094,000,000 |
Loss contingency accrual, period increase |  |  |  |  | 211,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash for litigation settlement |  |  |  |  | $ 596,000,000 |  |  |  | 589,000,000 |
Unsolicited faxes | fax |  |  |  |  | 381,000 | 381,000 | 381,000 |  |  |
Damages sought per fax (in usd per fax) |  |  |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |  |  |
Event Involving Visa Parties, Member Banks and Mastercard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal And Regulatory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of settlement Mastercard would pay |  |  |  | 12.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Event Involving Member Banks and Mastercard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal And Regulatory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of settlement Mastercard would pay |  |  |  | 36.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Merchant Lawsuit Settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal And Regulatory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued litigation |  |  |  |  | 1,094,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 894,000,000 |
Maximum | U.S. Merchant Litigation - Class Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal And Regulatory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of merchant opt outs to terminate agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00%
2022 Mastercard and Visa Proposed Collective Action Complaint in the U.K. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal And Regulatory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of damages sought (that exceeds) |  |  |  |  | 600,000,000 | £ 500 |  |  |  |
Proposed U.K. Interchange Collective Action |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal And Regulatory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of damages sought (that exceeds) |  |  |  |  | 17,000,000,000 | £ 14,000 |  |  |  |
ATM Operators Complaint |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal And Regulatory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of damages sought (that exceeds) |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs in case | plaintiff |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Liability Shift Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal And Regulatory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of damages sought (that exceeds) | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of defendants | defendant | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Portugal Proposed Interchange Collective Action |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal And Regulatory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of damages sought (that exceeds) |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000 |  | € 0.4 |  |  |
Unresolved | U.K. Merchant Lawsuit Settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal And Regulatory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unresolved damages claims |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  | £ 600 |  |

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