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Accounts Receivable and Loans (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions | Jun. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
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Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 Days past due and accruing interest | $ 134 | $ 185
Non-accrual loans | 477 | 636
Loans and receivables modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring | 1,045 | 1,201
Total impaired loans | 1,656 | 2,022
Unpaid principal balance | 1,583 | 1,925
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 302 | 342
Accounts Receivable and Loans (Textuals) [Abstract] |  |
Total loans and receivables modified as a TDR, non-accrual | 559 | 655
Total loans and receivables modified as a TDR, past due 90 days and still accruing | 8.0 | 7.0
U S Card Services [Member] | Cardmember Loans [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 Days past due and accruing interest | 53 | 90
Non-accrual loans | 471 | 628
Loans and receivables modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring | 898 | 1,076
Total impaired loans | 1,422 | 1,794
Unpaid principal balance | 1,359 | 1,704
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 215 | 274
U S Card Services [Member] | Cardmember Receivables [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 Days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0
Non-accrual loans | 0 | 0
Loans and receivables modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring | 138 | 114
Total impaired loans | 138 | 114
Unpaid principal balance | 131 | 109
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 83 | 63
International Card Services [Member] | Cardmember Loans [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 Days past due and accruing interest | 81 | 95
Non-accrual loans | 6 | 8
Loans and receivables modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring | 9 | 11
Total impaired loans | 96 | 114
Unpaid principal balance | 93 | 112
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | $ 4 | $ 5

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