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Accounts Receivable and Loans (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
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Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 Days past due and accruing interest | $ 124 | $ 131
Non-accrual loans | 478 | 535
Loans and receivables modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring | 907 | 918
Total impaired loans and receivables | 1,509 | 1,584
Unpaid principal balance | 1,440 | 1,513
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 291 | 294
Accounts Receivable and Loans (Textuals) [Abstract] |  |
Total loans and receivables modified as a TDR, non-accrual | 411 | 410
Total loans and receivables modified as a TDR, past due 90 days and still accruing | 4 | 4
U S Card Services [Member] | Cardmember Loans [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 Days past due and accruing interest | 58 | 64
Non-accrual loans | 473 | 529
Loans and receivables modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring | 754 | 736
Total impaired loans and receivables | 1,285 | 1,329
Unpaid principal balance | 1,226 | 1,268
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 180 | 174
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 | 145 | 174
Total impaired loans and receivables | 145 | 174
Unpaid principal balance | 137 | 165
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 110 | 118
International Card Services [Member] | Cardmember Loans [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 Days past due and accruing interest | 66 | 67
Non-accrual loans | 5 | 6
Loans and receivables modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring | 8 | 8
Total impaired loans and receivables | 79 | 81
Unpaid principal balance | 77 | 80
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | $ 1 | $ 2

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