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Customer Deposits | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Deposit Liabilities Disclosures [Abstract] |
Customer Deposits | 7. C ustomer D eposits As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, customer deposits we re categorized as interest-bearing or non-interest-bearing, as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012
U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing |  | $ | 39,988 |  | $ | 39,649
| Non-interest-bearing (includes cardmember credit balances of: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2013, $166 million; 2012, nil)(a) |  |  | 187 |  |  | 10
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing |  |  | 123 |  |  | 135
| Non-interest-bearing (includes cardmember credit balances of: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2013, $207 million; 2012, nil)(a) |  |  | 217 |  |  | 9
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 40,515 |  | $ | 39,803
Beginning the first quarter 2013, the Company reclassified prospectively Cardmember credit balances from Cardmember loans, Cardmember receivables and Other liabilities to Customer deposits. C ustomer deposits by deposit type as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012
U.S. retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Savings accounts – Direct |  | $ | 22,390 |  | $ | 18,713
| Certificates of deposit: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Direct |  |  | 701 |  |  | 725
|  | Third-party |  |  | 7,973 |  |  | 8,851
| Sweep accounts – Third-party |  |  | 8,924 |  |  | 11,360
Other retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-U.S. deposits and U.S. non-interest bearing |  |  | 154 |  |  | 154
Cardmember credit balances ― U.S. and non-U.S. |  |  | 373 |  |  | ―
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 40,515 |  | $ | 39,803
The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit as of June 30, 2013 we re as follows:
(Millions) |  | U.S. |  | Non-U.S. |  | Total
2013 |  | $ | 3,263 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 3,265
2014 |  |  | 2,651 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2,652
2015 |  |  | 848 |  |  | ― |  |  | 848
2016 |  |  | 1,092 |  |  | ― |  |  | 1,092
2017 |  |  | 447 |  |  | ― |  |  | 447
After 5 years |  |  | 373 |  |  | ― |  |  | 373
Total |  | $ | 8,674 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 8,677
As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012
U.S. |  | $ | 464 |  | $ | 475
Non-U.S. |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1
Total |  | $ | 465 |  | $ | 476

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- Definition The entire disclosure for deposit liabilities including data and tables. It may include a description of the entity's deposit liabilities, the aggregate amount of time deposits (including certificates of deposit) in denominations of $100,000 or more at the balance sheet date; the aggregate amount of any demand deposits that have been reclassified as loan balances, such as overdrafts, at the balance sheet date; deposits that are received on terms other than those in the normal course of business, the amount of accrued interest on deposit liabilities; securities, mortgage loans or other financial instruments that serve as collateral for deposits; for time deposits having a remaining term of more than one year, the aggregate amount of maturities for each of the five years following the balance sheet date; and the weighted average interest rate for all deposit liabilities held by the entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Statement of Position (SOP) -Number 01-6 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph e -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 405 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6479006&loc=d3e64164-112818 + Details
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