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Fair Values (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Values (Tables) [Abstract] |
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis | The following table summarizes the Company's financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, categorized by GAAP's valuation hierarchy (as described in the preceding paragraphs), as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
|  |  |  | 2013 |  | 2012
(Millions) |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities:(a) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equity securities |  | $ | 168 |  | $ | 168 |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 296 |  | $ | 296 |  | $ | ―
| Debt securities and other |  |  | 4,969 |  |  | 232 |  |  | 4,737 |  |  | 5,318 |  |  | 338 |  |  | 4,980
Derivatives(a) |  |  | 662 |  |  | ― |  |  | 662 |  |  | 942 |  |  | ― |  |  | 942
Total assets |  | $ | 5,799 |  | $ | 400 |  | $ | 5,399 |  | $ | 6,556 |  | $ | 634 |  | $ | 5,922
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives(a) |  | $ | 275 |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 275 |  | $ | 329 |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 329
Total liabilities |  | $ | 275 |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 275 |  | $ | 329 |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 329
Refer to Note 5 for the fair values of investment securities and to Note 8 for the fair values of derivative assets and liabilities, on a further disaggregated basis.
Estimated fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities | The following table discloses the estimated fair value for the Company's financial assets and financial liabilities that are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis, as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
|  |  |  |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Corresponding Fair Value Amount
2013 (Billions) |  |  | Value |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3
Financial Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial assets for which carrying values |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | equal or approximate fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 21 |  | $ | 1 | (a) | $ | ―
|  |  | Other financial assets(b) |  | $ | 47 |  | $ | 47 |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 47 |  | $ | ―
| Financial assets carried at other than fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | Loans, net |  | $ | 62 |  | $ | 63 | (c) | $ | ― |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 63
Financial Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities for which carrying values |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | equal or approximate fair value |  | $ | 58 |  | $ | 58 |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 58 |  | $ | ―
| Financial liabilities carried at other than |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | Certificates of deposit(d) |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | ―
|  |  | Long-term debt |  | $ | 52 |  | $ | 55 | (c) | $ | ― |  | $ | 55 |  | $ | ―
|  |  |  |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Corresponding Fair Value Amount
2012 (Billions) |  |  | Value |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3
Financial Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial assets for which carrying values |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | equal or approximate fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 21 |  | $ | 1 | (a) | $ | ―
|  |  | Other financial assets(b) |  | $ | 47 |  | $ | 47 |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 47 |  | $ | ―
| Financial assets carried at other than fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | Loans, net |  | $ | 64 |  | $ | 65 | (c) | $ | ― |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 65
Financial Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Financial liabilities for which carrying values |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | equal or approximate fair value |  | $ | 55 |  | $ | 55 |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 55 |  | $ | ―
| Financial liabilities carried at other than |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | Certificates of deposit(d) |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | ―
|  |  | Long-term debt |  | $ | 59 |  | $ | 62 | (c) | $ | ― |  | $ | 62 |  | $ | ―
Reflects time deposits. Includes accounts receivables (including fair values of C ard M ember receivables of $6.4 billion and $8.0 billion held by consolidated variable inte rest entities (VIEs) as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively), restricted cash and other miscellaneous assets. Includes fair values of loans of $29.2 billion and $32.4 billion, and long-term debt of $15.8 billion and $19.5 billion, held by consolidated VIEs as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Presented as a component of customer deposits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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