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Customer Deposits (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Customer Deposits (Tables) [Abstract] |
Deposits By Component Alternative | As of September 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 |  | $ | 41,947 |  | $ | 39,649
| Non-interest-bearing (includes Card Member credit balances of: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2013, $160 million; 2012, nil)(a) |  |  | 178 |  |  | 10
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing |  |  | 125 |  |  | 135
| Non-interest-bearing (includes Card Member credit balances of: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2013, $228 million; 2012, nil)(a) |  |  | 237 |  |  | 9
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 42,487 |  | $ | 39,803
Deposits By Type | Beginning the first quarter 2013, the Company reclassified prospectively Card Member credit balances from Card Member loans, Card Member receivables and Other liabilities to Customer deposits. C ustomer deposits by deposit type as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012
U.S. retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Savings accounts – Direct |  | $ | 23,617 |  | $ | 18,713
| Certificates of deposit: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Direct |  |  | 654 |  |  | 725
|  | Third-party |  |  | 8,884 |  |  | 8,851
| Sweep accounts – Third-party |  |  | 8,792 |  |  | 11,360
Other retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-U.S. deposits and U.S. non-interest bearing deposits |  |  | 152 |  |  | 154
Card Member credit balances ― U.S. and non-U.S. |  |  | 388 |  |  | ―
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 42,487 |  | $ | 39,803
Time Deposits By Maturity | The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit as of September 30, 2013 we re as follows:
(Millions) |  | U.S. |  | Non-U.S. |  | Total
2013 |  | $ | 2,674 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 2,676
2014 |  |  | 2,659 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2,660
2015 |  |  | 1,151 |  |  | ― |  |  | 1,151
2016 |  |  | 1,573 |  |  | ― |  |  | 1,573
2017 |  |  | 530 |  |  | ― |  |  | 530
After 5 years |  |  | 951 |  |  | ― |  |  | 951
Total |  | $ | 9,538 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 9,541
Time Deposits $100,000 Or More | As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012
U.S. |  | $ | 437 |  | $ | 475
Non-U.S. |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1
Total |  | $ | 439 |  | $ | 476

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