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Customer Deposits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Customer Deposits (Tables) [Abstract] |
Deposits By Component Alternative | As of December 31, customer deposits we re categorized as interest-bearing or non-interest-bearing as follows
(Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012
U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing |  | $ | 40,831 |  | $ | 39,649
| Non-interest-bearing (includes Card |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Member credit balances of: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2013, $340 million; 2012, nil)(a) |  |  | 360 |  |  | 10
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing |  |  | 121 |  |  | 135
| Non-interest-bearing (includes Card |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Member credit balances of: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2013, $437 million; 2012, nil)(a) |  |  | 451 |  |  | 9
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 41,763 |  | $ | 39,803
Beginning the first quarter of 2013, the Company reclassified prospectively its Card Member credit balances from Card Member loans, Card Member receivables and o ther liabilities to c ustomer deposits.
Deposits By Type | C ustomer deposits by deposit type as of December 31 were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012
U.S. retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Savings accounts ― Direct |  | $ | 24,550 |  | $ | 18,713
| Certificates of deposit: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Direct |  |  | 489 |  |  | 725
|  | Third-party |  |  | 6,929 |  |  | 8,851
| Sweep accounts ―Third-party |  |  | 8,863 |  |  | 11,360
Other retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-U.S. deposits and U.S. non- |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | interest bearing deposits |  |  | 155 |  |  | 154
Card Member credit balances ― U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |
| and non-U.S. |  |  | 777 |  |  | ―
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 41,763 |  | $ | 39,803
Time Deposits By Maturity | The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit as of December 31, 2013 we re as follows:
(Millions) |  | U.S. |  | Non-U.S. |  | Total
2014 |  | $ | 2,735 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 2,738
2015 |  |  | 1,223 |  |  | ― |  |  | 1,223
2016 |  |  | 1,658 |  |  | ― |  |  | 1,658
2017 |  |  | 571 |  |  | ― |  |  | 571
2018 |  |  | 1,040 |  |  | ― |  |  | 1,040
After 5 years |  |  | 191 |  |  | ― |  |  | 191
Total |  | $ | 7,418 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 7,421
Time Deposits $100,000 Or More | As of December 31, certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012
U.S. |  | $ | 324 |  | $ | 475
Non-U.S. |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1
Total |  | $ | 326 |  | $ | 476

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