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Guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Guarantees (Tables) [Abstract]

Information related to guarantees

The following table provides information related to such guarantees as of December 31:

		Maximum potential
		undiscounted future
		payments(a)						Related liability(b)
		(Billions)						(Millions)
Type of Guarantee		2013			2012			2013			2012
Card and travel operations(c)		$	44		$	44		$	88		$	93
Other(d)			1			1			73			93
Total		$	45		$	45		$	161		$	186

• Represents the notional amounts that could be lost under the guarantees and indemnifications if there were a total default by the guaranteed parties. The Merchant Protection guarantee is calculated using management's best estimate of maximum exposure based on all eligible claims as measured against annual billed business volumes.
• Included in other liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
• Primarily includes Return Protection and Merchant Protection.
• Primarily includes guarantees related to the Company's business dispositions and real estate.

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Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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