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Asset Securitizations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Abstract] |
Restricted cash held by trusts | The following table provides information on the restricted cash held by the American Express Issuance Trust II (the Charge Trust) and the American Express C redit Account Master Trust (the Lending Trust) as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, included in O ther assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets:
(Millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Charge Trust |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 2
Lending Trust |  |  | 43 |  |  | 56
Total |  | $ | 44 |  | $ | 58

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the cash and cash items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. The provisions of any restrictions are described in a note to the financial statements. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash Equivalents -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507016 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 1 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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