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Reserves For Losses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Changes in the Card Member receivable reserve for losses | The following table presents changes in the Card Member receivable s reserve for losses for the years ended December 31:
(Millions) |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012
Balance, January 1 |  | $ | 386 |  | $ | 428 |  | $ | 438
| Provisions(a) |  |  | 792 |  |  | 648 |  |  | 601
| Net write-offs(b) |  |  | (683) |  |  | (669) |  |  | (640)
| Other(c) |  |  | (30) |  |  | (21) |  |  | 29
Balance, December 31 |  | $ | 465 |  | $ | 386 |  | $ | 428
P rovisions for principal (resulting from authorized transactions) and fee reserve components. C onsist s of principal (resulting from authorized transactions) and fee components, less recoveries of $358 million, $402 million and $383 million, including net write-offs from TDRs of $15 million, $12 million and $87 million, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Beginning in the first quarter 2014, r eserves for card-related fraud losses of $(7) million are included in Other liabilities. Also includes foreign currency translation adjustments of $(15) million, $(4) million and $2 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively; a reclassification of Card Member bankruptcy reserves of $18 million from Other liabilities to credit reserves in 2012 only and other items of $(8) milli on, $(17) million and $9 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Card Member receivables and related reserves evaluated separately and collectively for impairment | The fo llowing table presents Card Member receivables evaluated individually and collectively for impairment and related reserves as of December 31:
(Millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Card Member receivables evaluated individually for impairment(a) |  | $ | 48 |  | $ | 50 |  | $ | 117
Related reserves(a) |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 38 |  | $ | 91
Card Member receivables evaluated collectively for impairment |  | $ | 44,803 |  | $ | 44,113 |  | $ | 42,649
Related reserves(b) |  | $ | 430 |  | $ | 348 |  | $ | 337
Represents receivables modified in a TDR and related reserves. Refer to the Impaired Card Member Loans and Receivables discussion in Note 3 for further information. The reserves include the quantitative results of analytical models that are specific to individual pools of receivables and reserves for internal and external qualitative risk factors that apply to receivables that are collectively evaluated for impairment.
Changes in the Card Member loans reserve for losses | The following table presents changes in the Card Member loans reserve for losses for the years ended December 31:
(Millions) |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012
Balance, January 1 |  | $ | 1,261 |  | $ | 1,471 |  | $ | 1,874
| Provisions(a) |  |  | 1,138 |  |  | 1,115 |  |  | 1,030
| Net write-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Principal(b) |  |  | (1,023) |  |  | (1,141) |  |  | (1,280)
|  | Interest and fees(b) |  |  | (164) |  |  | (150) |  |  | (157)
| Other(c) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (34) |  |  | 4
Balance, December 31 |  | $ | 1,201 |  | $ | 1,261 |  | $ | 1,471
P rovisions for principal (resulting from authorized transactions), interest and fee reserves components. Consists of principal write-offs (resulting from authorized transa ctions), less recoveries of $428 million, $452 million and $493 million, including net write-offs from TDRs of $(10) million, $(1) million and $25 million, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Recoveries of interest and fees we re de minimis. Beginning in the first quarter 2014, reserves for card-related fraud losses of $(6) million are included in O ther liabilities. Also include s foreign currency translation adjustments of $(17) million, $(12) mi llion and $7 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, a reclassification of Card Member bankruptcy reserves of $4 million from Other liabilities to credit reserves in 2012 only and other items of $12 million, $(22) m illion and $(7) million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Card Member loans and related reserves evaluated separately and collectively for impairment | The following table presents Card Member loans evaluated individually and collectively for impairment and related reserves as of December 31:
(Millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Card Member loans evaluated individually for impairment (a) |  | $ | 286 |  | $ | 356 |  | $ | 633
Related reserves(a) |  | $ | 67 |  | $ | 78 |  | $ | 153
Card Member loans evaluated collectively for impairment (b) |  | $ | 70,100 |  | $ | 66,882 |  | $ | 64,596
Related reserves(b) |  | $ | 1,134 |  | $ | 1,183 |  | $ | 1,318
Represents loans modified in a TDR and related reserves. Refer to the Impaired Card Member Loans and Receivables discussion in Note 3 for further information. Represents current loans and loans less than 90 days past due, loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest, and non-accrual loans. The reserves include the quantitative results of analytical models that are specific to individual pools of loans and reserves for internal and external qualitative risk factors that apply to loans that are collect ively evaluated for impairment.

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