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Customer Deposits (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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U.S.: |  |
Interest-bearing | $ 43,279 us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositLiabilitiesDomestic | $ 40,831 us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositLiabilitiesDomestic
Non-interest-bearing | 418 us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilitiesDomestic | 360 us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilitiesDomestic
Non-U.S.: |  |
Interest-bearing | 115 us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositLiabilitiesForeign | 121 us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositLiabilitiesForeign
Non-interest-bearing | 359 us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilitiesForeign | 451 us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilitiesForeign
Total customer deposits | 44,171 us-gaap_Deposits | 41,763 us-gaap_Deposits
Card Member Credit Balances [Member] |  |
U.S.: |  |
Non-interest-bearing | 372 us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilitiesDomestic / axp_CreditBalancesAxis = axp_CardMemberCreditBalancesMember | 340 us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilitiesDomestic / axp_CreditBalancesAxis = axp_CardMemberCreditBalancesMember
Non-U.S.: |  |
Non-interest-bearing | $ 347 us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilitiesForeign / axp_CreditBalancesAxis = axp_CardMemberCreditBalancesMember | $ 437 us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilitiesForeign / axp_CreditBalancesAxis = axp_CardMemberCreditBalancesMember

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- Definition The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 12 -Article 9 + Details
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- Definition Total amount of interest-bearing domestic deposit liabilities, which may include brokered, retail, demand, checking, notice of withdrawal, money market and other interest-bearing deposits. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 12 -Article 9 + Details
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- Definition Amount of domestic noninterest-bearing deposits held by the entity, which may include demand deposits, checking, brokered and retail deposits. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 12 -Article 9 + Details
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