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Parent Company (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Non-interest revenues                      
Gain on sale of securities                 $ 100us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet $ 136us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet $ 126us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet
Other                 2,989us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome 2,274us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome 2,425us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome
Total non-interest revenues                 (28,820)us-gaap_NoninterestIncome (27,927)us-gaap_NoninterestIncome (26,927)us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
Interest income                 7,179us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating 7,005us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating 6,854us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating
Interest expense                 (1,707)us-gaap_InterestExpense (1,958)us-gaap_InterestExpense (2,226)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Total revenues net of interest expense (9,107)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense (8,329)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense (8,657)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense (8,199)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense (8,547)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense (8,301)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense (8,245)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense (7,881)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense (34,292)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense (32,974)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense (31,555)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense
Expenses                      
Salaries and employee benefits                 6,095us-gaap_LaborAndRelatedExpense 6,191us-gaap_LaborAndRelatedExpense 6,597us-gaap_LaborAndRelatedExpense
Other                 6,089us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense 6,796us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense 6,851us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense
Total                 (23,257)us-gaap_NoninterestExpense (23,254)us-gaap_NoninterestExpense (23,392)us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
Pretax loss 2,225us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 2,246us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 2,312us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 2,208us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 1,980us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 2,004us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 1,995us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 1,909us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 8,991us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 7,888us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 6,451us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Income tax provision (benefit)                 (3,106)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (2,529)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (1,969)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income 1,447us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 1,477us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 1,529us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 1,432us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 1,308us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 1,366us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 1,405us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 1,280us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 5,885us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 5,359us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 4,482us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Parent Company [Member]                      
Non-interest revenues                      
Gain on sale of securities                 99us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
135us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
121us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Other                 270us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
5us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(12)us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Total non-interest revenues                 369us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
140us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
109us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Interest income                 141us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
134us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
137us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Interest expense                 (543)us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(583)us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(609)us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Total revenues net of interest expense                 (33)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(309)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(363)axp_TotalRevenuesNetOfInterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Expenses                      
Salaries and employee benefits                 275us-gaap_LaborAndRelatedExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
206us-gaap_LaborAndRelatedExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
165us-gaap_LaborAndRelatedExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Other                 357us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
261us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
214us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Total                 632us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
467us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
379us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Pretax loss                 (665)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(776)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(742)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Income tax provision (benefit)                 (249)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(297)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(258)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net loss before equity in net income of subsidiaries and affiliates                 (416)axp_NetIncomeLossBeforeEquityInNetIncomeOfSubsidiariesAndAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(479)axp_NetIncomeLossBeforeEquityInNetIncomeOfSubsidiariesAndAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(484)axp_NetIncomeLossBeforeEquityInNetIncomeOfSubsidiariesAndAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Equity in net income of subsidiaries and affiliates                 6,301us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
5,838us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
4,966us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net income                 $ 5,885us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 5,359us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 4,482us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember