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Customer Deposits (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015
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Time Deposits By Maturity |
2015 | $ 1,136 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearOne
2016 | 2,160 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearTwo
2017 | 1,493 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearThree
2018 | 1,535 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFour
2019 | 1,327 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFive
After 5 years | 72 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesAfterYearFive
Total | 7,723 us-gaap_TimeDeposits
United States [Member] |
Time Deposits By Maturity |
2015 | 1,115 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearOne / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_UnitedStatesMember
2016 | 2,159 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearTwo / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_UnitedStatesMember
2017 | 1,493 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearThree / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_UnitedStatesMember
2018 | 1,535 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFour / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_UnitedStatesMember
2019 | 1,327 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFive / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_UnitedStatesMember
After 5 years | 72 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesAfterYearFive / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_UnitedStatesMember
Total | 7,701 us-gaap_TimeDeposits / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_UnitedStatesMember
Non United States [Member] |
Time Deposits By Maturity |
2015 | 21 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearOne / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_NonUnitedStatesMember
2016 | 1 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearTwo / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_NonUnitedStatesMember
2017 | 0 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearThree / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_NonUnitedStatesMember
2018 | 0 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFour / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_NonUnitedStatesMember
2019 | 0 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesYearFive / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_NonUnitedStatesMember
After 5 years | 0 us-gaap_TimeDepositMaturitiesAfterYearFive / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_NonUnitedStatesMember
Total | $ 22 us-gaap_TimeDeposits / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = axp_NonUnitedStatesMember

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- Definition Amount of time deposits maturing after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6802200&loc=d3e1835-112601 + Details
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- Definition Amount of time deposits maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6802200&loc=d3e1835-112601 + Details
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- Definition Amount of deposits that cannot be withdrawn before a set date without penalty or for which notice of withdrawal is required. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts and open accounts. + 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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