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Customer Deposits (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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U.S. retail deposits: |  |
Savings accounts - Direct | $ 27,508 us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositSavings | $ 26,159 us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositSavings
Certificates of deposit - Direct | 317 us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositCertificatesOfDeposits | 333 us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositCertificatesOfDeposits
Certificates of deposit - Third party | 7,384 axp_ThirdPartyCertificatesOfDeposit | 7,838 axp_ThirdPartyCertificatesOfDeposit
Sweep accounts - Third party | 8,933 axp_ThirdPartySweepAccounts | 8,949 axp_ThirdPartySweepAccounts
Other retail deposits: |  |
Non-U.S. deposits and U.S. non-interest bearing deposits | 163 us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositOtherTimeDeposit | 173 us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositOtherTimeDeposit
Card Member credit balances - U.S. and non-U.S. | 623 axp_DomesticAndForeignCardmemberCreditBalances | 719 axp_DomesticAndForeignCardmemberCreditBalances
Total customer deposits | $ 44,928 us-gaap_Deposits | $ 44,171 us-gaap_Deposits

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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 Amount of interest-bearing domestic certificate of deposit liabilities. + 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 interest-bearing domestic deposit liabilities for time deposit liabilities other than certificates of deposit. + 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 interest-bearing domestic savings deposit liabilities. Saving deposits bear interest and have no stated maturity. + 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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