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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents    
Cash and due from banks $ 2,286us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks $ 2,628us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks 20,933us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositsInBanks 19,190us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositsInBanks
Short-term investment securities 353us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 470us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Total cash and cash equivalents 23,572us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsAndFederalFundsSold 22,288us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsAndFederalFundsSold
Accounts receivable    
Card Member receivables (includes gross receivables available to settle obligations of consolidated variable interest entities 43,274us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet 44,386us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
Other receivables, less reserves 2,354us-gaap_OtherReceivables 2,614us-gaap_OtherReceivables
Loans    
Card Member loans (includes gross loans available to settle obligations of consolidated variable interest entities 65,705us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount 69,184us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
Other loans, less reserves 951us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmountOther 920us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmountOther
Investment securities 4,417us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities 4,431us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Premises and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization 3,940us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 3,938us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other assets (includes restricted cash of consolidated variable interest entities 10,471us-gaap_OtherAssets 11,342us-gaap_OtherAssets
Total assets 154,684us-gaap_Assets 159,103us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities    
Customer deposits 44,928us-gaap_Deposits 44,171us-gaap_Deposits
Travelers Cheques and other prepaid products 3,364axp_TravelersChequesOutstanding 3,673axp_TravelersChequesOutstanding
Accounts payable 10,643us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent 11,300us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent
Short-term borrowings (includes debt issued by consolidated variable interest entities 2,361us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 3,480us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Long-term debt (includes debt issued by consolidated variable interest entities 54,712us-gaap_LongTermDebt 57,955us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Other liabilities 16,846us-gaap_OtherLiabilities 17,851us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
Total liabilities 132,854us-gaap_Liabilities 138,430us-gaap_Liabilities
Shareholders' Equity    
Preferred shares 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Common shares 204us-gaap_CommonStockValue 205us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital 13,670us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 12,874us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained earnings 10,107us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 9,513us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income    
Net unrealized securities gains, net of tax 96us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax 96us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (1,754)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (1,499)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Net unrealized pension and other postretirement benefit losses, net of tax (493)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (516)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss (2,151)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (1,919)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Total shareholders equity 21,830us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 20,673us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and shareholders equity $ 154,684us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity $ 159,103us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity