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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Card Member receivables, gross $ 43,703us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross $ 44,851us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
Card Member loans, gross 66,835us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerRevolvingCreditCard 70,385us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerRevolvingCreditCard
Other assets 10,471us-gaap_OtherAssets 11,342us-gaap_OtherAssets
Short-term borrowings (includes debt issued by consolidated variable interest entities 2,361us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 3,480us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Long-term debt 54,712us-gaap_LongTermDebt 57,955us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Cash and cash equivalents    
Securities purchased under resale agreements 226us-gaap_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResell 204us-gaap_SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResell
Accounts receivable    
Card Member receivables, reserves 429us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable 465us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable
Other receivables, reserves 56axp_OtherReceivablesReserves 61axp_OtherReceivablesReserves
Loans    
Card Member loans, reserves 1,130us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance 1,201us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
Other loans, net of reserves 13us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableOtherAllowance 12us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableOtherAllowance
Accumulated depreciation and amortization 6,369us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment 6,270us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Restricted cash 54us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents 64us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
Common shares, par value $ 0.2us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.2us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Common shares, authorized 3,600,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 3,600,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
Common shares, issued 1,016,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 1,023,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Common shares, outstanding 1,016,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 1,023,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
Preferred stock, shares authorized 20,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized 20,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Preferred Stock Shares Issued 1,600us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued 750us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 1,600us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding 750us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
Preferred shares, par value $ 1.66us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 1.66us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income    
Net unrealized securities gains, net of tax 51axp_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax 52axp_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (229)axp_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax (317)axp_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax
Net unrealized pension and other postretirement benefit losses, net of tax (204)axp_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPlansTax (223)axp_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPlansTax
Variable Interest Enterprise [Member]    
Card Member receivables, gross 6,067us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
7,025us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Card Member loans, gross 27,600us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerRevolvingCreditCard
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
30,115us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerRevolvingCreditCard
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Long-term debt 16,419us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
19,516us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Loans    
Restricted cash $ 54us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
$ 64us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember