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Customer Deposits (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Customer Deposits (Tables) [Abstract] |
Deposits By Component Alternative | As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, customer deposits we re categorized as interest bearing or non-interest bearing, as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014
U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest bearing |  | $ | 46,334 |  | $ | 43,279
| Non-interest bearing (includes Card Member credit balances of: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2015, $314; 2014, $372) |  |  | 354 |  |  | 418
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest bearing |  |  | 123 |  |  | 115
| Non-interest bearing (includes Card Member credit balances of: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2015, $343; 2014, $347) |  |  | 355 |  |  | 359
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 47,166 |  | $ | 44,171
Deposits By Type | C ustomer deposits by deposit type as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014
U.S. retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Savings accounts – Direct |  | $ | 27,717 |  | $ | 26,159
| Certificates of deposit: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Direct |  |  | 300 |  |  | 333
|  | Third-party |  |  | 9,409 |  |  | 7,838
| Sweep accounts – Third-party |  |  | 8,908 |  |  | 8,949
Other retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-U.S. deposits and U.S. non-interest bearing deposits |  |  | 175 |  |  | 173
Card Member credit balances ― U.S. and non-U.S. |  |  | 657 |  |  | 719
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 47,166 |  | $ | 44,171
Time Deposits By Maturity | The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit as of June 30, 2015, we re as follows:
(Millions) |  | U.S. |  | Non-U.S. |  | Total
2015 |  | $ | 919 |  | $ | 21 |  | $ | 940
2016 |  |  | 2,291 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2,294
2017 |  |  | 2,167 |  |  | ― |  |  | 2,167
2018 |  |  | 1,968 |  |  | ― |  |  | 1,968
2019 |  |  | 1,563 |  |  | ― |  |  | 1,563
After 5 years |  |  | 801 |  |  | ― |  |  | 801
Total |  | $ | 9,709 |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 9,733
Time Deposits $250,000 Or More | As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, certificates of deposit in denominations of $25 0,000 or more, in the aggregate, were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014
U.S. |  | $ | 105 |  | $ | 111
Non-U.S. |  |  | 18 |  |  | 17
Total |  | $ | 123 |  | $ | 128

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