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Customer Deposits (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Customer Deposits (Tables) [Abstract] |
Deposits By Component Alternative | As of September 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 |  | $ | 48,513 |  | $ | 43,279
| Non-interest bearing (includes Card Member credit balances of: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2015, $312; 2014, $372) |  |  | 356 |  |  | 418
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest bearing |  |  | 106 |  |  | 115
| Non-interest bearing (includes Card Member credit balances of: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2015, $314; 2014, $347) |  |  | 326 |  |  | 359
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 49,301 |  | $ | 44,171
Deposits By Type | C ustomer deposits by deposit type as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014
U.S. retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Savings accounts – Direct |  | $ | 28,229 |  | $ | 26,159
| Certificates of deposit: |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Direct |  |  | 291 |  |  | 333
|  | Third-party |  |  | 11,053 |  |  | 7,838
| Sweep accounts – Third-party |  |  | 8,940 |  |  | 8,949
Other retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-U.S. deposits and U.S. non-interest bearing deposits |  |  | 162 |  |  | 173
Card Member credit balances ― U.S. and non-U.S. |  |  | 626 |  |  | 719
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 49,301 |  | $ | 44,171
Time Deposits By Maturity | The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit as of September 30, 2015, we re as follows:
(Millions) |  | U.S. |  | Non-U.S. |  | Total
2015 |  | $ | 398 |  | $ | 18 |  | $ | 416
2016 |  |  | 2,411 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 2,416
2017 |  |  | 2,730 |  |  | ― |  |  | 2,730
2018 |  |  | 2,527 |  |  | ― |  |  | 2,527
2019 |  |  | 1,846 |  |  | ― |  |  | 1,846
After 5 years |  |  | 1,432 |  |  | ― |  |  | 1,432
Total |  | $ | 11,344 |  | $ | 23 |  | $ | 11,367
Time Deposits $250,000 Or More | As of September 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. |  | $ | 106 |  | $ | 111
Non-U.S. |  |  | 17 |  |  | 17
Total |  | $ | 123 |  | $ | 128

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