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Significant Credit Concentrations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Maximum credit exposure by category | The following table details the Company’s maximum credit exposure by category, including the credit exposure associated with derivative financial instruments, as of December 31:
(Billions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014
On-balance sheet: |  |  |  |  |  |
Individuals(a) |  | $ | 104 |  | $ | 101
Financial institutions(b) |  |  | 25 |  |  | 25
U.S. Government and agencies(c) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4
All other(d) |  |  | 17 |  |  | 17
Total on-balance sheet(e) |  |  | 150 |  |  | 147
Unused lines-of-credit ― individuals(f) |  | $ | 297 |  | $ | 278
Individuals primarily include Card Member receivables and loans, including the HFS portfolios. Financial institutions primarily include debt obligations of banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies and savings and loan associations. U.S. Government and agencies represent debt obligations of the U.S. Government and its agencies, states and municipalities and government-sponsored entities. All other primarily includes Card Member receivables from other corporate institutions. Certain distinctions betwee n categories require management judgment. Because charge card products generally have no preset spending limit, the associated credit limit on charge products is not quantifiable. Therefore, the quantified unused line-of-credit amounts only include the ap proximate credit line available on lending products.
Card Member loans and receivables exposure | The following table details the Company’s Card Member loans and receivables exposure (including unused lines-of-credit on Card Member loans) in the United States and outside the United States as of December 31:
(Billions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014
On-balance sheet: |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S.(a) |  | $ | 99 |  | $ | 94
Non-U.S. |  |  | 19 |  |  | 21
On-balance sheet(b)(c) |  |  | 118 |  |  | 115
Unused lines-of-credit ― individuals: |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S.(a) |  |  | 259 |  |  | 234
Non-U.S. |  |  | 38 |  |  | 44
Total unused lines-of-credit ― individuals |  | $ | 297 |  | $ | 278
Includes on-balance sheet Card Member loans and receivables HFS and unused lines-of-credit for Card Member loans HFS, as of December 31, 2015. Represents Card Member loans to individuals as well as receivables from individuals and corporate institutions as discussed in footnotes (a) and (d) from the previous table. The remainder of the Company’s on-bala nce sheet exposure includes cash, investmen ts, other loans, oth er receivables and other assets including der ivative financial instruments. These balances are primarily within the U nited S tates.

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