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Guarantees (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Information related to guarantees | The following table provides information related to such g uarantees and indemnifications as of December 31:
|  | Maximum potential |  |
| undiscounted future |
| payments(a) | Related liability(b)
| (Billions) | (Millions)
Type of Guarantee |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Return and Merchant Protection |  | $ | 42 |  | $ | 37 |  | $ | 49 |  | $ | 44
Other(c) |  |  | 6 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 67
Total |  | $ | 48 |  | $ | 45 |  | $ | 86 |  | $ | 111
Represents the notional amounts that could be lost under the guarantees and indemnifications if there were a total default by the guaranteed or indemnified parties. The maximum potential undiscounted future payments for Merchant Protection are measured using management’s best estimate of maximum exposure, which is based on all eligible claims in relation to annual billed business volumes. Included in O ther liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. P rimarily includes guarantees related to the Com pany’s purchase protection, real estate and business dispositions.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12265-110248 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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