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Asset Securitizations (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Abstract] |
Restricted cash held by trusts | The following table provides information on the restricted cash held by the American Express Issuance Trust II (the Charge Trust) and the American Expres s Credit Account Master Trust (the Lending Trust, collectively the Trusts) as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
(Millions) |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Charge Trust |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 2
Lending Trust |  |  | 36 |  |  | 153
Total |  | $ | 37 |  | $ | 155

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the cash and cash items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. The provisions of any restrictions are described in a note to the financial statements. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash Equivalents -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507016 + Details
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