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Accounts Receivable and Loans (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Current | $ 42,006 | $ 43,063
Total aging | 42,432 | 43,495
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 122 | 128
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables 60 To 89 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 93 | 94
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 211 | 210
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Current | 10,187 | 11,646
Total aging | 10,332 | 11,807
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 48 | 54
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables 60 To 89 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 33 | 32
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 64 | 75
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Current | 6,529 | 6,961
Total aging | 6,646 | 7,072
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 37 | 34
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables 60 To 89 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 26 | 25
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 54 | 52
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Current | 5,478 | 5,515
Total aging | 5,563 | 5,599
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 27 | 24
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables 60 To 89 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 16 | 18
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 42 | 42
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Current | 8,183 | 7,867
Total aging | 8,268 | 7,951
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 27 | 26
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables 60 To 89 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 19 | 18
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 39 | 40
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Current | 12,997 | 12,734
Total aging | 13,208 | 12,950
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 68 | 69
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables 60 To 89 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 49 | 45
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 94 | 102
Global Corporate Payments [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Total aging | 60 | 55
Global Corporate Payments [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 1 | 1
Global Corporate Payments [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Total aging | 15,370 | 13,777
Global Corporate Payments [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | $ 115 | $ 124

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