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Loans and Accounts Receivable (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | $ 235 | $ 216
Non-accrual loans | 162 | 150
Financing Receivable, Modifications, In-Program, Recorded Investment | 228 | 199
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Out of Program, Recorded Investment | 162 | 113
Total impaired loans and receivables | 787 | 678
Unpaid principal balance | 729 | 632
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 84 | 73
Accounts Receivable and Loans Textuals [Abstract] |  |
Total loans and receivables modified as a TDR, non-accrual | 14 | 18
Total loans and receivables modified as a TDR, past due 90 days and still accruing | 19 | 20
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Out of Program - success, Recorded Investment | 123 | 84
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Out of Program - not compliant, Recorded Investment | 39 | 29
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 156 | 140
Non-accrual loans | 133 | 124
Financing Receivable, Modifications, In-Program, Recorded Investment | 168 | 149
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Out of Program, Recorded Investment | 124 | 89
Total impaired loans and receivables | 581 | 502
Unpaid principal balance | 532 | 463
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 50 | 44
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0
Non-accrual loans | 0 | 0
Financing Receivable, Modifications, In-Program, Recorded Investment | 9 | 11
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Out of Program, Recorded Investment | 5 | 3
Total impaired loans and receivables | 14 | 14
Unpaid principal balance | 14 | 14
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 6 | 8
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 52 | 52
Non-accrual loans | 0 | 0
Financing Receivable, Modifications, In-Program, Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Out of Program, Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Total impaired loans and receivables | 52 | 52
Unpaid principal balance | 51 | 51
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 0 | 0
Global Commercial Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 27 | 24
Non-accrual loans | 29 | 26
Financing Receivable, Modifications, In-Program, Recorded Investment | 27 | 23
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Out of Program, Recorded Investment | 25 | 18
Total impaired loans and receivables | 108 | 91
Unpaid principal balance | 100 | 85
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 10 | 9
Global Commercial Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0
Non-accrual loans | 0 | 0
Financing Receivable, Modifications, In-Program, Recorded Investment | 24 | 16
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Out of Program, Recorded Investment | 8 | 3
Total impaired loans and receivables | 32 | 19
Unpaid principal balance | 32 | 19
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | $ 18 | $ 12

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