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Loans and Accounts Receivable (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Current | $ 48,707 | $ 48,216
Total aging | 49,326 | 48,758
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 183 | 156
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables 60 To 89 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 128 | 119
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 | 308 | 267
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Current | 11,055 | 12,158
Total aging | 11,192 | 12,302
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 51 | 45
U S Consumer Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables 60 To 89 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 26 | 30
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 | 60 | 69
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Current | 7,698 | 6,863
Total aging | 7,823 | 6,971
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 39 | 32
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 | 27 | 24
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 | 59 | 52
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Current | 6,424 | 5,888
Total aging | 6,512 | 5,966
International Consumer and Network Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 28 | 22
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 | 18 | 15
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 | 41
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Current | 10,556 | 9,378
Total aging | 10,675 | 9,484
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 36 | 34
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables 60 To 89 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 24 | 23
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 | 59 | 49
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Current | 15,651 | 14,047
Total aging | 15,878 | 14,273
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 75 | 77
Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables 60 To 89 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Past Due | 50 | 47
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 | 102 | 102
Global Corporate Payments [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Total aging | 54 | 52
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 | 0 | 0
Global Corporate Payments [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Financing Receivables Period Past Due [Domain] |  |
Accounts Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Total aging | 17,932 | 14,767
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 | $ 153 | $ 135

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