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Reserves for Losses | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Reserves For Losses Card Member Loans and Receivables Disclosure [Abstract] |
Reserve for Losses | 4. Reserves for Losses Reserves for losses relating to Card Member loans and receivables represent management’s best estimate of the probable inherent losses in our outstanding por tfolio of loans and receivables as of the balance sheet date. Management’s evaluation process requires certain estimates and judgments. Changes in Card Member Loans Reserve for Losses The following table presents changes in the Card Member loans reserve for losses for the six months ended June 30:
(Millions) |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Balance, January 1 |  | $ | 1,706 |  | $ | 1,223
| Provisions(a) |  |  | 1,027 |  |  | 741
| Net write-offs(b) |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Principal |  |  | (747) |  |  | (557)
|  | Interest and fees |  |  | (148) |  |  | (106)
| Other(c) |  |  | 2 |  |  | 19
Balance, June 30 |  | $ | 1,840 |  | $ | 1,320
Provisions for principal, interest and fee reserve components. Principal write-offs are presented less recoveries of $217 million and $205 million, and includes net (write-offs) recoveries from TDRs of $(14) million and $(21) million, for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Recoveries of i nterest and fees were not significant. Includes foreign currency translation adjustments of $(5) million and $10 million and other adjustments of $7 million and $9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Card Member Loans Evaluated Individually and Collectively for I mpairment The following table presents Card Member loans evaluated individually and collectively for impairment and related reserves as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
(Millions) |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Card Member loans evaluated individually for impairment(a) |  | $ | 436 |  | $ | 367
Related reserves (a) |  | $ | 70 |  | $ | 57
Card Member loans evaluated collectively for impairment(b) |  | $ | 74,983 |  | $ | 73,032
Related reserves (b) |  | $ | 1,770 |  | $ | 1,649
Represents loans modified as a TDR and related reserves. Represents current loans and loans less than 90 days past due, loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest, and non-accrual loans. The reserves include the quantitative results of analytical models that are specific to individual pools of loans, and reserves for internal and external qualitative risk factors that apply to loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment. Changes in Card Member Receivables Reserve for Losses The following table presents changes in the Card Member receivables reserve for losses for the six months ended June 3 0:
(Millions) |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Balance, January 1 |  | $ | 521 |  | $ | 467
| Provisions(a) |  |  | 487 |  |  | 376
| Net write-offs(b) |  |  | (435) |  |  | (373)
| Other(c) |  |  | (15) |  |  | 5
Balance, June 30 |  | $ | 558 |  | $ | 475
Provisions for principal and fee reserve components. P rincipal and fee write-off s are presented less recoveries of $174 million and $181 million, and includes net recoveries (write-offs) from TDRs of $2 million and $(7) million, for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Includes foreign currency translation adjustments of $(1) million a nd $14 million and other adjustments of $(14) million and $(9) million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Card Member Receivables Evaluated Individually and Collectively for Impairment The following table presents Card Member receivables evalu ated individually and collectively for impairment, and related reserves, as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
(Millions) |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Card Member receivables evaluated individually for impairment(a) |  | $ | 108 |  | $ | 80
Related reserves (a) |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 3
Card Member receivables evaluated collectively for impairment |  | $ | 54,874 |  | $ | 53,967
Related reserves (b) |  | $ | 553 |  | $ | 518
Represents receivables modified as a TDR and related reserves. The reserves include the quantitative results of analytical models that are specific to individual pools of receivables, and reserves for internal and external qualitative risk factors that apply to receivables that are collectively evaluated for impairment.

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