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Loans and Accounts Receivable (Details 3) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Global Consumer Services Group [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Net Write-Off Rate - Principal Only [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 2.30% | 2.10%
Global Consumer Services Group [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Net Write-Off Rate Principal Interest, and Fees [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 2.80% | 2.50%
Global Consumer Services Group [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | 30 Days Past Due as a % of Total [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 1.60% | 1.40%
Global Consumer Services Group [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Net Write-Off Rate - Principal Only [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 1.70% | 1.70%
Global Consumer Services Group [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Net Write-Off Rate Principal Interest, and Fees [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 1.80% | 1.80%
Global Consumer Services Group [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | 30 Days Past Due as a % of Total [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 1.40% | 1.20%
Global Commercial Services [Member] | Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Net Write-Off Rate - Principal Only [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 1.80% | 1.70%
Global Commercial Services [Member] | Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Net Write-Off Rate Principal Interest, and Fees [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 2.10% | 2.00%
Global Commercial Services [Member] | Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | 30 Days Past Due as a % of Total [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 1.30% | 1.10%
Global Commercial Services [Member] | Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Net Write-Off Rate - Principal Only [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 1.90% | 1.80%
Global Commercial Services [Member] | Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Net Write-Off Rate Principal Interest, and Fees [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 2.10% | 2.10%
Global Commercial Services [Member] | Global Small Business Services [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | 30 Days Past Due as a % of Total [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 1.70% | 1.40%
Global Corporate Payments [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Net Loss Ratio as a % of Charge Volume [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 0.08% | 0.11%
Global Corporate Payments [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | 90 days past billing as a percentage of receivables [Member} |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 0.70% | 0.80%

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