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Loans and Card Member Receivables (Details 3) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
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 | 2.60% | 2.30%
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 | 3.20% | 2.80%
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 | 1.70% | 1.50%
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 | 2.00% | 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 | 2.20% | 1.90%
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 | 1.70% | 1.30%
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 | 1.90% | 1.80%
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 | 2.20% | 2.10%
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 | 1.40% | 1.30%
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 | 2.20% | 1.90%
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 | 2.50% | 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 | 2.00% | 1.60%
Global Corporate Payments [Member] | 90+ Days Past Billing As % Of Receivables [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 1.10% | 0.60%
Global Corporate Payments [Member] | Card Member Receivables [Member] | Net Write-Off Rate Principal Interest, and Fees [Member] |  |
Credit Quality Indicator for Loans and Receivables |  |
Credit Quality Indicators | 1.00% |
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%

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