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Loans and Card Member Receivables (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | $ 407 | $ 428
Non-accrual loans | 324 | 338
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 855 | 762
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 274 | 259
Total impaired loans and receivables | 1,860 | 1,787
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 326 | 168
Accounts Receivable and Loans Textuals |  |
Total loans and receivables modified as a TDR, past due 90 days and still accruing | 27 | 26
Total loans and receivables modified as a TDR, non-accrual | 11 | 10
Out of Program TDR accounts that completed modification programs | 197 | 188
Out of Program TDR accounts not in compliance with modification programs | 77 | 72
Global Consumer Services Group [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 361 | 384
Non-accrual loans | 268 | 284
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 557 | 500
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 185 | 175
Total impaired loans and receivables | 1,371 | 1,343
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 235 | 137
Global Consumer Services Group [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] | Non-US [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 82 | 93
Global Consumer Services Group [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
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 63 | 56
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 14 | 16
Total impaired loans and receivables | 77 | 72
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 9 | 3
Global Commercial Services [Member] | Card Member Loans [Member] |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 46 | 44
Non-accrual loans | 56 | 54
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 112 | 97
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 41 | 38
Total impaired loans and receivables | 255 | 233
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | 64 | 22
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
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 123 | 109
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 34 | 30
Total impaired loans and receivables | 157 | 139
Related allowance for Troubled Debt Restructurings | $ 18 | $ 6

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