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Loans and Card Member Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Card Member Loans |  |  |  |
Loans segment information |  |  |  |
Financing receivables, gross | $ 70,100 | $ 73,373 |  |
Less: Reserves for credit losses | 4,467 | 5,344 | $ 5,236 | $ 4,027
Financing receivables, net | 65,633 | 68,029 |  |
Other Loans |  |  |  |
Loans segment information |  |  |  |
Less: Reserves for credit losses | 143 | 238 |  |
Financing receivables, net | 2,133 | 2,614 |  |
Card Member Receivables |  |  |  |
Loans segment information |  |  |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 42,002 | 43,701 |  |
Less: Reserves for credit losses | 202 | 267 | $ 459 | $ 126
Financing receivables, net | 41,800 | 43,434 |  |
PPP Loans | Other Loans |  |  |  |
Loans segment information |  |  |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 500 | 600 |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Card Member Loans |  |  |  |
Loans segment information |  |  |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 24,088 | 25,908 |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Card Member Receivables |  |  |  |
Loans segment information |  |  |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 4,221 | 4,296 |  |
GCSG | Card Member Loans |  |  |  |
Loans segment information |  |  |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 56,265 | 60,084 |  |
GCSG | Card Member Receivables |  |  |  |
Loans segment information |  |  |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 17,228 | 18,685 |  |
GCSG | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Card Member Loans |  |  |  |
Loans segment information |  |  |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 24,100 | 25,900 |  |
GCS | Card Member Loans |  |  |  |
Loans segment information |  |  |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 13,835 | 13,289 |  |
GCS | Card Member Receivables |  |  |  |
Loans segment information |  |  |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 24,774 | 25,016 |  |
GCS | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Card Member Receivables |  |  |  |
Loans segment information |  |  |  |
Financing receivables, gross | $ 4,200 | $ 4,300 |  |

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