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Loans and Card Member Receivables (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Impaired loans and receivables |  |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | $ 309 | $ 169 | $ 226
Non-accrual loans | 191 | 96 | 176
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 1,733 | 1,332 | 3,086
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 2,068 | 1,764 | 430
Total impaired loans and receivables | 4,301 | 3,361 | 3,918
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs | 504 | 596 | 1,346
Accounts Receivable and Loans Textuals |  |  |
Total loans and receivables modified as a TDR, past due 90 days and still accruing | 48 | 41 | 32
Total loans and receivables modified as a TDR, non-accrual | 17 | 19 | 11
Out of Program TDR accounts that completed modification programs | 1,922 | 1,621 | 316
Out of Program TDR accounts not in compliance with modification programs | 146 | 143 | 114
Card Member loans | Consumer |  |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 252 | 149 | 203
Non-accrual loans | 155 | 82 | 146
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 781 | 708 | 1,586
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 1,098 | 997 | 248
Total impaired loans and receivables | 2,286 | 1,936 | 2,183
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs | 335 | 415 | 782
Card Member loans | Small Business |  |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 54 | 19 | 21
Non-accrual loans | 34 | 14 | 29
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 267 | 176 | 478
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 380 | 332 | 67
Total impaired loans and receivables | 735 | 541 | 595
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs | 108 | 132 | 285
Card Member loans | Corporate |  |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-accrual loans | 0 | 0 | 0
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 0 | 0 | 0
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 0 | 0 | 0
Total impaired loans and receivables | 0 | 0 | 0
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs | 0 | 0 | 0
Card Member receivables | Consumer |  |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-accrual loans | 0 | 0 | 0
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 257 | 133 | 240
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 179 | 130 | 34
Total impaired loans and receivables | 436 | 263 | 274
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs | 20 | 9 | 60
Card Member receivables | Small Business |  |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-accrual loans | 0 | 0 | 0
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 403 | 247 | 516
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 402 | 297 | 73
Total impaired loans and receivables | 805 | 544 | 589
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs | 40 | 39 | 136
Card Member receivables | Corporate |  |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-accrual loans | 0 | 0 | 0
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 6 | 1 | 18
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 7 | 6 | 2
Total impaired loans and receivables | 13 | 7 | 20
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs | 1 | 0 | 3
Other |  |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 3 | 1 | 2
Non-accrual loans | 2 | 0 | 1
Loans and receivables modified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring in Program | 19 | 67 | 248
Loans and receivables modified as Troubled Debt Restructuring Out of Program | 2 | 2 | 6
Total impaired loans and receivables | 26 | 70 | 257
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs | $ 0 | $ 1 | $ 80

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