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Loans and Card Member Receivables - TDR (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest |  | $ 309
Non-accrual loans |  | 191
Account classified as a TDR in program |  | 1,733
Account classified as a TDR out of program |  | 2,068
Total impaired loans and receivables |  | 4,301
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs |  | $ 504
Accounts Receivable and Loans Textuals |  |
Loans and receivables threshold period for write off |  | 180 days
Account classified as TDR, past due 90 days and still accruing |  | $ 48
Accounts classified as TDR, non-accrual |  | 17
Out of Program TDR accounts that completed modification programs |  | 1,922
Out of Program TDR accounts not in compliance with modification programs |  | 146
Card Member Loans |  |
Accounts Receivable and Loans Textuals |  |
Loans and receivables threshold period for write off | 180 days |
Card Member Loans | Consumer |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | $ 369 | 252
Non-accrual loans | 272 | 155
Account classified as a TDR in program |  | 781
Account classified as a TDR out of program |  | 1,098
Total impaired loans and receivables |  | 2,286
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs |  | 335
Card Member Loans | Small Business |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 109 | 54
Non-accrual loans | 73 | 34
Account classified as a TDR in program |  | 267
Account classified as a TDR out of program |  | 380
Total impaired loans and receivables |  | 735
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs |  | 108
Card Member Loans | Corporate |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0
Non-accrual loans | $ 0 | 0
Account classified as a TDR in program |  | 0
Account classified as a TDR out of program |  | 0
Total impaired loans and receivables |  | 0
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs |  | 0
Card Member Receivables |  |
Accounts Receivable and Loans Textuals |  |
Loans and receivables threshold period for write off | 180 days |
Card Member Receivables | Consumer |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | $ 0 | 0
Non-accrual loans | 0 | 0
Account classified as a TDR in program |  | 257
Account classified as a TDR out of program |  | 179
Total impaired loans and receivables |  | 436
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs |  | 20
Card Member Receivables | Small Business |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0
Non-accrual loans | 0 | 0
Account classified as a TDR in program |  | 403
Account classified as a TDR out of program |  | 402
Total impaired loans and receivables |  | 805
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs |  | 40
Card Member Receivables | Corporate |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0
Non-accrual loans | $ 0 | 0
Account classified as a TDR in program |  | 6
Account classified as a TDR out of program |  | 7
Total impaired loans and receivables |  | 13
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs |  | 1
Other Loans |  |
Impaired loans and receivables |  |
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest |  | 3
Non-accrual loans |  | 2
Account classified as a TDR in program |  | 19
Account classified as a TDR out of program |  | 2
Total impaired loans and receivables |  | 26
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs |  | $ 0

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