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Loans and Card Member Receivables - Aging (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
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Card Member Loans |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Threshold period past due | 30 days |
Financing receivables, gross | $ 139,203 | $ 139,674
Loans and receivables threshold period for write off | 180 days |
Card Member Loans | Consumer |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | $ 105,213 | 107,646
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 421 | 435
Non-accruals | 422 | 464
Card Member Loans | Small Business |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 33,903 | 31,991
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 131 | 132
Non-accruals | 140 | 135
Card Member Loans | Corporate |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 87 | 37
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0
Non-accruals | $ 0 | 0
Card Member Receivables |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Threshold period past due | 30 days |
Financing receivables, gross | $ 58,503 | 59,411
Loans and receivables threshold period for write off | 180 days |
Card Member Receivables | Consumer |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | $ 23,211 | 25,431
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0
Non-accruals | 0 | 0
Card Member Receivables | Small Business |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 18,631 | 18,619
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0
Non-accruals | 0 | 0
Card Member Receivables | Corporate |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 16,661 | 15,361
Loans over 90 days past due and accruing interest | 0 | 0
Non-accruals | 0 | 0
Current | Card Member Loans | Consumer |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 103,764 | 106,155
Current | Card Member Loans | Small Business |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 33,385 | 31,510
Current | Card Member Receivables | Consumer |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 23,029 | 25,255
Current | Card Member Receivables | Small Business |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 18,395 | 18,400
30 to 59 Days Past Due | Card Member Loans | Consumer |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 452 | 437
30 to 59 Days Past Due | Card Member Loans | Small Business |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 172 | 151
30 to 59 Days Past Due | Card Member Receivables | Consumer |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 59 | 58
30 to 59 Days Past Due | Card Member Receivables | Small Business |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 84 | 77
60 to 89 Days Past Due | Card Member Loans | Consumer |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 315 | 329
60 to 89 Days Past Due | Card Member Loans | Small Business |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 120 | 107
60 to 89 Days Past Due | Card Member Receivables | Consumer |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 41 | 39
60 to 89 Days Past Due | Card Member Receivables | Small Business |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 60 | 54
90+ Days Past Due | Card Member Loans | Consumer |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 682 | 725
90+ Days Past Due | Card Member Loans | Small Business |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 226 | 223
90+ Days Past Due | Card Member Loans | Corporate |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 0 | 0
90+ Days Past Due | Card Member Receivables | Consumer |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 82 | 79
90+ Days Past Due | Card Member Receivables | Small Business |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | 92 | 88
90+ Days Past Due | Card Member Receivables | Corporate |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivables, gross | $ 61 | $ 65

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