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Settlement Assets and Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of settlement assets and obligations

The principal components of the Company’s settlement assets and obligations were as follows at December 31:

(In millions)			2020						2019
Settlement assets
Cash and cash equivalents			$	1,825					$	1,656
Receivables			9,696						10,212
Total settlement assets			$	11,521					$	11,868
Settlement obligations
Payment instruments outstanding			$	483					$	345
Card settlements due to merchants			11,038						11,523
Total settlement obligations			$	11,521					$	11,868

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