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Settlement Assets and Obligations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
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) | 2021 |  | 2020 |  |
Settlement assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,361 |  |  | $ | 1,650 |  |  |
Receivables | 11,291 |  |  | 9,871 |  |  |
Total settlement assets | $ | 13,652 |  |  | $ | 11,521 |  |  |
Settlement obligations |  |  |  |  |
Payment instruments outstanding | $ | 460 |  |  | $ | 483 |  |  |
Card settlements and collateral deposits due to merchants | 13,192 |  |  | 11,038 |  |  |
Total settlement obligations | $ | 13,652 |  |  | $ | 11,521 |  |  |

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