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Reserves for Losses (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2012
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| Changes in the Card Member receivables reserve for losses | ||||
| Balance, January 1 | $ 428 | $ 438 | ||
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| Card Member receivables provisions | 472 | 434 | ||
| Card Member receivables provisions - other | 118 | 97 | ||
| Total provision | 194 | 190 | 590 | 531 |
| Deductions: | ||||
| Card Member receivables net write-offs | (507) | (487) | ||
| Card Member receivables reserves for losses - other | (115) | (73) | ||
| Balance, September 30 | $ 396 | $ 409 | $ 396 | $ 409 |
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Represents adjustments to cardmember receivables resulting from unauthorized transactions for the period. No definition available.
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Represents loss provisions for cardmember receivables consisting of principal (resulting from authorized transactions) and fee reserve components for the period. No definition available.
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Represents adjustments to cardmember receivables resulting from unauthorized transactions and foreign currency translation adjustments for the period. No definition available.
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Represents net write-offs consisting of principal (resulting from authorized transactions) and fee components, less recoveries, for the period. No definition available.
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For an unclassified balance sheet, a valuation allowance for receivables due a company that are expected to be uncollectible. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of expense related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and notes receivable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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