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Other Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Summary of other liabilities | ||
| Membership Rewards liability | $ 6,151 | $ 5,832 |
| Employee-related liablities | 2,227 | 2,224 |
| Rebate and reward accruals | 2,210 | 2,079 |
| Deferred card fees, net | 1,314 | 1,286 |
| Book overdraft balances | 442 | 532 |
| Other | 4,566 | 5,604 |
| Total | 16,910 | 17,557 |
| Carrying amount of deferred charge card and other fees | ||
| Deferred charge card and other fees | 1,609 | 1,566 |
| Deferred direct acquisition costs | (164) | (154) |
| Reserves for membership cancellations | (131) | (126) |
| Total | $ 1,314 | $ 1,286 |
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Represents amounts related to deferred charges and other fees including deferred fees for Membership Reward program participants. No definition available.
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Represents the carrying amount of deferred charge card and other fees, net of direct acquisition costs and reserves for membership cancellations. No definition available.
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Represents amounts related to deferred direct acquisition costs including deferred direct acquisition costs that are associated with acquiring new Card Members. No definition available.
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Represents amounts related to employee-related liabilities including benefit plan obligations and incentive compensation. No definition available.
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Represents amounts related to other liabilities including accruals for general operating expenses, advertising and promotion, derivatives, restructuring and reengineering reserves. No definition available.
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Represents amounts related to the estimated cost of points earned to date that are ultimately expected to be redeemed. No definition available.
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Represents amounts related to rebate and reward accruals including payments to third-party card issuing partners and cash-back reward costs. No definition available.
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Represents estimated fees refundable to Card Members if they cancel their card. No definition available.
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of payments made in excess of existing cash balances, which will be honored by the bank but reflected as a loan to the entity. Overdrafts generally have a very short time frame for correction or repayment and are therefore more similar to short-term bank financing than trade financing. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of liabilities not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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