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Customer Deposits (Details 1) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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| U.S. retail deposits: | ||
| Savings accounts - Direct | $ 27,508us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositSavings | $ 26,159us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositSavings |
| Certificates of deposit - Direct | 317us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositCertificatesOfDeposits | 333us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositCertificatesOfDeposits |
| Certificates of deposit - Third party | 7,384axp_ThirdPartyCertificatesOfDeposit | 7,838axp_ThirdPartyCertificatesOfDeposit |
| Sweep accounts - Third party | 8,933axp_ThirdPartySweepAccounts | 8,949axp_ThirdPartySweepAccounts |
| Other retail deposits: | ||
| Non-U.S. deposits and U.S. non-interest bearing deposits | 163us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositOtherTimeDeposit | 173us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositOtherTimeDeposit |
| Card Member credit balances - U.S. and non-U.S. | 623axp_DomesticAndForeignCardmemberCreditBalances | 719axp_DomesticAndForeignCardmemberCreditBalances |
| Total customer deposits | $ 44,928us-gaap_Deposits | $ 44,171us-gaap_Deposits |
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Cardmember credit balances (U.S. and non-U.S.) reclassified into Other Liabilities No definition available.
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Represents third party certificate of deposit accounts offered by the Company's Banks. No definition available.
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Represents third party sweep accounts offered by the Company's Banks. No definition available.
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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of interest-bearing domestic certificate of deposit liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of interest-bearing domestic deposit liabilities for time deposit liabilities other than certificates of deposit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of interest-bearing domestic savings deposit liabilities. Saving deposits bear interest and have no stated maturity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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