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Non-Interest Revenue and Expense Detail (Details 2) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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| Professional services | $ 624axp_ProfessionalServices | $ 692axp_ProfessionalServices |
| Occupancy and equipment | 434us-gaap_OccupancyNet | 462us-gaap_OccupancyNet |
| Card and merchant-related fraud losses | 100axp_CardRelatedFraudLosses | 84axp_CardRelatedFraudLosses |
| Communications | 88us-gaap_CommunicationsAndInformationTechnology | 93us-gaap_CommunicationsAndInformationTechnology |
| Other | 153axp_OtherNetExpenses | 218axp_OtherNetExpenses |
| Total other, net | $ 1,399us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense | $ 1,549us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense |
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This represents expenses incurred with respect to card-related fraud losses No definition available.
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Represents other, net expenses from miscellaneous items within other revenues not previously classified. No definition available.
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The aggregate amount of professional services fees and other processing expenses. No definition available.
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The amount of expense in the period for communications and data processing expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of net occupancy expense that may include items, such as depreciation of facilities and equipment, lease expenses, property taxes and property and casualty insurance expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Other noninterest expenses that are not separately presented in any other noninterest expense category. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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