Customer Deposits (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| U.S. retail deposits: | ||
| Savings accounts - Direct | $ 30,980 | $ 29,023 |
| Certificates of deposit - Direct | 291 | 281 |
| Certificates of deposit - Third party | 11,925 | 13,856 |
| Sweep accounts - Third party | 9,120 | 10,942 |
| Non-U.S. deposits and U.S. non-interest bearing | 110 | 183 |
| Card Member credit balances - U.S. and non-U.S. | 616 | 712 |
| Total customer deposits | $ 53,042 | $ 54,997 |
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- Definition Card Member credit balances (U.S. and non-U.S.) reclassified into Other Liabilities No definition available.
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- Definition Represents third party certificate of deposit accounts offered by the Company's Banks. No definition available.
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- Definition Represents third party sweep accounts offered by the Company's Banks. No definition available.
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- Definition 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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- References No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of interest-bearing domestic certificate of deposit liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of interest-bearing domestic deposit liabilities classified as other. Excludes certificates of deposit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition 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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