This element represents amount repaid under the terms of agreement due to the continuing declines in gross credit card receivables.

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- Definition

Threshold below which three-month average finance charge excess as a percent of the third-party outstanding principal balance may compel underwriting and collection activities.

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- Definition

Threshold below which three-month average finance charge excess as a percent of the third-party outstanding principal balance triggers mutually agreed upon underwriting strategies.

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- Definition

The maximum principal balance of the credit card receivable portfolio that the third party would be required to own, to meet its requirement to maintain a specified percentage of holdings in the portfolio.

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- Definition

The amount of the recorded investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, accounts receivable (with terms exceeding one year), notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets.

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- Definition

A valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible.

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- Definition

Charge to expense for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible.

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- Definition

Reduction to the allowance for credit losses related to collections on financing receivables which have been partially or fully charged off as bad debts.

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- Details

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- Definition

Reduction to the allowance for credit losses related to financing receivables deemed uncollectible.

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- Definition

The amount of the recorded investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset before making adjustment delinquent in the creditor's statement of financial position.

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- Definition

Financing receivables that are 1 - 29 days past due.

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- Definition

Percentage of financing receivables that are less than 30 days past due.

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- Definition

Financing receivables that are 30 - 59 days past due.

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- Definition

Percentage of financing receivables that are less than 60 days past due but more than 29 days past due.

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- Definition

Financing receivables that are 60 - 89 days past due.

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- Definition

Percentage of financing receivables that are less than 90 days past due but more than 59 days past due.

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- Definition

Financing receivables that are current.

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- Definition

Percentage of financing receivables that are current.

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- Definition

Financing receivables that are equal to or greater than 90 days past due.

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- Definition

Percentage of financing receivables that are equal to or greater than 90 days past due.

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- Definition

Percentage of recorded investment in financing receivables that are current or past due at the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

Represents the policy of the entity regarding specified number of days after due date after which loan receivables are classified delinquent.

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- Definition

Represents the high end of the range of a make-whole payment. Make-whole payment is required when principle balance of third-party credit card receivables is prepaid.

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- Definition

Represents the low end of the range of a make-whole payment. Make-whole payment is required when principle balance of third-party credit card receivables is prepaid.

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- Definition

The percentage of interest in the entity's receivables by a third party at the time of the transaction.

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- Definition

The percentage of troubled debt restructurings to the gross receivables.

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- Definition

This element represents a subsequent event of the amount repaid under the terms of agreement due to the continuing declines in gross credit card receivables.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

This is the principal amount of loans (across all types of loans) that are overdue in payment by a set number of days.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name FASB Staff Position (FSP)
-Number FAS140-4 and FIN46(R)-8
-Paragraph B11
-Subparagraph b(6)

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 140
-Paragraph 17
-Subparagraph i(4)

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- Definition

Sets forth the basis for charging to bad debt expense all or a portion of loan receivables because it is probable, based on collection experience or on specific facts and circumstances, that collection of amounts due will not be made. For example, historical experience may indicate that amounts uncollected for a specified number of days after due date are likely to remain uncollected and some or all of the amounts due should be reflected as a credit loss.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 5
-Paragraph 9

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher AICPA
-Name Statement of Position (SOP)
-Number 01-6
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph b

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Credit Card Receivables (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Credit Card Receivables (Details) (USD $)	May 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	May 01, 2010	Jan. 29, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011 Credit card receivables Secured borrowings for 2008	Jan. 29, 2011 Credit card receivables Secured borrowings for 2008	Aug. 02, 2008 Credit card receivables Secured borrowings for 2008	Apr. 30, 2011 FICO score of 700 or above	Jan. 29, 2011 FICO score of 700 or above	May 01, 2010 FICO score of 700 or above	Apr. 30, 2011 FICO score of 600 to 699	Jan. 29, 2011 FICO score of 600 to 699	May 01, 2010 FICO score of 600 to 699	Apr. 30, 2011 FICO score below 600	Jan. 29, 2011 FICO score below 600	May 01, 2010 FICO score below 600
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable
Policy for when credit card receivables are written off		180 days past due
Age of Credit Card Receivables
Current		$ 5,749,000,000	$ 6,425,000,000	$ 6,132,000,000
1-29 days past due		227,000,000	283,000,000	292,000,000
30-59 days past due		100,000,000	166,000,000	131,000,000
60-89 days past due		59,000,000	107,000,000	79,000,000
90+ days past due		151,000,000	279,000,000	209,000,000
Period-end gross credit card receivables		6,286,000,000	7,260,000,000	6,843,000,000
Current (as a percent)		91.50%	88.50%	89.60%
1-29 days past due (as a percent)		3.60%	3.90%	4.30%
30-59 days past due (as a percent)		1.60%	2.30%	1.90%
60-89 days past due (as a percent)		0.90%	1.50%	1.10%
90+ days past due (as a percent)		2.40%	3.80%	3.10%
Period-end gross credit card receivables (as a percent)		100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Allowance at beginning of period	565,000,000	690,000,000	1,016,000,000	1,016,000,000
Bad debt expense		12,000,000	197,000,000	528,000,000
Write-offs		(184,000,000)	(318,000,000)	(1,007,000,000)
Recoveries		47,000,000	35,000,000	153,000,000
Allowance at end of period		565,000,000	930,000,000	690,000,000
Policy for when credit card receivables are considered as delinquent		30 or more days past due
Total nondelinquent accounts (Current and 1-29 days past due)		5,976,000,000	6,707,000,000	6,424,000,000				2,771,000,000	2,819,000,000	2,812,000,000	2,503,000,000	2,737,000,000	2,861,000,000	702,000,000	868,000,000	1,034,000,000
Delinquent accounts (30+ days past due)		310,000,000	553,000,000	419,000,000
Receivables classified as TDRs (as a percent)		5.80%	6.50%	5.90%
Percentage of JPMorgan Chase's (JPMC) interest in credit receivables at time of transaction (as a percent)							47.00%
Maximum principal balance required by JPMC					4,200,000,000
Payment made to JPMC due to the continuing declines in gross credit card receivables						566,000,000
Subsequent Event payment made to JPMC due to the continuing declines in gross credit card receivables	189,000,000
Threshold below which finance charge excess as percent of JPMC's outstanding principal balance triggers required underwriting strategies (as a percent)		2.00%
Threshold below which finance charge excess as percent of JPMC's outstanding principal balance may compel underwriting and collection activities (as a percent)		1.00%
Make-whole payment, low end of range		85,000,000
Make-whole payment, high end of range		$ 103,000,000