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2.2.0.25falsefalse0222 - Disclosure - Significant Credit Concentrationstruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 USD ($) USD ($) / shares $Jan-01-2010_Dec-31-2010http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000004962duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00PureStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancepurexbrli0SharesStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170USDEPSDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$2true0axp_ConcentrationRiskDisclosureAbstractaxpfalsenadurationConcentration risk disclosure.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringConcentration risk disclosure.falsefalseSignificant Credit Concentrations [Abstract]3false0us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskDisclosureTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel1falsefalsefalse00  <div style="margin-left: 0%"> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #009baa">NOTE 22 </font> </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #009baa">SIGNIFICANT CREDIT <br /> CONCENTRATIONS</font></b> </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> Concentrations of credit risk exist when changes in economic, industry or geographic factors similarly affect groups of counterparties whose aggregate credit exposure is material in relation to American Express’ total credit exposure. The Company’s customers operate in diverse industries, economic sectors and geographic regions. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> The following table details the Company’s maximum credit exposure by category, including the credit exposure associated with derivative financial instruments, as of December 31: </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left">  <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom"> <td width="66%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="11%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="11%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td colspan="8" align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <i>(Billions)</i> </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>2010</b> </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> 2009 </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"> <td>  </td> </tr>  <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> On-balance sheet: </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> Individuals<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(a)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>88</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 60 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> Financial institutions<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(b)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>23</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 21 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> U.S. Government and agencies<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(c)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>12</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 19 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> All other<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(d)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>15</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 17 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> Total on-balance sheet<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(e)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>138</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 117 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> Unused <font style="white-space: nowrap">lines-of-credit —</font> individuals<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(f)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>226</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 222 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td colspan="9" valign="top">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td colspan="9" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> </tr> </table> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="2%"></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="97%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">(a) </font></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">Individuals primarily include cardmember loans and receivables. </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">(b) </font></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">Financial institutions primarily include debt obligations of banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies and savings and loan associations. </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">(c) </font></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">U.S. Government and agencies represent debt obligations of the U.S. Government and its agencies, states and municipalities and government sponsored entities. </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">(d) </font></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">All other primarily includes cardmember receivables from other corporate institutions. </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">(e) </font></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">Certain distinctions between categories require management judgment. </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">(f) </font></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">Because charge card products have no preset spending limit, the associated credit limit on cardmember receivables is not quantifiable. Therefore, the quantified unused <font style="white-space: nowrap">line-of-credit</font> amounts only include the approximate credit line available on cardmember loans (including both for on-balance sheet loans and loans previously securitized). </font></td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company’s most significant concentration of credit risk was with individuals, including cardmember receivables and loans. These amounts are generally advanced on an unsecured basis. However, the Company reviews each potential customer’s credit application and evaluates the applicant’s financial history and ability and willingness to repay. The Company also considers credit performance by customer tenure, industry and geographic location in managing credit exposure. </div>  <font style="font-size: 8pt"> </font> </div>   <div style="margin-left: 0%">  <div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times"> </font> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b> <font style="font-size: 11pt"> </font> </b> </div>  <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> The following table details the Company’s cardmember loans and receivables exposure (including unused <font style="white-space: nowrap">lines-of-credit</font> on cardmember loans) in the United States and outside the United States as of December 31: </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left">  <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom"> <td width="66%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="11%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="11%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td colspan="8" align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <i>(Billions, except percentages)</i> </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>2010</b> </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> 2009 </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"> <td>  </td> </tr>  <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> On-balance sheet: </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> United States </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>77</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 47 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> <font style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S. </font> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>21</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 20 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> On-balance sheet<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(a)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>98</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 67 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> Unused <font style="white-space: nowrap">lines-of-credit —</font> individuals: </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> United States </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>184</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 181 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> <font style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S. </font> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>42</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 41 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt"> Total unused <font style="white-space: nowrap">lines-of-credit —</font> individuals </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>226</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 222 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td colspan="9" valign="top">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td colspan="9" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> </tr> </table> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="2%"></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="97%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">(a) </font></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">Represents cardmember loans to individuals as well as receivables from individuals and corporate institutions as discussed in footnotes (a) and (d) from the previous table. </font></td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> The remainder of the Company’s on-balance sheet credit exposure includes cash, investments, other loans, other receivables and other assets, including derivative financial instruments. These balances are primarily within the United States. </div> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #009baa">EXPOSURE TO AIRLINE INDUSTRY </font> </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> The Company has multiple co-brand relationships and rewards partners, of which airlines are one of the most important and valuable. The Company’s largest airline co-brand is Delta Air Lines (Delta) and this relationship includes exclusive co-brand credit card partnerships and other arrangements, including Membership Rewards, merchant acceptance and travel. American Express’ Delta SkyMiles Credit Card co-brand portfolio accounts for approximately 5 percent of the Company’s worldwide billed business and less than 15 percent of worldwide cardmember lending receivables. </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 1%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> In recent years, there have been a significant number of airline bankruptcies and liquidations, driven in part by volatile fuel costs and weakening economies around the world. Historically, the Company has not experienced significant revenue declines when a particular airline scales back or ceases operations due to a bankruptcy or other financial challenges because volumes generated by that airline are typically shifted to other participants in the industry that accept the Company’s card products. The Company’s exposure to business and credit risk in the airline industry is primarily through business arrangements where the Company has remitted payment to the airline for a cardmember purchase of tickets that have not yet been used or “flown”. The Company mitigates this risk by delaying payment to the airlines with deteriorating financial situations, thereby increasing cash withheld to protect the Company in the event the airline is liquidated. To date, the Company has not experienced significant losses from airlines that have ceased operations. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged NotefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDescription of any concentrations existing at the date of the financial statements that make an entity vulnerable to a reasonably possible, near-term, severe impact. 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