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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO

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Describes how an entity determines the level of its allowance for doubtful accounts for its trade and other accounts receivable balances, and when impairments, charge-offs or recoveries are recognized. The description should identify the factors that influenced management of the entity in establishing the level of the allowance (for example, historical losses and existing economic conditions) and may also include discussion of the risk elements relevant to particular categories of receivables. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Non-credit provision components of the net gains or losses from securitization activities, excess spread related to securitized cardmember loans, changes in the fair value of the interest-only strip, and servicing income, net of related discounts or fees. Excess spread, which is recognized as earned, is the net cash flow from interest and fee collections allocated to the third-party investors' interests. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The accumulated change, excluding the impact related to discontinued operations and other items, in the value of either the projected benefit obligation or the plans assets resulting from experience different from that assumed or from a change in an actuarial assumption that has not been recognized in net periodic benefit cost pursuant to FAS 87 and 106, after tax. No authoritative reference available. This element represents the amount of contingent obligations to make payments under contractual agreements entered into as part of the ongoing operation of the Company's business, primarily with co-brand partners. No authoritative reference available. Represents table providing a summary of the total cost during the period related to defined benefit pension plans, defined contribution plans, and other postretirement benefit plans. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The cash outflow from the maturity of securitized debt. Securitization is the structured process whereby interests in loans and other receivables are packaged, underwritten, and sold in the form of asset-backed securities. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table categorizing customer deposits as interest-bearing or non-interest-bearing deposits, as well as by U.S. or Non-U.S. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing a detail of other commissions and fees. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents reserves on cardmember loans evaluated collectively for impairment that are modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table aggregated by deposit type offered by the Company. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents direct personal savings accounts, primarily high yield savings accounts, offered directly by the Company's Banks. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing the Company's maximum credit exposure by category, including the credit exposure associated with derivative financial instruments. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents a specific performance measure the Company is required to meet related to its convertible subordinated debentures. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Amount represents the net change in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The total tax impact of net (gain) loss, prior service cost (credit), and transition assets (obligations), as well as minimum pension liability if still remaining, included in accumulated other comprehensive income associated with a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan(s) because they have yet to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Adjustment that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into functional currency of the reporting entity, net of tax. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents metric calculated as accounts receivable or loans that are 30 days past due expressed as a percentage of total accounts receivables or loans. No authoritative reference available. Total financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by GAAP's valuation hierarchy. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Reserves for losses relating to cardmember receivables represent management's best estimate of the losses inherent in the Company's outstanding portfolio of receivables. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Including current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of long-term borrowings before deducting any unamortized underwriting fee as of the balance sheet date. May include notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, which had initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer, and after deducting unamortized discount or premiums, if any. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the designated percentage of new principal receivables arising from accounts in the Lending Trust as "Discount Option Receivables". No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The total net unrealized holding gains (losses) that has been included as a separate component of other comprehensive income (loss) during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. 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No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement. No authoritative reference available. Represents the net cash flow from interest and fee collections allocated to the investors' interests after deducting the interest paid on investor certificates, credit losses, contractual servicing fees, other expenses and the changes in the fair value of the interest-only strip. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents accumulated earnings of certain non-U.S. subsidiaries that are intended to be permanently reinvested outside the U.S. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the target allocation and categorization of all defined benefit pension plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by GAAP's valuation hierarchy for the period. No authoritative reference available. Represents the highest closing price per common share reached in the market during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Reflects the carrying amount of unpaid credit card loans issued to individuals under revolving credit arrangements, net of reserves for cardmember losses, unamortized net card fees and include interest receivable and fees, that typically charge comparatively higher rates of interest commensurate with higher credit risk, generate late payment and similar types of fees, and are usually unsecured. No authoritative reference available. Represents the amount of shares authorized by an entity's Board of Directors remaining to be repurchased. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Tax effect of the gross appreciation or the gross loss, net of reclassification adjustment, in the value of available for sale securities. No authoritative reference available. 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Represents reserves on cardmember loans evaluated separately for impairment that are modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The sum of the periodic provision charged to operations, based on an assessment of the uncollectibility of the cardmember receivable portfolio, the offset to which is either added to or deducted from the allowance account for the purpose of reducing receivables to an amount that approximates their net realizable value (the amount expected to be collected). No authoritative reference available. Disclosure of benefit obligations including accumulated benefit obligation and projected benefit obligation. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing a summary of stock option and restricted stock award activity during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents amounts related to deferred direct acquisition costs including deferred direct acquisition costs that are associated with acquiring new cardmembers. No authoritative reference available. Represents the percentage of the principal amount the Company's Subordinated Debentures are redeemable for cash, plus any accrued but unpaid interest. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents cardmember receivables evaluated collectively for impairment that are modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. 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Text block that encapsulates the balance sheet comprising the condensed financial statements, normally using the registrant (parent) as the sole domain member. If condensed consolidating financial statements are being presented, other domain members (in addition to parent) such as guarantor subsidiaries, non-guarantor subsidiaries, and the consolidation eliminations, will be included in order that the respective monetary amounts for each of the domains will aggregate to the respective amounts on the consolidated financial statements. The line items are the various captions used to compile the condensed financial statements. Using extensions, most, if not all, of the elements representing condensed financial statement captions will be the same as those used for the consolidated financial statements captions. No authoritative reference available. Represents the total number of shares the Retirement Savings Plan has in American Express' Common Stock for employees as of the end of the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. This element represents the change of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) which have taken place during the period. Such change may be comprised of purchases, sales, issuances, or settlements of assets; and net transfers in to or out of this category within the fair value hierarchy. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing a detail of other revenues. No authoritative reference available. For a new accounting pronouncement that has been issued and adopted, an entity's disclosure should (1) describe the new pronouncement, the date that adoption is required and the date that the entity plans to adopt, if earlier; (2) discuss the methods of adoption allowed by the pronouncement and the method utilized by the entity; (3) discuss the impact that adoption of the pronouncement had on the financial statements of the entity; (4) disclose the potential impact of other significant matters resulted from the adoption of the pronouncement (for example, technical violations of debt covenant agreements and planned or intended changes in business practices). No authoritative reference available. Date at which the Company's Subordinated Debentures will automatically extended to, except in the case of either (i) a prior redemption or (ii) a default. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents a specific performance measure the Company is required to meet related to its convertible subordinated debentures. No authoritative reference available. Represents the net change during the reporting period in the value of long-term affiliate debt. No authoritative reference available. Reflects the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument relating to cardmember loans and receivables, the entity would incur if parties to the financial instruments that make up the concentration failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the entity. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the carrying amount of deferred charge card and other fees, net of direct acquisition costs and reserves for membership cancellations. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Interest expense on the Company's long-term debt and on all other items not previously classified. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Earnings allocated to participating share awards and other items, primarily in-substance dividends for non-controlling interests in certain consolidated subsidiaries. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing investment securities rollforward from cost to fair value, including gross unrealized gains and losses, by security type. No authoritative reference available. Represents amounts of corporate debt obligations, on a cost basis, issued under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program that are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents net income attributable to common shareholders subsequent to preferred shares dividends, accretion, and recognition of remaining unaccreted dividends, earnings allocated to participating share awards and other items and loss from discontinued operations, net of tax. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. 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Accounts payable represents carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Other liabilities represents carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of liabilities not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Also serves as the sum of liabilities not individually reported in the financial statements, or not separately disclosed in notes. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the amount of a net reduction to interest expense on long-term debt and other, primarily related to the net settlements on the Company's fair value hedges. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the major balance sheet impacts, including adjustments associated with the adoption of new generally accepted accounting principles, for the consolidation of another entity. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing a summary of other liabilities. No authoritative reference available. Represents the maturity date of the conduit facility for floating rate senior notes within American Experss Charge Trust. No authoritative reference available. Amount of consolidated tangible net worth the Company is subject to in order to maintain the availability of its credit lines. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the impact of cash flow hedges and net investment hedges on the Consolidated Financial Statements. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Revenues from discount revenue, net card fees, travel commissions and fees, other commissions and fees, securitization income, net, other related income, and net interest income during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents adjustments to cardmember loans reserve including foreign currency translation adjustments and net write-offs related to unauthorized transactions for the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. 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Text block that encapsulates the cash flow statement comprising the condensed financial statements, normally using the registrant (parent) as the sole domain member. If condensed consolidating financial statements are being presented, other domain members (in addition to parent) such as guarantor subsidiaries, non-guarantor subsidiaries, and the consolidation eliminations, will be included in order that the respective monetary amounts for each of the domains will aggregate to the respective amounts on the consolidated financial statements. The line items are the various captions used to compile the condensed financial statements. Using extensions, most, if not all, of the elements representing condensed financial statement captions will be the same as those used for the consolidated financial statements captions. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Common shares issued represents the total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). Common shares outstanding include the total number of shares of common stock held by shareholders. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents loss provisions for cardmember loans consisting of principal (resulting from authorized transactions), interest and fee reserves components for the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents actual net losses on plan assets sold during the year. No authoritative reference available. Represents table presenting a computation of basic and diluted EPS. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing the Company's cardmember loans and receivables exposure (including unused lines-of-credit on cardmember loans) in the United States and outside the United States. No authoritative reference available. Represents actual net gains (losses) on plan assets held at the end of the year and sold during the year. No authoritative reference available. Provides an entity's explanation that the preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires the use of management estimates. Estimates used in the determination of carrying amounts of assets or liabilities, or in disclosure of gain or loss contingencies should be disclosed if known information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that both of these criteria are met: (1) It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect on the financial statements of a condition, situation, or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements will change in the near term (less than one year from the date of issuance) due to one or more future confirming events, and (2) The effect of the change would be material to the financial statements. The disclosure should indicate the nature of the uncertainty and include an indication that it is at least reasonably possible that a change in the estimate will occur in the near term. Disclosure of the factors that cause the estimate to be sensitive to change also is encouraged. Entities also may identify those areas that are subject to significant estimates. No authoritative reference available. Tax effect on net change of net investment hedges during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Long Term Debt Before Adjustment of Unamortized Underwriting Fees. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the impact on long-term debt due to movements in exchange rates on foreign currency denominated debt. No authoritative reference available. Includes disclosure of the Company's reserve for losses on cardmember receivables and loans, including the Company's methodology, and changes in the reserve for losses during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the weighted-average remaining contractual life and the aggregate intrinsic value (the amount by which the fair value of the Company's stock exceeds the exercise price of the option) of the stock options outstanding, exercisable, and vested and expected to vest. No authoritative reference available. Represents reserves on cardmember receivables evaluated separately for impairment that are modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Unrecognized tax benefits relating to temporary differences represents temporary differences that, if recognized, would only impact the effective rate due to net interest assessments and state tax rate differentials. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Quartertly Financial Data. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents a specific performance measure the Company is required to meet related to its convertible subordinated debentures. No authoritative reference available. Represents the charge card membership fees earned during the period. These fees are recognized as revenue over the covered card membership period (typically one year), net of provision for projected refunds for cancellation of card membership. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the face amount or stated value per share of nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) that is permitted to be authorized by the Board of Directors; generally not indicative of the fair market value per share. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Including current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of long-term borrowings with the Company's affiliates as of the balance sheet date. May include notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, which had initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer, and after deducting unamortized discount or premiums, if any. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the amount of indebtedness under lines of credit that the Company's subsidiaries have with various banks. No authoritative reference available. Reserves for losses relating to other loans represent management's best estimate of the losses inherent in the Company's outstanding portfolio of other loans. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Reflects the carrying amount of loans with terms that have been modified because of the inability of the borrower, for financial reasons, to comply with the terms of the original loan agreement, and are deemed to be questionable as to collection on which no interest is continuing to be recognized. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing the projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for pension plans with projected benefit obligation that exceeds the fair value of plan assets. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of unencashed travelers cheques issued by the Company, as its liability to holders of the cheques. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Reserves for losses relating to cardmember loans represent management's best estimate of the losses inherent in the Company's outstanding portfolio of loans. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the maximum fixed-rate interest rate employees' balances are credited with daily. Interest rates are updated each January 1 and is based on the average of the daily five-year U.S. Treasury Note. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing changes in the cardmember receivables reserve for losses for the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Financial assets for which carrying values equal or approximate fair value include cash and cash equivalents, cardmember receivables, accrued interest, and certain other assets. For these assets, the carrying values approximate fair value because they are short-term in duration or variable rate in nature. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the lowest closing price per common share reached in the market during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the major balance sheet impacts, including adjustments associated with the adoption of new generally accepted accounting principles, for the consolidation of another entity. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the infusion of additional capital by the Company into the banks. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. This element represents the pretax quarterly settlement payments the Company receives from Visa having met quarterly performance criteria. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents amounts related to rebate accruals including payments to third-party card issuing partners and cash-back reward costs. No authoritative reference available. This element may be used to capture disclosures relating to other assets held on the Company's Balance Sheets. Examples include deferred tax assets-net, goodwill, derivative assets, prepaid expenses, subordinated accrued interest receivable, other intangible assets at amortized cost, restricted cash, or any other assets not presented separately on the face of the balance sheet. Disclosures also include goodwill and intangible rollforward, including acquisitions, dispositions, and impairment, as applicable. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure including data and tables. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the major balance sheet impacts, including adjustments associated with the adoption of new generally accepted accounting principles, for the consolidation of the Lending Trust. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Funded Status Of Plan On Erisa Basis Percentage No authoritative reference available. Represents the significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents amounts related to deferred charges and other fees including deferred fees for Membership Reward program participants. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents a reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory rate to the Company's actual income tax rate. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Amount under the credit facility that will expire for the period. No authoritative reference available. Disclosure of the amounts related to pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss that have not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost, such as the net gain or loss, net prior service cost or credit, and net transition asset or obligation. No authoritative reference available. Represents net write-offs consisting of principal (resulting from authorized transactions) and fee components, less recoveries, for the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. This element may be used to capture disclosures pertaining to acquisitions and dispositions. For acquisitions, description of a business acquisition (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) planned, initiated, or completed during the period, including background, timing, and allocation of acquisition costs. For dispositions, disclosures include the facts and circumstances leading to the completed or expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the gain or loss recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain or loss, amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations; the segment in which the disposal group was reported, and the classification (whether sold or classified as held for sale) and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group. Includes all disposal groups, including those classified as components of the entity (discontinued operations). No authoritative reference available. This element represents the pre-tax quarterly settlement payments the Company receives from MasterCard having met quarterly performance criteria. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The sum of the current income tax expense (benefit) and the deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations; income tax expense (benefit) may include interest and penalties on tax uncertainties based on the entity's accounting policy. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Reflects the carrying amount of loans with terms that have been modified because of the inability of the borrower, for financial reasons, to comply with the terms of the original loan agreement, and are past due ninety days or more for which interest is continuing to be earned or accrued. No authoritative reference available. Represents the maximum percentage of total pay the Company matches employee contributions to the plan of total pay for the Company's Retirement Savings Plan, subject to the Internal Revenue Code. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents adjustments to cardmember receivables resulting from unauthorized transactions and foreign currency translation adjustments for the period. No authoritative reference available. Primarily represents adjustments to cardmember loans resulting from unauthorized transactions for the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the specified date in which the face amount of eligible notes, which are secured through a financing facility, can be issued from the Charge Trust. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Reflects amount of allowance for credit losses pertaining to loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the percentage of the Company's total worldwide workforce eliminated as a result of the Company's restructuring charges during the period across all business units, markets and staff groups. No authoritative reference available. Represents the amount of gross receivables available to settle the obligations of a consolidated variable interest entity. No authoritative reference available. Disclosure of the change in the benefit obligation of pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans from the beginning to the end of the period, showing separately, if applicable, the effects of the following: service cost, interest cost, contributions by plan participants, actuarial gains and losses, foreign currency exchange rate changes, benefits paid, plan amendments, business combinations, divestitures, curtailments, settlements, and special and contractual termination benefits. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents weighted-average assumptions used for grants issued during the period, the majority of which were granted in the beginning of each year. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the number of positions to be eliminated as a result of the Company's restructuring charges during the period across all business units, markets and staff groups. No authoritative reference available. Disclosure of net funded status of pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Describes the entity's accounting policies with respect to costs related to the Company's Membership Rewards program, the methodology for determining the estimated cost of Membership Rewards points earned to date that are ultimately expected to be redeemed, and the provision for the cost of Membership Rewards points. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Disclosures related to the Company's activity related to its common and preferred shares and warrants, including information about share repurchase authorization, treasury shares, including cost basis, common shares authorized and a reconciliation of common shares issued and outstanding, common stock and preferred stock issuances for periods presented, and subsequent repurchases. No authoritative reference available. The rate that the health care cost increase is decreasing to by a specific year. No authoritative reference available. Represents cardmember loans evaluated separately for impairment that are modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Amount of consolidated tangible net worth of the Company as of the balance sheet date. No authoritative reference available. This element may be used to capture disclosure of cardmember receivables and loans transferred to a trust whereby the trust then issues securities to third-party investors, and these securities are collateralized by the transferred assets. No authoritative reference available. Represents the servicing fee charged by the Company as a result of securitization activity. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the principal and accrued interest receivable of the non-investor interest portion of the total undivided, pro-rata interest in an unconsolidated variable interest entity as of December 31, 2009, which is included within cardmember loans in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet, (historically referred to as "seller's interest"). No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the amount of draw downs on the face amount of eligible notes, which are secured through a financing facility, and can be issued from the Charge Trust through a specified date. No authoritative reference available. The percentage by type expected to be charged against earnings in future periods for the specified restructuring cost. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The total realized gains (losses) that has been included as a separate component of shareholders' equity during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the impact of derivatives not designated as hedges on the Consolidated Statements of Income. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing the carrying amount of deferred charge card and other fees, net of direct acquisition costs and reserves for membership cancellations. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents write-offs of cardmember receivables during period, net of recoveries, as a result of a change in write-off methodology. No authoritative reference available. Tax effects of the accumulated comprehensive income (loss) related to benefit plans. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the issuance or (repurchases) of common shares during the period. No authoritative reference available. Represents the after-tax amount awarded to the Company in settlement of litigation relating to Visa. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The sum of the periodic provision charged to operations, based on an assessment of the uncollectibility of the cardmember receivable portfolio, the offset to which is either added to or deducted from the allowance account for the purpose of reducing receivables to an amount that approximates their net realizable value (the amount expected to be collected). No authoritative reference available. Represents a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period. No authoritative reference available. Disclosure of the assumptions used to determine for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans the benefit obligation and net benefit cost, including assumed discount rates, rate increase in compensation increase, and expected long-term rates of return on plan assets. No authoritative reference available. This element represents the after-tax quarterly settlement payments the Company receives from MasterCard having met quarterly performance criteria. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The amount of other loans not otherwise specified in the taxonomy, net of reserves for losses, where applicable. No authoritative reference available. Represents the amount of the Company's affordable housing partnership interests, included in other assets. No authoritative reference available. Represents the percentage ownership relating to the sale of the Company's investment in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Describes the criteria for deeming amounts due from a borrower as not being in compliance with principal and interest payment terms, describes the method for valuing a loan in such status, and indicates whether interest contractually accruing thereon is being recognized as income. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The amount as of the balance sheet date of the estimated future tax effects attributable to the difference between the tax and basis of long-lived assets due to different depreciation or amortization methodologies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles . For fixed assets, the difference in basis, attributable to different capitalization of costs, depreciation, or amortization methodologies, will increase future taxable income when such basis difference is realized. For intangible assets, the difference in basis, whether due to amortization or other reasons, will increase future taxable income when such difference reverses. Capital assets include but are not limited to assets such as land, real estate, leasehold improvements, machinery and equipment and furniture and fixtures. Intangible assets include, but are not limited to, assets such as patents, trademarks and customer lists. No authoritative reference available. Represents the minimum fixed-rate interest rate employees' balances are credited with daily. Interest rates are updated each January 1 and is based on the average of the daily five-year U.S. Treasury Note. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the typical percentage amount the Company owns of its affordable housing partnership interests. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. This item represents the number of securities not categorized as held-to-maturity nor trading securities (hence categorized as available for sale securities) that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or more. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The following disclosure includes a rollforward of the beginning and ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income. Components of comprehensive income for the Company include: (1) Net unrealized investment securities gains/losses (2) Net unrealized derivative gains/ losses (3) Foreign currency translation adjustment (CTA) (4) Net unrealized pension and other postretirement benefit costs. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing information about the Company's investment securities with gross unrealized losses and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing contractual maturities of investment securities, excluding equity securities and other securities. No authoritative reference available. Represents the remaining decrease or increase in unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months for which is not possible to quantify the impact of the increase or decrease on the effective tax rate and net income. No authoritative reference available. Unrecognized tax benefits relating to amounts recorded to equity that, if recognized, would not impact the effective rate. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Reserves for losses relating to other receivables represent management's best estimate of the losses inherent in the Company's outstanding portfolio of other receivables. No authoritative reference available. This item represents the number of securities not categorized as held-to-maturity nor trading securities (hence categorized as available for sale securities) that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position. No authoritative reference available. The sum of the periodic provision charged to operations based on an assessment of the uncollectibility of loan and receivable portfolios, net of recoveries. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. This item relates to the change in other comprehensive income (loss) prior to the dispositions of certain business units. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents subordinated interests in the securitized cardmember loans, including rated and unrated investments in tranches of the securitization (subordinated securities). No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Target allocation percentage in equity securities, debt securities, and other to total plan assets presented on a weighted-average basis as of the measurement date of the latest statement of financial position. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents cash outflow of the Parent Company for the purchase of equity investments within subsidiaries and affiliates. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Reflects the interest and fees amount of loans that have been removed, or charged off, from both loan receivables and the reserve for credit losses, typically because they are considered to be not salvageable or have been purchased by unconsolidated collection entities for the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents reserves on cardmember receivables evaluated collectively for impairment that are modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing aggregate annual maturities on long-term debt obligations (based on final maturity dates). No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents direct certificates of deposit accounts, including high yield savings accounts, offered directly by the Company's Banks. No authoritative reference available. Represents the components of income tax expense included in the Consolidated Statements of Income by taxing jurisdiction. No authoritative reference available. Represents the original maturities in terms of days or less for which the Company classifies cash and cash equivalents. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the gross unrealized losses due to temporary impairments by ratio of fair value to amortized cost. No authoritative reference available. The grant-date aggregate fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. This element discloses in its entirety the geographic regions from which total revenues net of interest expense and pretax income from continuing operations are derived. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Reflects as of the balance-sheet date the effective interest rates on debt outstanding presented if swaps are in place to hedge the underlying debt. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents third party sweep accounts offered by the Company's Banks through selected broker-dealer networks. No authoritative reference available. Represents certain severance and other charges related to Company-wide support functions which were not allocated to the Company's operating segments, as these were corporate initiatives and are consistent with how such charges were reported internally. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Change in unencashed travelers cheques outstanding between reporting periods. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the percentage of additional annual conversion contributions to total pay that are provided into the Company's Retirement Savings Plan for eligible employees who were hired before April 1, 2007. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the Company's restructuring charges, net of adjustments, by reportable segment, and the cumulative amounts relating to the restructuring programs that were in progress during the current period and initiated at various dates. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing the estimated amortization expense for other intangible other assets over the next five years. No authoritative reference available. Represents amounts related to employee-related liabilities including benefit plan obligations and incentive compensation. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents third certificate of deposit accounts offered by the Company's Banks through selected brokers. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the amount of draw downs against lines of credit that the Company's subsidiaries have with various banks. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding) that supports commercial paper borrowings. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents actual net gains (losses) on plan assets held at the end of the year. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The after-tax total of net (gain) loss, prior service cost (credit), and transition assets (obligations), as well as minimum pension liability if still remaining, included in accumulated other comprehensive income associated with a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan(s) because they have yet to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The aggregate amount of preferred share dividends and related accretion on the preferred shares discount. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Commissions and fees earned by charging clients transaction or management fees for selling and arranging travel and travel management services. Client transaction fee revenue is recognized at the time the client books the travel arrangements. Travel management services revenue is recognized over the contractual term of the agreement. The Company's travel suppliers (for example, airlines, hotels, car rental companies) pay commissions and fees on tickets issued, sales and other services based on contractual agreements. Commissions and fees from travel suppliers are generally recognized at the time a ticket is purchased or over the term of the contract. Commissions and fees that are based on actual usage that is unknown at time of purchase (for example, hotel and car rentals), are recognized when cash is received. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the activity related to securitized loans reported in securitization income, net, prior to adoption of the new accounting standards. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Disclosure of the reconciliation of beginning and ending balances of the fair value of plan assets of pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans showing separately, if applicable, the effects during the period attributable to each of the following: actual return on plan assets, foreign currency exchange rate changes, contributions by the employer, contributions by plan participants, benefits paid, business combinations, divestitures, and settlements. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents other types of deposits not previously classified. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Disclosure of the net gain or loss and net prior service cost or credit recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for the period for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans, and reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss) for the period, as those amounts, including amortization of the net transition asset or obligation, are recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost. No authoritative reference available. Represents the amount of cardmember loans or U.S. Card Services cardmember receivables written off consisting of principal (resulting from authorized transactions), less recoveries, as a percentage of the average loan balance or U.S. Card Services average receivables during the period. No authoritative reference available. Represents metric calculated as cardmember receivables or loans that are 90 days past billing expressed as a percentage of total cardmember receivables or loans. No authoritative reference available. The estimated maximum amount expected to be charged against earnings in future periods for the specified restructuring cost. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. This element represents the after-tax quarterly settlement payments the Company receives from Visa having met quarterly performance criteria. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents estimated fees refundable to cardmembers if they cancel their card. No authoritative reference available. Tax effect of the accumulated adjustment that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into functional currency of the reporting entity. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the percentage of the Company's worldwide cardmember lending receivables that are attributable to the Company's Delta SkyMiles Credit Card co-brand portfolio accounts. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. This item represents the gains and losses, net of tax, associated with the Company's hedges of investment in foreign operations that has been included in a separate component of shareholders' equity during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Ratio of combined earnings and fixed earnings to fixed charges American Express Credit Corporation (Credco) is subject to in order to maintain the availability of its credit lines. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents adjustments to cardmember receivables resulting from unauthorized transactions for the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The aggregate amount of preferred share dividends and related accretion on the preferred shares discount. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the issuance of common shares during the period due to stock option exercises and restricted stock awards granted. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the reserve impact of cardmember maturities, excluded from Losses on Securitizations, which is included within provisions for losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents a summary of other assets. No authoritative reference available. This element represents total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), arising from assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3), which are included in earnings or accumulated other comprehensive income, resulting in a change in net asset value. No authoritative reference available. Disclosure of benefits expected to be paid by pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans in each of the next five fiscal years and in the aggregate for the five fiscal years thereafter. No authoritative reference available. Represents the impact on long-term debt due to fair value hedge accounting, whereby certain certain fixed-rate notes have been swapped to floating rate through the use of interest rate swaps and are fair valued, as are the associated swaps, which are reported as derivative assets or liabilities. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax, including a reconciliation of beginning accumulated comprehensive (loss) income, net unrealized gains (losses), reclassifications for realized (gains) losses into earnings, net losses (gains) related to hedges of investment in foreign operations, foreign currency translation adjustments, net unrealized pension and other postretirement benefit costs and discontinued operations. No authoritative reference available. Represents the minimum total capital ratio the entity has committed to maintain. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing the accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligation that exceeds the fair value of plan assets. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Marketing and promotion expense includes advertising costs. Cardmember rewards expense includes the costs of rewards programs (including Membership Rewards). Cardmember services expense includes protection plans and complimentary services provided to cardmembers. No authoritative reference available. Assets acquired, other than goodwill and intangible assets, (less associated liabilities) in the business combination. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the outstanding amounts of certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more. No authoritative reference available. Represents loss provisions for cardmember receivables consisting of principal (resulting from authorized transactions) and fee reserve components for the period. No authoritative reference available. Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of other assets not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Also serves as the remainder of assets not individually reported in the financial statements, or not separately disclosed in notes. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents other changes during the period including those relating to stock-based compensation plans and other items not separately disclosed. No authoritative reference available. Represents the ratio of charge card write-offs consisting of principal (resulting from authorized and unauthorized transactions) and fee components, less recoveries, on cardmember receivables expressed as a percentage of gross amounts billed to cardmembers. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain or loss, prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain or loss recognized due to settlements or curtailments. No authoritative reference available. Represents the face amount of eligible notes, which are secured through a financing facility, and can be issued from the Charge Trust through a specified date. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing tax effect on the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), including investment securities, derivatives, foreign currency translation adjustments, pension and other postretirement benefit costs and discontinued operations during the period. No authoritative reference available. Describes an entity's accounting policy for its pension and other postretirement benefit plans. This disclosure may address (1) the types of plans sponsored by the entity, and the benefits provided by each plan (2) groups that participate in (or are covered by) each plan (3) how plan assets, liabilities and expenses are measured, including the use of any actuaries and (4) significant assumptions used by the entity to value plan assets and liabilities and how such assumptions are derived. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Revenues from discount revenue, net card fees, travel commissions and fees, other commissions and fees, securitization, other related income, and net interest income offset by provisions for losses during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the present value of estimated future positive excess spread expected to be generated by the securitized loans over the the estimated remaining life of the loans. No authoritative reference available. Disclosure of the effect of a one-percentage-point increase and the effect of a one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement health care benefit costs and the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for health care benefits. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the net change during the reporting period in the value of all unpaid loan amounts due from related parties. No authoritative reference available. Reflects the principal amount of loans that have been removed, or charged off, from both loan receivables and the reserve for credit losses, net of recoveries, typically because they are considered to be not salvageable or have been purchased by unconsolidated collection entities for the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing information regarding the Company's impaired cardmember loans and receivables. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the maximum amount of undiscounted future payments and the amount of related liability associated with the Company's guarantees. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents reduction to earnings per share (EPS) attributable to common shareholders as a result of the accelerated preferred dividend accretion. No authoritative reference available. Represents amounts related to other liabilities including accruals for general operating expenses, advertising and promotion, derivatives, restructuring and reengineering reserves, and minority interest in subsidiaries. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents amounts related to the estimated cost of points earned to date that are ultimately expected to be redeemed. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Reflects the aggregate carrying amount of all categories of cardmember loans held in portfolio, net of reserve for losses, as well as other loans, net. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Cardmember receivables represent an amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the Company (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date(s). These receivables are recorded at the time a cardmember enters into a point-of-sale transaction with a merchant. Cardmember receivable balances are presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets net of reserves for losses, and includes principal and any related accrued fees. No authoritative reference available. Represents the approximate credit line available on cardmember loans (including both for on-balance sheet loans and loans previously securitized). No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the accrued interest receivable portion of the investors' interest in the total undivided, pro-rata interest in an unconsolidated variable interest entity as of December 31, 2009, which is included within other assets in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet, (historically referred to as "seller's interest"). No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the amount awarded to the Company in settlement of litigation relating to Visa. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. This item represents the number of securities not categorized as held-to-maturity nor trading securities (hence categorized as available for sale securities) that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Describes an entity's accounting policy for tax positions taken in the Company's tax return filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of contingencies related to income taxes. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Text block that encapsulates the income statement comprising the condensed financial statements, normally using the registrant (parent) as the sole domain member. If condensed consolidating financial statements are being presented, other domain members (in addition to parent) such as guarantor subsidiaries, non-guarantor subsidiaries, and the consolidation eliminations, will be included in order that the respective monetary amounts for each of the domains will aggregate to the respective amounts on the consolidated financial statements. The line items are the various captions used to compile the condensed financial statements. Using extensions, most, if not all, of the elements representing condensed financial statement captions will be the same as those used for the consolidated financial statements captions. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the net change in the net funded status for the period. No authoritative reference available. Represents cardmember loans evaluated collectively for impairment that are modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring. No authoritative reference available. Represents amounts related to book overdraft balances that occur due to timing differences arising in the ordinary course of business. No authoritative reference available. Represents table detailing changes in the cardmember loans reserve for losses for the period. No authoritative reference available. Disclosure of the effect of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) on changes in plan assets of pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans for the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Accumulated loss recognized resulting from the write-down of goodwill after comparing the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. Goodwill is assessed at least annually for impairment. No authoritative reference available. Describes an entity's accounting policy for finance, loan and lease receivables, including those held for investment and those held for sale. This disclosure may include (1) the basis at which such receivables are carried in the entity's statements of financial position (2) how the level of the allowance for loan and lease losses is determined (3) when impairments, charge-offs or recoveries are recognized for such receivables (4) the treatment of origination fees and costs, including the amortization method for net deferred fees or costs (5) the treatment of any premiums or discounts or unearned income (6) the entity's income recognition (revenues, expenses and gains and losses arising from committing to issue, issuing, granting, collecting, terminating, modifying and holding loans) policies for such receivables, including those that are impaired, past due or placed on nonaccrual status and (7) the treatment of foreclosures or repossessions. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the number of positions eliminated as a result of the Company's restructuring charges during the period across all business units, markets and staff groups. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents revenue earned from fees charged to merchants with whom the Company has entered into a card acceptance agreement for processing cardmember transactions. The discount fee generally is deducted from the Company's payment reimbursing the merchant for cardmember purchases. Such amounts are reduced by contra-revenue such as payments to third-party card issuing partners, cash-back reward costs, and corporate incentive payments. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the percentage of the Company's worldwide billed business that is generated from the Company's Delta SkyMiles Credit Card co-brand portfolio accounts. No authoritative reference available. Maximum percentage of proposed dividend for scrutiny. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents cardmember receivables evaluated separately for impairment that are modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Tax effects of the net changes to accumulated comprehensive income during the period related to discontinued operations. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents a specific performance measure the Company is required to meet related to its convertible subordinated debentures. No authoritative reference available. The aggregate amount of preferred share dividends, related accretion and recognition of remaining unaccreted dividends on the preferred shares discount. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Financial liabilities for which carrying values equal or approximate fair value include accrued interest, customer deposits (excluding certificates of deposit, which are described further below), Travelers Cheques outstanding, short-term borrowings, and certain other liabilities for which the carrying values approximate fair value because they are short-term in duration, variable rate in nature, or have no defined maturity. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the percentage of amortization of the accumulated losses which exceed 10 percent of the greater of the projected benefit obligation or the market related value of plan assets. No authoritative reference available. Represents the components of the Company's stock-based compensation expense (net of cancellations) during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the number of positions to be eliminated as a result of the Company's restructuring charges during the period across all business units, markets and staff groups, net of new employees that will be hired at the location to which work is being transferred. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing a detail of marketing, promotion, rewards and cardmember services. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents unpaid principal balance of impaired loans and receivables consisting of cardmember charges billed and excludes other amount charged directly by the Company. No authoritative reference available. Total financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by GAAP's valuation hierarchy. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the aging of cardmember loans and receivables utilized for management purposes, including current, 30-59 days past due, 60-89 days past due, current-90 days past due, 90+ days past due and total. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Reflects the carrying amount of loans with terms that have been modified because of the inability of the borrower, for financial reasons, to comply with the terms of the original loan agreement. No authoritative reference available. The gross amount of decreases in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from the effects of foreign currency translation. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents subordinated interests in the securitized cardmember loans, including rated and unrated investments in tranches of the securitization (subordinated securities). No authoritative reference available. Represents the net change during the reporting period in the value of all unpaid loan amounts due from related parties in discontinued operations. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the reserve impact of cardmember sales excluded from losses on securitizations, which is included within provisions for losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the portion of the Banks' retained earnings, in the aggregate, available for the payment of dividends to its parent. No authoritative reference available. The gross amount of increases in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from the effects of foreign currency translation. No authoritative reference available. Represents table summarizing the impact of fair value hedges on the Consolidated Statements of Income associated with the Company's fixed-rate long-term debt. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The estimated minimum amount expected to be charged against earnings in future periods for the specified restructuring cost. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Describes the policy related to the Company's reportable operating segments, including the factors the Company uses to determine the composition of its reportable operating segments and the allocation of certain line items amongst segments. No authoritative reference available. Total tax effect of the accumulated gains and losses from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the amount of gross loans available to settle the obligations of a consolidated variable interest entity. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Represents the total amount of an undivided, pro-rata interest (principal and accrued interest receivable) in an unconsolidated variable interest entity as of December 31, 2009, in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet, (historically referred to as "seller's interest"). No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned but not received on the Company's securitization activity. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable. No authoritative reference available.