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Credit Loss Reserves (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]  
Summarizes Changes in Credit Loss Reserves by Product/Class and Related Receivable Balance by Product
The table below summarizes the changes in credit loss reserves for receivables held for investment by product and the related receivable balance by product during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014. As previously discussed, in September 2016 we transferred the remainder of the receivables classified as held for investment to held for sale. As a result, our entire receivable portfolio is classified as held for sale at December 31, 2016 and no longer have any associated credit loss reserves as any adjustments to the carrying value are reflected in other income. See Note 7, "Receivables Held for Sale," for additional information.
 
Real Estate Secured
Personal Non-Credit Card
 
 
 
First Lien
 
Second Lien
 
 
Total
 
(in millions)
Year Ended December 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit loss reserve rollforward:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit loss reserve balance at beginning of period
$
137

 
$
174

 
$

 
$
311

Provision for credit losses(1)
107

 
514

 

 
621

Net charge-offs:
 
 
 
 

 
 
Charge-offs(1)(2)
(247
)
 
(691
)
 

 
(938
)
Recoveries
3

 
3

 

 
6

Total net charge-offs
(244
)
 
(688
)
 

 
(932
)
 
Real Estate Secured
Personal Non-Credit Card
 
 
 
First Lien
 
Second Lien
 
 
Total
 
(in millions)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Year Ended December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit loss reserve rollforward:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit loss reserve balance at beginning of period
$
1,898

 
$
319

 
$

 
$
2,217

Provision for credit losses(1)
223

 
27

 

 
250

Net charge-offs:
 
 
 
 

 
 
Charge-offs(1)(2)
(2,004
)
 
(177
)
 

 
(2,181
)
Recoveries
20

 
5

 

 
25

Total net charge-offs
(1,984
)
 
(172
)
 

 
(2,156
)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period
$
137

 
$
174

 
$

 
$
311

Reserve components:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
40

 
$
39

 
$

 
$
79

Individually evaluated for impairment(3)
85

 
135

 

 
220

Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell
12

 

 

 
12

Total credit loss reserves
$
137

 
$
174

 
$

 
$
311

Receivables held for investment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
6,363

 
$
1,195

 
$

 
$
7,558

Individually evaluated for impairment(3)
640

 
632

 

 
1,272

Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell
299

 
27

 

 
326

Total receivables held for investment
$
7,302

 
$
1,854

 
$

 
$
9,156

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2014:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit loss reserve rollforward:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit loss reserve balance at beginning of period
$
2,777

 
$
496

 
$

 
$
3,273

Provision for credit losses
(308
)
 
(39
)
 
(18
)
 
(365
)
Net charge-offs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charge-offs(2)
(657
)
 
(197
)
 

 
(854
)
Recoveries
84

 
59

 
18

 
161

Total net charge-offs
(573
)
 
(138
)
 
18

 
(693
)
Other
2

 

 

 
2

Credit loss reserve balance at end of period
$
1,898

 
$
319

 
$

 
$
2,217

Reserve components:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
153

 
$
74

 
$

 
$
227

Individually evaluated for impairment(3)
1,713

 
244

 

 
1,957

Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell
32

 
1

 

 
33

Total credit loss reserves
$
1,898

 
$
319

 
$

 
$
2,217

Receivables held for investment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
10,356

 
$
1,593

 
$

 
$
11,949

Individually evaluated for impairment(3)
9,133

 
895

 

 
10,028

Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell
664

 
29

 

 
693

Total receivables held for investment
$
20,153

 
$
2,517

 
$

 
$
22,670

 
(1) 
The provision for credit losses and charge-offs for real estate secured receivables during the year ended December 31, 2016 includes $576 million related to the initial lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment attributable to credit factors for receivables transferred to held for sale. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the provision for credit losses and charge-offs included $234 million related to the initial lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment attributable to credit factors for receivables transferred to held for sale. See Note 7, "Receivables Held for Sale," for additional information. During the year ended December 31, 2016, net charge-offs dollars were impacted by an out of period adjustment which decreased net charge-offs by $12 million in order to properly reflect charge-offs for receivables which received a partial forgiveness of principal as a result of an account modification in prior periods. The provision for credit losses for real estate secured receivables during the year ended December 31, 2015 was impacted by a release of approximately $19 million associated with a correction to our credit loss reserve calculation for a segment of our portfolio.
(2) 
For collateral dependent receivables that are transferred to held for sale, existing credit loss reserves at the time of transfer are recognized as a charge-off. We transferred to held for sale certain real estate secured receivables during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 and, accordingly, we recognized the existing credit loss reserves on these receivables as additional charge-off totaling $268 million, $1,622 million and $58 million during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(3) 
These amounts represent TDR Loans for which we evaluate reserves using a discounted cash flow methodology. Each loan is individually identified as a TDR Loan and then grouped together with other TDR Loans with similar characteristics. The discounted cash flow impairment analysis is then applied to these groups of TDR Loans. The receivable balance above excludes TDR Loans held for investment that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell which totaled $250 million and $517 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The reserve component above excludes credit loss reserves totaling $10 million and $25 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for TDR Loans held for investment that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell. These receivables and credit loss reserves are reflected within receivables and credit loss reserves carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in the table above.