Loans and Card Member Receivables - Modifications (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Maximum payment term extension		60 months
Unused credit available	$ 48	$ 48
Account Balances	1,044	2,320
Card Member Loans \| Interest Rate Reduction \| Consumer
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Account Balances	$ 542	$ 1,113
% of Total Class of Financing Receivables	0.60%	1.20%
Weighted Average Interest Rate Reduction (% points)	16.40%	16.10%
Card Member Loans \| Interest Rate Reduction \| Small Business
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Account Balances	$ 167	$ 411
% of Total Class of Financing Receivables	0.60%	1.50%
Weighted Average Interest Rate Reduction (% points)	15.90%	15.70%
Card Member Loans \| Interest Rate Reduction \| Corporate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Account Balances	$ 0	$ 0
% of Total Class of Financing Receivables	0.00%	0.00%
Weighted Average Interest Rate Reduction (% points)	0.00%	0.00%
Card Member Receivables \| Term Extension \| Consumer
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Account Balances	$ 126	$ 282
% of Total Class of Financing Receivables	0.60%	1.30%
Weighted Average Payment Term Extensions (# of months)	30 months	27 months
Card Member Receivables \| Term Extension \| Small Business
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Account Balances	$ 181	$ 455
% of Total Class of Financing Receivables	0.90%	2.30%
Weighted Average Payment Term Extensions (# of months)	30 months	27 months
Card Member Receivables \| Term Extension \| Corporate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Account Balances	$ 4	$ 12
% of Total Class of Financing Receivables	0.02%	0.10%
Weighted Average Payment Term Extensions (# of months)	10 months	10 months
Other Loans \| Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Account Balances	$ 16	$ 28
% of Total Class of Financing Receivables	0.20%	0.40%
Weighted Average Interest Rate Reduction (% points)	2.10%	2.00%
Weighted Average Payment Term Extensions (# of months)	20 months	19 months
Other Loans \| Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Account Balances	$ 8	$ 19
% of Total Class of Financing Receivables	0.10%	0.30%
Weighted Average Interest Rate Reduction (% points)	0.00%	0.00%
Weighted Average Payment Term Extensions (# of months)	19 months	18 months

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