Reportable Operating Segment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Abstract]

Reportable Operating Segments

14. Reportable Operating Segments

The Company is a leading global payments and travel company that is principally engaged in businesses comprising four reportable operating segments: USCS, ICS, GCS and Global Network & Merchant Services (GNMS).Corporate functions and auxiliary businesses, including the Company's publishing business, the Enterprise Growth Group (including the Global Prepaid Group), as well as other Company operations are included in Corporate & Other.

The following table presents certain operating segment information:

			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			June 30,				June 30,
(Millions)			2012		2011		2012		2011
Non-interest revenues:
USCS		$	2,925	$	2,734	$	5,679	$	5,256
ICS			1,119		1,142		2,225		2,159
GCS			1,284		1,259		2,500		2,436
GNMS			1,259		1,183		2,445		2,271
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a)			257		217		476		374
	Total	$	6,844	$	6,535	$	13,325	$	12,496
Interest income:
USCS		$	1,302	$	1,225	$	2,616	$	2,483
ICS			276		317		569		614
GCS			2		2		5		4
GNMS			5		1		9		2
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a)			86		115		179		220
	Total	$	1,671	$	1,660	$	3,378	$	3,323
Interest expense:
USCS		$	190	$	200	$	374	$	403
ICS			98		108		198		214
GCS			65		70		127		128
GNMS			(59)		(55)		(117)		(103)
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a)			256		254		542		528
	Total	$	550	$	577	$	1,124	$	1,170
Total revenues, net of interest expense:
USCS		$	4,037	$	3,759	$	7,921	$	7,336
ICS			1,297		1,351		2,596		2,559
GCS			1,221		1,191		2,378		2,312
GNMS			1,323		1,239		2,571		2,376
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a)			87		78		113		66
	Total	$	7,965	$	7,618	$	15,579	$	14,649
Income (loss) from continuing operations:
USCS		$	718	$	665	$	1,470	$	1,220
ICS			178		161		375		350
GCS			219		177		396		361
GNMS			372		324		729		637
Corporate & Other, including adjustments and eliminations(a)			(148)		(32)		(375)		(96)
	Total	$	1,339	$	1,295	$	2,595	$	2,472

(a) Corporate & Other includes adjustments and eliminations for intersegment activity.