Fair Values

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

9. Fair Values

Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Carried at Fair Value

For information about the Company's valuation techniques for financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value and the fair value hierarchy, refer to Note 3 on pages 68 – 70 of the Annual Report. Refer to Note 12 on pages 87 – 90 of the Annual Report for additional information about the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the Company's financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, categorized by GAAP's valuation hierarchy, as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

		2014								2013
(Millions)		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Investment securities:^(a)
	Equity securities	$	24	$	24	$	―	$	―	$	124	$	124	$	―	$	―
	Debt securities and other		4,831		350		4,481		―		4,892		320		4,572		―
Derivatives^(a)			502		―		502		―		701		―		701		―
Total assets			5,357		374		4,983		―		5,717		444		5,273		―
Liabilities:
Derivatives^(a)			221		―		221		―		213		―		213		―
Total liabilities		$	221	$	―	$	221	$	―	$	213	$	―	$	213	$	―

Refer to Note 5 for the fair values of investment securities and to Note 8 for the fair values of derivative assets and liabilities, on a further disaggregated basis.

Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Carried at Other Than Fair Value

For information about the valuation techniques used in the measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities carried at other than fair value, refer to Note 3 on pages 70 – 71 of the Annual Report.

The following table discloses the estimated fair value for the Company's financial assets and financial liabilities that are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis, as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The fair values of these financial instruments are estimates based upon the market conditions and perceived risks as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and require management judgment. These figures may not be indicative of their future fair values. The fair value of the Company cannot be reliably estimated by aggregating the amounts presented.

					Carrying		Corresponding Fair Value Amount
2014 (Billions)					Value		Total			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Financial Assets:
	Financial assets for which carrying values
		equal or approximate fair value
			Cash and cash equivalents	$	18	$	18		$	17	$	1	^(a)	$	―
			Other financial assets^(b)	$	49	$	49		$	―	$	49		$	―
	Financial assets carried at other than fair value
			Loans, net	$	66	$	66	^(c)	$	―	$	―		$	66

Financial Liabilities:
	Financial liabilities for which carrying values
		equal or approximate fair value		$	60	$	60		$	―	$	60		$	―
	Financial liabilities carried at other than
		fair value
			Certificates of deposit^(d)	$	6	$	6		$	―	$	6		$	―
			Long-term debt	$	55	$	57	^(c)	$	―	$	57		$	―

					Carrying		Corresponding Fair Value Amount
2013 (Billions)					Value		Total			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Financial Assets:
	Financial assets for which carrying values
		equal or approximate fair value
			Cash and cash equivalents	$	19	$	19		$	17	$	2	^(a)	$	―
			Other financial assets^(b)	$	48	$	48		$	―	$	48		$	―
	Financial assets carried at other than fair value
			Loans, net	$	67	$	67	^(c)	$	―	$	―		$	67

Financial Liabilities:
	Financial liabilities for which carrying values
		equal or approximate fair value		$	60	$	60		$	―	$	60		$	―
	Financial liabilities carried at other than
		fair value
			Certificates of deposit^(d)	$	7	$	8		$	―	$	8		$	―
			Long-term debt	$	55	$	58	^(c)	$	―	$	58		$	―

Reflects time deposits.
Includes accounts receivable (including fair values of Card Member receivables of $6.5 billion and $7.3 billion held by consolidated VIEs as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively), restricted cash and other miscellaneous assets.
Includes fair values of loans of $28.7 billion and $31.0 billion, and long-term debt of $15.6 billion and $18.8 billion held by consolidated VIEs as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Presented as a component of customer deposits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company has certain assets that are subject to measurement at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. For these assets, measurement at fair value in periods subsequent to their initial recognition is applicable if determined to be impaired. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 and during the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company did not have any material impaired assets that were required to be measured at fair value.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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