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Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities - Credit Card (Details)

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Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities - Credit Card (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2014
Credit Card Receivable
Dec. 31, 2013
Credit Card Receivable
Sep. 30, 2014
Credit Card Receivable
Senior Lien
Sep. 30, 2014
Credit Card Receivable
Senior Lien
Dec. 31, 2013
Credit Card Receivable
Senior Lien
Sep. 30, 2014
Credit Card Receivable
Junior Lien
Sep. 30, 2014
Credit Card Receivable
Junior Lien
Dec. 31, 2013
Credit Card Receivable
Junior Lien
Sep. 30, 2014
Consolidated VIEs
Credit Card Receivable
Dec. 31, 2013
Consolidated VIEs
Credit Card Receivable
Sep. 30, 2014
Consolidated VIEs
Credit Card Receivable
Loans and leases
Dec. 31, 2013
Consolidated VIEs
Credit Card Receivable
Loans and leases
Sep. 30, 2014
Unconsolidated VIEs
Credit Card Receivable
Loans and leases
Dec. 31, 2013
Unconsolidated VIEs
Credit Card Receivable
Loans and leases
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]                                        
Maximum loss exposure                             $ 41,273,000,000 $ 49,621,000,000        
On-balance sheet assets                                        
Derivative assets 49,093,000,000   47,495,000,000                       7,000,000 182,000,000        
Loans and leases 891,315,000,000   928,233,000,000                       52,674,000,000 [1] 61,241,000,000 [1]        
Allowance for loan and lease losses (15,106,000,000) (15,811,000,000) (17,428,000,000) (19,432,000,000) (21,235,000,000) (24,179,000,000)                 (1,926,000,000) (2,585,000,000)        
Loans held-for-sale 7,909,000,000   11,362,000,000                       0 386,000,000        
All other assets 118,006,000,000   124,090,000,000                       402,000,000 [2] 2,281,000,000 [2]        
Total assets 2,123,613,000,000 [3]   2,102,273,000,000 2,126,653,000,000 [3]                     51,157,000,000 61,505,000,000        
On-balance sheet liabilities                                        
Long-term debt 250,115,000,000   249,674,000,000                       9,858,000,000 11,822,000,000        
All other liabilities                             26,000,000 62,000,000        
Total liabilities 1,884,932,000,000   1,869,588,000,000                       9,884,000,000 11,884,000,000        
Transferred financial assets, amount issued                 1,100,000,000 4,100,000,000 0 177,000,000 662,000,000 0            
Principal amount outstanding             7,600,000,000 7,900,000,000                        
Transferred financial assets, stated interest rate             0.00%                          
Residual interests held                                 $ 34,800,000,000 $ 41,200,000,000 $ 217,000,000 $ 272,000,000
[1] At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, loans and leases included $34.8 billion and $41.2 billion of seller's interest.
[2] At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, all other assets included restricted cash, certain short-term investments, and unbilled accrued interest and fees.
[3] There were no material intersegment revenues.