Analysis: Deferred Assets and Liabilities, Net

Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
CIK	0000004962
Accession number	0001193125-14-066777
Link to XBRL instance	http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000119312514066777/axp-20131231.xml
Fiscal year end	--12-31
Fiscal year focus	2013
Fiscal period focus	FY
Current balance sheet date	2013-12-31
Current year-to-date income statement start date	2013-01-01

Conforms with all rules.

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The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31 are reflected in the following table:

(Millions)				2013		2012
Deferred tax assets:
	Reserves not yet deducted for tax purposes		$	3,813	$	3,828
	Employee compensation and benefits			721		761
	Other			546		537
		Gross deferred tax assets		5,080		5,126
		Valuation allowance		(121)		(162)
		Deferred tax assets after valuation allowance		4,959		4,964
Deferred tax liabilities:
	Intangibles and fixed assets			1,325		1,346
	Deferred revenue			453		403
	Deferred interest			363		378
	Asset Securitization			130		73
	Other			245		306
		Gross deferred tax liabilities		2,516		2,506
Net deferred tax assets			$	2,443	$	2,458

Level 4 Details Key Concepts: Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

Description	Fact value	US GAAP XBRL Concept
Deferred tax assets, gross	5,080,000,000	us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Valuation allowance	-121,000,000	us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Deferred tax assets, net	4,959,000,000	us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred tax liabilities	-2,516,000,000	us-gaap:DeferredTaxLiabilities
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net	2,443,000,000	us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
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(Classified balance sheet) Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net components current/noncurrent asset/liability

Description	Fact value	US GAAP XBRL Concept
Deferred tax assets, net, current	0
Deferred tax assets, net, noncurrent	0
Deferred tax liabilities, net, current	0
Deferred tax liabilities, net, noncurrent	0	us-gaap:DeferredTaxLiabilities
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net	2,443,000,000	us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
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(Unclassified balance sheet) Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net components asset/liability

Description	Fact value	US GAAP XBRL Concept
Deferred tax assets	4,959,000,000
Deferred tax liabilities, net	-2,516,000,000	us-gaap:DeferredTaxLiabilities
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net	2,443,000,000	us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
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