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041300 - Disclosure - Guarantees (Details)
(http://americanexpress.com/role/DisclosureGuaranteesDetails)
TableSchedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000004962 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2013-12-31
2012-12-31
Guarantor Obligations by Nature [Axis]Guarantor Obligations by Nature [Axis]
Card and Travel Operations [Member]Other Guarantees [Member]Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Domain]Card and Travel Operations [Member]Other Guarantees [Member]Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Domain]
Information related to guarantees
 
 
 
 
 
 
Type of Guarantee
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments
44,000,000,000  
1,000,000,000  
45,000,000,000  
44,000,000,000  
1,000,000,000  
45,000,000,000  
Amount of related liability
88,000,000  
73,000,000  
161,000,000  
93,000,000  
93,000,000  
186,000,000