Rendering

Component: (Network and Table)
Network
040701 - Disclosure - Other Assets (Details 1)
(http://americanexpress.com/role/OtherAssetsDetails1)
TableSchedule of Goodwill [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000004962 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Goodwill [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
Statement, Business Segments [Axis]Statement, Business Segments [Axis]
U S Consumer Services [Member]International Consumer and Network Services [Member]Global Commercial Services [Member]Global Merchant Services [Member]Corporate and Other [Member]Segment, Business [Domain]U S Consumer Services [Member]International Consumer and Network Services [Member]Global Commercial Services [Member]Global Merchant Services [Member]Corporate and Other [Member]Segment, Business [Domain]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill, Beginning Balance
122,000,000  
620,000,000  
1,715,000,000  
291,000,000  
1,000,000  
2,749,000,000  
122,000,000  
673,000,000  
1,715,000,000  
291,000,000  
223,000,000  
3,024,000,000  
Acquisitions
0  
0  
0  
201,000,000  
0  
201,000,000  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
Dispositions
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
Other, including foreign currency translation
0  
(16,000,000) 
(3,000,000) 
(3,000,000) 
(1,000,000) 
(23,000,000) 
0  
(53,000,000) 
0  
0  
(222,000,000) 
(275,000,000) 
Goodwill, Ending Balance
122,000,000  
 
604,000,000  
 
1,712,000,000  
 
489,000,000  
 
0  
 
2,927,000,000  
 
122,000,000  
 
620,000,000  
 
1,715,000,000  
 
291,000,000  
 
1,000,000  
 
2,749,000,000