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Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Reversion Period

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Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicators, Percentage of Loan Receivables with No Vantage Score

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Financing Receivable, Modification, Success Rate, Short-term

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Financing Receivable Modified Amount of Unpaid Balance Forgiven Short-term

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Number Of Credit Score Categories

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes allowance for financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

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Amount of increase in financing receivable from purchase. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Unused amount of commitments to extend credit to customers.

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Loan Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) creditScoreCategory	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) creditScoreCategory	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Reasonable and supportable forecast period				12 months
Reversion period				6 months
Allowance for credit loss		$ 10,341	$ 10,373	$ 10,341	$ 10,373	$ 10,312	$ 10,442	$ 10,564	$ 10,929
Number of credit score categories \| creditScoreCategory		3		3
Percentage of loan receivables with no Vantage Score		0.30%	0.40%	0.30%	0.40%		0.40%
Financing receivable, modified, weighted average interest rate decrease from modification		97.00%	97.00%
Financing receivable modified percent of unpaid balance forgiven short-term		$ 10	$ 12	$ 188	$ 211
Modified loans success rate				62.00%	64.00%
Credit cards
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan receivables purchased	$ 700
Allowance for credit loss		9,672	9,679	$ 9,672	$ 9,679	9,610	$ 9,789	9,906	10,259
Unused commitments to extend credit		455,000		455,000			440,000
Consumer installment loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for credit loss		$ 475	$ 573	$ 475	$ 573	$ 491	$ 543	$ 545	$ 542