| Submission | Jul. 31, 2024 |
| Submission [Line Items] | |
| Central Index Key | 0001601712 |
| Registrant Name | SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL |
| Registration File Number | 333-266264 |
| Form Type | S-3 |
| Submission Type | 424B5 |
| Fee Exhibit Type | EX-FILING FEES |
| Offerings - Offering: 1 | Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($) shares | |
| Offering: | ||
| Fee Previously Paid | false | |
| Rule 457(r) | true | |
| Security Type | Debt | |
| Security Class Title | 5.935% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 | |
| Amount Registered | shares | 750,000,000 | [1] |
| Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Unit | 1 | |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 750,000,000 | |
| Fee Rate | 0.01476% | |
| Amount of Registration Fee | $ 110,700 | |
| Offering Note | (1) Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Payment of the registration fee at the time of filing of the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3ASR | |
| [1]Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Payment of the registration fee at the time of filing of the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3ASR, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 21, 2022 (File No. 333-266264), was deferred pursuant to Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act. | ||
| Fees Summary | Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($) |
| Fees Summary [Line Items] | |
| Total Offering | $ 750,000,000 |
| Previously Paid Amount | 0 |
| Total Fee Amount | 110,700 |
| Total Offset Amount | 0 |
| Net Fee | $ 110,700 |
