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Details of Certain Consolidated Statements of Income Lines | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Other Income And Other Expense Disclosure [Abstract] |
Details of Certain Consolidated Statements of Income Lines | 14. Details of Certain Consolidated Statements of Income Lines The following is a detail of other commissions and fees:
|  |  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended
|  |  |  |  | June 30, |  |  | June 30,
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Foreign currency conversion revenue |  | $ | 213 |  | $ | 205 |  | $ | 426 |  | $ | 393
Delinquency fees |  |  | 142 |  |  | 153 |  |  | 285 |  |  | 312
Service fees |  |  | 89 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 176 |  |  | 162
Other |  |  | 140 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 226 |  |  | 130
| Total other commissions and fees |  | $ | 584 |  | $ | 497 |  | $ | 1,113 |  | $ | 997
The following is a detail of other revenues
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  |  |  | June 30, |  | June 30,
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Global Network Services partner revenues |  | $ | 156 |  | $ | 133 |  | $ | 302 |  | $ | 247
Gain (Loss) on investment securities |  |  | ― |  |  | (5) |  |  | ― |  |  | (4)
Other |  |  | 381 |  |  | 358 |  |  | 710 |  |  | 668
| Total other revenues |  | $ | 537 |  | $ | 486 |  | $ | 1,012 |  | $ | 911
The following is a detail of marketing, promotion, rewards and cardmember services
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  |  |  | June 30, |  | June 30,
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Marketing and promotion |  | $ | 795 |  | $ | 824 |  | $ | 1,504 |  | $ | 1,443
Cardmember rewards |  |  | 1,613 |  |  | 1,192 |  |  | 3,190 |  |  | 2,403
Cardmember services |  |  | 173 |  |  | 127 |  |  | 337 |  |  | 284
| Total marketing, promotion, rewards and cardmember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | services |  | $ | 2,581 |  | $ | 2,143 |  | $ | 5,031 |  | $ | 4,130
The following is a detail of other, net expense
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  |  |  | June 30, |  | June 30,
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Occupancy and equipment |  | $ | 391 |  | $ | 379 |  | $ | 785 |  | $ | 763
Communications |  |  | 92 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 187 |  |  | 192
MasterCard and Visa settlements |  |  | (213) |  |  | (213) |  |  | (426) |  |  | (426)
Other |  |  | 305 |  |  | 201 |  |  | 596 |  |  | 425
| Total other, net expense |  | $ | 575 |  | $ | 464 |  | $ | 1,142 |  | $ | 954

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- Definition Discloses other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that should be disclosed in this note, or in the income statement, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9 -Article 5 + Details
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