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Details of Certain Consolidated Statements of Income Lines (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Details of Certain Consolidated Statements of Income Lines (Tables) [Abstract] |
Details of other commissions and fees | 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
Details of other revenues | 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
Detail of marketing, promotion, rewards and cardmember services | 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
Detail of other, net expense | 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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