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Details of Certain Consolidated Statements of Income Lines | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 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 |  |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Foreign currency conversion revenue |  | $ | 225 |  | $ | 221 |  | $ | 651 |  | $ | 614
Delinquency fees |  |  | 155 |  |  | 151 |  |  | 439 |  |  | 463
Service fees |  |  | 89 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 266 |  |  | 247
Other |  |  | 135 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 361 |  |  | 188
| Total other commissions and fees |  | $ | 604 |  | $ | 515 |  | $ | 1,717 |  | $ | 1,512
The following is a detail of other revenues
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  | September 30, |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Global Network Services partner revenues |  | $ | 157 |  | $ | 145 |  | $ | 459 |  | $ | 391
Gain (Loss) on investment securities |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | (5)
Other |  |  | 377 |  |  | 358 |  |  | 1,087 |  |  | 1,028
| Total other revenues |  | $ | 534 |  | $ | 503 |  | $ | 1,546 |  | $ | 1,414
The following is a detail of marketing, promotion, rewards and cardmember services
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  | September 30, |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Marketing and promotion |  | $ | 757 |  | $ | 871 |  | $ | 2,261 |  | $ | 2,314
Cardmember rewards |  |  | 1,565 |  |  | 1,263 |  |  | 4,755 |  |  | 3,666
Cardmember services |  |  | 189 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 526 |  |  | 425
| Total marketing, promotion, rewards and cardmember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | services |  | $ | 2,511 |  | $ | 2,275 |  | $ | 7,542 |  | $ | 6,405
The following is a detail of other, net expense
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  | September 30, |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Occupancy and equipment |  | $ | 433 |  | $ | 371 |  | $ | 1,218 |  | $ | 1,134
Communications |  |  | 93 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 280 |  |  | 284
Other non-income taxes |  |  | 53 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 164 |  |  | 172
MasterCard and Visa settlements, net of legal fees |  |  | (68) |  |  | (213) |  |  | (494) |  |  | (639)
Other |  |  | 301 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 786 |  |  | 633
| Total other, net expense |  | $ | 812 |  | $ | 630 |  | $ | 1,954 |  | $ | 1,584

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- Definition The entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, 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 -Article 5 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3,6,7,9) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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