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Details of Certain Consolidated Statements of Income Lines (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 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 |  |  | 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
Details of other revenues | 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
Detail of marketing, promotion, rewards and cardmember services | 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
Detail of other, net expense | 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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