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Details of Certain Consolidated Statements of Income Lines | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Other Income And Other Expense Disclosure [Abstract] |
Details of Certain Consolidated Statements of Income Lines | NOTE 19 details of certain consolidated statements of income lines The following is a detail of other commissions and fees f or the years ended December 31:
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Foreign currency conversion revenue |  | $ | 861 |  | $ | 838 |  | $ | 672
Delinquency fees |  |  | 567 |  |  | 605 |  |  | 526
Service fees |  |  | 355 |  |  | 328 |  |  | 335
Other |  |  | 486 |  |  | 260 |  |  | 245
| Total other commissions and fees |  | $ | 2,269 |  | $ | 2,031 |  | $ | 1,778
The following is a detail of other revenues for the years ended December 31:
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Global Network Services partner revenues |  | $ | 655 |  | $ | 530 |  | $ | 463
Insurance premium revenue |  |  | 241 |  |  | 255 |  |  | 293
Gain (Loss) on investment securities |  |  | 16 |  |  | (5) |  |  | 225
Other |  |  | 1,252 |  |  | 1,147 |  |  | 1,109
| Total other revenues |  | $ | 2,164 |  | $ | 1,927 |  | $ | 2,090
Other revenues include revenues arising from contracts with Global Network Services (GNS) partners including royalties and signing fees, insurance premiums earned from cardmember travel and other insuranc e programs, publishing revenues and other miscellaneous revenue and fees. The following is a detail of marketing, promotion, rewards and cardmember services for the years ended December 31:
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Marketing and promotion |  | $ | 2,996 |  | $ | 3,147 |  | $ | 2,010
Cardmember rewards |  |  | 6,218 |  |  | 5,000 |  |  | 4,005
Cardmember services |  |  | 716 |  |  | 591 |  |  | 548
| Total marketing, promotion, rewards and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | cardmember services |  | $ | 9,930 |  | $ | 8,738 |  | $ | 6,563
Marketing and promotion expense includes advertising costs, which are expensed in the year in which the advertising first takes place. Cardmember rewards expense includes the costs of rewards programs (including Membership Rewards, discussed in Note 11). Cardmember services expense includes protection plans and complimentary services provided to cardmembers. The following is a detail of other, net expense for the years ended December 31:
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Occupancy and equipment |  | $ | 1,685 |  | $ | 1,562 |  | $ | 1,619
Communications |  |  | 378 |  |  | 383 |  |  | 414
MasterCard and Visa settlements, net of legal fees |  |  | (562) |  |  | (852) |  |  | (852)
Other(a) |  |  | 1,260 |  |  | 1,208 |  |  | 950
| Total other, net expense |  | $ | 2,761 |  | $ | 2,301 |  | $ | 2,131
Includes in 2009, (i) a $135 million benefit representing the correction of an error related to the accounting for cumulative translation adjustments associated with a net investment in foreign subsidiaries, (ii) a $45 million benefit resulting from the change in the fair value of certain forward exchange contracts, (iii) a $59 million benefit related to the completion of certain account reconciliations and (iv) lower travel and entertainment and other expenses due to the Company's reengineering activities. Other, net expense includes general operating expenses, gains (losses) on sale of assets or businesses not classified as discontinued operations, litigation and insurance costs or settlements and Loyalty Partner expenses.

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