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Other Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Other Liabilities, Unclassified [Abstract] |
Summary of other liabilities | The following is a summary of other liabilities as of December 31:
(Millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Membership Rewards liability |  | $ | 5,832 |  | $ | 5,066
Employee-related liabilities(a) |  |  | 2,224 |  |  | 2,192
Rebate and reward accruals(b) |  |  | 2,079 |  |  | 1,866
Deferred card fees, net |  |  | 1,286 |  |  | 1,063
Book overdraft balances |  |  | 532 |  |  | 2,178
Other(c) |  |  | 5,604 |  |  | 4,792
Total |  | $ | 17,557 |  | $ | 17,157
Employee-related liabilities include employee benefit plan obligations and incentive compensation. Rebate and reward accruals inclu de payments to third-party card-issuing partners and cash-back reward costs. Other includes accruals for general operating expenses, client incentives, restructuring and reengineering reserves, advertising and promotion and derivatives.
Carrying amount of deferred charge card and other fees | The carrying amount of deferred card and other fees, net of deferred direct acquisition costs and reserves for membership cancellations as of December 31 were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Deferred card and other fees(a) |  | $ | 1,566 |  | $ | 1,228
Deferred direct acquisition costs |  |  | (154) |  |  | (75)
Reserves for membership cancellations |  |  | (126) |  |  | (90)
Deferred card fees and other, net of direct |  |  |  |  |  |
| acquisition costs and reserves |  | $ | 1,286 |  | $ | 1,063
Includes deferred fees for Membershi p Reward s program participants.

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