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Details of Certain Consolidated Statements of Income Lines (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Other Cost And Expense Disclosure Operating (Tables) [Abstract] |
Details of other commissions and fees | The following is a deta il of other commissions and fees:
|  |  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Foreign currency conversion revenue |  | $ | 223 |  | $ | 220 |  | $ | 655 |  | $ | 643
Delinquency fees |  |  | 172 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 503 |  |  | 476
Service fees |  |  | 97 |  |  | 81 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 263
Other(a) |  |  | 118 |  |  | 124 |  |  | 357 |  |  | 357
| Total other commissions and fees |  | $ | 610 |  | $ | 581 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 1,739
Details of other revenues | Other commissions and fees include fee revenue from the Loyalty P artner business and fees related to M embership R ewards programs. The following is a detail of other revenues:
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  | September 30, |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Global Network Services partner revenues |  | $ | 171 |  | $ | 156 |  | $ | 466 |  | $ | 474
Net gain on investment securities |  |  | 37 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 102 |  |  | 84
Other(a) |  |  | 393 |  |  | 386 |  |  | 1,137 |  |  | 1,223
| Total other revenues |  | $ | 601 |  | $ | 577 |  | $ | 1,705 |  | $ | 1,781
Other revenues include revenues arising from contracts with GNS partners including royalties and signing fees, insurance premiums earned from Card Member travel and other insurance programs, Travelers Cheques-related revenues, publishing revenues and other miscellaneous revenue and fees, offset by certain internal and regulatory review-related Card Member reimbursements.
Detail of marketing, promotion, rewards and Card Member services | The following is a detail of marketing, promotion, rewards and Card Member services:
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  | September 30, |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Marketing and promotion |  | $ | 827 |  | $ | 764 |  | $ | 2,234 |  | $ | 2,168
Card Member rewards |  |  | 1,619 |  |  | 1,496 |  |  | 4,740 |  |  | 4,425
Card Member services |  |  | 197 |  |  | 201 |  |  | 579 |  |  | 575
| Total marketing, promotion, rewards and Card Member services |  | $ | 2,643 |  | $ | 2,461 |  | $ | 7,553 |  | $ | 7,168
Detail of other, net expense | The following is a detail of other, net:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | September 30, |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Professional services |  | $ | 793 |  | $ | 690 |  | $ | 2,272 |  | $ | 2,092
Occupancy and equipment |  |  | 462 |  |  | 453 |  |  | 1,394 |  |  | 1,337
Communications |  |  | 94 |  |  | 93 |  |  | 282 |  |  | 284
Other(a) |  |  | 269 |  |  | 300 |  |  | 734 |  |  | 972
Total other, net |  | $ | 1,618 |  | $ | 1,536 |  | $ | 4,682 |  | $ | 4,685
Other expense includes general operating expenses, gains (losses) on sale of assets or businesses not classified as discontinued operations, litigation, certain internal and regulatory review-related reimbursements and insurance costs or settlements, investment impairments and certain Loyalty Partner expenses.

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