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Details of Certain Consolidated Statements of Income Lines | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Other Income And Other Expense Disclosure [Abstract] |
Details of Certain Consolidated Statements of Income Lines | 13. Details of Certain Consoli dated Statements of Income Line s 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
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. 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
Marketing and promotion expense includes advertising costs, which are expensed in the year in which the advertising first takes place. Card Member rewards expense includes the costs of rewards programs, including Membership Rewards and co-brand arrangements. Card Member services expense includes protection plans and complimentary services provided to Card Member s. 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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- 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 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=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9 -Article 5 + Details
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