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Non-Interest Revenue and Expense Detail (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
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 |  |  | Six Months Ended
|  |  |  |  | June 30, |  |  | June 30,
(Millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Foreign currency conversion fee revenue |  | $ | 227 |  | $ | 222 |  | $ | 440 |  | $ | 432
Delinquency fees |  |  | 174 |  |  | 167 |  |  | 355 |  |  | 331
Loyalty Partner-related fees |  |  | 95 |  |  | 72 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 147
Service fees |  |  | 90 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 180 |  |  | 176
Other(a) |  |  | 38 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 81 |  |  | 92
| Total other commissions and fees |  | $ | 624 |  | $ | 605 |  | $ | 1,242 |  | $ | 1,178
Other primarily includes fee revenue from fees related to M embership R ewards programs.
Details of other revenues | The following is a detail of other revenues:
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  |  |  | June 30, |  | June 30,
(Millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Global Network Services partner revenues |  | $ | 181 |  | $ | 151 |  | $ | 339 |  | $ | 295
Net realized gains and losses on investment securities |  |  | 41 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 65
Other(a) |  |  | 363 |  |  | 387 |  |  | 667 |  |  | 744
| Total other revenues |  | $ | 585 |  | $ | 567 |  | $ | 1,086 |  | $ | 1,104
Other include s revenues arising from foreign exchange gains on cross-border Card Member spending, merchant-related fees, insurance premiums earned from Card Member travel and other insurance programs, Travelers Cheques-related revenues, and other miscellaneous revenue and fees.
Detail of marketing, promotion, rewards and Card Member services | The following is a detail of marketing, promotion, rewards, Card Member services and other:
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  |  |  | June 30, |  | June 30,
(Millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Marketing and promotion |  | $ | 985 |  | $ | 786 |  | $ | 1,598 |  | $ | 1,407
Card Member rewards |  |  | 1,773 |  |  | 1,601 |  |  | 3,355 |  |  | 3,121
Card Member services and other |  |  | 192 |  |  | 193 |  |  | 414 |  |  | 382
| Total marketing, promotion, rewards, Card Member services and other |  | $ | 2,950 |  | $ | 2,580 |  | $ | 5,367 |  | $ | 4,910
Detail of other, net expense | The following is a detail of other, net expenses:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | June 30, |  | June 30,
(Millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Professional services |  | $ | 817 |  | $ | 763 |  | $ | 1,509 |  | $ | 1,479
Occupancy and equipment |  |  | 467 |  |  | 460 |  |  | 929 |  |  | 932
Card-related fraud losses |  |  | 102 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 156
Communications |  |  | 101 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 188
Gain on business travel joint venture transaction |  |  | (626) |  |  | - |  |  | (626) |  |  | -
Other(a) |  |  | 387 |  |  | 219 |  |  | 605 |  |  | 465
Total other, net |  | $ | 1,248 |  | $ | 1,609 |  | $ | 2,797 |  | $ | 3,220
Other expense inclu des general operating expenses, gains (losses) on sale of assets or businesses not classified as discontinued operations (other than the business travel joint venture transaction), litigation, certain internal and regulatory review-related reimbursements and insurance costs or settlements, investment impairments and certain Loyalty Partner-related expenses.

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