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Non-Interest Revenue and Expense Detail (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Other Cost And Expense Disclosure Operating (Tables) [Abstract] |
Details of other commissions and fees | The following is a deta il of O ther commissions and fees:
|  |  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Foreign currency conversion fee revenue |  | $ | 225 |  | $ | 223 |  | $ | 665 |  | $ | 655
Delinquency fees |  |  | 184 |  |  | 172 |  |  | 539 |  |  | 503
Loyalty Partner-related fees |  |  | 100 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 286 |  |  | 221
Service fees |  |  | 94 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 274 |  |  | 273
Other(a) |  |  | 39 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 120 |  |  | 136
| Total Other commissions and fees |  | $ | 642 |  | $ | 610 |  | $ | 1,884 |  | $ | 1,788
Other primarily includes fee revenue from fees related to Membership Rewards programs.
Details of other revenues | The following is a detail of O ther revenues:
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  | September 30, |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Global Network Services partner revenues |  | $ | 173 |  | $ | 171 |  | $ | 513 |  | $ | 466
Net realized gains and losses on investment securities |  |  | 20 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 102
Other(a) |  |  | 400 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,066 |  |  | 1,137
| Total Other revenues |  | $ | 593 |  | $ | 601 |  | $ | 1,679 |  | $ | 1,705
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, revenues related to the GBT JV transition services agreement, earnings from equity method investments and other miscellaneous revenue and fees.
Detail of marketing, promotion, rewards and Card Member services | The following is a detail of M arketing, promotion, rewards, Card Member services and other:
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  | September 30, |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Marketing and promotion |  | $ | 809 |  | $ | 827 |  | $ | 2,407 |  | $ | 2,234
Card Member rewards |  |  | 1,695 |  |  | 1,619 |  |  | 5,050 |  |  | 4,740
Card Member services and other |  |  | 205 |  |  | 197 |  |  | 619 |  |  | 579
| Total Marketing, promotion, rewards, Card Member services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | and other |  | $ | 2,709 |  | $ | 2,643 |  | $ | 8,076 |  | $ | 7,553
Detail of other, net expense | The following is a detail of O ther, net expenses:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | September 30, |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Professional services |  | $ | 731 |  | $ | 793 |  | $ | 2,240 |  | $ | 2,272
Occupancy and equipment |  |  | 432 |  |  | 462 |  |  | 1,361 |  |  | 1,394
Card-related fraud losses |  |  | 96 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 282 |  |  | 229
Communications |  |  | 91 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 285 |  |  | 282
Gain on business travel joint venture transaction |  |  | (15) |  |  | ― |  |  | (641) |  |  | ―
Other(a) |  |  | 261 |  |  | 269 |  |  | 866 |  |  | 734
Total Other, net |  | $ | 1,596 |  | $ | 1,691 |  | $ | 4,393 |  | $ | 4,911
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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