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Non-Interest Revenue and Expense Detail (Details 3) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013
Details Of Certain Statements Of Income Lines Details [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Professional services | $ 731,000,000 | $ 793,000,000 |  | $ 2,240,000,000 | $ 2,272,000,000
Occupancy and equipment | 432,000,000 | 462,000,000 |  | 1,361,000,000 | 1,394,000,000
Card-Related Fraud Losses | 96,000,000 | 73,000,000 |  | 282,000,000 | 229,000,000
Communications | 91,000,000 | 94,000,000 |  | 285,000,000 | 282,000,000
Gain on business travel joint venture transaction | (15,000,000) | 0 | (626,000,000) | (641,000,000) | 0
Other net expenses | 261,000,000 | 269,000,000 |  | 866,000,000 | 734,000,000
Total other, net expense | $ 1,596,000,000 | $ 1,691,000,000 |  | $ 4,393,000,000 | $ 4,911,000,000

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