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Non-Interest Revenue and Expense Detail (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Details of other commissions and fees | The following is a detail of Other fee s and commissions for the years ended December 31:
(Millions) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Foreign currency conversion fee revenue |  | $ | 809 |  | $ | 852 |  | $ | 877
Delinquency fees |  |  | 762 |  |  | 788 |  |  | 722
Loyalty coalition-related fees |  |  | 410 |  |  | 379 |  |  | 383
Travel commissions and fees |  |  | 338 |  |  | 349 |  |  | 1,118
Service fees |  |  | 291 |  |  | 361 |  |  | 366
Other(a) |  |  | 143 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 160
| Total Other fees and commissions |  | $ | 2,753 |  | $ | 2,866 |  | $ | 3,626
Other primarily includes revenues from fees related to Membership Rewards programs.
(Millions) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Foreign currency conversion fee revenue |  | $ | - |  | $ | 852 |  | $ | 877
Delinquency fees |  |  | - |  |  | 788 |  |  | 722
Loyalty coalition-related fees |  |  | - |  |  | 379 |  |  | 383
Travel commissions and fees |  |  | - |  |  | 349 |  |  | 1,118
Service fees |  |  | - |  |  | 361 |  |  | 366
Other(a) |  |  | - |  |  | 137 |  |  | 160
| Total Other fees and commissions |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2,866 |  | $ | 3,626
Details of other revenues | The following is a detail of Other revenues for the years ended December 31:
(Millions) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Gain on sale of investment in Concur Technologies |  | $ | ― |  | $ | ― |  | $ | 744
Global Network Services partner revenues |  |  | 654 |  |  | 640 |  |  | 694
Gross realized gains on sale of investment securities |  |  | 9 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 100
Other(a) |  |  | 1,366 |  |  | 1,392 |  |  | 1,451
| Total Other revenues |  | $ | 2,029 |  | $ | 2,033 |  | $ | 2,989
Other includes revenues arising from net revenue earned on cross-border Card Member spending, insurance premiums earned from Card Member travel and other insurance programs, merchant-related fees, Prepaid card and Travelers Cheque-related revenues, revenues related to the GBT JV transition services agreement, earnings from equity method investments (including the GBT JV) and other miscellaneous revenue and fees.
Detail of other, net expense | The following is a detail of Other expenses for the years ended December 31:
(Millions) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Professional services |  | $ | 2,583 |  | $ | 2,750 |  | $ | 3,008
Occupancy and equipment |  |  | 1,838 |  |  | 1,854 |  |  | 1,807
Communications |  |  | 302 |  |  | 345 |  |  | 383
Card and merchant-related fraud losses(a) |  |  | 223 |  |  | 308 |  |  | 369
Goodwill and long-lived asset impairment |  |  | ― |  |  | 384 |  |  | ―
Gain on business travel joint venture transaction |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | (630)
Gain on sale of HFS portfolios(b) |  |  | (1,218) |  |  | ― |  |  | ―
Other(c) |  |  | 1,434 |  |  | 1,152 |  |  | 1,152
| Total Other expenses |  | $ | 5,162 |  | $ | 6,793 |  | $ | 6,089
Beginning January 1, 2015, merchant-related fraud losses are reported within Other expenses. Refer to Note 2 for additional information. Other expense primarily includes general operating expenses, gains and losses on sales of assets or businesses not classified as discontinued operations, regulatory and litigation-related costs, certain Card Member reimbursements, insurance costs, certain loyalty coalition-related expenses, and foreign currency-related gains and losses (including the favorable impact f rom the reassessment of the functional currency of certain UK legal entities in the year ended December 31, 201 5). In addition, effective December 1, 2015, Other expenses includes the valuation allowance adjustment associated w ith loans and receivables HFS.

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