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Non-Interest Revenue and Expense Detail (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Other Cost And Expense Disclosure Operating (Tables) [Abstract] |
Details of other commissions and fees | The following is a detail of Other fees and commissions:
|  |  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Delinquency fees |  | $ | 221 |  | $ | 183 |  | $ | 653 |  | $ | 575
Foreign currency conversion fee revenue |  |  | 219 |  |  | 207 |  |  | 630 |  |  | 610
Loyalty coalition-related fees |  |  | 116 |  |  | 106 |  |  | 332 |  |  | 304
Travel commissions and fees |  |  | 93 |  |  | 89 |  |  | 267 |  |  | 256
Other(a) |  |  | 118 |  |  | 109 |  |  | 350 |  |  | 331
| Total Other fees and commissions |  | $ | 767 |  | $ | 694 |  | $ | 2,232 |  | $ | 2,076
Other primarily includes service fees and fees related to Membership Rewards programs.
Details of other revenues | The following is a detail of Other revenues:
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  | September 30, |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Global Network Services partner revenues |  | $ | 150 |  | $ | 156 |  | $ | 456 |  | $ | 498
Other(a) |  |  | 286 |  |  | 327 |  |  | 828 |  |  | 1,016
| Total Other revenues |  | $ | 436 |  | $ | 483 |  | $ | 1,284 |  | $ | 1,514
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, revenues related to the GBT JV transition services agreement, Prepaid card and Travelers Cheque-related revenues, 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:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | September 30, |  | September 30,
(Millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Occupancy and equipment |  | $ | 568 |  | $ | 429 |  | $ | 1,527 |  | $ | 1,332
Professional services |  |  | 501 |  |  | 630 |  |  | 1,534 |  |  | 1,862
Gain on sale of HFS portfolios(a) |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | (1,218)
Other(b) |  |  | 429 |  |  | 439 |  |  | 1,220 |  |  | 1,412
Total Other expenses |  | $ | 1,498 |  | $ | 1,498 |  | $ | 4,281 |  | $ | 3,388
Refer to Note 2 for additional information. Other expense primarily includes general operating expenses, Card and merchant-related fraud losses, communication expenses, certain loyalty coalition-related expenses, foreign cu rrency-related gains and losses and insurance costs. In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, Other expenses includes the valuation allowance adjustment associated with loans and receivables HFS.

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