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Other Fees and Commissions and Other Expenses (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Other Fees and Commissions and Other Expenses [Abstract] |
Other Commissions And Fees | The following is a detail of Other fees and commissions for the three months ended March 31:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |  |  |  |  |
(Millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  |  |  |
Fees charged to Card Members: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Delinquency fees |  | $ | 260 |  |  | $ | 251 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency conversion fee revenue |  | 193 |  |  | 230 |  |  |  |  |
Other customer fees: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loyalty coalition-related fees |  | 108 |  |  | 114 |  |  |  |  |
Travel commissions and fees |  | 60 |  |  | 108 |  |  |  |  |
Service fees and other (a) |  | 99 |  |  | 100 |  |  |  |  |
Total Other fees and commissions |  | $ | 720 |  |  | $ | 803 |  |  |  |  |
(a)Other includes Membership Rewards program fees that are not related to contracts with customers.
Other Net Expense | The following is a detail of Other expenses for the three months ended March 31:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |  |  |  |  |
(Millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  |  |  |
Occupancy and equipment |  | $ | 549 |  |  | $ | 508 |  |  |  |  |
Professional services |  | 439 |  |  | 494 |  |  |  |  |
Other (a) |  | 301 |  |  | 597 |  |  |  |  |
Total Other expenses |  | $ | 1,289 |  |  | $ | 1,599 |  |  |  |  |
(a)Other expense primarily includes general operating expenses, communication expenses, Card Member and merchant-related fraud losses, other non-income taxes, unrealized gains and losses on certain equity investments and litigation expenses.

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