
11.	Other Expenses

Information on other expenses was as follows:


	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended						Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
				(In millions)

Compensation	$	1,329		$	878		$	2,656		$	1,722
Pension, postretirement & postemployment benefit costs		95			96			190			187
Commissions		1,587			835			3,003			1,639
Volume-related costs		91			100			174			193
Interest credited to bank deposits		23			36			46			75
Capitalization of DAC		(1,698	)		(756	)		(3,267	)		(1,489	)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA		1,381			1,014			2,437			1,611
Amortization of negative VOBA		(183	)		—			(366	)		—
Interest expense on debt and debt issue costs		420			369			835			739
Premium taxes, licenses & fees		142			133			277			250
Professional services		400			229			683			429
Rent, net of sublease income		113			71			220			146
Other		795			404			1,509			839

Total other expenses	$	4,495		$	3,409		$	8,397		$	6,341

Interest Expense on Debt and Debt Issue Costs

Interest expense on debt and debt issue costs includes interest expense related to CSEs of $92 million and $184 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, and $103 million and $209 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. See Note 3.

Costs Related to the Acquisition

See Note 2 for transaction and integration-related expenses related to the Acquisition which were included in other expenses.