Noninterest Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Noninterest Expense [Abstract]

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Noninterest expense

The following table presents the components of noninterest expense.

Year ended December 31, (in millions)	2012		2011		2010
Compensation expense(a)	$	30,585	$	29,037	$	28,124
Noncompensation expense:
Occupancy expense	3,925		3,895		3,681
Technology, communications and equipment expense	5,224		4,947		4,684
Professional and outside services	7,429		7,482		6,767
Marketing	2,577		3,143		2,446
Other expense(b)(c)	14,032		13,559		14,558
Amortization of intangibles	957		848		936
Total noncompensation expense	34,144		33,874		33,072
Total noninterest expense	$	64,729	$	62,911	$	61,196

(a) Expense for 2010 includes a payroll tax expense related to the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) Bank Payroll Tax on certain compensation awarded from December 9, 2009, to April 5, 2010, to relevant banking employees.

(b) Included litigation expense of $5.0 billion, $4.9 billion and $7.4 billion for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

(c) Included FDIC-related expense of $1.7 billion, $1.5 billion and $899 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.