Other Fees and Commissions and Other Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

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 and nine months ended September 30:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Fees charged to Card Members:
Delinquency fees	$	257	$	238	$	763	$	712
Foreign currency conversion fee revenue	252		233		732		691
Other customer fees:
Travel commissions and fees	108		104		337		315
Loyalty coalition-related fees	106		120		329		338
Service fees and other (a)	102		103		304		309
Total Other fees and commissions	$	825	$	798	$	2,465	$	2,365

(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 and nine months ended September 30:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Occupancy and equipment	$	544	$	489	$	1,569	$	1,493
Professional services	491		489		1,497		1,454
Other (a)	320		382		1,293		1,160
Total Other expenses	$	1,355	$	1,360	$	4,359	$	4,107

(a)Other expense primarily includes general operating expenses, a litigation-related charge for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, communication expenses, Card Member and merchant-related fraud losses, and unrealized gains and losses on certain equity investments.