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Other Liabilities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Summary of other liabilities

The following is a summary of Other liabilities as of December 31:

(Millions)  2017  2016
Membership Rewards liability  $7,751  $7,060
Book overdraft balances2,8372,255
Employee-related liabilities(a)2,277  2,055
Repatriation tax liability(b)1,703
Card Member rebate and reward accruals(c)1,564  1,382
Deferred card and other fees, net  1,554  1,411
Other(d)4,4624,614
Total  $22,148  $18,777

  • Employee-related liabilities include employee benefit plan obligations and incentive compensation.
  • Refer to Note 21 for additional information.
  • Card Member rebate and reward accruals include payments to third-party reward partners and cash-back rewards.
  • Other includes accruals for general operating expenses, client incentives, merchant rebates, payments to third-party card-issuing partners, marketing and promotion, restructuring and reengineering reserves, QAH unfunded commitments and derivatives.

Carrying amount of deferred charge card and other fees

The carrying amount of deferred card and other fees, net of deferred direct acquisition costs and reserves for membership cancellations as of December 31, was as follows:

(Millions)  20172016
Deferred card and other fees(a)  $1,996$1,767
Deferred direct acquisition costs  (280)(204)
Reserves for membership cancellations  (162)(152)
Deferred card and other fees, net$1,554$1,411

Includes deferred fees for Membership Rewards program participants.