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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets |
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6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets The change in the net carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is as follows (in millions):
|  | Risk Solutions |  | HR Solutions |  | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 5,549 |  | $ | 3,098 |  | $ | 8,647 |
Goodwill related to current year acquisitions |  | 54 |  | 4 |  | 58 |
Goodwill related to disposals |  | (2 | ) | — |  | (2 | )
Goodwill related to prior year acquisitions |  | — |  | 67 |  | 67 |
Transfers |  | (83 | ) | 83 |  | — |
Foreign currency revaluation and other |  | 11 |  | 54 |  | 65 |
Balance as of September 30, 2011 |  | $ | 5,529 |  | $ | 3,306 |  | $ | 8,835 |
Other intangible assets by asset class are as follows (in millions):
|  | September 30, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | $ | 1,024 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1,024 |  | $ | 1,024 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1,024 |
Intangible assets with finite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | 4 |  | 1 |  | 3 |  | 3 |  | — |  | 3 |
Customer Related and Contract Based |  | 2,608 |  | 543 |  | 2,065 |  | 2,605 |  | 344 |  | 2,261 |
Marketing, Technology and Other |  | 607 |  | 338 |  | 269 |  | 606 |  | 283 |  | 323 |
|  | $ | 4,243 |  | $ | 882 |  | $ | 3,361 |  | $ | 4,238 |  | $ | 627 |  | $ | 3,611 |
Amortization expense on intangible assets with finite lives was $91 million and $273 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Amortization expense on intangible assets with finite lives was $30 million and $86 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. The estimated future amortization for intangible assets as of September 30, 2011 is as follows (in millions):
Remainder of 2011 |  | $ | 88 |
2012 |  | 413 |
2013 |  | 383 |
2014 |  | 333 |
2015 |  | 287 |
Thereafter |  | 833 |
|  | $ | 2,337 |

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- Definition Discloses the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain or loss on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss. This element may be used as a single block of text to include the entire intangible asset disclosure including data and tables. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 + Details
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