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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Stockholders' Equity |
Schedule disclosing shares of participating securities in earnings |
|  | Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Income from continuing operations |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 11 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1 | )
Net income |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 10 |
Schedule disclosing components of weighted average number of shares |
|  | Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Shares for basic earnings per share (1) |  | 332.6 |  | 278.7 |  | 336.7 |  | 277.6 |
Common stock equivalents |  | 4.3 |  | 3.5 |  | 5.1 |  | 4.3 |
Shares for diluted earnings per share |  | 336.9 |  | 282.2 |  | 341.8 |  | 281.9 |
(1) Includes 5.2 million and 5.8 million of participating securities for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 5.5 million and 6.1 million of participating securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of related tax |
|  | Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Net change in derivative (losses) gains |  | (9 | ) | 2 |  | (14 | ) | (24 | )
Net foreign currency translation adjustments |  | (209 | ) | 207 |  | (12 | ) | (66 | )
Net post-retirement benefit obligations |  | 15 |  | 13 |  | 42 |  | 68 |
Total other comprehensive (loss) income |  | (203 | ) | 222 |  | 16 |  | (22 | )
Less: other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | (1 | ) | 5 |  | (1 | ) | 16 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Aon stockholders |  | $ | (202 | ) | $ | 217 |  | $ | 17 |  | $ | (38 | )
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of related tax |
|  | September 30, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010 |
Net derivative losses |  | $ | (38 | ) | $ | (24 | )
Net foreign currency translation adjustments |  | 157 |  | 168 |
Net post-retirement benefit obligations |  | (2,019 | ) | (2,061 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  | $ | (1,900 | ) | $ | (1,917 | )

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