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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets |
Schedule of changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment |
|  | 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 |
Schedule of other intangible assets by asset class |
|  | 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 |
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense on intangible assets |
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 The carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill during the period in total and for each reportable segment. At least annually, an Entity must evaluate its goodwill for impairment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph c Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph e Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 47 + Details
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