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Investments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Investments |
Schedule of interest bearing assets |
|  | September 30, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 295 |  | $ | 346 |
Short-term investments |  | 607 |  | 785 |
Fiduciary assets |  | 4,109 |  | 3,489 |
Investments |  | 254 |  | 312 |
|  | $ | 5,265 |  | $ | 4,932 |
Schedule of investments |
|  | September 30, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Equity method investments |  | $ | 172 |  | $ | 174 |
Other investments, at cost (1) |  | 67 |  | 123 |
Fixed-maturity securities |  | 15 |  | 15 |
|  | $ | 254 |  | $ | 312 |

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