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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Stockholders' Equity |
Schedule of shares of participating securities in earnings |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Income from continuing operations |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 15 |  | $ | 15 |
Income from discontinued operations |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Net income |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 15 |  | $ | 18 |
Schedule of components of weighted average number of shares |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Shares for basic earnings per share (1) |  |  | 335.5 |  |  | 293.4 |  |  | 283.2 |
Potentially issuable common shares |  |  | 5.4 |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | 7.9 |
Shares for diluted earnings per share |  |  | 340.9 |  |  | 298.1 |  |  | 291.1 |
(1) Includes 7.6 million, 6.1 million and 6.9 million shares of participating securities for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009 respectively.
Components of other comprehensive income (loss) and the related tax effects |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  | Pretax |  | Income Tax Benefit (Expense) |  | Net of Tax |
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Net derivative losses arising during the year |  | $ | (44 | ) | $ | 15 |  | $ | (29 | )
Reclassification adjustment |  |  | 25 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | 16 |
Net change in derivative losses |  |  | (19 | ) |  | 6 |  |  | (13 | )
Net foreign exchange translation adjustments |  |  | (46 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | (43 | )
Net post-retirement benefit obligation |  |  | (593 | ) |  | 197 |  |  | (396 | )
Total other comprehensive loss |  |  | (658 | ) |  | 206 |  |  | (452 | )
Less: other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Other comprehensive loss attributable to Aon stockholders |  | $ | (659 | ) | $ | 206 |  | $ | (453 | )
Year ended December 31, 2010 |  | Pretax |  | Income Tax Benefit (Expense) |  | Net of Tax |
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Net derivative losses arising during the year |  | $ | (31 | ) | $ | 10 |  | $ | (21 | )
Reclassification adjustment |  |  | (5 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (3 | )
Net change in derivative losses |  |  | (36 | ) |  | 12 |  |  | (24 | )
Net foreign exchange translation adjustments |  |  | (92 | ) |  | (43 | ) |  | (135 | )
Net post-retirement benefit obligation |  |  | (76 | ) |  | 35 |  |  | (41 | )
Total other comprehensive loss |  |  | (204 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | (200 | )
Less: other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
Other comprehensive loss attributable to Aon stockholders |  | $ | (202 | ) | $ | 4 |  | $ | (198 | )
Year ended December 31, 2009 |  | Pretax |  | Income Tax Benefit (Expense) |  | Net of Tax |
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Net derivative gains arising during the year |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | (4 | ) | $ | 7 |
Reclassification adjustment |  |  | 10 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 6 |
Net change in derivative gains |  |  | 21 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 13 |
Decrease in unrealized gains/losses |  |  | (17 | ) |  | 6 |  |  | (11 | )
Reclassification adjustment |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (1 | )
Net change in unrealized investment losses |  |  | (19 | ) |  | 7 |  |  | (12 | )
Net foreign exchange translation adjustments |  |  | 198 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 203 |
Net post-retirement benefit obligations |  |  | (583 | ) |  | 170 |  |  | (413 | )
Total other comprehensive loss |  |  | (383 | ) |  | 174 |  |  | (209 | )
Less: other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Other comprehensive loss attributable to Aon stockholders |  | $ | (387 | ) | $ | 174 |  | $ | (213 | )
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of related tax |
As of December 31 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
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Net derivative losses |  | $ | (37 | ) | $ | (24 | ) | $ | — |
Net unrealized investment gains (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 44 |
Net foreign exchange translation adjustments |  |  | 124 |  |  | 168 |  |  | 301 |
Net postretirement benefit obligations |  |  | (2,457 | ) |  | (2,061 | ) |  | (2,020 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  | $ | (2,370 | ) | $ | (1,917 | ) | $ | (1,675 | )
(1) Reflects the impact of adopting new accounting guidance which resulted in the consolidation of PEPS I effective January 1, 2010.
Pretax changes in net unrealized investment gains (losses) including investments reported as assets held-for sale |
Years ended December 31 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
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Fixed maturities |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | (3 | )
Other investments |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (16 | )
Total |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | (19 | )
Components of net unrealized investment gains including investments reported as assets held-for-sale |
As of December 31 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
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Other investments |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 69 |
Deferred taxes |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (25 | )
Net unrealized investment gains |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 44 |

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