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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information |
Schedule of total revenue by business segments |
Years ended December 31 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Risk Solutions |  | $ | 6,817 |  | $ | 6,423 |  | $ | 6,305 |
HR Solutions |  |  | 4,501 |  |  | 2,111 |  |  | 1,267 |
Intersegment elimination |  |  | (31 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (26 | )
Total operating segments |  |  | 11,287 |  |  | 8,512 |  |  | 7,546 |
Unallocated |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 49 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 11,287 |  | $ | 8,512 |  | $ | 7,595 |
Schedule of commissions, fees and other revenues by products |
Years ended December 31 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Retail brokerage |  | $ | 5,303 |  | $ | 4,925 |  | $ | 4,747 |
Reinsurance brokerage |  |  | 1,463 |  |  | 1,444 |  |  | 1,485 |
Total Risk Solutions Segment |  |  | 6,766 |  |  | 6,369 |  |  | 6,232 |
Consulting services |  |  | 2,251 |  |  | 1,387 |  |  | 1,075 |
Outsourcing |  |  | 2,272 |  |  | 731 |  |  | 191 |
Intrasegment |  |  | (23 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | — |
Total HR Solutions Segment |  |  | 4,500 |  |  | 2,110 |  |  | 1,266 |
Intersegment |  |  | (31 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (26 | )
Unallocated |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 49 |
Total commissions, fees and other revenues |  | $ | 11,235 |  | $ | 8,457 |  | $ | 7,521 |
Schedule of fiduciary investment income by business segments |
Years ended December 31 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Risk Solutions |  | $ | 51 |  | $ | 54 |  | $ | 73 |
HR Solutions |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Total fiduciary investment income |  | $ | 52 |  | $ | 55 |  | $ | 74 |
Schedule of reconciliation of segment income before tax to income from continuing operations before income taxes |
Years ended December 31 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Risk Solutions |  | $ | 1,314 |  | $ | 1,194 |  | $ | 900 |
HR Solutions |  |  | 448 |  |  | 234 |  |  | 203 |
Segment income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  | 1,762 |  |  | 1,428 |  |  | 1,103 |
Unallocated revenue |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 49 |
Unallocated expenses |  |  | (156 | ) |  | (202 | ) |  | (131 | )
Interest income |  |  | 18 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 16 |
Interest expense |  |  | (245 | ) |  | (182 | ) |  | (122 | )
Other income |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  | $ | 1,384 |  | $ | 1,059 |  | $ | 949 |
Schedule of consolidated revenue and long-lived assets by geographic area |
Consolidated revenue by geographic area is as follows (in millions):
Years ended December 31 |  | Total |  | United States |  | Americas other than U.S. |  | United Kingdom |  | Europe, Middle East, & Africa |  | Asia Pacific |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
2011 |  | $ | 11,287 |  | $ | 5,134 |  | $ | 1,176 |  | $ | 1,519 |  | $ | 2,377 |  | $ | 1,081 |
2010 |  |  | 8,512 |  |  | 3,400 |  |  | 978 |  |  | 1,322 |  |  | 2,035 |  |  | 777 |
2009 |  |  | 7,595 |  |  | 2,789 |  |  | 905 |  |  | 1,289 |  |  | 1,965 |  |  | 647 |
Consolidated non-current assets by geographic area are as follows (in millions):
Years ended December 31 |  | Total |  | United States |  | Americas other than U.S. |  | United Kingdom |  | Europe, Middle East, & Africa |  | Asia Pacific |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
2011 |  | $ | 13,789 |  | $ | 8,617 |  | $ | 574 |  | $ | 1,589 |  | $ | 2,448 |  | $ | 561 |
2010 |  |  | 14,158 |  |  | 9,135 |  |  | 503 |  |  | 1,532 |  |  | 2,426 |  |  | 562 |
Move of the Health and Benefits consulting business |
Segment Reporting Information |
Schedule of total revenue by business segments |
Years ended December 31 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Risk Solutions |  | $ | 7,537 |  | $ | 6,989 |  | $ | 6,835 |
HR Solutions |  |  | 3,781 |  |  | 1,545 |  |  | 737 |
Intersegment elimination |  |  | (31 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (26 | )
Total operating segments |  |  | 11,287 |  |  | 8,512 |  |  | 7,546 |
Unallocated |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 49 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 11,287 |  | $ | 8,512 |  | $ | 7,595 |
Schedule of commissions, fees and other revenues by products |
Years ended December 31 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Retail brokerage |  | $ | 6,022 |  | $ | 5,491 |  | $ | 5,277 |
Reinsurance brokerage |  |  | 1,463 |  |  | 1,444 |  |  | 1,485 |
Total Risk Solutions Segment |  |  | 7,485 |  |  | 6,935 |  |  | 6,762 |
Consulting services |  |  | 1,532 |  |  | 821 |  |  | 545 |
Outsourcing |  |  | 2,272 |  |  | 731 |  |  | 191 |
Intrasegment |  |  | (23 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | — |
Total HR Solutions Segment |  |  | 3,781 |  |  | 1,544 |  |  | 736 |
Intersegment |  |  | (31 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (26 | )
Unallocated |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 49 |
Total commissions, fees and other revenue |  | $ | 11,235 |  | $ | 8,457 |  | $ | 7,521 |
Schedule of fiduciary investment income by business segments |
Years ended December 31 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Risk Solutions |  | $ | 52 |  | $ | 54 |  | $ | 73 |
HR Solutions |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Total fiduciary investment income |  | $ | 52 |  | $ | 55 |  | $ | 74 |
Schedule of reconciliation of segment income before tax to income from continuing operations before income taxes |
Years ended December 31 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Risk Solutions |  | $ | 1,414 |  | $ | 1,307 |  | $ | 1,003 |
HR Solutions |  |  | 348 |  |  | 121 |  |  | 100 |
Segment income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  | 1,762 |  |  | 1,428 |  |  | 1,103 |
Unallocated revenue |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 49 |
Unallocated expenses |  |  | (156 | ) |  | (202 | ) |  | (131 | )
Interest income |  |  | 18 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 16 |
Interest expense |  |  | (245 | ) |  | (182 | ) |  | (122 | )
Other income |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  | $ | 1,384 |  | $ | 1,059 |  | $ | 949 |

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