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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment | The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are as follows (in millions):
| Risk Solutions |  | HR Solutions |  | Total
Balance as of January 1, 2015 | $ | 5,911 |  |  | $ | 2,949 |  |  | $ | 8,860 |
Goodwill related to current year acquisitions | 1 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 16 |
Goodwill related to disposals | — |  |  | (13 | ) |  | (13 | )
Foreign currency translation | (284 | ) |  | (31 | ) |  | (315 | )
Balance as of March 31, 2015 | $ | 5,628 |  |  | $ | 2,920 |  |  | $ | 8,548 |
Schedule of other intangible assets by asset class | Other intangible assets by asset class are as follows (in millions):
| March 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tradenames | $ | 1,019 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,019 |  |  | $ | 1,019 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,019 |
Intangible assets with finite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer related and contract based | 2,894 |  |  | 1,616 |  |  | 1,278 |  |  | 2,952 |  |  | 1,579 |  |  | 1,373 |
Technology and other | 548 |  |  | 435 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 571 |  |  | 443 |  |  | 128 |
Total | $ | 4,461 |  |  | $ | 2,051 |  |  | $ | 2,410 |  |  | $ | 4,542 |  |  | $ | 2,022 |  |  | $ | 2,520 |
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense on intangible assets | The estimated future amortization for finite lived intangible assets as of March 31, 2015 is as follows (in millions):
| Risk Solutions |  | HR Solutions |  | Total
Remainder of 2015 | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | 154 |  |  | $ | 234 |
2016 | 99 |  |  | 172 |  |  | 271 |
2017 | 90 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 227 |
2018 | 78 |  |  | 91 |  |  | 169 |
2019 | 69 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 142 |
Thereafter | 185 |  |  | 163 |  |  | 348 |
Total | $ | 601 |  |  | $ | 790 |  |  | $ | 1,391 |

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