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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | Fiduciary investment income by segment is as follows (in millions):
Years ended December 31 | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Risk Solutions | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 28 |
HR Solutions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total fiduciary investment income | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 28 |
Aon's total revenue is as follows (in millions):
Years ended December 31 | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Risk Solutions | $ | 7,426 |  |  | $ | 7,834 |  |  | $ | 7,789 |
HR Solutions | 4,303 |  |  | 4,264 |  |  | 4,057 |
Intersegment eliminations | (47 | ) |  | (53 | ) |  | (31 | )
Total revenue | $ | 11,682 |  |  | $ | 12,045 |  |  | $ | 11,815 |
Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services | Commissions, fees and other revenues by product are as follows (in millions):
Years ended December 31 | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Retail brokerage | $ | 6,044 |  |  | $ | 6,334 |  |  | $ | 6,256 |
Reinsurance brokerage | 1,361 |  |  | 1,474 |  |  | 1,505 |
Total Risk Solutions Segment | 7,405 |  |  | 7,808 |  |  | 7,761 |
Consulting services | 1,686 |  |  | 1,700 |  |  | 1,626 |
Outsourcing | 2,658 |  |  | 2,607 |  |  | 2,469 |
Intrasegment | (41 | ) |  | (43 | ) |  | (38 | )
Total HR Solutions Segment | 4,303 |  |  | 4,264 |  |  | 4,057 |
Intersegment | (47 | ) |  | (53 | ) |  | (31 | )
Total commissions, fees and other revenue | $ | 11,661 |  |  | $ | 12,019 |  |  | $ | 11,787 |
Schedule of reconciliation of segment income before tax to income from continuing operations before income taxes | A reconciliation of segment operating income before tax to income before income taxes is as follows (in millions):
Years ended December 31 | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Risk Solutions | $ | 1,506 |  |  | $ | 1,648 |  |  | $ | 1,540 |
HR Solutions | 536 |  |  | 485 |  |  | 318 |
Segment income before income taxes | 2,042 |  |  | 2,133 |  |  | 1,858 |
Unallocated expenses | (194 | ) |  | (167 | ) |  | (187 | )
Interest income | 14 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 9 |
Interest expense | (273 | ) |  | (255 | ) |  | (210 | )
Other income | 100 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 68 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 1,689 |  |  | $ | 1,765 |  |  | $ | 1,538 |
Schedule of consolidated revenue 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
2015 | $ | 11,682 |  |  | $ | 6,063 |  |  | $ | 1,053 |  |  | $ | 1,527 |  |  | $ | 1,909 |  |  | $ | 1,130 |
2014 | 12,045 |  |  | 5,824 |  |  | 1,176 |  |  | 1,623 |  |  | 2,189 |  |  | 1,233 |
2013 | 11,815 |  |  | 5,574 |  |  | 1,214 |  |  | 1,544 |  |  | 2,304 |  |  | 1,179 |
Schedule of consolidated non-current assets by geographic area | Consolidated non-current assets by geographic area are as follows (in millions):
As of December 31 | Total |  | United States |  | Americas other than U.S. |  | United Kingdom |  | Europe, Middle East, & Africa |  | Asia Pacific
2015 | $ | 13,051 |  |  | $ | 7,072 |  |  | $ | 416 |  |  | $ | 2,723 |  |  | $ | 2,270 |  |  | $ | 570 |
2014 | 13,805 |  |  | 7,793 |  |  | 493 |  |  | 2,700 |  |  | 2,179 |  |  | 640 |

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