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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
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, 2016 are as follows (in millions):
| Risk Solutions |  | HR Solutions |  | Total
Balance as of January 1, 2016 | $ | 5,593 |  |  | $ | 2,855 |  |  | $ | 8,448 |
Goodwill related to current year acquisitions | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
Goodwill related to disposals | (4 | ) |  | (26 | ) |  | (30 | )
Goodwill related to prior year acquisitions | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Foreign currency translation | (11 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (16 | )
Balance as of March 31, 2016 | $ | 5,580 |  |  | $ | 2,831 |  |  | $ | 8,411 |
Schedule of other intangible assets by asset class | Other intangible assets by asset class are as follows (in millions):
| March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
| 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 | 2,871 |  |  | 1,851 |  |  | 1,020 |  |  | 2,886 |  |  | 1,809 |  |  | 1,077 |
Technology and other | 535 |  |  | 466 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 541 |  |  | 457 |  |  | 84 |
Total | $ | 4,425 |  |  | $ | 2,317 |  |  | $ | 2,108 |  |  | $ | 4,446 |  |  | $ | 2,266 |  |  | $ | 2,180 |
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense on intangible assets | The estimated future amortization for finite lived intangible assets as of March 31, 2016 is as follows (in millions):
| Risk Solutions |  | HR Solutions |  | Total
Remainder of 2016 | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 200 |
2017 | 88 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 225 |
2018 | 77 |  |  | 91 |  |  | 168 |
2019 | 67 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 140 |
2020 | 59 |  |  | 60 |  |  | 119 |
Thereafter | 123 |  |  | 114 |  |  | 237 |
Total | $ | 486 |  |  | $ | 603 |  |  | $ | 1,089 |

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