Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

6.  Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is as follows (in millions):

	Risk Solutions			HR Solutions			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	5,557		$	3,213		$	8,770
Goodwill related to current year acquisitions	19			—			19
Goodwill related to prior year acquisitions	(4		)	—			(4		)
Transfer related to Health and Benefits Consulting (1)	321			(321		)	—
Foreign currency translation	88			23			111
Balance as of March 31, 2012	$	5,981		$	2,915		$	8,896

(1)   Effective January 1, 2012, the Health and Benefits Consulting business was transferred from the HR Solutions segment to the Risk Solutions segment.

Other intangible assets by asset class are as follows (in millions):

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Trademarks	$	1,024	$	—	$	1,024	$	1,024	$	—	$	1,024
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Trademarks	4		1		3		4		1		3
Customer Related and Contract Based	2,642		711		1,931		2,608		615		1,993
Marketing, Technology and Other	614		369		245		606		350		256
	$	4,284	$	1,081	$	3,203	$	4,242	$	966	$	3,276

Amortization expense from intangible assets with finite lives was $104 million and $91 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The estimated future amortization for intangible assets as of March 31, 2012 is as follows (in millions):

	HR Solutions		Risk Solutions		Total
Remainder of 2012	$	223	$	90	$	313
2013	276		101		377
2014	239		91		330
2015	209		76		285
2016	175		66		241
Thereafter	478		155		633
	$	1,600	$	579	$	2,179