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Acquisitions and Dispositions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
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Acquisitions and Dispositions
Acquisitions and Dispositions
 
Acquisitions
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of one business in the Risk Solutions segment and one business in the HR Solutions segment. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of one business in the Risk Solutions segment and one business in the HR Solutions segment.

The following table includes the aggregate consideration transferred and the preliminary value of intangible assets recorded as a result of the Company's acquisitions (in millions):
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Consideration
 
$
21

 
$
5

Intangible assets:
 
 

 
 

Goodwill
 
$
16

 
$
4

Other intangible assets
 
1

 
4

     Total
 
$
17

 
$
8


 
The results of operations of these acquisitions are included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of the acquisition date.  The results of operations of the Company would not have been materially different if these acquisitions had been reported from the beginning of the period in which they were acquired.

Dispositions
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company completed the disposition of one business in the Risk Solutions segment and one business in the HR Solutions segment. A pretax gain of $19 million was recognized on these dispositions in the three months ended March 31, 2015, which is included in Other income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company completed the disposition of one business in the Risk Solutions segment.  A pretax gain of $1 million was recognized on this disposition in the three months ended March 31, 2014, which is included in Other income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.