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Segment Information (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Information  
Schedule of total revenue by business segments

Aon's total revenue is as follows (in millions):

Years ended December 31
  2012
  2011
  2010
 
   

Risk Solutions

  $ 7,632   $ 7,537   $ 6,989  

HR Solutions

    3,925     3,781     1,545  

Intersegment elimination

    (43 )   (31 )   (22 )
   

Total revenue

  $ 11,514   $ 11,287   $ 8,512  
   
Schedule of commissions, fees and other revenues by products

 Commissions, fees and other revenues by product are as follows (in millions):

Years ended December 31
  2012
  2011
  2010
 
   

Retail brokerage

  $ 6,089   $ 6,022   $ 5,491  

Reinsurance brokerage

    1,505     1,463     1,444  
   

Total Risk Solutions Segment

    7,594     7,485     6,935  

Consulting services

    1,585     1,546     821  

Outsourcing

    2,372     2,258     731  

Intrasegment

    (32 )   (23 )   (8 )
   

Total HR Solutions Segment

    3,925     3,781     1,544  

Intersegment

    (43 )   (31 )   (22 )
   

Total commissions, fees and other revenues

  $ 11,476   $ 11,235   $ 8,457  
   
Schedule of fiduciary investment income by business segments

 Fiduciary investment income by segment is as follows (in millions):

Years ended December 31
  2012
  2011
  2010
 
   

Risk Solutions

  $ 38   $ 52   $ 54  

HR Solutions

            1  
   

Total fiduciary investment income

  $ 38   $ 52   $ 55  
   
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 from continuing operations before income taxes is as follows (in millions):

Years ended December 31
  2012
  2011
  2010
 
   

Risk Solutions

  $ 1,493   $ 1,413   $ 1,328  

HR Solutions

    289     336     121  
   

Segment income from continuing operations before income taxes

    1,782     1,749     1,449  

Unallocated expenses

    (186 )   (153 )   (205 )

Interest income

    10     18     15  

Interest expense

    (228 )   (245 )   (182 )

Other income (expense)

    3     15     (18 )
   

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  $ 1,381   $ 1,384   $ 1,059  
   
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

 
   

2012

  $ 11,514   $ 5,336   $ 1,190   $ 1,541   $ 2,271   $ 1,176  

2011

    11,287     5,134     1,176     1,519     2,377     1,081  

2010

    8,512     3,400     978     1,322     2,035     777  
   
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

 
   

2012

  $ 13,819   $ 8,355   $ 599   $ 1,721   $ 2,462   $ 682  

2011

    13,789     8,617     574     1,589     2,448     561