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Restructuring (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Restructuring and Related Cost  
Schedule of changes in company's liabilities for its restructuring plans
As of September 30, 2013, the Company’s liabilities for its restructuring plans are as follows (in millions):
 
Aon Hewitt Plan
 
Aon Benfield Plan
 
2007 Plan
 
Other
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
96

 
$
3

 
$
35

 
$
3

 
$
137

Expensed
106

 

 

 

 
106

Cash payments
(91
)
 
(1
)
 
(20
)
 
(1
)
 
(113
)
Foreign exchange translation and other
7

 

 
6

 

 
13

Balance at September 30, 2013 (1)
$
118

 
$
2

 
$
21

 
$
2

 
$
143

  ______________________________________________
(1) Included within Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and Other non-current liabilities
Aon Hewitt Plan [Member]
 
Restructuring and Related Cost  
Schedule of restructuring and related expenses by type
The following table summarizes restructuring and related costs by type that have been incurred and are estimated to be incurred through the end of the restructuring initiative related to the Aon Hewitt Plan (in millions):
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
Third Quarter 2013
 
Nine Months 2013
 
Total to Date
 
Estimated Total Cost for Restructuring Plan (1)
Workforce reduction
$
49

 
$
64

 
$
74

 
$
12

 
$
50

 
$
237

 
$
261

Lease consolidation
3

 
32

 
18

 
17

 
53

 
106

 
128

Asset impairments

 
7

 
4

 

 
3

 
14

 
15

Other costs associated with restructuring (2)

 
2

 
2

 
1

 
3

 
7

 
7

Total restructuring expenses
$
52

 
$
105

 
$
98

 
$
30

 
$
109

 
$
364

 
$
411

 ______________________________________________
(1)
Actual costs, when incurred, will vary due to changes in the assumptions built into this plan.  Significant assumptions that may change when plans are finalized and implemented include, but are not limited to, changes in severance calculations, changes in the assumptions underlying sublease loss calculations due to changing market conditions, and changes in the overall analysis that might cause the Company to add or cancel component initiatives.
(2)
Other costs associated with restructuring initiatives, including moving costs and consulting and legal fees, are recognized when incurred.
Aon Hewitt Plan [Member] | Total operating segments [Member]
 
Restructuring and Related Cost  
Schedule of restructuring and related expenses by type
The following table summarizes the restructuring and related expenses, by segment, that have been incurred and are estimated to be incurred through the end of the restructuring initiative related to the Aon Hewitt Plan (in millions):
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
Third Quarter 2013
 
Nine Months 2013
 
Total to Date
 
Estimated Total Cost for Restructuring Plan (1)
HR Solutions
$
52

 
$
49

 
$
66

 
$
6

 
57

 
$
224

 
$
244

Risk Solutions

 
56

 
32

 
24

 
52

 
140

 
167

Total restructuring expenses (1)
$
52

 
$
105

 
$
98

 
$
30

 
$
109

 
$
364

 
$
411

______________________________________________
(1) Costs included in the Risk Solutions segment are associated with the transfer of the health and benefits consulting business from HR Solutions to Risk Solutions effective January 1, 2012. Costs incurred in 2011 in the HR Solutions segment of $41 million related to the health and benefits consulting business have been reclassified and presented in the Risk Solutions segment.