Discontinued Operations

On February 9, 2017, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement with Tempo Acquisition, LLC to sell its benefits administration and business process outsourcing business to the Buyer.

On May 1, 2017, the Buyer purchased all of the outstanding equity interests of the Divested Business, plus certain related assets and liabilities, for a purchase price of $4.3 billion in cash paid at closing, subject to customary adjustments set forth in the Purchase Agreement, and deferred consideration of up to $500 million. Cash proceeds after customary adjustments and before taxes due were $4.2 billion.

Aon and the Buyer entered into certain transaction related agreements at the closing, including two commercial agreements, a transition services agreement, certain intellectual property license agreements, sub-leases, and other customary agreements. Aon expects to continue to be a significant client of the Divested Business and the Divested Business has agreed to use Aon for its broking and other services for a specified period of time.

In the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded an estimated gain on sale, net of taxes, of $779 million and a non-cash impairment charge to its tradenames associated with the Divested Business of $380 million as these assets were not sold to the Buyer. The impairment charge is included in Amortization and impairment of intangible assets on the Consolidated Statement of Income for year ended December 31, 2017.

The Company has classified the results of the Divested Business as discontinued operations in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented. Additionally, the assets and liabilities of the Divested Business were retrospectively classified as discontinued operations in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position upon triggering held for sale criteria in February 2017. These assets and liabilities were sold on May 1, 2017.

The financial results of the Divested Business for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 are presented as Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The following table presents the financial results of the Divested Business (in millions):



	Years ended December 31
	2017		2016		2015
Revenue
Total revenue	$	698	$	2,218	$	2,202
Expenses
Total operating expenses	656		1,950		1,941
Operating Income from discontinued operations	42		268		261
Other income	10		—		—
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes	52		268		261
Income taxes	3		91		92
Income from discontinued operations excluding gain, net of tax	49		177		169
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	779		—		—
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	828	$	177	$	169

Upon triggering held for sale criteria in February 2017, Aon ceased depreciating and amortizing all long-lived assets included in discontinued operations. Total operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 include, respectively, $8 million, $70 million, and $65 million of depreciation of fixed assets and $11 million, $120 million, and $141 million of intangible asset amortization.

The following table presents the aggregate carrying amounts of the classes of assets and liabilities presented as discontinued operations within the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (in millions):



	December 31, 2017 ⁽¹⁾		December 31, 2016
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	5
Receivables, net	—		483
Fiduciary assets	—		526
Goodwill	—		1,337
Intangible assets, net	—		333
Fixed assets, net	—		215
Other assets	—		295
TOTAL ASSETS	$	—	$	3,194

LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	—	$	197
Fiduciary liabilities	—		526
Other liabilities	—		356
TOTAL LIABILITIES	$	—	$	1,079


(1)	All assets and liabilities associated with the Divested Business were sold on May 1, 2017.

The Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows present the operating, investing, and financing cash flows of the Divested Business as discontinued operations. Aon uses a centralized approach to cash management and financing of its operations. Prior to the closing of the transaction, portions of the Divested Business’s cash were transferred to Aon daily, and Aon would fund the Divested Business as needed. Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at December 31, 2016 was $5 million. Total proceeds received for the sale of the divested business and taxes paid as a result of the sale are recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in Cash provided by investing activities - continuing operations and Cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations, respectively.