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Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets

7.  Intangible Assets

The carrying amount of goodwill at December 31, 2020 and 2019 allocated by domestic and foreign operations is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Brokerage

 

 

Risk

Management

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

At December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

3,399.8

 

 

$

33.2

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

3,433.0

 

United Kingdom

 

 

1,328.3

 

 

 

15.1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,343.4

 

Canada

 

 

492.9

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

492.9

 

Australia

 

 

462.1

 

 

 

11.5

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

473.6

 

New Zealand

 

 

221.9

 

 

 

10.7

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

232.6

 

Other foreign

 

 

148.6

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

151.5

 

Total goodwill - net

 

$

6,053.6

 

 

$

70.5

 

 

$

2.9

 

 

$

6,127.0

 

At December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

3,163.8

 

 

 

33.1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,196.9

 

United Kingdom

 

 

1,177.8

 

 

 

12.9

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,190.7

 

Canada

 

 

454.4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

454.4

 

Australia

 

 

416.5

 

 

 

10.5

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

427.0

 

New Zealand

 

 

208.0

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

218.1

 

Other foreign

 

 

128.4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

131.4

 

Total goodwill - net

 

$

5,548.9

 

 

$

66.6

 

 

$

3.0

 

 

$

5,618.5

 

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for 2020 and 2019 are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Brokerage

 

 

Risk

Management

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

 

$

4,573.6

 

 

$

49.3

 

 

$

2.7

 

 

$

4,625.6

 

Goodwill acquired during the year

 

 

958.4

 

 

 

16.9

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

975.7

 

Goodwill adjustments related to appraisals and other acquisition

   adjustments

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Goodwill written-off related to sales of business

 

 

(7.2

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(7.2

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments during the year

 

 

23.9

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

24.4

 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

 

 

5,548.9

 

 

 

66.6

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

5,618.5

 

Goodwill acquired during the year

 

 

359.6

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

359.6

 

Goodwill adjustments related to appraisals and other acquisition

   adjustments

 

 

29.8

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

31.5

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments during the year

 

 

115.3

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

117.4

 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

$

6,053.6

 

 

$

70.5

 

 

$

2.9

 

 

$

6,127.0

 

 

 


 

Major classes of amortizable intangible assets consist of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Expiration lists

 

$

4,753.2

 

 

$

4,246.0

 

Accumulated amortization - expiration lists

 

 

(2,436.7

)

 

 

(2,004.3

)

 

 

 

2,316.5

 

 

 

2,241.7

 

Non-compete agreements

 

 

75.9

 

 

 

68.4

 

Accumulated amortization - non-compete agreements

 

 

(57.8

)

 

 

(52.5

)

 

 

 

18.1

 

 

 

15.9

 

Trade names

 

 

107.8

 

 

 

91.8

 

Accumulated amortization - trade names

 

 

(42.5

)

 

 

(30.7

)

 

 

 

65.3

 

 

 

61.1

 

Net amortizable assets

 

$

2,399.9

 

 

$

2,318.7

 

 

Estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows (in millions):

 

2021

 

$

378.4

 

2022

 

 

352.3

 

2023

 

 

327.1

 

2024

 

 

291.3

 

2025

 

 

251.3

 

Thereafter

 

 

799.5

 

Total

 

$

2,399.9