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Retirement Benefits
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Retirement Benefits Retirement Benefits
The Company maintains qualified and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans for some of its U.S. and non-U.S. eligible employees. The Company’s policy for funding its tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans is to contribute amounts at least sufficient to meet the funding requirements set forth in accordance with applicable law.
The target asset allocation for the Company's U.S. plans was 64% equities and equity alternatives and 36% fixed income. At September 30, 2020 the actual allocation for the Company's U.S. Plan was 63% equities and equity alternatives and 37% fixed income. The target allocation for the U.K. Plans at September 30, 2020 was 33% equities and equity alternatives and 67% fixed income. At September 30, 2020, the actual allocation for the U.K. Plans was 33% equities and equity alternatives and 67% fixed income. The Company's U.K. Plans comprised approximately 81% of non-U.S. plan assets at December 31, 2019. The assets of the Company's defined benefit plans are diversified and are managed in accordance with applicable laws and with the goal of maximizing the plans' real return within acceptable risk parameters. The Company generally uses threshold-based portfolio re-balancing to ensure the actual portfolio remains consistent with target asset allocation ranges.
JLT Defined Benefit Pension Plans
As part of the JLT Transaction, the Company has assumed responsibility for a number of pension plans throughout the world, with $255 million of net pension liabilities as of December 31, 2019 (approximately $1,003 million in liabilities and $748 million of plan assets), the most significant of which is the JLT U.K. Plan. The JLT U.K. Plan has a defined benefit section which was frozen to future accrual in 2006 and a defined contribution section. The assets of the scheme are held in a trustee administered fund separate from the Company.
The components of the net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit and other post-retirement plans are as follows:
Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. PlansPension
Benefits		Post-retirement
Benefits
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)2020201920202019
Service cost$10 $10 $— $— 
Interest cost112 120 1 1 
Expected return on plan assets(212)(214)— — 
Recognized actuarial loss (credit)40 25 (1)(1)
Net periodic benefit credit $(50)$(59)$— $— 
Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. PlansPension
Benefits		Post-retirement
Benefits
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)2020201920202019
Service cost$27 $28 $— $— 
Interest cost322 360 2 2 
Expected return on plan assets(629)(644)— — 
Amortization of prior service credit— — (1)(1)
Recognized actuarial loss (credit)120 77 (1)(1)
Net periodic benefit credit $(160)$(179)$— $— 
Settlement loss— 4 — — 
Total credit$(160)$(175)$— $— 
Amounts Recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income
Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. PlansPension
Benefits		Post-retirement
Benefits
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)2020201920202019
Compensation and benefits expense (Operating income)$10 $10 $— $— 
Other net benefit credits(60)(69)— — 
Total credit$(50)$(59)$— $— 
Amounts Recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income
Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. PlansPension
Benefits		Post-retirement
Benefits
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)2020201920202019
Compensation and benefits expense (Operating income)$27 $28 $— $— 
Other net benefit credits(187)(203)— — 
Total credit$(160)$(175)$— $— 
U.S. Plans onlyPension
Benefits		Post-retirement
Benefits
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)2020201920202019
Interest cost$53 $61 $1 $1 
Expected return on plan assets(86)(86)— — 
Recognized actuarial loss (credit)18 11 (1)(1)
Net periodic benefit credit$(15)$(14)$— $— 
U.S. Plans onlyPension
Benefits		Post-retirement
Benefits
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)2020201920202019
Interest cost$160 $181 $1 $1 
Expected return on plan assets(259)(257)— — 
Recognized actuarial loss (credit)54 33 (1)(1)
Net periodic benefit credit$(45)$(43)$— $— 
Significant non-U.S. Plans onlyPension
Benefits		Post-retirement
Benefits
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)2020201920202019
Service cost$10 $10 $— $— 
Interest cost59 59 — — 
Expected return on plan assets(126)(128)— — 
Recognized actuarial loss22 14 — — 
Net periodic benefit credit $(35)$(45)$— $— 
Significant non-U.S. Plans onlyPension
Benefits		Post-retirement
Benefits
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)2020201920202019
Service cost$27 $28 $— $— 
Interest cost162 179 1 1 
Expected return on plan assets(370)(387)— — 
Amortization of prior service credit— — (1)(1)
Recognized actuarial loss66 44 — — 
Net periodic benefit credit $(115)$(136)$— $— 
Settlement loss— 4 — — 
Total credit $(115)$(132)$— $— 
The weighted average actuarial assumptions utilized to calculate the net periodic benefit costs for the U.S. and significant non-U.S. defined benefit plans are as follows:
Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. PlansPension
Benefits		Post-retirement
Benefits
September 30,2020201920202019
Weighted average assumptions:
Expected return on plan assets5.31 %5.74 %— — 
Discount rate2.57 %3.48 %2.72 %3.65 %
Rate of compensation increase1.76 %1.74 %— — 
The Company made approximately $81 million of contributions to its U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The Company expects to contribute approximately $63 million to its U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans during the remainder of 2020.
Defined Contribution Plans
The Company maintains certain defined contribution plans ("DC Plans") for its employees, the most significant being in the U.S. and the U.K. The cost of the U.S. DC Plans was $110 million and $106 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The cost of the U.K. DC Plans was $94 million and $74 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.