Discontinued Operations and Divestitures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations and Divestitures

We will divest (through sale or closure) business operations that do not contribute to our long-term objectives for growth, or that are not complementary to our target service offerings and markets. Discontinued operations primarily consisted of two small businesses under the Financial Services segment that were sold in 2015. During the first nine months of both 2018 and 2017, we did not discontinue the operations of any of our businesses. Divested operations and assets that do not qualify for treatment as discontinued operations are recorded as “Gain on sale of operations, net” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. We recorded a gain of $0.7 million in the first nine months of 2018, related to a small book of business under the Benefits and Insurance Services practice group.