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Discontinued Operations and Divestitures
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinued Operations and Divestitures

Note 15. Discontinued Operations and Divestitures

We 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. Divestitures are classified as discontinued operations provided they meet the criteria and treatment as discontinued operations. Discontinued operations primarily consist of one small businesses under the Financial Services segment that was sold in 2015. During the first quarter of 2019 and 2018, 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 $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, mostly attributable to a small accounting firm in the Financial Services practice group. For the same period in 2018, we recorded a gain of $0.7 million related to a small book of business in the Benefits and Insurance Services practice group.