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Contracts with Customers | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Contracts with Customers |
4. | Contracts with Customers
Contract Assets and Liabilities/Contract Balances Information about unbilled receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers is as follows (in millions):
|  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
Unbilled receivables |  | $ | 556.4 |  |  | $ | 496.2 |
Deferred contract costs |  |  | 98.3 |  |  |  | 91.6 |
Deferred revenue |  |  | 503.8 |  |  |  | 457.7 |
The unbilled receivables primarily relate to our rights to consideration for work completed but not billed at the reporting date. These are transferred to the receivables when the client is billed. The deferred contract costs represent the costs we incur to fulfill a new or renewal contract with our clients prior to the effective date of the contract. These costs are expensed on the contract effective date. The deferred revenue represents the remaining performance obligations under our contracts. Significant changes in the deferred revenue balances, which include foreign currency translation adjustments, during the period are as follows (in millions):
|  | Brokerage |  |  | Risk Management |  |  | Total |
Deferred revenue at December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 258.7 |  |  | $ | 171.9 |  |  | $ | 430.6 |
Incremental deferred revenue |  |  | 244.0 |  |  |  | 138.1 |  |  |  | 382.1 |
Revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2018 included in deferred revenue at December 31, 2017 |  |  | (236.5 | ) |  |  | (137.0 | ) |  |  | (373.5 | )
Deferred revenue recognized from business acquisitions |  |  | 18.5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18.5 |
Deferred revenue at December 31, 2018 |  |  | 284.7 |  |  |  | 173.0 |  |  |  | 457.7 |
Incremental deferred revenue |  |  | 276.2 |  |  |  | 136.9 |  |  |  | 413.1 |
Revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2019 included in deferred revenue at December 31, 2018 |  |  | (254.3 | ) |  |  | (143.3 | ) |  |  | (397.6 | )
Deferred revenue recognized from business acquisitions |  |  | 30.6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 30.6 |
Deferred revenue at December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 337.2 |  |  | $ | 166.6 |  |  | $ | 503.8 |
Remaining Performance Obligations Remaining performance obligations represent the portion of the contract price for which work has not been performed. As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate amount of the contract price allocated to remaining performance obligations was $503.8 million. The estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) at the end of the reporting period is as follows (in millions):
|  | Brokerage |  |  | Risk Management |  |  | Total |
2020 |  | $ | 309.6 |  |  | $ | 93.2 |  |  | $ | 402.8 |
2021 |  |  | 23.6 |  |  |  | 33.8 |  |  |  | 57.4 |
2022 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 15.7 |  |  |  | 17.5 |
2023 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | 8.5 |  |  |  | 9.6 |
2024 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 4.9 |  |  |  | 5.4 |
Thereafter |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 10.5 |  |  |  | 11.1 |
Total |  | $ | 337.2 |  |  | $ | 166.6 |  |  | $ | 503.8 |
Deferred Contract Costs We capitalize costs incurred to fulfill contracts as “deferred contract costs” which are included in other current assets in our consolidated balance sheet. Deferred contract costs were $98.3 million and $91.6 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Capitalized fulfillment costs are amortized on the contract effective date. The amount of amortization of the deferred contract costs was $355.9 million and $309.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively. As part of our adoption of the new revenue recognition guidance, we have elected to apply the practical expedient to recognize the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred if the amortization period of the assets that we otherwise would have recognized is one year or less for our brokerage segment. These costs are included in compensation and operating expenses in our consolidated statement of earnings.

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- Definition The entire disclosure of revenue from contract with customer to transfer good or service and to transfer nonfinancial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, disaggregation of revenue, credit loss recognized from contract with customer, judgment and change in judgment related to contract with customer, and asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. Excludes insurance and lease contracts. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=49130388 + Details
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