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Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets

6.  Intangible Assets

The carrying amount of goodwill at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 allocated by domestic and foreign operations is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Brokerage

 

 

Risk

Management

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

At March 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

3,483.4

 

 

$

52.2

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,535.6

 

United Kingdom

 

 

1,585.5

 

 

 

15.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,601.0

 

Canada

 

 

515.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

515.3

 

Australia

 

 

467.3

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

478.9

 

New Zealand

 

 

220.2

 

 

 

10.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

230.8

 

Other foreign

 

 

146.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

149.3

 

Total goodwill

 

$

6,418.1

 

 

$

89.9

 

 

$

2.9

 

 

$

6,510.9

 

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

 

$

6,053.6

 

 

$

70.5

 

 

$

2.9

 

 

$

6,127.0

 

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Brokerage

 

 

Risk

Management

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

$

6,053.6

 

 

$

70.5

 

 

$

2.9

 

 

$

6,127.0

 

Goodwill acquired during the period

 

 

269.5

 

 

 

19.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

288.5

 

Goodwill adjustments due to appraisals and other acquisition adjustments

 

 

52.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.1

 

Goodwill written-off related to sales of business and impairment

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.0

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments during the period

 

 

43.9

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

44.3

 

Balance as of March 31, 2021

 

$

6,418.1

 

 

$

89.9

 

 

$

2.9

 

 

$

6,510.9

 

 

Major classes of amortizable intangible assets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consist of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Expiration lists

 

$

4,937.9

 

 

$

4,753.2

 

Accumulated amortization - expiration lists

 

 

(2,546.9

)

 

 

(2,436.7

)

 

 

 

2,391.0

 

 

 

2,316.5

 

Non-compete agreements

 

 

88.1

 

 

 

75.9

 

Accumulated amortization - non-compete agreements

 

 

(60.0

)

 

 

(57.8

)

 

 

 

28.1

 

 

 

18.1

 

Trade names

 

 

104.4

 

 

 

107.8

 

Accumulated amortization - trade names

 

 

(44.7

)

 

 

(42.5

)

 

 

 

59.7

 

 

 

65.3

 

Net amortizable assets

 

$

2,478.8

 

 

$

2,399.9

 

 

 

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

 

2021 (remaining nine months)

 

$

294.5

 

2022

 

 

370.6

 

2023

 

 

343.9

 

2024

 

 

302.8

 

2025

 

 

262.3

 

Thereafter

 

 

904.7

 

Total

 

$

2,478.8