10-Q 1 q32015aonplc10-q.htm 10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED September 30, 2015
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 1-7933
Aon plc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

ENGLAND AND WALES |  | 98-1030901
(State or Other Jurisdiction of |  | (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) |  | Identification No.)

122 LEADENHALL STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND |  | EC3V 4AN
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

+44 20 7623 5500
(Registrant's Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES ý NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES ý NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x |  | Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o |  | Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |  |

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o NO ý
Number of Class A Ordinary Shares of Aon plc, $0.01 nominal value, outstanding as of October 22, 2015: 273,916,827 million

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Aon plc
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)

|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
(millions, except per share data) |  | September 30, 2015 |  | September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2015 |  | September 30, 2014
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commissions, fees and other |  | $ | 2,736 |  |  | $ | 2,873 |  |  | $ | 8,378 |  |  | $ | 8,727 |
Fiduciary investment income |  | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 19 |
Total revenue |  | 2,742 |  |  | 2,880 |  |  | 8,394 |  |  | 8,746 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation and benefits |  | 1,644 |  |  | 1,707 |  |  | 4,980 |  |  | 5,166 |
Other general expenses |  | 685 |  |  | 756 |  |  | 2,283 |  |  | 2,249 |
Total operating expenses |  | 2,329 |  |  | 2,463 |  |  | 7,263 |  |  | 7,415 |
Operating income |  | 413 |  |  | 417 |  |  | 1,131 |  |  | 1,331 |
Interest income |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 7 |
Interest expense |  | (72 | ) |  | (65 | ) |  | (205 | ) |  | (188 | )
Other income |  | 8 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 34 |
Income before income taxes |  | 352 |  |  | 390 |  |  | 987 |  |  | 1,184 |
Income taxes |  | 49 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 220 |
Net income |  | 303 |  |  | 315 |  |  | 832 |  |  | 964 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 8 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 26 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 801 |  |  | $ | 938 |
Basic net income per share attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 1.05 |  |  | $ | 1.06 |  |  | $ | 2.83 |  |  | $ | 3.15 |
Diluted net income per share attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 1.04 |  |  | $ | 1.04 |  |  | $ | 2.80 |  |  | $ | 3.11 |
Cash dividends per share paid on ordinary shares |  | $ | 0.30 |  |  | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | 0.85 |  |  | $ | 0.68 |
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding - basic |  | 280.9 |  |  | 292.3 |  |  | 283.2 |  |  | 298.1 |
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding - diluted |  | 283.8 |  |  | 296.1 |  |  | 285.9 |  |  | 301.6 |

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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Aon plc
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)

|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
(millions) |  | September 30, 2015 |  | September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2015 |  | September 30, 2014
Net income |  | $ | 303 |  |  | $ | 315 |  |  | $ | 832 |  |  | $ | 964 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 8 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 26 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | 295 |  |  | 309 |  |  | 801 |  |  | 938 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value of financial instruments |  | (10 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | 12 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | (229 | ) |  | (318 | ) |  | (376 | ) |  | (228 | )
Post-retirement benefit obligation |  | 18 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 70 |
Total other comprehensive (loss) |  | (221 | ) |  | (300 | ) |  | (325 | ) |  | (146 | )
Less: Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (2 | )
Total other comprehensive (loss) attributable to Aon shareholders |  | (217 | ) |  | (300 | ) |  | (319 | ) |  | (144 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 482 |  |  | $ | 794 |

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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Aon plc
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

(millions, except nominal value) |  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
|  | (Unaudited) |  |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |
CURRENT ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 398 |  |  | $ | 374 |
Short-term investments |  | 385 |  |  | 394 |
Receivables, net |  | 2,453 |  |  | 2,815 |
Fiduciary assets |  | 9,956 |  |  | 11,638 |
Other current assets |  | 728 |  |  | 602 |
Total Current Assets |  | 13,920 |  |  | 15,823 |
Goodwill |  | 8,571 |  |  | 8,860 |
Intangible assets, net |  | 2,257 |  |  | 2,520 |
Fixed assets, net |  | 785 |  |  | 765 |
Other non-current assets |  | 1,673 |  |  | 1,804 |
TOTAL ASSETS |  | $ | 27,206 |  |  | $ | 29,772 |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |
CURRENT LIABILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiduciary liabilities |  | $ | 9,956 |  |  | $ | 11,638 |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt |  | 1,327 |  |  | 783 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | 1,447 |  |  | 1,805 |
Other current liabilities |  | 811 |  |  | 788 |
Total Current Liabilities |  | 13,541 |  |  | 15,014 |
Long-term debt |  | 4,799 |  |  | 4,799 |
Pension, other post-retirement and post-employment liabilities |  | 1,833 |  |  | 2,141 |
Other non-current liabilities |  | 1,091 |  |  | 1,187 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES |  | 21,264 |  |  | 23,141 |
EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary shares - $0.01 nominal value Authorized: 750 shares (issued: 2015 - 273.9; 2014 - 280.0) |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Additional paid-in capital |  | 5,318 |  |  | 5,097 |
Retained earnings |  | 4,015 |  |  | 4,605 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | (3,453 | ) |  | (3,134 | )
TOTAL AON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |  | 5,883 |  |  | 6,571 |
Noncontrolling interests |  | 59 |  |  | 60 |
TOTAL EQUITY |  | 5,942 |  |  | 6,631 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |  | $ | 27,206 |  |  | $ | 29,772 |

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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Aon plc
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity
(Unaudited)

(millions) |  | Shares |  | Ordinary Shares and Additional Paid-in Capital |  | Retained Earnings |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net of Tax |  | Non- controlling Interests |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2014 |  | 280.0 |  |  | $ | 5,100 |  |  | $ | 4,605 |  |  | $ | (3,134 | ) |  | $ | 60 |  |  | $ | 6,631 |
Net income |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 801 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | 832 |
Shares issued - employee benefit plans |  | 0.4 |  |  | 33 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |
Shares issued - employee compensation |  | 5.2 |  |  | (180 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (180 | )
Shares purchased |  | (11.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,150 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,150 | )
Tax benefit - employee benefit plans |  | — |  |  | 128 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 128 |
Share-based compensation expense |  | — |  |  | 239 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 239 |
Dividends to shareholders |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (240 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (240 | )
Net change in fair value of financial instruments |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11 | )
Net foreign currency translation adjustments |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (370 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (376 | )
Net post-retirement benefit obligation |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 62 |  |  | — |  |  | 62 |
Purchases of shares from noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (4 | )
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests on subsidiary common stock |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (21 | ) |  | (21 | )
Balance at September 30, 2015 |  | 273.9 |  |  | $ | 5,321 |  |  | $ | 4,015 |  |  | $ | (3,453 | ) |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | 5,942 |

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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Aon plc
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

|  | Nine Months Ended
(millions) |  | September 30, 2015 |  | September 30, 2014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 832 |  |  | $ | 964 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain from sales of businesses and investments, net |  | (29 | ) |  | (41 | )
Depreciation of fixed assets |  | 169 |  |  | 183 |
Amortization of intangible assets |  | 237 |  |  | 263 |
Share-based compensation expense |  | 239 |  |  | 247 |
Deferred income taxes |  | (83 | ) |  | 77 |
Change in assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiduciary receivables |  | 795 |  |  | 988 |
Short-term investments — funds held on behalf of clients |  | 200 |  |  | (177 | )
Fiduciary liabilities |  | (995 | ) |  | (811 | )
Receivables, net |  | 232 |  |  | 220 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | (415 | ) |  | (408 | )
Restructuring reserves |  | (25 | ) |  | (75 | )
Current income taxes |  | (69 | ) |  | (211 | )
Pension, other post-retirement and other post-employment liabilities |  | (191 | ) |  | (299 | )
Other assets and liabilities |  | 178 |  |  | (37 | )
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  | 1,075 |  |  | 883 |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments |  | 23 |  |  | 51 |
Purchases of long-term investments |  | (3 | ) |  | (19 | )
Net (purchases) sales of short-term investments — non-fiduciary |  | (9 | ) |  | 301 |
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |  | (26 | ) |  | (464 | )
Proceeds from sale of businesses |  | 54 |  |  | 48 |
Capital expenditures |  | (225 | ) |  | (179 | )
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  | (186 | ) |  | (262 | )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase |  | (1,150 | ) |  | (1,750 | )
Issuance of shares for employee benefit plans |  | 72 |  |  | 58 |
Issuance of debt |  | 3,494 |  |  | 4,255 |
Repayment of debt |  | (2,860 | ) |  | (3,073 | )
Cash dividends to shareholders |  | (240 | ) |  | (201 | )
(Purchases) sales of shares (from) to noncontrolling interests |  | (5 | ) |  | 1 |
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests |  | (21 | ) |  | (18 | )
Proceeds from sale-leaseback |  | — |  |  | 25 |
CASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES |  | (710 | ) |  | (703 | )
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |  | (155 | ) |  | (13 | )
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |  | 24 |  |  | (95 | )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD |  | 374 |  |  | 477 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD |  | $ | 398 |  |  | $ | 382 |
Supplemental disclosures: |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest paid |  | $ | 190 |  |  | $ | 194 |
Income taxes paid, net of refunds |  | $ | 180 |  |  | $ | 280 |

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP"). The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Aon plc and all of its controlled subsidiaries ("Aon" or the "Company"). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and reclassifications) necessary to present fairly the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of operating results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2015.
Reclassification
Certain amounts in prior years' Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes have been reclassified to conform to the 2015 presentation. In prior periods, long-term investments were included in Investments in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. These amounts are now included in Other non-current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, as shown in Note 4 to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Long-term investments were $136 million at September 30, 2015 and $143 million at December 31, 2014.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of reserves and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are based on management's best estimates and judgments. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment. Management believes its estimates to be reasonable given the current facts available. Aon adjusts such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Illiquid credit markets, volatile equity markets, and foreign currency exchange rate movements increase the uncertainty inherent in such estimates and assumptions. As future events and their effects cannot be determined, among other factors, with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment would, if applicable, be reflected in the financial statements in future periods.
2. Accounting Principles and Practices
New Accounting Pronouncements
Debt Issuance Costs
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued new accounting guidance on the presentation of debt issuance costs, which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the associated debt liability. This guidance will also be applied to Aon's debt issuance costs related to its line-of-credit arrangements. The new guidance will be applied on a retrospective basis effective in the first quarter of 2016. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Consolidations
In February 2015, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on consolidations, which will eliminate the deferral granted to investment companies from applying the variable interest entities guidance and make targeted amendments to the current consolidation guidance. The new guidance applies to all entities involved with limited partnerships or similar entities and will require re-evaluation of these entities under the revised guidance, which could change previous consolidation conclusions. The guidance is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2016. Aon is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on revenue from contracts with customers, which, when effective, will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principal of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. The guidance is effective for Aon in the first quarter of 2018 and early adoption is permitted beginning the first quarter of 2017. The guidance permits two methods of transition upon adoption: full retrospective and modified retrospective. Under the full retrospective method, prior periods would be restated under the new revenue standard, providing a comparable view across all periods presented. Under the modified retrospective method, prior periods would not be restated. Rather, revenues and other disclosures for pre-2018 periods would be provided in the notes to the financial statements as previously reported under the current revenue standard. The impact from the adoption of this guidance on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements cannot be determined at this time as the standard is still undergoing changes. The Company is also determining the appropriate method of transition to the guidance and the timing of adoption of the guidance.
Discontinued Operations
In April 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that increased the threshold for a disposal to qualify as a discontinued operation and requires new disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. The guidance was effective for Aon in the first quarter of 2015. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
3. Cash and Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments
Cash and cash equivalents include cash balances and all highly liquid investments with initial maturities of three months or less. Short-term investments include certificates of deposit, money market funds and highly liquid debt instruments purchased with initial maturities in excess of three months but less than one year and are carried at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
At September 30, 2015, Cash and cash equivalents and Short-term investments were $783 million compared to $768 million at December 31, 2014. Of the total balances, $107 million and $169 million was restricted as to its use at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Included within the September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 balances, respectively, were £42.7 million ($64.8 million at September 30, 2015 exchange rates) and £42.0 million ($65.3 million at December 31, 2014 exchange rates) of operating funds required to be held by the Company in the U.K. by the Financial Conduct Authority, a U.K.-based regulator, which were included in Short-term investments. In addition, Cash and cash equivalents included additional restricted balances of $42 million and $104 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
4. Other Financial Data
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income Information
Other Income
Other income consists of the following (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Foreign currency remeasurement (loss) gain | 16 |  |  | 7 |  |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 11 |
Gain on disposal of business | — |  |  | 25 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 25 |
Equity earnings | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Income (loss) on financial instruments | (12 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (17 | )
Other | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Total | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 34 |

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position Information
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
An analysis of the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 90 |
Provision charged to operations | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 9 |
Accounts written off, net of recoveries | (5 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | (27 | ) |  | (23 | )
Foreign currency translation | 2 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |
Balance at end of period | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 79 |

Other Current Assets
The components of Other current assets are as follows (in millions):

| September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Taxes receivable | $ | 244 |  |  | $ | 99 |
Deferred tax assets | 208 |  |  | 212 |
Prepaid expenses | 161 |  |  | 164 |
Deferred project costs | 101 |  |  | 102 |
Other | 14 |  |  | 25 |
Total | $ | 728 |  |  | $ | 602 |

Other Non-Current Assets
The components of Other non-current assets are as follows (in millions):

| September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Prepaid pension | $ | 923 |  |  | $ | 933 |
Deferred project costs | 220 |  |  | 250 |
Deferred tax assets | 125 |  |  | 144 |
Investments | 136 |  |  | 143 |
Taxes receivable | 70 |  |  | 101 |
Other | 199 |  |  | 233 |
Total | $ | 1,673 |  |  | $ | 1,804 |

Other Current Liabilities
The components of Other current liabilities are as follows (in millions):

| September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Deferred revenue | $ | 400 |  |  | $ | 408 |
Taxes payable | 8 |  |  | 64 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Other | 401 |  |  | 314 |
Total | $ | 811 |  |  | $ | 788 |

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Other Non-Current Liabilities
The components of Other non-current liabilities are as follows (in millions):

| September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Deferred tax liabilities | $ | 317 |  |  | $ | 313 |
Taxes payable | 215 |  |  | 210 |
Deferred revenue | 169 |  |  | 167 |
Leases | 154 |  |  | 184 |
Compensation and benefits | 54 |  |  | 57 |
Other | 182 |  |  | 256 |
Total | $ | 1,091 |  |  | $ | 1,187 |

5. Acquisitions and Dispositions
Acquisitions
During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of one business in the HR Solutions segment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of two businesses in the Risk Solutions segment and three businesses in the HR Solutions segment. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of four businesses in the Risk Solutions segment and one business in the HR Solutions segment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of seven businesses in the Risk Solutions segment and two business in the HR Solutions segment.
The following table includes the aggregate consideration transferred and the preliminary value of intangible assets recorded as a result of the Company's acquisitions (in millions):

|  | Nine months ended September 30,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014
Consideration |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 446 |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 261 |
Other intangible assets |  | 1 |  |  | 310 |
Total |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 571 |

The results of operations of these acquisitions are included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of the acquisition date. The results of operations of the Company would not have been materially different if these acquisitions had been reported from the beginning of the period in which they were acquired.
Dispositions
During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company completed the disposition of one business in the Risk Solutions segment. The pretax loss recognized on this disposition was insignificant to the quarter ended September 30, 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company completed the disposition of two business in the Risk Solutions segment and one business in the HR Solutions segment. A pretax gain of $20 million was recognized on these dispositions in the nine months ended September 30, 2015. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company completed the disposition of one business in the Risk Solutions segment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company completed the disposition of two businesses in the Risk Solutions segment. A pretax gain of $25 million was recognized on these sales in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. Gains and losses recognized as a result of a disposition are included in Other income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
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6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are as follows (in millions):

| Risk Solutions |  | HR Solutions |  | Total
Balance as of January 1, 2015 | $ | 5,911 |  |  | $ | 2,949 |  |  | $ | 8,860 |
Goodwill related to current year acquisitions | 3 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 18 |
Goodwill related to disposals | — |  |  | (13 | ) |  | (13 | )
Goodwill related to prior year acquisitions | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Foreign currency translation | (266 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | (298 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2015 | $ | 5,652 |  |  | $ | 2,919 |  |  | $ | 8,571 |

Other intangible assets by asset class are as follows (in millions):

| September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tradenames | $ | 1,019 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,019 |  |  | $ | 1,019 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,019 |
Intangible assets with finite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer related and contract based | 2,899 |  |  | 1,753 |  |  | 1,146 |  |  | 2,952 |  |  | 1,579 |  |  | 1,373 |
Technology and other | 541 |  |  | 449 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 571 |  |  | 443 |  |  | 128 |
Total | $ | 4,459 |  |  | $ | 2,202 |  |  | $ | 2,257 |  |  | $ | 4,542 |  |  | $ | 2,022 |  |  | $ | 2,520 |

Amortization expense from finite lived intangible assets was $78 million and $237 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. Amortization expense from finite lived intangible assets was $90 million and $263 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.
The estimated future amortization for finite lived intangible assets as of September 30, 2015 is as follows (in millions):

| Risk Solutions |  | HR Solutions |  | Total
Remainder of 2015 | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 79 |
2016 | 172 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 272 |
2017 | 137 |  |  | 91 |  |  | 228 |
2018 | 91 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 169 |
2019 | 72 |  |  | 68 |  |  | 140 |
Thereafter | 164 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 350 |
Total | $ | 687 |  |  | $ | 551 |  |  | $ | 1,238 |

7. Debt
Revolving Credit Facilities
As of December 31, 2014, Aon plc had two primary committed credit facilities outstanding: its $400 million U.S. credit facility expiring in March 2017 (the "2017 Facility") and its €650 million ($792 million based on exchange rates at December 31, 2014) European credit facility expiring in October 2015 (the "2015 Facility"). Aon Corporation entered into the 2015 Facility on October 15, 2010 (Aon plc became a borrower under such facility on April 29, 2013) and Aon plc entered into the 2017 Facility on March 20, 2012. On February 2, 2015, Aon plc replaced the 2015 Facility with a new $900 million multi-currency U.S. credit facility expiring in February 2020 (the "2020 Facility").
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Each of these facilities included customary representations, warranties and covenants, including financial covenants that require Aon plc to maintain specified ratios of adjusted consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense and consolidated debt to adjusted consolidated EBITDA, in each case, tested quarterly. At September 30, 2015, Aon plc did not have borrowings under either the 2017 Facility or the 2020 Facility, and was in compliance with these financial covenants and all other covenants contained therein during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
Commercial Paper
Aon Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aon plc, has established a U.S. commercial paper program, which provides for commercial paper to be issued in an aggregate principal amount of up to $900 million, and Aon plc has established a European multi-currency commercial paper program that provides for commercial paper to be issued in an aggregate principal amount of up to €300 million. The U.S. commercial paper program is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Aon plc and the European commercial paper program is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Aon Corporation. In the aggregate, the Company had $810 million and $168 million of commercial paper outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, which was included in Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The weighted average commercial paper outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $309 million and $328 million, respectively. The weighted average interest rate of the commercial paper outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 0.51% and 0.49%, respectively.
Notes
On May 20, 2015, the Aon plc issued $600 million of 4.750% Senior Notes due May 2045. The 4.750% Notes due May 2045 are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Aon Corporation. The Company used the proceeds of the issuance for general corporate purposes.
On September 30, 2015, $600 million of 3.50% Senior Notes issued by Aon Corporation matured and were repaid.
8. Income Taxes
The effective tax rate on net income was 14.0% and 15.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. The effective tax rate on net income was 19.1% and 18.5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. The effective tax rate in the third quarter of 2015 was favorably impacted by certain discrete items.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company's uncertain tax positions increased by $7 million, excluding interest and penalties, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase in uncertain tax positions was primarily related to current and prior year tax positions offset by the settlement of certain issues related to the IRS audit for tax years 2008-2011. As of September 30, 2015, the Company's liability for uncertain tax positions was $208 million, which was included in Other non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, including interest and penalties of $30 million and net of $21 million of tax attributes.
The Company's liability for uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2015 includes $161 million related to amounts that would impact the effective tax rate if recognized.
9. Shareholders' Equity
Ordinary Shares
In April 2012, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program under which up to $5.0 billion of Class A Ordinary Shares may be repurchased ("2012 Share Repurchase Program"). In November 2014, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new $5.0 billion share repurchase program in addition to the existing program ("2014 Share Repurchase Program" and, together, the "Repurchase Programs"). Under each program, shares may be repurchased through the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, from time to time, based on prevailing market conditions, and will be funded from available capital.
In the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company repurchased 6.3 million shares at an average price per share of $95.75 for a total cost of approximately $600 million under the Repurchase Programs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company repurchased 11.7 million shares at an average price per share of $98.00 for a total cost of approximately $1.15 billion under the Repurchase Programs. In the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 5.8 million shares at an average price per share of $86.07 for a total cost of $500 million under the 2012 Share
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Repurchase Program. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 20.4 million shares at an average price per share of $85.73 for a total cost of $1.8 billion under the 2012 Share Repurchase Program. In August 2015, the $5 billion of Class A Ordinary Shares authorized under the 2012 Share Repurchase Program was exhausted. At September 30, 2015, the remaining authorized amount for share repurchase under the 2014 Share Repurchase Program is $4.5 billion. Under the Repurchase Programs, the Company has repurchased a total of 73.8 million shares for an aggregate cost of $5.5 billion.
Net Income Per Share
Weighted average shares outstanding are as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Shares for basic earnings per share | 280.9 |  |  | 292.3 |  |  | 283.2 |  |  | 298.1 |
Common stock equivalents | 2.9 |  |  | 3.8 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 3.5 |
Shares for diluted earnings per share | 283.8 |  |  | 296.1 |  |  | 285.9 |  |  | 301.6 |

Certain ordinary share equivalents may be excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share if their inclusion would be antidilutive. There were no shares excluded from the calculation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, .
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of related tax, are as follows (in millions):

| Change in Fair Value of Financial Instruments (1) |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Post-Retirement Benefit Obligation (2) |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | (17 | ) |  | $ | (335 | ) |  | $ | (2,782 | ) |  | $ | (3,134 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications, net | (7 | ) |  | (370 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (376 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | 88 |  |  | 101 |
Tax benefit | (17 | ) |  | — |  |  | (27 | ) |  | (44 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | 61 |  |  | 57 |
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income | (11 | ) |  | (370 | ) |  | 62 |  |  | (319 | )
Balance at September 30, 2015 | $ | (28 | ) |  | $ | (705 | ) |  | $ | (2,720 | ) |  | $ | (3,453 | )

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(1) Reclassifications from this category included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss are recorded in Other income.
(2) Reclassifications from this category included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss are recorded in Compensation and benefits.
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10. Employee Benefits
The following table provides the components of the net periodic (benefit) cost recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in Compensation and benefits for Aon's material U.K., U.S., and other significant international pension plans located in the Netherlands and Canada (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30,
| U.K. |  | U.S. |  | Other
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Service cost | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Interest cost | 50 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 12 |
Expected return on plan assets | (77 | ) |  | (82 | ) |  | (38 | ) |  | (39 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (15 | )
Amortization of net actuarial loss | 11 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Net periodic (benefit) cost | (16 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | 9 |  |  | 4 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | )
Curtailment loss (gain) and other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total net periodic (benefit) cost | $ | (16 | ) |  | $ | (11 | ) |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (1 | )

| Nine months ended September 30,
| U.K. |  | U.S. |  | Other
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Service cost | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Interest cost | 149 |  |  | 174 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 36 |
Expected return on plan assets | (229 | ) |  | (247 | ) |  | (115 | ) |  | (117 | ) |  | (37 | ) |  | (45 | )
Amortization of net actuarial loss | 31 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 6 |
Net periodic (benefit) cost | (49 | ) |  | (33 | ) |  | 27 |  |  | 11 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (3 | )
Curtailment (gain) loss and other | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
Total net periodic (benefit) cost | $ | (49 | ) |  | $ | (33 | ) |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (6 | )

The Company expected to contribute approximately $65 million, $132 million, and $23 million, based on exchange rates as of December 31, 2014, to its material U.K., U.S., and other significant international pension plans, respectively, during 2015. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, contributions of $16 million, $41 million, and $3 million were made to the Company's material U.K., U.S., and other significant international pension plans, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, contributions of $50 million, $103 million, and $11 million were made to the Company's material U.K., U.S., and other significant international pension plans, respectively.
During the three months ended September 30, 2014, contributions of $24 million, $39 million, and $7 million were made to the Company's material U.K., U.S., and other significant international pension plans, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, contributions of $145 million, $112 million, and $23 million were made to the Company's material U.K., U.S., and other significant international pension plans, respectively.
11. Share-Based Compensation Plans
The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in Compensation and benefits (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Restricted share units ("RSUs") | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 153 |  |  | $ | 144 |
Performance share awards ("PSAs") | 28 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 96 |
Share options | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Employee share purchase plans | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 7 |
Total share-based compensation expense | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 239 |  |  | $ | 247 |

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Restricted Share Units
A summary of the status of the Company's RSUs is as follows (shares in thousands):

| Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| Shares |  | Fair Value (1) |  | Shares |  | Fair Value (1)
Non-vested at beginning of period | 8,381 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  | 9,759 |  |  | $ | 51 |
Granted | 2,298 |  |  | 98 |  |  | 2,675 |  |  | 84 |
Vested | (3,217 | ) |  | 58 |  |  | (3,561 | ) |  | 49 |
Forfeited | (228 | ) |  | 70 |  |  | (385 | ) |  | 56 |
Non-vested at end of period | 7,234 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 8,488 |  |  | 63 |

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(1) | Represents per share weighted average fair value of award at date of grant.

Performance Share Awards
The vesting of PSAs is contingent upon meeting a cumulative level of earnings per share performance over a three-year period. The performance conditions are not considered in the determination of the grant date fair value for these awards. The fair value of PSAs is based upon the market price of an Aon ordinary share at the date of grant. Compensation expense is recognized over the performance period based on management's estimate of the number of units expected to vest. Compensation expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of shares issued at the end of the programs. The actual issue of shares may range from 0-200% of the target number of PSAs granted, based on the terms of the plan and level of achievement of the related performance target. Dividend equivalents are not paid on PSAs.
Information as of September 30, 2015 regarding the Company's target PSAs granted and shares that would be issued at current performance levels for PSAs granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, is as follows (shares in thousands, dollars in millions, except fair value):

| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Target PSAs granted during period | 993 |  |  | 816 |  |  | 1,135 |
Weighted average fair value per share at date of grant | $ | 96 |  |  | $ | 81 |  |  | $ | 58 |
Number of shares that would be issued based on current performance levels | 991 |  |  | 1,198 |  |  | 2,191 |
Unamortized expense, based on current performance levels | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 11 |

Share Options
The Company did not grant any share options during either the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
A summary of the status of the Company's share options and related information is as follows (shares in thousands):

| Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| Shares |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price |  | Shares |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Beginning outstanding | 2,300 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | 3,462 |  |  | $ | 32 |
Granted | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Exercised | (1,432 | ) |  | 27 |  |  | (953 | ) |  | 32 |
Forfeited and expired | (13 | ) |  | 39 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | 37 |
Outstanding at end of period | 855 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 2,503 |  |  | 32 |
Exercisable at end of period | 855 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 2,464 |  |  | 32 |

The weighted average remaining contractual life, in years, of outstanding options was 2.6 years and 1.7 years at September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
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The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on options with an exercise price less than the Company's closing share price of $88.61 as of September 30, 2015, which would have been received by the option holders had those option holders exercised their options as of that date. At September 30, 2015, the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding, all of which were exercisable, was $42 million.
Other information related to the Company's share options is as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | 51 |
Cash received from the exercise of stock options | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 30 |
Tax benefit realized from the exercise of stock options | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 14 |

Unamortized deferred compensation expense, which includes both options and RSUs, amounted to $417 million as of September 30, 2015, with a remaining weighted-average amortization period of approximately 2.1 years.
12. Derivatives and Hedging
The Company is exposed to market risks, including changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. To manage the risk related to these exposures, the Company enters into various derivative instruments that reduce these risks by creating offsetting exposures. The Company does not enter into derivative transactions for trading or speculative purposes.
Foreign Exchange Risk Management
The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk when it earns revenues, pays expenses, or enters into monetary intercompany transfers denominated in a currency that differs from its functional currency, or other transactions that are denominated in a currency other than its functional currency. The Company uses foreign exchange derivatives, typically forward contracts, options and cross currency swaps, to reduce its overall exposure to the effects of currency fluctuations on cash flows. These exposures are hedged, on average, for less than two years. These derivatives are accounted for as hedges, and changes in fair value are recorded each period in Other comprehensive income (loss) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
The Company also uses foreign exchange derivatives, typically forward contracts and options to economically hedge the currency exposure of the Company's global liquidity profile, including monetary assets or liabilities that are denominated in a non-functional currency of an entity, typically on a rolling 30 day basis, but may be for up to one year in the future. These derivatives are not accounted for as hedges, and changes in fair value are recorded each period in Other income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Interest Rate Risk Management
The Company holds variable-rate short-term brokerage and other operating deposits. The Company uses interest rate derivatives, typically swaps, to reduce its exposure to the effects of interest rate fluctuations on the forecasted interest receipts from these deposits for up to two years in the future.
Certain derivatives also give rise to credit risks from the possible non-performance by counterparties. The credit risk at the balance sheet date is generally limited to the fair value of those contracts that are favorable to the Company. The Company has reduced its credit risk by (1) using International Swaps and Derivatives Association master agreements, collateral and credit support arrangements, (2) entering into non-exchange-traded derivatives with highly-rated major financial institutions and (3) using exchange-traded instruments. The Company monitors the creditworthiness of, and exposure to, its counterparties. As of September 30, 2015, all net derivative positions were free of credit risk contingent features. The Company had not received or pledged any collateral related to derivative arrangements as of September 30, 2015.
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The notional and fair values of derivative instruments are as follows (in millions):

| Notional Amount |  | Derivative Assets (1) |  | Derivative Liabilities (2)
| September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Derivatives accounted for as hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign exchange contracts | 965 |  |  | 1,200 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 58 |
Total | 965 |  |  | 1,200 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 58 |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts (3) | 176 |  |  | 165 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 1,141 |  |  | $ | 1,365 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 58 |

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(1) | Included within Other current assets ($16 million at September 30, 2015 and $24 million at December 31, 2014) or Other non-current assets ($18 million at September 30, 2015 and $22 million at December 31, 2014).

(2) | Included within Other current liabilities ($40 million at September 30, 2015 and $52 million at December 31, 2014) or Other non-current liabilities ($11 million at September 30, 2015 and $6 million at December 31, 2014).

(3) | These contracts typically are for 30 day durations and executed close to the last day of the most recent reporting month, thereby resulting in nominal fair values at the balance sheet date.

Offsetting of financial assets and derivatives assets are as follows (in millions):

| Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets |  | Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position |  | Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position (1)
| September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Derivatives accounted for as hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign exchange contracts | 34 |  |  | 46 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | 20 |  |  | 32 |
Total | 34 |  |  | 46 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | 20 |  |  | 32 |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | (14 | ) |  | $ | (14 | ) |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 32 |

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(1) Included within Other current assets ($8 million at September 30, 2015 and $12 million at December 31, 2014) or Other non-current assets ($12 million at September 30, 2015 and $20 million at December 31, 2014).
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Offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities are as follows (in millions):

| Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities |  | Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position |  | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position (1)
| September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Derivatives accounted for as hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign exchange contracts | 50 |  |  | 58 |  |  | (15 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | 35 |  |  | 44 |
Total | 50 |  |  | 58 |  |  | (15 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | 35 |  |  | 44 |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | (15 | ) |  | $ | (14 | ) |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 44 |

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(1) Included within Other current liabilities ($32 million at September 30, 2015 and $40 million at December 31, 2014) or Other non-current liabilities ($4 million at September 30, 2015 and $4 million at December 31, 2014).
The amounts of derivative gains (losses) recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in millions):

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Location of future reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  | Gain (Loss) recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:
|  | Compensation and Benefits |  | Other General Expenses |  | Interest Expense |  | Other Income (Expense) |  | Total
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (8 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (14 | )
Total |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (14 | )

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Location of future reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  | Gain (Loss) recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:
|  | Compensation and Benefits |  | Other General Expenses |  | Interest Expense |  | Other Income (Expense) |  | Total
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (2 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | (3 | )
Total |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (3 | )

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Location of future reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  | Gain (Loss) recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:
|  | Compensation and Benefits |  | Other General Expenses |  | Interest Expense |  | Other Income (Expense) |  | Total
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | (1 | )
Total |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (1 | )

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Location of future reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  | Gain (Loss) recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:
|  | Compensation and Benefits |  | Other General Expenses |  | Interest Expense |  | Other Income (Expense) |  | Total
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 14 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (9 | ) |  | 4 |
Total |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | 4 |

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Gain (Loss) reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion): |  | Compensation and Benefits |  | Other General Expenses |  | Interest Expense |  | Other Income (Expense) |  | Total
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Gain (Loss) reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion): |  | Compensation and Benefits |  | Other General Expenses |  | Interest Expense |  | Other Income (Expense) |  | Total
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (1 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |
Total |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 4 |

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 |  |
Gain (Loss) reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion): |  | Compensation and Benefits |  | Other General Expenses |  | Interest Expense |  | Other Income (Expense) |  | Total
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 3 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (7 | )
Total |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (7 | )

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 |  |
Gain (Loss) reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion): |  | Compensation and Benefits |  | Other General Expenses |  | Interest Expense |  | Other Income (Expense) |  | Total
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1 | )
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (4 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (15 | )
Total |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | (16 | )

The Company estimates that approximately $8 million of pretax losses currently included within Accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into earnings in the next twelve months.
The amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on the ineffective portion of derivatives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was not material.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded a loss of $15 million and $6 million, respectively, in Other income for foreign exchange derivatives not designated or qualifying as hedges. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded a loss of $11 million and $13 million, respectively, in Other income for foreign exchange derivatives not designated or qualifying as hedges.
13. Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments
Accounting standards establish a three tier fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair values as follows:

• | Level 1 — observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical assets in active markets;

• | Level 2 — inputs other than quoted prices for identical assets in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

• | Level 3 — unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data which requires the use of valuation techniques and the development of assumptions.

The following methods and assumptions are used to estimate the fair values of the Company's financial instruments:
Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities are carried at cost and amortized cost, respectively, as an approximation of fair value. Based on market convention, the Company considers cost a practical and expedient measure of fair value.
Equity investments consist of domestic and international equity securities valued using the closing stock price on a national securities exchange. The Company reviews the listing of Level 1 equity securities in the portfolio and agrees the closing stock prices to a national securities exchange, and on a sample basis, independently verifies the observable inputs for Level 2 equity securities.
Fixed income investments consist of corporate and government bonds. Corporate and government bonds are valued by pricing vendors who estimate fair value using recently executed transactions and proprietary models based on observable inputs, such as interest rate spreads, yield curves and credit risk. The Company obtains a detailed understanding of the models, inputs, and assumptions used in developing prices provided by its vendors. This understanding includes discussions with valuation resources at the vendor. During these discussions, the Company uses a fair value measurement questionnaire, which is part of the Company's internal controls over financial reporting, to obtain the information necessary to assert the model, inputs and assumptions used to comply with U.S. GAAP, including disclosure requirements. The Company also obtains observable inputs from the pricing vendor and independently verifies the observable inputs, as well as assesses assumptions used for reasonableness based on relevant market conditions and internal Company guidelines. If an assumption is deemed unreasonable, based on the Company's guidelines, it is then reviewed by management and the fair value estimate provided by the vendor is adjusted, if deemed appropriate. These adjustments do not occur frequently and have historically not been material to the fair value estimates used in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Derivatives are carried at fair value, based upon industry standard valuation techniques that use, where possible, current market-based or independently sourced pricing inputs, such as interest rates, currency exchange rates, or implied volatilities.
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Debt is carried at outstanding principal balance, less any unamortized discount or premium. Fair value is based on quoted market prices or estimates using discounted cash flow analyses based on current borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
The following tables present the categorization of the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in millions):

|  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using
| Balance at September 30, 2015 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities (1) | $ | 1,606 |  |  | $ | 1,606 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Other investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Government bonds | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Equity investments | 9 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts | 34 |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |  |  | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts | 51 |  |  | — |  |  | 51 |  |  | — |

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(1) Includes $1,606 million of money market funds that are classified as Fiduciary assets, Short-term investments or Cash and cash equivalents in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, depending on their nature and initial maturity.

|  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using
| Balance at December 31, 2014 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities (1) | $ | 1,850 |  |  | $ | 1,850 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Other investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Government bonds | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |
Equity investments | 11 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts | 46 |  |  | — |  |  | 46 |  |  | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts | 58 |  |  | — |  |  | 58 |  |  | — |

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(1) Includes $1,850 million of money market funds that are classified as Fiduciary assets, Short-term investments or Cash and cash equivalents in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, depending on their nature and initial maturity.
There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between fair value hierarchy levels in either the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 or 2014. The Company recognized no realized or unrealized gains or losses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income during either the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 or 2014, related to assets and liabilities measured at fair value using unobservable inputs.
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The fair value of Long-term debt is classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The following table discloses the Company's financial instruments where the carrying amounts and fair values differ (in millions):

| September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
| Carrying Value |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value
Long-term debt | $ | 4,799 |  |  | $ | 5,060 |  |  | $ | 4,799 |  |  | $ | 5,268 |

14. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal
Aon and its subsidiaries are subject to numerous claims, tax assessments, lawsuits and proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business, which frequently include errors and omissions ("E&O") claims. The damages claimed in these matters are or may be substantial, including, in many instances, claims for punitive, treble or extraordinary damages. While Aon maintains meaningful E&O insurance and other insurance programs to provide protection against certain losses that arise in such matters, Aon has exhausted or materially depleted its coverage under some of the policies that protect the Company and, consequently, is self-insured or materially self-insured for some claims. Accruals for these exposures, and related insurance receivables, when applicable, are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position and have been recognized in Other general expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income to the extent that losses are deemed probable and are reasonably estimable. These amounts are adjusted from time to time as developments warrant. Matters that are not probable and estimable are not accrued for in the financial statements.
We have included in the matters described below certain matters in which (1) loss is probable, (2) loss is reasonably possible; that is, more than remote but not probable, or (3) there exists the reasonable possibility of loss greater than the accrued amount. In addition, we may from time to time disclose matters for which the probability of loss could be remote but the claim amounts associated with such matters are potentially significant. The reasonably possible range of loss for the matters described below, in excess of amounts that are deemed probable and estimable and therefore already accrued, is estimated to be between $0 and $0.3 billion, exclusive of any insurance coverage. These estimates are based on currently available information. As available information changes, the matters for which Aon is able to estimate may change, and the estimates themselves may change. In addition, many estimates involve significant judgment and uncertainty. For example, at the time of making an estimate, Aon may only have limited information about the facts underlying the claim, and predictions and assumptions about future court rulings and outcomes may prove to be inaccurate. Although management at present believes that the ultimate outcome of all matters described below, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of Aon, legal proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable rulings or other events. Unfavorable resolutions could include substantial monetary or punitive damages imposed on Aon or its subsidiaries. If unfavorable outcomes of these matters were to occur, future results of operations or cash flows for any particular quarterly or annual period could be materially adversely affected.
Current Matters
A retail insurance brokerage subsidiary of Aon was sued on September 14, 2010 in the Chancery Court for Davidson County, Tennessee, Twentieth Judicial District, at Nashville by a client, Opry Mills Mall Limited Partnership ("Opry Mills") that sustained flood damage to its property in May 2010. The lawsuit seeks $200 million in coverage from numerous insurers with whom this Aon subsidiary placed the client's property insurance coverage. The insurers contend that only $50 million in coverage (which has already been paid) is available for the loss because the flood event occurred on property in a high hazard flood zone. Opry Mills is seeking full coverage from the insurers for the loss and has sued this Aon subsidiary in the alternative for the same $150 million difference on various theories of professional liability if the court determines there is not full coverage. In addition, Opry Mills seeks prejudgment interest, attorneys' fees and enhanced damages which could substantially increase Aon's exposure. In March 2015, the trial court granted partial summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs
and against the insurers, holding generally that the plaintiffs are entitled to $200 million in coverage under the language of the policies. In August 2015, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Opry Mills and against the insurers in the amount of $204 million. Aon understands that the insurers intend to appeal both of these trial court decisions. Aon believes it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously defend itself against these claims.
A pensions consulting and administration subsidiary of Hewitt before its acquisition by Aon provided advisory services to the Trustees of the Philips UK pension fund and the relevant employer of fund beneficiaries. On January 2, 2014, Philips Pension Trustees Limited and Philips Electronics UK Limited (together, "Philips") sued Aon in the High Court, Chancery Division, London alleging negligence and breach of duty. The proceedings assert Philips' right to claim damages related to Philips' use of
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a credit default swap hedging strategy pursuant to the supply of the advisory services, which is said to have resulted in substantial damages to Philips. Philips is seeking approximately £189 million ($287 million at September 30, 2015 exchange rates), plus interest and costs. In June 2015, the High Court ordered Philips to clarify several aspects of its claim. In its clarification, Philips seeks to increase the amount of its claim to £290 million ($440 million at September 30, 2015 exchange rates), plus interest and costs. Aon believes that it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously defend itself against these allegations.
On June 1, 2007, the International Road Transport Union ("IRU") sued Aon in the Geneva Tribunal of First Instance in Switzerland. IRU alleges, among other things, that, between 1995 and 2004, a business acquired by Aon and, later, an Aon subsidiary (1) accepted commissions for certain insurance placements that violated a fee agreement entered between the parties and (2) negligently failed to ask certain insurance carriers to contribute to the IRU's risk management costs. IRU sought damages of approximately CHF 46 million ($47 million at September 30, 2015 exchange rates) and $3 million, plus legal fees and interest of approximately $30 million. On December 2, 2014, the Geneva Tribunal of First Instance entered a judgment that accepted some, and rejected other, of IRU's claims. The judgment awarded IRU CHF 16.8 million ($17 million at September 30, 2015 exchange rates) and $3.1 million, plus interest and adverse costs. The entire amount of the judgment, including interest through December 31, 2014, totaled CHF 27.9 million ($28 million at September 30, 2015 exchange rates) and $5 million. On January 26, 2015, in return for IRU agreeing not to appeal the bulk of its dismissed claims, the Aon subsidiary agreed not to appeal a part of the judgment and to pay IRU CHF 12.8 million ($13 million at September 30, 2015 exchange rates) and $4.7 million without Aon admitting liability. The Aon subsidiary appealed those aspects of the judgment it retained the right to appeal. IRU did not appeal. The Aon subsidiary's maximum liability on appeal is limited to CHF 8.7 million ($9 million at September 30, 2015 exchange rates) and $115,000 (plus interest and costs) beyond what the subsidiary has already paid. The appeal is now under submission.
A pensions consulting and administration subsidiary of Aon provided advisory services to the Trustees of the Gleeds pension fund in the United Kingdom and, on occasion, to the relevant employer of the fund. In April 2014, the High Court, Chancery Division, London found that certain governing documents of the fund that sought to alter the fund's benefit structure and that had been drafted by Aon were procedurally defective and therefore invalid. No lawsuit naming Aon as a party has been filed, although a tolling agreement has been entered. The High Court decision says that the additional liabilities in the pension fund resulting from the alleged defect in governing documents amount to approximately £45 million ($68 million at September 30, 2015 exchange rates). In December 2014, the Court of Appeal granted the employer leave to appeal the High Court decision. The Court of Appeal hearing was set for October 2015, but has been postponed to permit the parties to discuss possible settlement. Aon believes that it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously defend itself against this potential claim.
On June 29, 2015, Lyttelton Port Company Limited ("LPC") sued Aon New Zealand (Aon) in the Christchurch Registry of the High Court of New Zealand. LPC alleges, among other things, that Aon was negligent and in breach of contract in arranging LPC’s property insurance program for the period covering June 30, 2010, to June 30, 2011. LPC contends that acts and omissions by Aon caused LPC to recover less than it otherwise would have from insurers for losses suffered in the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquakes. LPC claims damages of approximately NZD 184 million ($117.5 million at September 30, 2015 exchange rates) plus interest and costs. Aon believes that it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously defend itself against these claims.
In addition, from time to time, Aon's clients may bring claims and take legal action pertaining to the performance of fiduciary responsibilities. Whether client claims and legal action related to the Company's performance of fiduciary responsibilities are founded or unfounded, if such claims and legal actions are resolved in a manner unfavorable to the Company, they may adversely affect Aon's financial results and materially impair the market perception of the Company and that of its products and services.
Settled/Closed Matters
As described more fully in our Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2015, in the second quarter of 2015, we settled legacy litigation with Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. in exchange for a payment of $150 million made by Aon during the same period, and an arbitral panel issued an award that rejected claims made by AXA Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft (“AXA”) and ordered AXA to reimburse Aon for its legal fees and costs in the amount of €1.6 million ($2 million at June 30, 2015 exchange rates).
Guarantees and Indemnifications
In connection with the redomicile of Aon's headquarters (the "Redomestication"), the Company on April 2, 2012 entered into various agreements pursuant to which it agreed to guarantee the obligations of its subsidiaries arising under issued and
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outstanding debt securities. Those agreements included the (1) Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 2, 2012, among Aon Corporation, Aon plc, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee") (amending and restating the Indenture, dated as of September 10, 2010, between Aon Corporation and the Trustee), (2) Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 2, 2012, among Aon Corporation, Aon plc and the Trustee (amending and restating the Indenture, dated as of December 16, 2002, between Aon Corporation and the Trustee), (3) Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 2, 2012, among Aon Corporation, Aon plc and the Trustee (amending and restating the Indenture, dated as of January 13, 1997, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 13, 1997), and (4) First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 2, 2012, among Aon Finance N.S. 1, ULC, as issuer, Aon Corporation, as guarantor, Aon plc, as guarantor, and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as trustee.
The Company provides a variety of guarantees and indemnifications to its customers and others. The maximum potential amount of future payments represents the notional amounts that could become payable under the guarantees and indemnifications if there were a total default by the guaranteed parties, without consideration of possible recoveries under recourse provisions or other methods. These amounts may bear no relationship to the expected future payments, if any, for these guarantees and indemnifications. Any anticipated amounts payable are included in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and are recorded at fair value.
The Company expects that, as prudent business interests dictate, additional guarantees and indemnifications may be issued from time to time.
Letters of Credit
The Company had total letters of credit ("LOCs") outstanding of approximately $59 million at September 30, 2015, compared to $95 million at December 31, 2014. These letters of credit cover the beneficiaries related to certain of Aon's U.S. and Canadian non-qualified pension plan schemes and secure deductible retentions for Aon's own workers compensation program. The Company has also issued LOCs to cover contingent payments for taxes and other business obligations to third parties, and other guarantees for miscellaneous purposes at its international subsidiaries.
Commitments
The Company has provided commitments to fund certain limited partnerships in which it has an interest in the event that the general partners request funding. Some of these commitments have specific expiration dates and the maximum potential funding under these commitments was $12 million at September 30, 2015 compared to $14 million at December 31, 2014. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company did not fund these commitments. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the company funded $2 million of these commitments.
Premium Payments
The Company has certain contractual contingent guarantees for premium payments owed by clients to certain insurance companies. The maximum exposure with respect to such contractual contingent guarantees was approximately $82 million at September 30, 2015 compared to $112 million at December 31, 2014.
15. Segment Information
The Company has two reportable segments: Risk Solutions and HR Solutions. Unallocated income and expenses, when combined with the operating segments and after the elimination of intersegment revenues and expenses, equal the amounts in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Reportable operating segments have been determined using a management approach, which is consistent with the basis and manner in which Aon's chief operating decision-maker ("CODM") uses financial information for the purposes of allocating resources and evaluating performance. The CODM assesses performance based on operating income and generally accounts for inter-segment revenue as if the revenue were from third parties and at what management believes are current market prices. The Company does not present net assets by segment as this information is not reviewed by the CODM.
Risk Solutions acts as an advisor and insurance and reinsurance broker, helping clients manage their risks, via consultation, as well as negotiation and placement of insurance risk with insurance carriers through Aon's global distribution network.
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HR Solutions partners with organizations to solve their most complex benefits, talent and related financial challenges, and improve business performance by designing, implementing, communicating and administering a wide range of human capital, retirement, investment management, health care, compensation and talent management strategies.
Aon's total revenue is as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Risk Solutions | $ | 1,689 |  |  | $ | 1,836 |  |  | $ | 5,417 |  |  | $ | 5,778 |
HR Solutions | 1,064 |  |  | 1,057 |  |  | 3,013 |  |  | 3,004 |
Intersegment eliminations | (11 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (36 | ) |  | (36 | )
Total revenue | $ | 2,742 |  |  | $ | 2,880 |  |  | $ | 8,394 |  |  | $ | 8,746 |

Commissions, fees and other revenues by product are as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Retail brokerage | $ | 1,352 |  |  | $ | 1,458 |  |  | $ | 4,363 |  |  | $ | 4,619 |
Reinsurance brokerage | 331 |  |  | 371 |  |  | 1,038 |  |  | 1,140 |
Total Risk Solutions Segment | 1,683 |  |  | 1,829 |  |  | 5,401 |  |  | 5,759 |
Consulting services | 460 |  |  | 466 |  |  | 1,222 |  |  | 1,245 |
Outsourcing | 616 |  |  | 604 |  |  | 1,819 |  |  | 1,788 |
Intrasegment | (12 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (28 | ) |  | (29 | )
Total HR Solutions Segment | 1,064 |  |  | 1,057 |  |  | 3,013 |  |  | 3,004 |
Intersegment | (11 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (36 | ) |  | (36 | )
Total commissions, fees and other revenue | $ | 2,736 |  |  | $ | 2,873 |  |  | $ | 8,378 |  |  | $ | 8,727 |

Fiduciary investment income by segment is as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Risk Solutions | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 19 |
HR Solutions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total fiduciary investment income | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 19 |

A reconciliation of segment operating income before tax to income before income taxes is as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Risk Solutions | $ | 324 |  |  | $ | 343 |  |  | $ | 1,015 |  |  | $ | 1,205 |
HR Solutions | 134 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 249 |  |  | 249 |
Segment income before income taxes | 458 |  |  | 456 |  |  | 1,264 |  |  | 1,454 |
Unallocated expenses | (45 | ) |  | (39 | ) |  | (133 | ) |  | (123 | )
Interest income | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 7 |
Interest expense | (72 | ) |  | (65 | ) |  | (205 | ) |  | (188 | )
Other income | 8 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 34 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 352 |  |  | $ | 390 |  |  | $ | 987 |  |  | $ | 1,184 |

Unallocated expenses include administrative or other costs not attributable to the operating segments, such as corporate governance costs. Interest income represents income earned primarily on operating cash balances and certain income producing securities. Interest expense represents the cost of debt obligations.
Other income consists of equity earnings, realized gains or losses on the sale of investments, gains or losses on the disposal of businesses, gains or losses on derivatives, and gains or losses on foreign currency transactions.
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16. Guarantee of Registered Securities
As described in Note 14, in connection with the Redomestication, Aon plc entered into various agreements pursuant to which it agreed to guarantee the obligations of Aon Corporation arising under issued and outstanding debt securities, including the 3.125% Notes due May 2016, the 5.00% Notes due September 2020, the 8.205% Notes due January 2027 and the 6.25% Notes due September 2040. Aon Corporation is a 100% indirectly owned subsidiary of Aon plc. All guarantees of Aon plc are full and unconditional. There are no other subsidiaries of Aon plc that are guarantors of the debt. In addition, Aon Corporation entered into an agreement pursuant to which it agreed to guarantee the obligations of Aon plc arising under the 4.250% Notes due 2042 exchanged for Aon Corporation's outstanding 8.205% Notes due January 2027 and also agreed to guarantee the obligations of Aon plc arising under the 4.45% Notes due 2043, the 4.00% Notes due November 2023, the 2.875% Notes due May 2026, the 3.50% Notes due June 2024, the 4.60% Notes due June 2044, and the 4.75% Notes due May 2045. In each case, the guarantee of Aon Corporation is full and unconditional. There are no subsidiaries of Aon plc, other than Aon Corporation, that are guarantors of the 4.250% Notes due 2042, the 4.45% Notes due 2043, the 4.00% Notes due 2023, the 2.875% Notes due 2026, the 3.50% Notes due 2024, the 4.60% Notes due 2044, or the 4.75% Notes due 2045. As a result of the existence of these guarantees, the Company is required by Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X to present the financial information set forth in this footnote.
The following tables set forth condensed consolidating statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, condensed consolidating statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, condensed consolidating statements of financial position as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 in accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. The condensed consolidating financial information includes the accounts of Aon plc, the accounts of Aon Corporation, and the combined accounts of the non-guarantor subsidiaries. The condensed consolidating financial statements are presented in all periods as a merger under common control, with Aon plc presented as the parent company in all periods prior and subsequent to the Redomestication. The principal consolidating adjustments are to eliminate the investment in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.
In January 2015, Aon plc transferred its ownership of all of its directly held subsidiaries to Aon Global Holdings Limited, an intermediate holding company. The financial results of Aon Global Holdings Limited are included in the Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries column of the Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements. The Company has reflected the transfer of Aon Corporation from Aon plc to Aon Global Holdings Limited below for all periods presented.
Certain amounts in prior year's condensed consolidating statements of income have been reclassified and adjusted to conform to the 2015 presentation. In prior periods, other income (expense) from intercompany transactions were recognized in Compensation and benefits and Other general expenses. These amounts are now included in Intercompany other income (expense) in the Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income. The Company believes this provides greater clarity into the income generated from operations and intercompany transactions.
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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

|  | Three months ended September 30, 2015
|  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Aon |  | Aon |  | Non-Guarantor |  | Consolidating |  |
(millions) |  | plc |  | Corporation |  | Subsidiaries |  | Adjustments |  | Consolidated
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commissions, fees and other |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,736 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,736 |
Fiduciary investment income |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Total revenue |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,742 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,742 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation and benefits |  | 28 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 1,608 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,644 |
Other general expenses |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 681 |  |  | — |  |  | 685 |
Total operating expenses |  | 29 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 2,289 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,329 |
Operating (loss) income |  | (29 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | 453 |  |  | — |  |  | 413 |
Interest income |  | (5 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Interest expense |  | (33 | ) |  | (34 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (72 | )
Intercompany interest income (expense) |  | 119 |  |  | (128 | ) |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Intercompany other (expense) income |  | (57 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  | 74 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other income |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
(Loss) income before taxes |  | (5 | ) |  | (184 | ) |  | 541 |  |  | — |  |  | 352 |
Income tax (benefit) expense |  | (1 | ) |  | (63 | ) |  | 113 |  |  | — |  |  | 49 |
(Loss) income before equity in earnings of subsidiaries |  | (4 | ) |  | (121 | ) |  | 428 |  |  | — |  |  | 303 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax |  | 299 |  |  | 355 |  |  | 234 |  |  | (888 | ) |  | — |
Net income |  | 295 |  |  | 234 |  |  | 662 |  |  | (888 | ) |  | 303 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 234 |  |  | $ | 654 |  |  | $ | (888 | ) |  | $ | 295 |

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

|  | Three months ended September 30, 2014
|  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Aon |  | Aon |  | Non-Guarantor |  | Consolidating |  |
(millions) |  | plc |  | Corporation |  | Subsidiaries |  | Adjustments |  | Consolidated
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commissions, fees and other |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,873 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,873 |
Fiduciary investment income |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |
Total revenue |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,880 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,880 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation and benefits |  | 29 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1,674 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,707 |
Other general expenses |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 754 |  |  | — |  |  | 756 |
Total operating expenses |  | 30 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 2,428 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,463 |
Operating (loss) income |  | (30 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | 452 |  |  | — |  |  | 417 |
Interest income |  | (2 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Interest expense |  | (25 | ) |  | (42 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | (65 | )
Intercompany interest income (expense) |  | 113 |  |  | (73 | ) |  | (40 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Intercompany other (expense) income |  | (29 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | 43 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other income |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |
Income (loss) before taxes |  | 29 |  |  | (131 | ) |  | 492 |  |  | — |  |  | 390 |
Income tax expense (benefit) |  | 6 |  |  | (52 | ) |  | 121 |  |  | — |  |  | 75 |
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of subsidiaries |  | 23 |  |  | (79 | ) |  | 371 |  |  | — |  |  | 315 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax |  | 286 |  |  | 241 |  |  | 162 |  |  | (689 | ) |  | — |
Net income |  | 309 |  |  | 162 |  |  | 533 |  |  | (689 | ) |  | 315 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 162 |  |  | $ | 527 |  |  | $ | (689 | ) |  | $ | 309 |

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

|  | Nine months ended September 30, 2015
|  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Aon |  | Aon |  | Non-Guarantor |  | Consolidating |  |
(millions) |  | plc |  | Corporation |  | Subsidiaries |  | Adjustments |  | Consolidated
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commissions, fees and other |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,378 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,378 |
Fiduciary investment income |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |
Total revenue |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,394 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,394 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation and benefits |  | 85 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 4,866 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,980 |
Other general expenses |  | 10 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 2,267 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,283 |
Total operating expenses |  | 95 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 7,133 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,263 |
Operating (loss) income |  | (95 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | 1,261 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,131 |
Interest income |  | (14 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | 14 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |
Interest expense |  | (87 | ) |  | (101 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  | — |  |  | (205 | )
Intercompany interest income (expense) |  | 358 |  |  | (349 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Intercompany other (expense) income |  | (162 | ) |  | (40 | ) |  | 202 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other income |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | 41 |  |  | — |  |  | 51 |
(Loss) income before taxes |  | — |  |  | (505 | ) |  | 1,492 |  |  | — |  |  | 987 |
Income tax (benefit) expense |  | — |  |  | (180 | ) |  | 335 |  |  | — |  |  | 155 |
(Loss) income before equity in earnings of subsidiaries |  | — |  |  | (325 | ) |  | 1,157 |  |  | — |  |  | 832 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax |  | 801 |  |  | 925 |  |  | 600 |  |  | (2,326 | ) |  | — |
Net income |  | 801 |  |  | 600 |  |  | 1,757 |  |  | (2,326 | ) |  | 832 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 801 |  |  | $ | 600 |  |  | $ | 1,726 |  |  | $ | (2,326 | ) |  | $ | 801 |

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

|  | Nine months ended September 30, 2014
|  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Aon |  | Aon |  | Non-Guarantor |  | Consolidating |  |
(millions) |  | plc |  | Corporation |  | Subsidiaries |  | Adjustments |  | Consolidated
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commissions, fees and other |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,727 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,727 |
Fiduciary investment income |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |
Total revenue |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,746 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,746 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation and benefits |  | 100 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 5,049 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,166 |
Other general expenses |  | 7 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 2,236 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,249 |
Total operating expenses |  | 107 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 7,285 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,415 |
Operating (loss) income |  | (107 | ) |  | (23 | ) |  | 1,461 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,331 |
Interest income |  | (6 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |
Interest expense |  | (49 | ) |  | (105 | ) |  | (34 | ) |  | — |  |  | (188 | )
Intercompany interest income (expense) |  | 335 |  |  | (220 | ) |  | (115 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Intercompany other (expense) income |  | (101 | ) |  | (33 | ) |  | 134 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other income |  | 1 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |
(Loss) income before taxes |  | 73 |  |  | (370 | ) |  | 1,481 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,184 |
Income tax (benefit) expense |  | 15 |  |  | (144 | ) |  | 349 |  |  | — |  |  | 220 |
(Loss) income before equity in earnings of subsidiaries |  | 58 |  |  | (226 | ) |  | 1,132 |  |  | — |  |  | 964 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax |  | 880 |  |  | 861 |  |  | 635 |  |  | (2,376 | ) |  | — |
Net income |  | 938 |  |  | 635 |  |  | 1,767 |  |  | (2,376 | ) |  | 964 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 938 |  |  | $ | 635 |  |  | $ | 1,741 |  |  | $ | (2,376 | ) |  | $ | 938 |

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income

|  | Three months ended September 30, 2015
|  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Aon |  | Aon |  | Non-Guarantor |  | Consolidating |  |
(millions) |  | plc |  | Corporation |  | Subsidiaries |  | Adjustments |  | Consolidated
Net income |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 234 |  |  | $ | 662 |  |  | $ | (888 | ) |  | $ | 303 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 234 |  |  | $ | 654 |  |  | $ | (888 | ) |  | $ | 295 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value of financial instruments |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | (10 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | — |  |  | (24 | ) |  | (205 | ) |  | — |  |  | (229 | )
Post-retirement benefit obligation |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |
Total other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  | (17 | ) |  | (204 | ) |  | — |  |  | (221 | )
Equity in other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries, net of tax |  | (217 | ) |  | (196 | ) |  | (213 | ) |  | 626 |  |  | — |
Less: Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | )
Total other comprehensive loss attributable to Aon shareholders |  | (217 | ) |  | (213 | ) |  | (413 | ) |  | 626 |  |  | (217 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 241 |  |  | $ | (262 | ) |  | $ | 78 |

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income

|  | Three months ended September 30, 2014
|  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Aon |  | Aon |  | Non-Guarantor |  | Consolidating |  |
(millions) |  | plc |  | Corporation |  | Subsidiaries |  | Adjustments |  | Consolidated
Net income |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 162 |  |  | $ | 533 |  |  | $ | (689 | ) |  | $ | 315 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 162 |  |  | $ | 527 |  |  | $ | (689 | ) |  | $ | 309 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value of financial instruments |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (8 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | — |  |  | (17 | ) |  | (301 | ) |  | — |  |  | (318 | )
Post-retirement benefit obligation |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |
Total other comprehensive (loss) income |  | — |  |  | (12 | ) |  | (288 | ) |  | — |  |  | (300 | )
Equity in other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, net of tax |  | (300 | ) |  | (285 | ) |  | — |  |  | 585 |  |  | — |
Less: Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total other comprehensive income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | (300 | ) |  | (297 | ) |  | (288 | ) |  | 585 |  |  | (300 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to Aon Shareholders |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | (135 | ) |  | $ | 239 |  |  | $ | (104 | ) |  | $ | 9 |

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income

|  | Nine months ended September 30, 2015
|  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Aon |  | Aon |  | Non-Guarantor |  | Consolidating |  |
(millions) |  | plc |  | Corporation |  | Subsidiaries |  | Adjustments |  | Consolidated
Net income |  | $ | 801 |  |  | $ | 600 |  |  | $ | 1,757 |  |  | $ | (2,326 | ) |  | $ | 832 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 801 |  |  | $ | 600 |  |  | $ | 1,726 |  |  | $ | (2,326 | ) |  | $ | 801 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value of financial instruments |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | — |  |  | (43 | ) |  | (333 | ) |  | — |  |  | (376 | )
Post-retirement benefit obligation |  | — |  |  | 25 |  |  | 37 |  |  | — |  |  | 62 |
Total other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  | (18 | ) |  | (307 | ) |  | — |  |  | (325 | )
Equity in other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries, net of tax |  | (319 | ) |  | (290 | ) |  | (308 | ) |  | 917 |  |  | — |
Less: Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (6 | )
Total other comprehensive loss attributable to Aon shareholders |  | (319 | ) |  | (308 | ) |  | (609 | ) |  | 917 |  |  | (319 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 482 |  |  | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | 1,117 |  |  | $ | (1,409 | ) |  | $ | 482 |

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income

|  | Nine months ended September 30, 2014
|  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Aon |  | Aon |  | Non-Guarantor |  | Consolidating |  |
(millions) |  | plc |  | Corporation |  | Subsidiaries |  | Adjustments |  | Consolidated
Net income |  | $ | 938 |  |  | $ | 635 |  |  | $ | 1,767 |  |  | $ | (2,376 | ) |  | $ | 964 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 938 |  |  | $ | 635 |  |  | $ | 1,741 |  |  | $ | (2,376 | ) |  | $ | 938 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value of financial instruments |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | — |  |  | (19 | ) |  | (209 | ) |  | — |  |  | (228 | )
Post-retirement benefit obligation |  | — |  |  | 17 |  |  | 53 |  |  | — |  |  | 70 |
Total other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | (143 | ) |  | — |  |  | (146 | )
Equity in other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries, net of tax |  | (144 | ) |  | (142 | ) |  | — |  |  | 286 |  |  | — |
Less: Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
Total other comprehensive loss attributable to Aon shareholders |  | (144 | ) |  | (145 | ) |  | (141 | ) |  | 286 |  |  | (144 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to Aon shareholders |  | $ | 794 |  |  | $ | 490 |  |  | $ | 1,600 |  |  | $ | (2,090 | ) |  | $ | 794 |

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position

|  | As of September 30, 2015
|  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Aon |  | Aon |  | Non-Guarantor |  | Consolidating |  |
(millions) |  | plc |  | Corporation |  | Subsidiaries |  | Adjustments |  | Consolidated
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,490 |  |  | $ | 1,087 |  |  | $ | (3,179 | ) |  | $ | 398 |
Short-term investments |  | — |  |  | 217 |  |  | 168 |  |  | — |  |  | 385 |
Receivables, net |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,453 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,453 |
Fiduciary assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,956 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,956 |
Intercompany receivables |  | 360 |  |  | 21,073 |  |  | 2,402 |  |  | (23,835 | ) |  | — |
Other current assets |  | 2 |  |  | 221 |  |  | 532 |  |  | (27 | ) |  | 728 |
Total Current Assets |  | 362 |  |  | 24,001 |  |  | 16,598 |  |  | (27,041 | ) |  | 13,920 |
Goodwill |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,571 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,571 |
Intangible assets, net |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,257 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,257 |
Fixed assets, net |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 785 |  |  | — |  |  | 785 |
Intercompany receivables |  | 7,380 |  |  | 557 |  |  | 1,629 |  |  | (9,566 | ) |  | — |
Other non-current assets |  | 187 |  |  | 698 |  |  | 1,572 |  |  | (784 | ) |  | 1,673 |
Investment in subsidiary |  | 4,627 |  |  | 16,060 |  |  | 550 |  |  | (21,237 | ) |  | — |
TOTAL ASSETS |  | $ | 12,556 |  |  | $ | 41,316 |  |  | $ | 31,962 |  |  | $ | (58,628 | ) |  | $ | 27,206 |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiduciary liabilities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,956 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,956 |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt |  | 56 |  |  | 1,254 |  |  | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,327 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | 3,240 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 1,361 |  |  | (3,179 | ) |  | 1,447 |
Intercompany payables |  | 277 |  |  | 27,826 |  |  | (4,142 | ) |  | (23,961 | ) |  | — |
Other current liabilities |  | — |  |  | 55 |  |  | 657 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 811 |
Total Current Liabilities |  | 3,573 |  |  | 29,160 |  |  | 7,849 |  |  | (27,041 | ) |  | 13,541 |
Long-term debt |  | 3,094 |  |  | 1,418 |  |  | 287 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,799 |
Pension, other post-retirement and other post-employment liabilities |  | — |  |  | 1,293 |  |  | 540 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,833 |
Intercompany payables |  | — |  |  | 8,796 |  |  | 770 |  |  | (9,566 | ) |  | — |
Other non-current liabilities |  | 6 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 1,770 |  |  | (784 | ) |  | 1,091 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES |  | 6,673 |  |  | 40,766 |  |  | 11,216 |  |  | (37,391 | ) |  | 21,264 |
TOTAL AON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |  | 5,883 |  |  | 550 |  |  | 20,687 |  |  | (21,237 | ) |  | 5,883 |
Noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 59 |  |  | — |  |  | 59 |
TOTAL EQUITY |  | 5,883 |  |  | 550 |  |  | 20,746 |  |  | (21,237 | ) |  | 5,942 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |  | $ | 12,556 |  |  | $ | 41,316 |  |  | $ | 31,962 |  |  | $ | (58,628 | ) |  | $ | 27,206 |

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position

|  | As of December 31, 2014
|  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Aon |  | Aon |  | Non-Guarantor |  | Consolidating |  |
(millions) |  | plc |  | Corporation |  | Subsidiaries |  | Adjustments |  | Consolidated
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,727 |  |  | $ | 1,361 |  |  | $ | (3,714 | ) |  | $ | 374 |
Short-term investments |  | — |  |  | 165 |  |  | 229 |  |  | — |  |  | 394 |
Receivables, net |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,815 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,815 |
Fiduciary assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11,638 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,638 |
Intercompany receivables |  | 455 |  |  | 2,814 |  |  | 9,156 |  |  | (12,425 | ) |  | — |
Other current assets |  | 2 |  |  | 226 |  |  | 407 |  |  | (33 | ) |  | 602 |
Total Current Assets |  | 457 |  |  | 5,932 |  |  | 25,606 |  |  | (16,172 | ) |  | 15,823 |
Goodwill |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,860 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,860 |
Intangible assets, net |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,520 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,520 |
Fixed assets, net |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 765 |  |  | — |  |  | 765 |
Intercompany receivables |  | 7,399 |  |  | 600 |  |  | 111 |  |  | (8,110 | ) |  | — |
Other non-current assets |  | 179 |  |  | 697 |  |  | 1,718 |  |  | (790 | ) |  | 1,804 |
Investment in subsidiary |  | 4,962 |  |  | 15,200 |  |  | 1,880 |  |  | (22,042 | ) |  | — |
TOTAL ASSETS |  | $ | 12,997 |  |  | $ | 22,429 |  |  | $ | 41,460 |  |  | $ | (47,114 | ) |  | $ | 29,772 |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiduciary liabilities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,638 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,638 |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt |  | — |  |  | 767 |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | 783 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | 3,755 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 1,706 |  |  | (3,714 | ) |  | 1,805 |
Intercompany payables |  | 122 |  |  | 8,960 |  |  | 3,343 |  |  | (12,425 | ) |  | — |
Other current liabilities |  | — |  |  | 49 |  |  | 772 |  |  | (33 | ) |  | 788 |
Total Current Liabilities |  | 3,877 |  |  | 9,834 |  |  | 17,475 |  |  | (16,172 | ) |  | 15,014 |
Long-term debt |  | 2,544 |  |  | 1,917 |  |  | 338 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,799 |
Pension, other post-retirement and other post-employment liabilities |  | — |  |  | 1,396 |  |  | 745 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,141 |
Intercompany payables |  | — |  |  | 7,277 |  |  | 833 |  |  | (8,110 | ) |  | — |
Other non-current liabilities |  | 5 |  |  | 125 |  |  | 1,847 |  |  | (790 | ) |  | 1,187 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES |  | 6,426 |  |  | 20,549 |  |  | 21,238 |  |  | (25,072 | ) |  | 23,141 |
TOTAL AON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |  | 6,571 |  |  | 1,880 |  |  | 20,162 |  |  | (22,042 | ) |  | 6,571 |
Noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 60 |  |  | — |  |  | 60 |
TOTAL EQUITY |  | 6,571 |  |  | 1,880 |  |  | 20,222 |  |  | (22,042 | ) |  | 6,631 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |  | $ | 12,997 |  |  | $ | 22,429 |  |  | $ | 41,460 |  |  | $ | (47,114 | ) |  | $ | 29,772 |

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

|  | Nine months ended September 30, 2015
|  | Aon |  | Aon |  | Other Non-Guarantor |  | Consolidating |  |
(millions) |  | plc |  | Corporation |  | Subsidiaries |  | Adjustments |  | Consolidated
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | (624 | ) |  | $ | 1,668 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,075 |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales of long-term investments |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |
Purchase of long-term investments |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
Net sales of short-term investments - non-fiduciary |  | — |  |  | (51 | ) |  | 42 |  |  | — |  |  | (9 | )
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (26 | ) |  | — |  |  | (26 | )
Proceeds from sale of businesses |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 54 |  |  | — |  |  | 54 |
Capital expenditures |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (225 | ) |  | — |  |  | (225 | )
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  | — |  |  | (49 | ) |  | (137 | ) |  | — |  |  | (186 | )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase |  | (1,150 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,150 | )
Advances from (to) affiliates |  | 630 |  |  | 451 |  |  | (1,616 | ) |  | 535 |  |  | — |
Issuance of shares for employee benefit plans |  | 72 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 72 |
Issuance of debt |  | 768 |  |  | 2,720 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,494 |
Repayment of debt |  | (111 | ) |  | (2,735 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,860 | )
Cash dividends to shareholders |  | (240 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (240 | )
Purchase of shares from noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5 | )
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (21 | ) |  | — |  |  | (21 | )
CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES |  | (31 | ) |  | 436 |  |  | (1,650 | ) |  | 535 |  |  | (710 | )
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (155 | ) |  | — |  |  | (155 | )
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |  | — |  |  | (237 | ) |  | (274 | ) |  | 535 |  |  | 24 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |  | — |  |  | 2,727 |  |  | 1,361 |  |  | (3,714 | ) |  | 374 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,490 |  |  | $ | 1,087 |  |  | $ | (3,179 | ) |  | $ | 398 |

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

|  | Nine months ended September 30, 2014
|  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Aon |  | Aon |  | Non-Guarantor |  | Consolidating |  |
(millions) |  | plc |  | Corporation |  | Subsidiaries |  | Adjustments |  | Consolidated
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | (348 | ) |  | $ | 922 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 883 |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales of long-term investments |  | — |  |  | 39 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 51 |
Purchase of long-term investments |  | — |  |  | (19 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (19 | )
Net sales of short-term investments - non-fiduciary |  | — |  |  | 103 |  |  | 198 |  |  | — |  |  | 301 |
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (464 | ) |  | — |  |  | (464 | )
Proceeds from sale of businesses |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 48 |  |  | — |  |  | 48 |
Capital expenditures |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (179 | ) |  | — |  |  | (179 | )
CASH PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  | — |  |  | 123 |  |  | (385 | ) |  | — |  |  | (262 | )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase |  | (1,750 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,750 | )
Advances from (to) affiliates |  | (253 | ) |  | 496 |  |  | 371 |  |  | (614 | ) |  | — |
Issuance of shares for employee benefit plans |  | 58 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 58 |
Issuance of debt |  | 2,714 |  |  | 1,541 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,255 |
Repayment of debt |  | (877 | ) |  | (1,491 | ) |  | (705 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,073 | )
Cash dividends to shareholders |  | (201 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (201 | )
Purchase of shares from noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (18 | ) |  | — |  |  | (18 | )
Proceeds from sale-leaseback |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 25 |  |  | — |  |  | 25 |
CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES |  | (309 | ) |  | 546 |  |  | (326 | ) |  | (614 | ) |  | (703 | )
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13 | ) |  | — |  |  | (13 | )
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |  | — |  |  | 321 |  |  | 198 |  |  | (614 | ) |  | (95 | )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |  | — |  |  | 247 |  |  | 1,246 |  |  | (1,016 | ) |  | 477 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 568 |  |  | $ | 1,444 |  |  | $ | (1,630 | ) |  | $ | 382 |

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THIRD QUARTER 2015 FINANCIAL RESULTS
During the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, we continued to face certain headwinds that had adversely impacted our business in prior periods. In our Risk Solutions segment, these headwinds included adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates, economic weakness in continental Europe, and a negative market impact in our Reinsurance business. In our HR Solutions segment, these headwinds included price compression in our benefits administration business and economic weakness in continental Europe.
The following is a summary of our third quarter and first nine months of 2015 financial results:

• | For the third quarter of 2015, revenue decreased $138 million, or 5%, to $2.7 billion compared to the prior year third quarter due primarily to a 7% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by organic revenue growth of 2%. For the first nine months of 2015, revenue decreased $352 million, or 4%, to $8.4 billion compared to the prior year period due primarily to a 7% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by organic revenue growth of 2% and revenue growth of 1% attributable to acquisitions, net of divestitures. In Risk Solutions, organic revenue growth in the third quarter and first nine months of 2015 were driven by organic growth in Retail brokerage across both the Americas and International businesses, partially offset by a decline in Reinsurance in both periods. The HR Solutions segment had solid organic growth across both the Consulting and Outsourcing businesses for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015.

• | Operating expenses for the third quarter of 2015 were $2.3 billion, a decrease of $134 million, or 5%, compared to the prior year third quarter. The decrease in the third quarter was primarily due to a $162 million favorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, a $12 million decrease in intangible asset amortization, and a $5 million decrease in expenses relates to acquisitions, net of divestitures, partially offset by an increase in expense to support organic growth. Operating expenses for the first nine months of 2015 decreased $152 million to $7.3 billion compared to the first nine months of 2014, primarily due to a $468 million favorable impact from foreign currency translation, partially offset by a $176 million expense related to legacy litigation, a $22 million increase in expenses related to acquisitions, net of divestitures, and an increase in expense to support organic revenue growth.

• | Operating margin increased to 15.1% in the third quarter 2015 from 14.5% in the third quarter 2014. Operating margin for the first nine months of 2015 was 13.5% as compared to 15.2% for the same period in 2014. The increase in operating margin from the prior year quarter was driven by organic revenue growth of 2%, expense discipline, and a favorable impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by an increase in expense to support future growth. The decrease in operating margin from the prior year nine months is primarily due to an expense related to legacy litigation and an increase in expense to support future growth, partially offset by organic revenue growth of 2%, decreased intangible asset amortization costs, a favorable impact from changes in foreign exchange rates, and expense discipline. Operating margin for Risk Solutions increased 50 basis points from 18.7% in the third quarter 2014 to 19.2% in the third quarter 2015 and decreased 220 basis points from 20.9% for the first nine months of 2014 to 18.7% for the first nine months of 2015. Operating margin for HR Solutions increased 190 basis points from 10.7% in the third quarter 2014 to 12.6% in the third quarter 2015 and remained consistent at 8.3% for the first nine months of 2015 when compared to the first nine months of 2014.

• | Due to the factors set forth above, net income attributable to Aon shareholders decreased $14 million, or 5%, to $295 million for the third quarter 2015 compared to the third quarter 2014. During the first nine months of 2015, Net income attributable to Aon shareholders decreased $137 million, or 15%, to $801 million in compared to the first nine months of 2014.

• | Cash flow provided by operating activities was $1,075 million for the first nine months of 2015, an increase of $192 million from $883 million provided by operating activities in the first nine months of 2014. The increase was driven by working capital improvements, a decrease in cash paid on income tax, a decline in pension contributions, organic growth, and a decline in cash paid for taxes and cash paid for restructuring.

• | The Company repurchased 6.3 million Class A Ordinary Shares for approximately $600 million in the third quarter of 2015 and repurchased 11.7 million Class A Ordinary Shares for approximately $1.15 billion in the first nine months of 2015.

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We focus on four key non-GAAP metrics that we communicate to shareholders: organic revenue, adjusted operating margins, adjusted diluted earnings per share, and free cash flow. The following is our measure of performance against these four metrics for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015:

• | Organic revenue growth, a non-GAAP measure as defined under the caption "Review of Consolidated Results — Organic Revenue," was 2% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, compared to organic revenue growth of 3% in the prior year third quarter and 2% for the first nine months of 2014. In Risk Solutions, organic revenue growth was driven by growth in Retail brokerage across both the Americas and International businesses, partially offset by a decline in Reinsurance organic revenue. HR Solutions had solid organic growth across both the Consulting and Outsourcing businesses in both periods.

• | Adjusted operating margin, a non-GAAP measure as defined under the caption "Review of Consolidated Results — Adjusted Operating Margin," was 17.9% for Aon overall, 20.8% for the Risk Solutions segment, and 17.4% for the HR Solutions segment for the third quarter 2015. Adjusted operating margin was 17.6% for Aon overall, 20.3% for the Risk Solutions segment, and 16.5% for the HR Solutions segment for the third quarter 2014. For the first nine months of 2015, adjusted operating margin was 18.4% for Aon overall, 22.8% for the Risk Solutions segment, and 14.7% for the HR Solutions segment. For the first nine months of 2014, adjusted operating margin was 18.2% for Aon overall, 22.2% for the Risk Solutions segment, and 14.4% for the HR Solutions segment. The increase in adjusted operating margin for the Risk Solutions segment in the third quarter of 2015 primarily reflects organic revenue growth of 1%, return on investments in data and analytics, and a favorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates. For the first nine months of 2015, the increase in adjusted operating margin was driven by organic revenue growth of 2% and return on investments in data and analytics. In the HR Solutions segment in the third quarter of 2015, operating margin expansion was driven by organic revenue growth of 5% and a favorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by an increase in expense to support future growth. For the first nine months of 2015, the increase in adjusted operating margin reflects organic revenue growth of 4%, which was partially offset by an increase in expense to support future growth.

• | Adjusted diluted earnings per share from net income attributable to Aon's shareholders, a non-GAAP measure as defined under the caption "Review of Consolidated Results — Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share," was $1.24 per share in the third quarter of 2015 and $3.92 per share in the first nine months of 2015, compared to $1.29 per share in the third quarter of 2014 and $3.82 in the first nine months of 2014.

• | Free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure as defined under the caption "Review of Consolidated Results — Free Cash Flow," increased $146 million, or 21%, to $850 million from the prior year period, driven by 22% growth in cash flow from operations, partially offset by an increase of $46 million in capital expenditures primarily due to real estate related projects.

REVIEW OF CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
General
In our discussion of operating results, we sometimes refer to certain non-GAAP supplemental information derived from consolidated financial information specifically related to organic revenue growth, adjusted operating margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share, free cash flow, and the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on operating results.
Organic Revenue
We use supplemental information related to organic revenue to help us and our investors evaluate business growth from existing operations. Organic revenue is a non-GAAP measure and excludes the impact of foreign exchange rate changes, acquisitions, divestitures, transfers between business units, fiduciary investment income, reimbursable expenses, and certain unusual items. Supplemental information related to organic revenue growth represents a measure not in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and should be viewed in addition to, not instead of, our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto. Industry peers provide similar supplemental information about their revenue performance, although they may not make identical adjustments. Reconciliations of this non-GAAP measure, organic revenue growth percentages, to the reported Commissions, fees and other revenue growth percentages, have been provided under the "Review by Segment" caption below.
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Adjusted Operating Margin
We use adjusted operating margin as a non-GAAP measure of core operating performance of our Risk Solutions and HR Solutions segments. Adjusted operating margin excludes the impact of certain items, including intangible asset amortization, because management does not believe these expenses reflect our core operating performance. This supplemental information related to adjusted operating margin represents a measure not in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should be viewed in addition to, not instead of, our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto.
A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the reported operating margin is as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, 2015
| Total Aon (1) |  | Risk Solutions |  | HR Solutions
Revenue — U.S. GAAP | $ | 2,742 |  |  | $ | 1,689 |  |  | $ | 1,064 |
Operating income — U.S. GAAP | $ | 413 |  |  | $ | 324 |  |  | $ | 134 |
Intangible asset amortization | 78 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 51 |
Legacy Litigation | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Operating income — as adjusted | $ | 491 |  |  | $ | 351 |  |  | $ | 185 |
Operating margins — U.S. GAAP | 15.1 | % |  | 19.2 | % |  | 12.6 | %
Operating margins — as adjusted | 17.9 | % |  | 20.8 | % |  | 17.4 | %
| Nine months ended September 30, 2015
| Total Aon (1) |  | Risk Solutions |  | HR Solutions
Revenue — U.S. GAAP | $ | 8,394 |  |  | $ | 5,417 |  |  | $ | 3,013 |
Operating income — U.S. GAAP | $ | 1,131 |  |  | $ | 1,015 |  |  | $ | 249 |
Intangible asset amortization | 237 |  |  | 83 |  |  | 154 |
Legacy Litigation | 176 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 39 |
Operating income — as adjusted | $ | 1,544 |  |  | $ | 1,235 |  |  | $ | 442 |
Operating margins — U.S. GAAP | 13.5 | % |  | 18.7 | % |  | 8.3 | %
Operating margins — as adjusted | 18.4 | % |  | 22.8 | % |  | 14.7 | %

| Three months ended September 30, 2014
| Total Aon (1) |  | Risk Solutions |  | HR Solutions
Revenue — U.S. GAAP | $ | 2,880 |  |  | $ | 1,836 |  |  | $ | 1,057 |
Operating income — U.S. GAAP | $ | 417 |  |  | $ | 343 |  |  | $ | 113 |
Intangible asset amortization | 90 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 61 |
Operating income — as adjusted | $ | 507 |  |  | $ | 372 |  |  | $ | 174 |
Operating margins — U.S. GAAP | 14.5 | % |  | 18.7 | % |  | 10.7 | %
Operating margins — as adjusted | 17.6 | % |  | 20.3 | % |  | 16.5 | %
| Nine months ended September 30, 2014
| Total Aon (1) |  | Risk Solutions |  | HR Solutions
Revenue — U.S. GAAP | $ | 8,746 |  |  | $ | 5,778 |  |  | $ | 3,004 |
Operating income — U.S. GAAP | $ | 1,331 |  |  | $ | 1,205 |  |  | $ | 249 |
Intangible asset amortization | 263 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 183 |
Operating income — as adjusted | $ | 1,594 |  |  | $ | 1,285 |  |  | $ | 432 |
Operating margins — U.S. GAAP | 15.2 | % |  | 20.9 | % |  | 8.3 | %
Operating margins — as adjusted | 18.2 | % |  | 22.2 | % |  | 14.4 | %
(1) Includes unallocated expenses and the elimination of inter-segment revenue.

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Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
We also use adjusted diluted earnings per share as a non-GAAP measure of our core operating performance. Adjusted diluted earnings per share excludes the impact of intangible asset amortization and legacy litigation, along with related income taxes, because management does not believe these expenses are representative of our core earnings. This supplemental information related to adjusted diluted earnings per share represents a measure not in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should be viewed in addition to, not instead of, our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto.
The effective tax rate used in the U.S. GAAP financial statements in the third quarter of 2015 was 14.0%, compared to the prior year quarter of 19.1%. The effective tax rate used in the U.S. GAAP financial statements in the first nine months of 2015 was 15.8%, compared to the prior year quarter of 18.5%. After adjusting to exclude the applicable tax impact associated with expenses for legacy litigation in the second quarter, the adjusted effective tax rate for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015 were 16.0% and 17.8%, respectively.
Reconciliations of this non-GAAP measure to the reported diluted earnings per share are as follows (in millions, except per share data):

| Three months ended September 30, 2015
| U.S. GAAP |  | Adjustments |  | As Adjusted
Operating income | $ | 413 |  |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 491 |
Interest income | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Interest expense | (72 | ) |  | — |  |  | (72 | )
Other income | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
Income before income taxes | 352 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 430 |
Income taxes | 49 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 69 |
Net income | 303 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 361 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | 353 |
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.04 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 1.24 |
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding — diluted | 283.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 283.8 |
| Nine months ended September 30, 2015
| U.S. GAAP |  | Adjustments |  | As Adjusted
Operating income | $ | 1,131 |  |  | $ | 413 |  |  | $ | 1,544 |
Interest income | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |
Interest expense | (205 | ) |  | — |  |  | (205 | )
Other income | 51 |  |  | — |  |  | 51 |
Income before income taxes | 987 |  |  | 413 |  |  | 1,400 |
Income taxes | 155 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 249 |
Net income | 832 |  |  | 319 |  |  | 1,151 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders | $ | 801 |  |  | $ | 319 |  |  | $ | 1,120 |
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 2.80 |  |  | $ | 1.12 |  |  | $ | 3.92 |
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding — diluted | 285.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 285.9 |

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| Three months ended September 30, 2014
| U.S. GAAP |  | Adjustments |  | As Adjusted
Operating income | $ | 417 |  |  | $ | 90 |  |  | $ | 507 |
Interest income | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Interest expense | (65 | ) |  | — |  |  | (65 | )
Other income | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |
Income before income taxes | 390 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 480 |
Income taxes | 75 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 91 |
Net income | 315 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 389 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 383 |
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.04 |  |  | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | 1.29 |
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding — diluted | 296.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 296.1 |
| Nine months ended September 30, 2014
| U.S. GAAP |  | Adjustments |  | As Adjusted
Operating income | $ | 1,331 |  |  | $ | 263 |  |  | $ | 1,594 |
Interest income | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |
Interest expense | (188 | ) |  | — |  |  | (188 | )
Other income | 34 |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |
Income before income taxes | 1,184 |  |  | 263 |  |  | 1,447 |
Income taxes | 220 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 268 |
Net income | 964 |  |  | 215 |  |  | 1,179 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders | $ | 938 |  |  | $ | 215 |  |  | $ | 1,153 |
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 3.11 |  |  | $ | 0.71 |  |  | $ | 3.82 |
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding — diluted | 301.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 301.6 |

Free Cash Flow
We use free cash flow, defined as cash flow provided by operations minus capital expenditures, as a non-GAAP measure of our core operating performance. This supplemental information related to free cash flow represents a measure not in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should be viewed in addition to, not instead of, our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto. The use of this non-GAAP measure does not imply or represent the residual cash flow for discretionary expenditures.
A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to cash flow provided by operations is as follows (in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014
Cash flow provided by operations - U.S. GAAP | $ | 1,075 |  |  | $ | 883 |
Less: Capital expenditures | (225 | ) |  | (179 | )
Free cash flow | $ | 850 |  |  | $ | 704 |

Impact of Foreign Exchange Rate Fluctuations
Because we conduct business in more than 120 countries, foreign exchange rate fluctuations have a significant impact on our business. Foreign exchange rate movements may be significant and may distort true period-to-period comparisons of changes in revenue or pretax income. Therefore, to give financial statement users meaningful information about our operations, we have provided an illustration of the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on our financial results. The methodology used to calculate this impact isolates the impact of the change in currencies between periods by translating last year's revenue, expenses, and net income using the current year's foreign exchange rates.
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Translating prior year quarter results at current quarter foreign exchange rates, currency fluctuations had an unfavorable impact of $0.09 and $0.31 on adjusted net income per diluted share during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, and an unfavorable impact of $0.01 and $0.05 on adjusted net income per diluted share during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. These translations are performed for comparative and illustrative purposes only and do not impact the accounting policies or practices for amounts included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Summary of Results
Our consolidated results of operations follow (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commissions, fees and other | $ | 2,736 |  |  | $ | 2,873 |  |  | $ | 8,378 |  |  | $ | 8,727 |
Fiduciary investment income | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 19 |
Total revenue | 2,742 |  |  | 2,880 |  |  | 8,394 |  |  | 8,746 |
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation and benefits | 1,644 |  |  | 1,707 |  |  | 4,980 |  |  | 5,166 |
Other general expenses | 685 |  |  | 756 |  |  | 2,283 |  |  | 2,249 |
Total operating expenses | 2,329 |  |  | 2,463 |  |  | 7,263 |  |  | 7,415 |
Operating income | 413 |  |  | 417 |  |  | 1,131 |  |  | 1,331 |
Interest income | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 7 |
Interest expense | (72 | ) |  | (65 | ) |  | (205 | ) |  | (188 | )
Other income | 8 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 34 |
Income before income taxes | 352 |  |  | 390 |  |  | 987 |  |  | 1,184 |
Income taxes | 49 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 220 |
Net income | 303 |  |  | 315 |  |  | 832 |  |  | 964 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 8 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 26 |
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 801 |  |  | $ | 938 |

Revenue
Revenue decreased by $138 million, or 5%, in the third quarter 2015 compared to the third quarter 2014. This change results from a $147 million decrease in the Risk Solutions segment and a $7 million increase in the HR Solutions segment. The results of the Risk Solutions segment reflect a 8% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a 1% decrease in commissions and fees related to acquisitions, net of divestitures, partially offset by 1% organic growth in commissions and fees. The increase in revenue in the HR Solutions segment was driven by 5% organic revenue growth, partially offset by a 3% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a 1% decrease in fees and commissions related to acquisitions, net of divestitures.
For the first nine months of 2015, revenue decreased 4%, or $352 million, compared to the prior year period. This change results from a $361 million decrease in the Risk Solutions segment and a $9 million increase in the HR Solutions segment. The results of the Risk Solutions segment reflect an 8% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by 2% organic growth in commissions and fees. The increase in HR Solutions revenue was driven by 4% organic growth, partially offset by a 3% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a 1% decrease in fees and commissions related to acquisitions, net of divestitures.
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation and benefits decreased $63 million, or 4%, in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the third quarter 2014. This decrease was primarily driven by a $116 million favorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by an increase in expense associated with 2% organic revenue growth and expense to support future growth.
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Compensation and benefits in the first nine months of 2015 decreased $186 million, or 4%, compared to the first nine months of 2014. This decrease was primarily driven by a $339 million favorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by an increase in expense to support 2% organic growth.
Other General Expenses
Other general expenses in the third quarter of 2015 decreased $71 million, or 9%, compared to the third quarter 2014. This decrease was due primarily to a $46 million favorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a $12 million decrease in intangible asset amortization.
Other general expenses in the first nine months of 2015 increased $34 million, or 2%, compared to the first nine months of 2014. This increase was due primarily to $176 million of expense related to legacy litigation and an increase in expense associated with 2% organic revenue growth, partially offset by a $129 million favorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a $26 million decrease in intangible asset amortization.
Interest Income
Interest income represents income earned on operating cash balances and other income-producing investments. It does not include interest earned on funds held on behalf of clients. During the third quarter 2015, interest income remained flat at $3 million compared to the third quarter 2014. For the first nine months of 2015, interest income increased $3 million to $10 million compared to the first nine months of 2014.
Interest Expense
Interest expense, which represents the cost of our worldwide debt obligations, increased $7 million during the third quarter 2015 compared to the third quarter of 2014 and $17 million during the first nine months of 2015 compared to the first nine months of 2014. The increase in Interest expense in both periods primarily reflects an increase in the total debt outstanding.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income was $8 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $35 million for the third quarter of 2014. Other income for the third quarter 2015 includes a $16 million gain on foreign currency remeasurement and $4 million in equity earnings, partially offset by a $12 million loss on financial instruments. Other income of $35 million in the third quarter 2014 primarily included a $25 million gain on the sale of a business, $7 million of foreign currency remeasurement gains, and $4 million in equity earnings.
Other income for the first nine months of 2015 was $51 million, compared to $34 million in the prior year period. Other income for the first nine months of 2015 primarily includes $33 million of gains due to the favorable impact of foreign currency remeasurement, a $20 million net gain on the sale of businesses, and $10 million in equity earnings, partially offset by $12 million in losses on financial instruments. The first nine months of 2014 included a $25 million gain on the sale of a business, an $11 million gain on foreign currency remeasurement, and $10 million on equity earnings, partially offset by $17 million in losses on financial instruments.
Income before Income Taxes
Income before income taxes for the third quarter was $352 million, a 10% decrease from $390 million in 2014. Income before income taxes for the first nine months of 2015 was $987 million, a 17% decrease from $1.2 billion in 2014. The decrease in income for the first nine months of 2015 was driven by an increase in expenses related to legacy litigation, partially offset by 2% organic revenue growth.
Income Taxes
The effective tax rate on net income was 14.0% and 19.1% for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The effective tax rate on net income was 15.8% and 18.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 were favorably impacted by changes in the geographical distribution of income, a reduction in U.S. income resulting from the settlement of a legacy legal matter in the second quarter, and the impact of certain discrete items.
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Net Income Attributable to Aon Shareholders
Net income attributable to Aon shareholders for the third quarter decreased to $295 million, or $1.04 per diluted share, from $309 million, or $1.04 per diluted share, in 2014. Net income attributable to Aon shareholders for the first nine months of 2015 decreased to $801 million, or $2.80 per diluted share, from $938 million, or $3.11 per diluted share for the firsts nine months of 2014.
LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Liquidity
Executive Summary
We believe that our balance sheet and strong cash flow provide us with adequate liquidity. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flow from operations, available cash reserves, and debt capacity available under various credit facilities. Our primary uses of liquidity are operating expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, share repurchases, restructuring initiatives, pension obligations, and shareholder dividends. We believe that cash flows from operations and available credit facilities will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs, including principal and interest payments on debt obligations, capital expenditures, pension contributions, cash restructuring costs, and anticipated working capital requirements, for the foreseeable future.
Cash on our balance sheet includes funds available for general corporate purposes, as well as amounts restricted as to their use. Funds held on behalf of clients in a fiduciary capacity are segregated and shown together with uncollected insurance premiums in Fiduciary assets in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, with a corresponding amount in Fiduciary liabilities. Fiduciary funds generally cannot be used for general corporate purposes, and are not a source of liquidity for us.
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $1,075 million, compared to net cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 of $883 million, an increase of $192 million. The increase from the prior year period was primarily driven by organic growth, a reduction in pension contributions of $108 million, a decrease in cash paid on income taxes of $100 million, and a decline in cash paid for restructuring activities of $50 million from the prior year period. Net cash provided by operating activities was unfavorably impacted by a settlement related to legacy litigation, net of insurance recoveries, as further described in Note 14 “Commitments and Contingencies - Legal” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part I, Item 1.
The primary sources of the cash from operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were $1,365 million of net income adjusted for non-cash items and a $232 million decrease in accounts receivable, partially offset by a $415 million decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, $191 million in pension contributions, net of expense, and a $25 million decrease in restructuring reserves. Pension contributions were $164 million and $280 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. For the remainder of 2015, we expect to contribute approximately $56 million to our pension plans, with the majority attributable to non-U.S. pension plans, which are subject to changes in foreign exchange rates.
We expect cash generated by operations for 2015 to be sufficient to service our debt and contractual obligations, fund the cash requirements of our restructuring programs, finance capital expenditures, continue purchases of shares under the Repurchase Programs, and continue to pay dividends to our shareholders. Although cash from operations is expected to be sufficient to service these activities, we have the ability to access the commercial paper markets or borrow under our credit facilities to accommodate any timing differences in cash flows. We have committed credit facilities $1.3 billion, of which all was available at September 30, 2015, and can access these facilities on a same day or next day basis. Additionally, under current market conditions, we believe that we could access capital markets to obtain debt financing for longer-term funding, if needed.
Investing Activities
Cash flow used for investing activities was $186 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The primary drivers of the cash flow used for investing activities were $9 million in net purchases of short-term investments, $225 million of capital expenditures, and $26 million of acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired, offset by $54 million in proceeds from the sale of businesses and $20 million of net sales of long-term investments. The gains and losses corresponding to cash flows provided by the net sales of long-term investments are recognized in Other income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
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Cash flow used for investing activities was $262 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The primary drivers of the cash flow used for investing activities were $464 million for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired and $179 million for capital expenditures, partially offset by net sales of short-term investments of $301 million, sale of businesses of $48 million, and $32 million for net sales of long-term investments.
Financing Activities
Cash flow used for financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $710 million. The primary drivers of the cash flow used for financing activities were $1,150 million of share repurchases and $240 million of dividends paid to shareholders, partially offset by $634 million of issuances of debt, net of repayments, and $72 million in proceeds from the exercise of share options and issuance of shares purchased through the Company's employee stock purchase plan.
Cash flow used for financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $703 million. The primary drivers of cash flow used for financing activities were share repurchases of $1,750 million and dividends paid to shareholders of $201 million, partially offset by issuances of debt, net of repayments, of $1,182 million and proceeds from the exercise of share options and issuance of shares purchased through the Company's employee stock purchase plan of $58 million.
As a U.K. incorporated company, we are required under U.K. law to have available "distributable reserves" to make share repurchases or pay dividends to shareholders. Distributable reserves are created through the earnings of the U.K. parent company. Distributable reserves are not linked to a U.S. GAAP reported amount (e.g., retained earnings). As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had distributable reserves in excess of $2.6 billion and $4.0 billion, respectively. We believe that we will have sufficient distributable reserves to fund shareholder dividends, if and to the extent declared, for the foreseeable future.
On April 10, 2015, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized a 20% increase to its cash dividend paid quarterly on the Company's Class A Ordinary Shares. The cash dividends increased from $0.25 per share to $0.30 per share.
Cash and Investments
At September 30, 2015, our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were $783 million, an increase of $15 million from December 31, 2014. This increase was primarily related to $1,075 million cash provided by operations and $634 million in proceeds from debt issuances, net of repayments, partially offset by $1,150 million in share repurchases, $225 million of capital expenditures, and $240 million in dividends. Of the total balance as of September 30, 2015, $107 million was restricted as to its use, which was comprised of $65 million of operating funds in the U.K., as required by the Financial Conduct Authority, and $42 million held as collateral for various business purposes. At September 30, 2015, $2.8 billion of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were held in the U.S. and overdrawn cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $2.0 billion were held in other countries. We maintain a multicurrency cash pool with a third party bank in which various Aon entities participate. Individual Aon entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall global balance does not fall below zero. At September 30, 2015, non-U.S. cash balances of one or more entities were negative; however, the overall balance was positive.
Of the total balance of Cash and cash equivalents and Short-term investments as of December 31, 2014, $169 million was restricted as to its use, which was comprised of $65 million of operating funds in the U.K., as required by the Financial Conduct Authority, and $104 million held as collateral for various business purposes. At December 31, 2014, $3.5 billion of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were held in the U.S. and overdrawn cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $2.7 billion were held in other countries.
In our capacity as an insurance broker or agent, we collect premiums from insureds and, after deducting our commission, remit the premiums to the respective insurance underwriter. We also collect claims or refunds from underwriters on behalf of insureds, which are then returned to the insureds. Unremitted insurance premiums and claims are held by us in a fiduciary capacity. In addition, some of our outsourcing agreements require us to hold funds on behalf of clients to pay obligations on their behalf. The levels of fiduciary assets and liabilities can fluctuate significantly, depending on when we collect premiums, claims, and refunds, make payments to underwriters and insureds, collect funds from clients and make payments on their behalf, and the movement of foreign currency exchange rates. Fiduciary assets, because of their nature, are generally invested in very liquid securities with highly-rated, credit-worthy financial institutions. In our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, the amounts we report for Fiduciary assets and Fiduciary liabilities are equal. Our Fiduciary assets included cash and short-term investments of $3.6 billion and $4.0 billion at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and fiduciary receivables of $6.4 billion and $7.7 billion at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. While
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we earn investment income on the fiduciary assets held in cash and investments, the cash and investments are not owned by us and cannot be used for general corporate purposes.
As disclosed in Note 13 "Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments" of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the majority of our investments carried at fair value are money market funds. Money market funds are carried at cost as an approximation of fair value. Consistent with market convention, we consider cost a practical and expedient measure of fair value. These money market funds are held throughout the world with various financial institutions. We are not aware of any market liquidity issues that would materially impact the fair value of these investments.
At September 30, 2015, our investments in money market funds and highly liquid debt instruments had a fair value of $1.6 billion and are reported as Short-term investments or Fiduciary assets in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position depending on their nature.
The following table summarizes our Fiduciary assets, non-fiduciary Cash and cash equivalents, and Short-term investments at September 30, 2015 (in millions):

|  | Statement of Financial Position Classification |  |
Asset Type |  | Cash and Cash Equivalents |  | Short-term Investments |  | Fiduciary Assets |  | Total
Certificates of deposit, bank deposits or time deposits |  | $ | 398 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,338 |  |  | $ | 2,736 |
Money market funds |  | — |  |  | 385 |  |  | 1,221 |  |  | 1,606 |
Highly liquid debt instruments |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other investments due within one year |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cash and short-term investments |  | 398 |  |  | 385 |  |  | 3,559 |  |  | 4,342 |
Fiduciary receivables |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,397 |  |  | 6,397 |
Total |  | $ | 398 |  |  | $ | 385 |  |  | $ | 9,956 |  |  | $ | 10,739 |

Share Repurchase Program
In April 2012, our Board of Directors authorized the 2012 Share Repurchase Program under which up to $5.0 billion of Class A Ordinary Shares may be repurchased. In November 2014, our Board of Directors authorized the 2014 Share Repurchase Program pursuant to which $5.0 billion may be repurchased in addition to the $5.0 billion authorized under the 2012 Share Repurchase Program. Under each program, shares may be repurchased through the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, based on prevailing market conditions, funded from available capital.
In the third quarter of 2015, the Company repurchased 6.3 million shares at an average price per share of $95.75 for a total cost of $600 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company repurchased 11.7 million shares at an average price per share of $98.00 for a total cost of $1.15 billion. In the third quarter of 2014, the Company repurchased 5.8 million shares at an average price per share of $86.07 for a total cost of $500 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 20.4 million shares at an average price per share of $85.73 for a total cost of $1.8 billion. In August 2015, the $5 billion of Class A Ordinary Shares authorized under the 2012 Share Repurchase Program was exhausted. At September 30, 2015, the remaining authorized amount for share repurchase under the 2014 Share Repurchase Program is $4.5 billion. Under the Repurchase Programs, the Company has repurchased a total of 73.8 million shares for an aggregate cost of $5.5 billion.
For information regarding share repurchases made during the third quarter of 2015, see Part II, Item 2 — "Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds" below.
Borrowings
Total debt at September 30, 2015 was $6.1 billion, which represents an increase of $544 million compared to December 31, 2014. This increase is primarily due to the issuance of $600 million of 4.750% Senior Notes due May 2045 and an increase in commercial paper outstanding of $642 million, partially offset by the maturity of $600 million of 3.50% Senior Notes due September 2015 and the impact of foreign currency translation adjustments. Commercial paper activity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 included total issuances of $1.0 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively, compared to $581 million and $2.4 billion, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. The proceeds of the commercial paper issuances were used primarily for short-term working capital needs.
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On May 20, 2015, Aon plc issued $600 million of 4.750% Senior Notes due May 2045. The 4.750% Notes due May 2045 are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Aon Corporation. We used the proceeds of the issuance for general corporate purposes.
On September 30, 2015, $600 million of 3.50% Senior Notes issued by Aon Corporation matured and were repaid.
Our total debt as a percentage of total capital attributable to Aon shareholders was 51.0% and 45.9% at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
Credit Facilities
As of December 31, 2014, we had two primary committed credit facilities outstanding: the 2017 Facility, our $400 million U.S. credit facility expiring in March 2017, and the 2015 Facility, our €650 million ($792 million based on exchange rates at December 31, 2014) European credit facility expiring in October 2015. On February 2, 2015, we replaced the 2015 Facility with the 2020 Facility, a new $900 million multi-currency U.S. credit facility expiring in February 2020. Each of these facilities is intended to support our commercial paper obligations and our general working capital needs. In addition, each of these facilities includes customary representations, warranties and covenants, including financial covenants that require us to maintain specified ratios of adjusted consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense and consolidated debt to adjusted consolidated EBITDA, tested quarterly. At September 30, 2015, we had no borrowings under, and were in compliance with, these financial covenants and all other covenants contained in the 2017 Facility and the 2020 Facility during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.
Shelf Registration Statement
On September 3, 2015, we filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC, registering the offer and sale from time to time of an indeterminate amount of, among other securities, debt securities, preference shares, Class A Ordinary Shares and convertible securities. Our ability to access the market as a source of liquidity is dependent on investor demand, market conditions and other factors.
Rating Agency Ratings
The major rating agencies' ratings of our debt at October 30, 2015 appear in the table below.

| Ratings |  |
| Senior Long-term Debt |  | Commercial Paper |  | Outlook
Standard & Poor's | A- |  | A-2 |  | Stable
Moody's Investor Services | Baa2 |  | P-2 |  | Stable
Fitch, Inc. | BBB+ |  | F-2 |  | Stable

A downgrade in the credit ratings of our senior debt and commercial paper could increase our borrowing costs, reduce or eliminate our access to capital, reduce our financial flexibility, increase our commercial paper interest rates, or restrict our access to the commercial paper market altogether, and/or impact future pension contribution requirements.
Letters of Credit and Other Guarantees
We had total letters of credit ("LOCs") outstanding of approximately $59 million at September 30, 2015, compared to $95 million at December 31, 2014. These letters of credit cover the beneficiaries related to certain of our U.S. and Canadian non-qualified pension plan schemes and secure deductible retentions for our own workers compensation program. We also have issued LOCs to cover contingent payments for taxes and other business obligations to third parties, and other guarantees for miscellaneous purposes at our international subsidiaries.
We have certain contractual contingent guarantees for premium payments owed by clients to certain insurance companies. The maximum exposure with respect to such contractual contingent guarantees was approximately $82 million at September 30, 2015, compared to $112 million at December 31, 2014.
We have provided commitments to fund certain limited partnerships in which we have an interest in the event that the general partners request funding. Some of these commitments have specific expiration dates and the maximum potential funding under these commitments was $12 million and $14 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. During the
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third quarter, we did not fund these commitments. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we funded $2 million of these commitments.
Other Liquidity Matters
We do not have exposure related to off balance sheet arrangements. Our cash flows from operations, borrowing availability and overall liquidity are subject to risks and uncertainties. See "Information Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" below.
Financial Condition
At September 30, 2015, our net assets were $5.9 billion, representing total assets minus total liabilities, a decrease from $6.6 billion at December 31, 2014. The decrease was due primarily to $1.15 billion of share repurchases, $240 million of dividend payments, and an increase of $319 million in Accumulated other comprehensive loss related primarily to foreign currency translation adjustment and post-retirement benefit obligations, partially offset by Net income of $832 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Working capital decreased by $430 million to $379 million from December 31, 2014.
Equity
Equity at September 30, 2015 was $5.9 billion, a decrease of $689 million from December 31, 2014. The decrease resulted primarily from share repurchases of $1.15 billion, $240 million of dividends to shareholders, and an increase in Accumulated other comprehensive loss of $319 million, partially offset by Net income of $832 million.
The $319 million increase in Accumulated other comprehensive loss from December 31, 2014 primarily reflects the following:

• | negative net foreign currency translation adjustments of $370 million, which are attributable to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against certain foreign currencies,

• | a decrease of $62 million in net post-retirement benefit obligations, and

• | net financial instrument losses of $11 million.

REVIEW BY SEGMENT
General
We serve clients through the following segments:

• | Risk Solutions acts as an advisor and insurance and reinsurance broker, helping clients manage their risks, via consultation, as well as negotiation and placement of insurance risk with insurance carriers through our global distribution network.

• | HR Solutions partners with organizations to solve their most complex benefits, talent and related financial challenges, and improve business performance by designing, implementing, communicating and administering a wide range of human capital, retirement, investment management, health care, compensation and talent management strategies.

Risk Solutions

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
(millions, except percentage data) | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Revenue | $ | 1,689 |  |  | $ | 1,836 |  |  | $ | 5,417 |  |  | $ | 5,778 |
Operating income | 324 |  |  | 343 |  |  | 1,015 |  |  | 1,205 |
Operating margin | 19.2 | % |  | 18.7 | % |  | 18.7 | % |  | 20.9 | %

The demand for property and casualty insurance generally rises as the overall level of economic activity increases and generally falls as such activity decreases, affecting both the commissions and fees generated by our brokerage business. The economic activity that impacts property and casualty insurance is described as exposure units, and is most closely correlated with employment levels, corporate revenue and asset values. During the first nine months of 2015, pricing was modestly negative on average globally, and we still consider this a "soft market." In a soft market, premium rates flatten or decrease, along with commission revenues, due to increased competition for market share among insurance carriers or increased
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underwriting capacity. Changes in premiums have a direct and potentially material impact on the insurance brokerage industry, as commission revenues are generally based on a percentage of the premiums paid by insureds.
Additionally, continuing into the third quarter of 2015, we faced difficult conditions as a result of continued weakness in the global economy and the repricing of credit risk. Weak economic conditions in many markets around the globe have reduced our customers' demand for our retail brokerage and reinsurance brokerage products, which have had a negative impact on our operational results.
Risk Solutions generated approximately 62% and 65% of our consolidated total revenues in the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively. Revenues are generated primarily through fees paid by clients, commissions and fees paid by insurance and reinsurance companies, and investment income on funds held on behalf of clients. Our revenues vary from quarter to quarter throughout the year as a result of the timing of our clients' policy renewals, the net effect of new and lost business, the timing of services provided to our clients, and the income we earn on investments, which is heavily influenced by short-term interest rates.
We operate in a highly competitive industry and compete with many retail insurance brokerage and agency firms, as well as with individual brokers, agents, and direct writers of insurance coverage. Specifically, we address the highly specialized product development and risk management needs of commercial enterprises, professional groups, insurance companies, governments, health care providers, and non-profit groups, among others; provide affinity products for professional liability, life, disability income, and personal lines for individuals, associations, and businesses; provide products and services via GRIP Solutions; provide reinsurance services to insurance and reinsurance companies and other risk assumption entities by acting as brokers or intermediaries on all classes of reinsurance; provide capital management transaction and advisory products and services, including mergers and acquisitions and other financial advisory services, capital raising, contingent capital financing, insurance-linked securitizations and derivative applications; provide managing underwriting to independent agents and brokers as well as corporate clients; provide risk consulting, actuarial, loss prevention, and administrative services to businesses and consumers; and manage captive insurance companies.
Revenue
Commissions, fees and other revenue for Risk Solutions were as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Retail brokerage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas | $ | 779 |  |  | $ | 799 |  |  | $ | 2,329 |  |  | $ | 2,329 |
International (1) | 573 |  |  | 659 |  |  | 2,034 |  |  | 2,290 |
Total retail brokerage | 1,352 |  |  | 1,458 |  |  | 4,363 |  |  | 4,619 |
Reinsurance brokerage | 331 |  |  | 371 |  |  | 1,038 |  |  | 1,140 |
Total | $ | 1,683 |  |  | $ | 1,829 |  |  | $ | 5,401 |  |  | $ | 5,759 |

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(1) Includes the U.K., Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.
Commissions, fees and other revenue for Risk Solutions decreased $146 million, or 8%, in the third quarter 2015 compared to the third quarter 2014. The decrease in revenue was driven by an 8% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a 1% unfavorable impact from acquisitions, net of divestitures, partially offset by 1% organic growth. During the first nine months of 2015, Commissions, fees and other revenue decreased $358 million, or 6%, as compared to the first nine months of 2014 due to an 8% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by 2% organic revenue growth.
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Reconciliation of organic revenue growth to reported commissions, fees and other revenue growth for 2015 versus 2014 is as follows:

Three months ended September 30, 2015 |  | Percent Change |  | Less: Currency Impact |  | Less: Acquisitions, Divestitures & Other |  | Organic Revenue
Retail brokerage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  | (3 | )% |  | (5 | )% |  | (2 | )% |  | 4 | %
International (1) |  | (13 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 1 |
Total retail brokerage |  | (7 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Reinsurance brokerage |  | (11 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | )
Total |  | (8 | )% |  | (8 | )% |  | (1 | )% |  | 1 | %

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 |  | Percent Change |  | Less: Currency Impact |  | Less: Acquisitions, Divestitures & Other |  | Organic Revenue
Retail brokerage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  | — | % |  | (4 | )% |  | — | % |  | 4 | %
International (1) |  | (11 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Total retail brokerage |  | (6 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Reinsurance brokerage |  | (9 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
Total |  | (6 | )% |  | (8 | )% |  | — | % |  | 2 | %

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(1) Includes the U.K., Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.
Retail brokerage Commissions, fees and other revenue decreased 7% in the third quarter of 2015, driven by a 9% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by 2% organic revenue growth. Commissions, fees, and other revenue for the first nine months of 2015 decreased 6% due to a 9% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by 3% organic growth.
Americas Commissions, fees and other revenue decreased 3% in the third quarter of 2015, reflecting a 5% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a 2% decrease in commissions and fees related to acquisitions, net of divestitures, partially offset by 4% growth in organic revenue. Organic revenue growth of 4% was driven by growth across all regions and product lines, including strong new business generation in US Retail and Canada and effective management of the renewal book portfolio in Latin America. Commissions, fees and other revenue for the first nine months of 2015 was comparable to the prior year at $2.3 billion, driven by 4% organic growth, which was offset by a 4% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates.
International Commissions, fees and other revenue decreased 13% in the third quarter, driven by a 13% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a 1% unfavorable impact from acquisitions, net of divestitures, partially offset by a 1% increase in organic revenue growth. Organic growth of 1% was driven by growth in New Zealand and across Asia. Commissions, fees, and other revenue for the first nine months of 2015 decreased 11% due to a 13% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by 2% organic growth.
Reinsurance brokerage Commissions, fees and other revenue decreased 11% the third quarter of 2015, driven by a 7% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a 4% decline in organic revenue. The decline in organic revenue was driven by an unfavorable market impact globally, a modest decline in facultative placements, and unfavorable timing partially offset by record new business growth in treaty placements. Commissions, fees and other revenue for the first nine months of 2015 decreased 9%, driven by a 7% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a 2% decline in organic revenue. The decline in organic revenue was driven by an unfavorable market impact globally, partially offset by strong new business growth in treaty placements.
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Operating Income
Operating income for the third quarter 2015 decreased $19 million, or 6%, from 2014 to $324 million in 2015, and operating income margin increased from 18.7% in 2014 to 19.2% in 2015. For the first nine months of 2015, operating income decreased $190 million, or 16%, to $1.0 billion, and operating income margin decreased from 20.9% in 2014 to 18.7% in 2015. The decrease in both periods was driven by a significant unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by organic revenue growth and return on investments in data and analytics. Additionally, the decrease for the first nine months of 2015 was also due to expense related to legacy litigation realized in the second quarter.
HR Solutions

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
(millions, except percentage data) | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Revenue | $ | 1,064 |  |  | $ | 1,057 |  |  | $ | 3,013 |  |  | $ | 3,004 |
Operating income | 134 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 249 |  |  | 249 |
Operating margin | 12.6 | % |  | 10.7 | % |  | 8.3 | % |  | 8.3 | %

Our HR Solutions segment generated approximately 39% and 36% of our consolidated total revenues in the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively, and provides a broad range of human capital services, as follows:

· | Retirement specializes in global actuarial services, defined contribution consulting, tax and ERISA consulting, and pension administration.

· | Compensation focuses on compensatory advisory/counsel including: compensation planning design, executive reward strategies, salary survey and benchmarking, market share studies and sales force effectiveness, with special expertise in the financial services and technology industries.

· | Strategic Human Capital delivers advice to complex global organizations on talent, change and organizational effectiveness issues, including talent strategy and acquisition, executive on-boarding, performance management, leadership assessment and development, communication strategy, workforce training and change management.

· | Investment consulting advises public and private companies, other institutions and trustees on developing and maintaining investment programs across a broad range of plan types, including defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, endowments and foundations.

· | Benefits Administration applies our human resource expertise primarily through defined benefit (pension), defined contribution (401(k)), and health and welfare administrative services. Our model replaces the resource-intensive processes once required to administer benefit plans with more efficient, effective, and less costly solutions.

· | Exchanges is building and operating healthcare exchanges that provide employers with a cost effective alternative to traditional employee and retiree healthcare, while helping individuals select the insurance that best meets their needs.

· | Human Resource Business Processing Outsourcing provides market-leading solutions to manage employee data; administers benefits, payroll and other human resources processes; and records and manages talent, workforce and other core human resource process transactions as well as other complementary services such as flexible spending, dependent audit and participant advocacy.

Revenue
Commissions, fees and other revenue were as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Consulting services | $ | 460 |  |  | $ | 466 |  |  | $ | 1,222 |  |  | $ | 1,245 |
Outsourcing | 616 |  |  | 604 |  |  | 1,819 |  |  | 1,788 |
Intersegment | (12 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (28 | ) |  | (29 | )
Total | $ | 1,064 |  |  | $ | 1,057 |  |  | $ | 3,013 |  |  | $ | 3,004 |

Commissions, fees and other revenue for HR Solutions increased $7 million, or 1% in the third quarter 2015 compared to the third quarter 2014. The modest increase in revenue reflects 5% organic growth in commissions and fees, partially offset by a 3% unfavorable impact from foreign exchange rates and a 1% unfavorable impact from acquisitions, net of divestitures. For the first nine months of 2015, revenue increased $9 million due to 4% organic growth, partially offset by a 3% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a 1% unfavorable impact from acquisitions, net of divestitures.
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Reconciliation of organic revenue growth to reported commissions, fees and other revenue growth for 2015 versus 2014 is as follows:

Three months ended September 30, 2015 |  | Percent Change |  | Less: Currency Impact |  | Less: Acquisitions, Divestitures & Other |  | Organic Revenue
Consulting services |  | (1 | )% |  | (5 | )% |  | 1 | % |  | 3 | %
Outsourcing |  | 2 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 5 |
Total |  | 1 | % |  | (3 | )% |  | (1 | )% |  | 5 | %

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 |  | Percent Change |  | Less: Currency Impact |  | Less: Acquisitions, Divestitures & Other |  | Organic Revenue
Consulting services |  | (2 | )% |  | (5 | )% |  | — | % |  | 3 | %
Outsourcing |  | 2 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 4 |
Total |  | — | % |  | (3 | )% |  | (1 | )% |  | 4 | %

Consulting services revenue decreased $6 million, or 1%, for the third quarter due primarily to a 5% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by 3% organic revenue growth and an increase of 1% from acquisitions, net of divestitures. Organic revenue growth was driven by solid growth in compensation consulting and continued growth in retirement solutions, particularly for investment consulting. For the first nine months of 2015, revenue decreased $23 million, or 2%, as a result of a 5% unfavorable impact from foreign currency rates, partially offset by 3% organic growth.
Outsourcing revenue increased $12 million, or 2%, for the third quarter due to 5% organic revenue growth driven by solid growth in benefits administration for discretionary services, new client wins in HR BPO for cloud-based solutions, and growth in health care exchanges for off-cycle enrollments on the retiree exchange, partially offset by a 2% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a 1% unfavorable impact from acquisitions, net of divestitures. For the first nine months of 2015, revenue increased $31 million, or 2%, as a result of 4% organic growth, partially offset by a 1% unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a 1% unfavorable impact from acquisitions, net of divestitures.
Operating Income
Operating income for the third quarter was $134 million, an increase of $21 million, or 19%, from the third quarter of 2014. For the first nine months of 2015, operating income was $249 million, similar to the prior year. The increase in the third quarter was primarily driven by solid organic revenue growth of 5%, partially offset by an unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates, and an increase in expense to support future growth. The nine months operating income was driven by organic revenue growth of 4%, which was offset by expense related to legacy litigation. Operating margin for the HR Solutions segment was 12.6% in the third quarter, an increase from 10.7% in 2014. For the first nine months of 2015, operating margin was 8.3%, similar to the prior year.
Unallocated Income and Expense
A reconciliation of our operating income to income before income taxes is as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk Solutions | $ | 324 |  |  | $ | 343 |  |  | $ | 1,015 |  |  | $ | 1,205 |
HR Solutions | 134 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 249 |  |  | 249 |
Unallocated | (45 | ) |  | (39 | ) |  | (133 | ) |  | (123 | )
Operating income | 413 |  |  | 417 |  |  | 1,131 |  |  | 1,331 |
Interest income | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 7 |
Interest expense | (72 | ) |  | (65 | ) |  | (205 | ) |  | (188 | )
Other income | 8 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 34 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 352 |  |  | $ | 390 |  |  | $ | 987 |  |  | $ | 1,184 |

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Unallocated operating expense
Unallocated operating expense includes corporate governance costs not allocated to the operating segments. Net unallocated expenses increased $6 million to $45 million in the third quarter 2015, primarily reflecting favorable timing of certain expenses in the prior year quarter. Net unallocated expenses were $133 million for the first nine months 2015 and $123 million for the first nine months 2014, an increase of $10 million.
Interest income
Interest income represents income earned on operating cash balances and other income-producing investments. It does not include interest earned on funds held on behalf of clients. During the third quarter 2015, interest income remained flat at $3 million compared to the third quarter 2014. For the first nine months of 2015, interest income increased $3 million to $10 million compared to the first nine months of 2014.
Interest expense
Interest expense, which represents the cost of our worldwide debt obligations, increased $7 million during the third quarter 2015 compared to the third quarter of 2014 and $17 million during the first nine months of 2015 compared to the first nine months of 2014. The increase in Interest expense in both periods primarily reflects an increase in the total debt outstanding.
Other income
Other income was $8 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $35 million for the third quarter of 2014. Other income for the third quarter 2015 includes a $16 million gain on foreign currency remeasurement and $4 million in equity earnings, partially offset by a $12 million loss on financial instruments. Other income of $35 million in the third quarter 2014 primarily included a $25 million gain on the sale of a business, $7 million of foreign currency remeasurement gains, and $4 million in equity earnings.
Other income for the first nine months of 2015 was $51 million, compared to $34 million in the prior year period. Other income for the first nine months of 2015 primarily includes $33 million of gains due to the favorable impact of foreign currency remeasurement, a $20 million net gain on the sale of businesses, and $10 million in equity earnings, partially offset by $12 million in losses on financial instruments. The first nine months of 2014 included a $25 million gain on the sale of a business, an $11 million gain on foreign currency remeasurement, and $10 million on equity earnings, partially offset by $17 million in losses on financial instruments.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
There have been no changes in our critical accounting policies, which include revenue recognition, pensions, goodwill and other intangible assets, contingencies, share-based payments, and income taxes, as discussed in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Note 2 "Accounting Principles and Practices" of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contains a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements and their impact or future potential impact on our financial results, if determinable.
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INFORMATION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report and reports we will subsequently file or furnish and have previously filed or furnished with the SEC contains certain statements related to future results, or states our intentions, beliefs and expectations or predictions for the future which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations or forecasts of future events. They use words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "project," "intend," "plan," "probably," "potential," "looking forward," and other similar terms, and future or conditional tense verbs like "could," "may," "might," "should," "will" and "would." You can also identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. For example, we may use forward-looking statements when addressing topics such as: market and industry conditions, including competitive and pricing trends; changes in our business strategies and methods of generating revenue; the development and performance of our services and products; changes in the composition or level of our revenues; our cost structure and the outcome of cost-saving or restructuring initiatives; the outcome of contingencies; dividend policy; the expected impact of acquisitions and dispositions; pension obligations; cash flow and liquidity; expected effective tax rate; future actions by regulators; and the impact of changes in accounting rules. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from either historical or anticipated results depending on a variety of factors. Potential factors, which may be revised or supplemented in subsequent reports filed or furnished with the SEC, that could impact results include:

• | general economic and political conditions in different countries in which we do business around the world;

• | changes in the competitive environment;

• | fluctuations in exchange and interest rates that could influence revenue and expense;

• | changes in global equity and fixed income markets that could affect the return on invested assets;

• | changes in the funding status of our various defined benefit pension plans and the impact of any increased pension funding resulting from those changes;

• | the level of our debt limiting financial flexibility;

• | rating agency actions that could affect our ability to borrow funds;

• | the effect of the change in global headquarters and jurisdiction of incorporation, including differences in the anticipated benefits;

• | changes in estimates or assumptions on our financial statements;

• | limits on our subsidiaries to make dividend and other payments to us;

• | the impact of lawsuits and other contingent liabilities and loss contingencies arising from errors and omissions and other claims against us;

• | the impact of, and potential challenges in complying with, legislation and regulation in the jurisdictions in which we operate, particularly given the global scope of our businesses and the possibility of conflicting regulatory requirements across jurisdictions in which we do business;

• | the impact of any investigations brought by regulatory authorities in the U.S., U.K. and other countries;

• | the impact of any inquiries relating to compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and non-U.S. anti-corruption laws and with U.S. and non-U.S. trade sanctions regimes;

• | failure to protect intellectual property rights or allegations that we infringe on the intellectual property rights of others;

• | the effects of English law on our operating flexibility and the enforcement of judgments against us;

• | the failure to retain and attract qualified personnel;

• | international risks associated with our global operations;

• | the effect of natural or man-made disasters;

• | the potential of a system or network breach or disruption resulting in operational interruption or improper disclosure of personal data;

• | our ability to develop and implement new technology;

• | the damage to our reputation among clients, markets or third parties;

• | the actions taken by third parties that perform aspects of our business operations and client services;

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• | the extent to which we manage certain risks created in connection with the various services, including fiduciary and investments and other advisory services and business process outsourcing services, among others, that we currently provide, or will provide in the future, to clients;

• | our ability to grow, develop and integrate companies that it acquires or new lines of business;

• | changes in commercial property and casualty markets, commercial premium rates or methods of compensation;

• | changes in the health care system or our relationships with insurance carriers; and

• | our ability to implement initiatives intended to yield cost savings and the ability to achieve those cost savings.

Any or all of our forward-looking statements may turn out to be inaccurate, and there are no guarantees about our performance. The factors identified above are not exhaustive. Aon and its subsidiaries operate in a dynamic business environment in which new risks may emerge frequently. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made. We are under no obligation (and expressly disclaim any obligation) to update or alter any forward-looking statement that we may make from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Further information about factors that could materially affect Aon, including our results of operations and financial condition, is contained in the "Risk Factors" sections in each of Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. These factors may be revised or supplemented in subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to potential fluctuations in earnings, cash flows and the fair value of certain of our assets and liabilities due to changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates. To manage the risk from these exposures, we enter into a variety of derivative instruments. We do not enter into derivatives or financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
The following discussion describes our specific exposures and the strategies we use to manage these risks. There have been no changes in our critical accounting policies for financial instruments and derivatives as discussed in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Foreign Exchange Risk
We are subject to foreign exchange rate risk. Our primary exposures include exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and the Euro, the British Pound, the Canadian Dollar, the Australian Dollar, and the Indian Rupee. We use over-the-counter options and forward contracts to reduce the impact of foreign currency risk to our financial statements.
Additionally, some of our non-U.S. brokerage subsidiaries receive revenues in currencies that differ from their functional currencies. Our U.K. subsidiaries earn a portion of their revenue in U.S. Dollars and Euros, but most of their expenses are incurred in British Pounds. At September 30, 2015, we have hedged approximately 45% of our U.K. subsidiaries' expected exposures to both U.S. Dollar and Euro transactions for the years ending December 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively. We generally do not hedge exposures beyond three years.
We also use forward contracts to economically hedge foreign exchange risk associated with monetary balance sheet exposures, such as inter-company notes and short-term assets and liabilities that are denominated in a non-functional currency and are subject to remeasurement.
The translated value of revenue and expense from our international brokerage operations are subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. If the Company were to translate prior year results at current quarter exchange rates, diluted earnings per share would be unfavorably impacted by approximately $0.08 and $0.29 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. Further, adjusted diluted earnings per share, a non-GAAP measure as defined and reconciled under the caption "Review of Consolidated Results — Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share" would be unfavorably impacted by approximately $0.09 and $0.31 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, if the Company were to translate prior year results at current quarter exchange rates.
Interest Rate Risk
Our fiduciary investment income is affected by changes in international and domestic short-term interest rates. We monitor our net exposure to short-term interest rates and, as appropriate, hedge our exposure with various derivative financial instruments.
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This activity primarily relates to brokerage funds held on behalf of clients in the U.S. and in continental Europe. A decrease in global short-term interest rates adversely affects our fiduciary investment income.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. We have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report of September 30, 2015. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information relating to Aon, including our consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in our Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in appropriate statute, SEC rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to Aon's management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting. No changes in Aon's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2015 that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, Aon's internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See Note 14 "Commitments and Contingencies — Legal" to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part I, Item 1, which is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
The risk factors set forth in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 reflect certain risks associated with existing and potential lines of business and contain "forward-looking statements" as discussed in Part I, Item 2 of this report. Readers should consider them in addition to the other information contained in this report as our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected if any of these risks actually occur.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
The following information relates to the purchase of equity securities by Aon or any affiliated purchaser during each month within the third quarter of 2015:

Period |  | Total Number of Shares Purchased |  | Average Price Paid per Share |  | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) |  | Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
7/1/15 -7/31/15 |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 5,074,020,462 |
8/1/15 - 8/31/15 |  | 3,998,532 |  |  | 98.52 |  |  | 3,998,532 |  |  | 4,680,068,566 |
9/1/15 - 9/30/15 |  | 2,267,172 |  |  | 90.85 |  |  | 2,267,172 |  |  | 4,474,091,411 |
Total |  | 6,265,704 |  |  | $ | 95.75 |  |  | 6,265,704 |  |  | $ | 4,474,091,411 |

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(1) Our Board of Directors authorized the 2012 Share Repurchase Program in April 2012 and the 2014 Share Repurchase Program in November 2014. During the third quarter of 2015, we repurchased 6.3 million shares at an average price per share of $95.75 for a total cost of $600 million.
We did not make any unregistered sales of equity in the third quarter.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibits — The exhibits filed with this report are listed on the attached Exhibit Index.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

| Aon plc
| (Registrant)
October 30, 2015 | By: | /s/ Laurel Meissner
| LAUREL MEISSNER
| SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND
| GLOBAL CONTROLLER
| (Principal Accounting Officer and duly authorized officer of Registrant)

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number |  | Description of Exhibit
10.1* |  | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2015, by and between Aon Corporation and Stephen P. McGill - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Aon's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2015.
12.1 |  | Statement regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1 |  | Certification of CEO.
31.2 |  | Certification of CFO.
32.1 |  | Certification of CEO Pursuant to section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
32.2 |  | Certification of CFO Pursuant to section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
101 |  | Interactive Data Files. The following materials are filed electronically with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
|  | 101.INS XBRL Report Instance Document
|  | 101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
|  | 101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
|  | 101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document
|  | 101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
|  | 101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

* Document has been previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated herein by reference herein. Unless otherwise indicated, such document was filed under Commission File Number 001-07933.
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