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Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses - Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) acquisition | Sep. 30, 2019 acquisition | Apr. 06, 2020 | Jan. 31, 2020 | Jan. 03, 2020 | Jan. 01, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2019 | Jan. 01, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business acquired under business combination | acquisition | 6 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 8,462 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,165 |  |
2019 and 2020 acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash | 385 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred, contingent, and other consideration | 34 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate consideration transferred | 419 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables | 21 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 315 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 83 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets acquired | 457 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities | 27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current liabilities | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed | 38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired | $ 419 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Farmington Administrative Services LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital acquired |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Cytelligence Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital acquired |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
CoverWallet, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital acquired |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
TRIUM GmbH Insurance Broker |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Assimedia SA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Apollo Conseil et Courtage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Ovatio Courtage SAS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |
Zalba-Caldu Correduria de Seguros, S.A. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |
Chapka Assurances SAS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%

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