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Business Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of assets from countries having restrictions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% | 5.00% |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 99.8 | $ 1.3 | $ 24.2
Segment revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,803.8 | 5,965.7 | 5,429.6
Total segment fee revenue | $ 2,158.2 | $ 1,705.2 | $ 1,603.6 | $ 1,336.8 | $ 1,887.4 | $ 1,501.3 | $ 1,373.5 | $ 1,203.5 |  |  |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 141.8 | 108.1 | 94.4
Total operating expenses | 1,931.9 | 1,634.2 | 1,489.7 | 1,307.4 | 1,633.6 | 1,381.0 | 1,270.5 | 1,150.8 | 6,363.2 | 5,435.9 | 4,964.0
Total Operating income | 226.3 | 71.0 | 113.9 | 29.4 | 253.8 | 120.3 | 103.0 | 52.7 | 440.6 | 529.8 | 465.6
Equity in earnings (losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.8 | 77.4 | 48.3
Segment Reconciling Items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,803.8 | 5,965.7 | 5,429.6
Total segment operating expenses before restructuring and acquisition charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,294.7 | 5,401.8 | 4,921.5
Operating income before restructuring and acquisition charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 509.1 | 563.9 | 508.1
Restructuring and acquisition charges | 32.6 | 18.0 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 13.4 | 18.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 68.5 | 34.1 | 42.5
Total Operating income | 226.3 | 71.0 | 113.9 | 29.4 | 253.8 | 120.3 | 103.0 | 52.7 | 440.6 | 529.8 | 465.6
Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Americas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 141.6 | 55.5 | 62.9
Segment revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,965.9 | 2,605.5 | 2,319.1
Gross contract costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (192.0) | (212.1) | (210.4)
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (23.5) | 0.8 | 0.0
Total segment fee revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,750.4 | 2,394.2 | 2,108.7
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation, operating and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,620.6 | 2,297.1 | 2,045.3
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84.6 | 63.2 | 55.2
Total operating expenses | 796.1 | 709.8 | 625.8 | 573.5 | 706.9 | 582.3 | 552.0 | 519.1 | 2,705.2 | 2,360.3 | 2,100.5
Gross contract costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (192.0) | (212.1) | (210.4)
Total fee based segment operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,513.2 | 2,148.2 | 1,890.1
Total Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 260.7 | 245.2 | 218.6
Equity in earnings (losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.2 | 5.9 | 0.8
Operating Income (Loss), Including Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 261.9 | 251.1 | 219.4
Segment Reconciling Items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,965.9 | 2,605.5 | 2,319.1
Total Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 260.7 | 245.2 | 218.6
Reportable Subsegments [Member] | EMEA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54.2 | 42.9 | 40.4
Segment revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,077.5 | 1,803.1 | 1,632.6
Gross contract costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (563.3) | (397.4) | (316.4)
Total segment fee revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,514.2 | 1,405.7 | 1,316.2
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation, operating and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,961.3 | 1,631.2 | 1,488.0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37.1 | 27.2 | 23.8
Total operating expenses | 636.2 | 519.6 | 461.3 | 381.3 | 524.3 | 420.6 | 385.2 | 328.3 | 1,998.4 | 1,658.4 | 1,511.8
Gross contract costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (563.3) | (397.4) | (316.4)
Total fee based segment operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,435.1 | 1,261.0 | 1,195.4
Total Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79.1 | 144.7 | 120.8
Equity in earnings (losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (0.1) | 0.8 | 0.0
Operating Income (Loss), Including Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79.0 | 145.5 | 120.8
Segment Reconciling Items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,077.5 | 1,803.1 | 1,632.6
Total Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79.1 | 144.7 | 120.8
Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.1 | 14.4 | 16.4
Segment revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,352.6 | 1,160.1 | 1,109.8
Gross contract costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (268.2) | (191.8) | (201.1)
Total segment fee revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,084.4 | 968.3 | 908.7
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation, operating and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,248.9 | 1,058.1 | 1,012.7
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17.3 | 15.5 | 13.3
Total operating expenses | 382.2 | 314.4 | 304.0 | 265.6 | 308.8 | 268.0 | 263.5 | 233.3 | 1,266.2 | 1,073.6 | 1,026.0
Gross contract costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (268.2) | (191.8) | (201.1)
Total fee based segment operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 998.0 | 881.8 | 824.9
Total Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86.4 | 86.5 | 83.8
Equity in earnings (losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4
Operating Income (Loss), Including Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87.5 | 87.2 | 84.2
Segment Reconciling Items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,352.6 | 1,160.1 | 1,109.8
Total Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86.4 | 86.5 | 83.8
LaSalle [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.9 | 8.4 | 2.0
Segment revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 407.8 | 397.0 | 368.1
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation, operating and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 322.1 | 307.3 | 281.0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.1
Total operating expenses | $ 84.8 | $ 72.4 | $ 88.3 | $ 79.4 | $ 80.2 | $ 92.0 | $ 68.0 | $ 69.3 | 324.9 | 309.5 | 283.1
Total Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82.9 | 87.5 | 85.0
Equity in earnings (losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31.5 | 70.1 | 47.0
Operating Income (Loss), Including Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 114.4 | 157.6 | 132.0
Segment Reconciling Items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 407.8 | 397.0 | 368.1
Total Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 82.9 | $ 87.5 | $ 85.0

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