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Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates (Policies) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Basis of Presentation | All amounts in these notes, except per share data in the text and tables herein, are stated in millions unless otherwise indicated The Consolidated Financial Statements of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for full year financial statements. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations have been included and all intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. During the second quarter of 2017, the Company changed its Consolidated Statement of Income presentation to include Income from equity method investments in Operating income, as its equity method Affiliates are integral to the Company’s operations. This change, along with other reclassifications, has been made to the prior period’s financial statements to conform to the current period’s presentation. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other period or for the full year. The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 includes additional information about its operations, financial position and accounting policies, and should be read in conjunction with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Use of Estimates | The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recent Accounting Developments | Recent Accounting Developments Effective January 1, 2017, the Company adopted Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-07, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures: Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting, and ASU 2016-06, Derivatives, and Hedging: Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments. The adoption of these updates did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and subsequently issued several related amendments. The standard provides a comprehensive model for revenue recognition and is effective for the Company and its consolidated Affiliates for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 for the Company’s equity method Affiliates. The standard may be adopted using either the full or modified retrospective method. The Company has not yet selected its transition method and continues to evaluate the impact of this standard on its Consolidated Financial Statements, but it does not expect the adoption to significantly impact the timing of the recognition of its Revenue. The Company is evaluating whether certain costs currently expensed as incurred meet the criteria for capitalization and whether certain revenue-related costs will be presented on a gross or net basis. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Fair Value: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities. Under the new standard, all equity investments in unconsolidated entities (other than those accounted for using the equity method of accounting) will generally be measured at fair value with any changes recognized through earnings. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and must be adopted using a modified retrospective method. The impact of this standard on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements will depend on the equity investments held by the Company at the time of adoption. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities arising from most operating leases on the statement of financial position. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 for the Company and its consolidated Affiliates and for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 for the Company’s equity method Affiliates. The standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective method. The Company is evaluating the impact of this standard on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which clarifies how cash receipts and cash payments are classified in the statement of cash flows. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and must be adopted using a full retrospective method. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which provides guidance on evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company will apply the standard prospectively upon adoption. The impact of this standard on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements will depend on acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses by the Company in periods following adoption. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment. Under the new standard, a goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company will apply the standard prospectively upon adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact of this standard on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation, which simplifies modification accounting related to share-based arrangements. Under the new standard, modification assessments will not be required if fair value, vesting conditions and classification would be unaffected by a modification. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company will apply the standard prospectively upon adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.
Investments in Affiliates and Affiliate Sponsored Investments Products | Investments in Affiliates The Company’s Affiliates are consolidated or accounted for under the equity method, depending upon the underlying structure of and relationship with each Affiliate. A limited number of the Company’s Affiliates are considered voting rights entities (“VREs”) because the total equity investment at risk is sufficient to enable the entities to finance their respective activities independently and each entity’s equity holders have the right to receive residual returns, the obligation to absorb losses and the right to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact its economic performance. Most of the Company’s Affiliates considered VREs are accounted for under the equity method because the Company lacks control, but is deemed to have significant influence. Substantially all of the Company’s Affiliates are considered variable interest entities (“VIEs”) because they are structured as partnerships (or similar entities) and the limited partners lack substantive kick-out or substantive participation rights over the general partner. The Company consolidates a VIE when it is the primary beneficiary of the entity, which is defined as having the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the right to receive benefits from or the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company applies the equity method of accounting to a VIE when it is not the primary beneficiary, but is deemed to have significant influence. Affiliate Sponsored Investment Products The Company’s consolidated Affiliates sponsor various investment products for which they also act as the investment advisor. These investment products are primarily owned by third-party investors; however, certain products are funded with general partner and seed capital investments from the Company and its Affiliates. Third-party investors are generally entitled to substantially all of the economics of these products. Certain of the Company’s Affiliate sponsored investment products are considered VIEs because they are structured as partnerships (or similar entities) and the limited partners lack substantive kick-out or substantive participation rights over the general partner. The Company's Affiliates’ involvement with sponsored investment products is generally limited to that of a service provider, and their seed capital investments, if any, represent an insignificant interest in the relevant investment products’ net assets. The Company’s and its consolidated Affiliates’ exposure to risk in these entities is generally limited to any capital contribution made or required to be made and any earned but uncollected management and performance fees. As a result, in most cases these VIEs are not consolidated and are accounted for under the equity method because neither the Company nor its Affiliates are deemed to be the primary beneficiary.
Fair Value Measurement | The following are descriptions of the significant financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value and the fair value methodologies used. Cash equivalents consist primarily of highly liquid investments in daily redeeming money market funds, without enacted liquidity fees or redemption gates that are valued at net asset value (“NAV”). Investments in marketable securities consist primarily of investments in publicly traded securities and funds advised by Affiliates that are valued at NAV. Publicly traded securities valued using unadjusted quoted market prices for identical instruments in active markets are classified as level 1. Publicly traded securities valued using quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active are classified as level 2. Investments in funds advised by Affiliates that are valued at NAV are classified as level 1. Contingent payment arrangements represent the present value of the expected future settlement of contingent payment arrangements related to the Company’s investments in consolidated Affiliates. The significant unobservable inputs that are used in the fair value measurement of these obligations are growth and discount rates. Increases in the growth rate result in a higher obligation while increases in the discount rate result in a lower obligation. Affiliate equity obligations include agreements to repurchase Affiliate equity. The significant unobservable inputs that are used in the fair value measurement of the agreements to repurchase Affiliate equity are growth and discount rates. Increases in the growth rate result in a higher obligation while increases in the discount rate result in a lower obligation. Foreign currency forward contracts use model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets to determine fair value. It is the Company’s policy to value financial assets or liabilities transferred as of the beginning of the period in which the transfer occurs.

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