Aon plc (AON)
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Cash flows from operating activities
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

791,000

382,000

228,000

287,000

676,000

353,000

153,000

58,000

610,000

-12,000

192,000

778,000

305,000

459,000

326,000

308,000

337,000

590,000

303,000

188,000

341,000

467,000

315,000

313,000

336,000

360,000

264,000

252,000

272,000

307,000

210,000

254,000

249,000

280,000

208,000

267,000

255,000

241,000

147,000

158,000

186,000

218,000

134,000

155,000

285,000

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

-1,000

0

-1,000

0

0

69,000

-2,000

1,000

6,000

-29,000

-4,000

821,000

40,000

75,000

42,000

35,000

25,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
(Gain) loss from sales of businesses, net

25,000

5,000

1,000

3,000

4,000

-2,000

-3,000

0

-1,000

-14,000

1,000

-1,000

-2,000

-2,000

0

6,000

35,000

52,000

9,000

1,000

19,000

3,000

33,000

3,000

5,000

37,000

28,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-3,000

-7,000

-39,000

6,000

-6,000

3,000

2,000

92,000

Depreciation of fixed assets

41,000

48,000

44,000

40,000

40,000

50,000

40,000

47,000

39,000

39,000

40,000

54,000

54,000

44,000

39,000

41,000

38,000

-5,000

56,000

57,000

56,000

59,000

61,000

62,000

60,000

63,000

59,000

59,000

59,000

64,000

56,000

57,000

55,000

56,000

53,000

58,000

53,000

58,000

31,000

31,000

31,000

-

-

-

-

Amortization of Intangible Assets

97,000

97,000

101,000

97,000

97,000

101,000

100,000

282,000

110,000

100,000

101,000

460,000

43,000

40,000

42,000

38,000

37,000

-63,000

78,000

79,000

80,000

89,000

90,000

87,000

86,000

99,000

98,000

99,000

99,000

110,000

105,000

104,000

104,000

89,000

91,000

91,000

91,000

68,000

30,000

29,000

27,000

-

-

-

-

Depreciation and amortization

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

60,000

Share-based compensation expense

76,000

65,000

72,000

91,000

89,000

124,000

67,000

70,000

77,000

105,000

66,000

70,000

78,000

96,000

66,000

65,000

79,000

81,000

75,000

74,000

90,000

81,000

72,000

73,000

102,000

93,000

70,000

68,000

69,000

52,000

55,000

50,000

55,000

56,000

58,000

47,000

74,000

55,000

43,000

57,000

66,000

57,000

57,000

55,000

40,000

Deferred income taxes

-6,000

8,000

-19,000

0

-25,000

-97,000

-35,000

-119,000

26,000

190,000

19,000

-225,000

-2,000

-17,000

-22,000

-8,000

23,000

-140,000

-99,000

9,000

7,000

-212,000

59,000

8,000

10,000

-114,000

76,000

11,000

13,000

-116,000

-2,000

7,000

16,000

143,000

-14,000

6,000

11,000

63,000

29,000

-4,000

-12,000

57,000

78,000

-11,000

14,000

Change in assets and liabilities:
Fiduciary receivables

808,000

583,000

-1,100,000

317,000

609,000

1,445,000

-1,649,000

278,000

605,000

815,000

-976,000

327,000

-337,000

943,000

-1,442,000

303,000

-399,000

196,000

-911,000

289,000

-173,000

1,007,000

-1,551,000

728,000

-165,000

688,000

-1,338,000

612,000

42,000

955,000

-1,054,000

857,000

644,000

426,000

-1,092,000

861,000

-181,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Short-term investments — funds held on behalf of clients

237,000

-39,000

324,000

420,000

541,000

-411,000

577,000

-41,000

195,000

-566,000

415,000

-44,000

330,000

121,000

10,000

167,000

242,000

-6,000

-148,000

11,000

-63,000

226,000

2,000

-96,000

271,000

-525,000

157,000

-110,000

322,000

-121,000

-637,000

457,000

62,000

87,000

-116,000

315,000

427,000

485,000

167,000

-237,000

-396,000

-44,000

67,000

399,000

-512,000

Fiduciary liabilities

1,045,000

544,000

-776,000

737,000

1,150,000

1,034,000

-1,072,000

237,000

800,000

249,000

-560,000

282,000

-7,000

1,064,000

-1,432,000

470,000

-157,000

190,000

-1,059,000

300,000

-236,000

1,233,000

-1,549,000

632,000

106,000

163,000

-1,181,000

502,000

364,000

834,000

-1,691,000

1,314,000

706,000

513,000

-1,208,000

1,176,000

246,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Receivables, net

543,000

204,000

-310,000

19,000

458,000

116,000

-360,000

102,000

269,000

398,000

-169,000

63,000

-38,000

280,000

-129,000

-13,000

-33,000

329,000

-173,000

-10,000

-49,000

245,000

-105,000

-102,000

-13,000

233,000

-183,000

-17,000

-174,000

134,000

-159,000

-20,000

-61,000

458,000

18,000

126,000

-108,000

29,000

42,000

43,000

-45,000

281,000

-80,000

41,000

-179,000

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

-275,000

357,000

194,000

-125,000

-454,000

356,000

164,000

-56,000

-439,000

333,000

140,000

13,000

-390,000

299,000

89,000

-28,000

-307,000

400,000

75,000

-39,000

-348,000

412,000

84,000

-24,000

-468,000

440,000

101,000

-14,000

-417,000

310,000

153,000

-49,000

-451,000

227,000

76,000

24,000

-327,000

17,000

46,000

-69,000

-274,000

345,000

-94,000

-45,000

-260,000

Restructuring reserves

-60,000

65,000

-44,000

7,000

-25,000

9,000

2,000

36,000

-24,000

2,000

-8,000

79,000

99,000

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-13,000

-22,000

-40,000

22,000

-2,000

11,000

-16,000

-3,000

-5,000

-22,000

-16,000

-5,000

-14,000

-26,000

-28,000

-10,000

-36,000

-17,000

-1,000

51,000

19,000

5,000

-8,000

Current income taxes

141,000

-23,000

-7,000

-108,000

118,000

171,000

7,000

-174,000

30,000

-129,000

-760,000

31,000

-56,000

38,000

-18,000

-17,000

-45,000

93,000

83,000

-179,000

27,000

253,000

-66,000

-147,000

2,000

81,000

-87,000

-45,000

-65,000

118,000

19,000

7,000

41,000

-52,000

50,000

64,000

58,000

-

-60,000

-19,000

65,000

-86,000

-94,000

-7,000

82,000

Pension, other postretirement and postemployment liabilities

-41,000

-29,000

-35,000

-38,000

-54,000

-36,000

-139,000

-31,000

-53,000

76,000

-41,000

-60,000

-41,000

112,000

-42,000

22,000

-50,000

-39,000

-69,000

-56,000

-66,000

-41,000

-73,000

-98,000

-128,000

-101,000

-110,000

-95,000

-196,000

-171,000

-214,000

-90,000

-110,000

-65,000

-188,000

-65,000

-81,000

-35,000

-54,000

14,000

-55,000

-42,000

-42,000

-178,000

-142,000

Other assets and liabilities

-141,000

89,000

42,000

-58,000

-74,000

137,000

162,000

-263,000

-38,000

-31,000

69,000

62,000

-92,000

41,000

-28,000

-20,000

-59,000

160,000

-51,000

-138,000

-81,000

6,000

51,000

7,000

-21,000

-96,000

27,000

30,000

-62,000

-14,000

-63,000

54,000

19,000

38,000

-66,000

72,000

59,000

-10,000

63,000

-3,000

1,000

28,000

40,000

46,000

117,000

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

380,000

-147,000

254,000

182,000

677,000

595,000

413,000

144,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,000

0

6,000

58,000

174,000

116,000

78,000

129,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash provided by operating activities

338,000

672,000

802,000

287,000

74,000

711,000

562,000

273,000

140,000

381,000

-147,000

260,000

240,000

851,000

711,000

491,000

273,000

714,000

717,000

280,000

298,000

929,000

550,000

344,000

-11,000

769,000

597,000

333,000

54,000

552,000

598,000

284,000

-15,000

231,000

368,000

264,000

155,000

-11,000

-89,000

416,000

467,000

319,000

84,000

-456,000

553,000

Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from investments

6,000

28,000

19,000

2,000

12,000

41,000

7,000

6,000

17,000

25,000

14,000

4,000

25,000

12,000

8,000

10,000

13,000

197,000

13,000

7,000

3,000

1,000

3,000

6,000

42,000

12,000

58,000

5,000

18,000

7,000

120,000

15,000

36,000

87,000

7,000

79,000

17,000

8,000

5,000

11,000

66,000

52,000

5,000

9,000

7,000

Payments for investments

43,000

19,000

34,000

46,000

14,000

15,000

29,000

25,000

11,000

9,000

23,000

23,000

9,000

17,000

18,000

15,000

14,000

263,000

2,000

0

1,000

1,000

5,000

4,000

10,000

2,000

7,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

8,000

14,000

6,000

17,000

2,000

5,000

10,000

141,000

0

5,000

12,000

Net sales (purchases) of short-term investments — non-fiduciary

38,000

-42,000

-55,000

103,000

-41,000

8,000

-4,000

63,000

-415,000

-1,112,000

-1,107,000

2,545,000

-94,000

-169,000

214,000

-333,000

227,000

-18,000

-88,000

139,000

-42,000

191,000

-84,000

-34,000

-183,000

161,000

42,000

-45,000

16,000

-374,000

193,000

24,000

-283,000

184,000

114,000

-72,000

-218,000

-1,355,000

1,613,000

176,000

-97,000

-152,000

9,000

-309,000

193,000

Net purchases of short term investments - funds held on behalf of clients

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

167,000

-237,000

-396,000

-

67,000

399,000

-512,000

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

334,000

0

24,000

0

15,000

8,000

0

21,000

29,000

857,000

23,000

103,000

46,000

681,000

15,000

167,000

16,000

-10,000

3,000

2,000

21,000

15,000

381,000

78,000

5,000

28,000

3,000

21,000

2,000

65,000

15,000

59,000

23,000

4,000

7,000

92,000

3,000

1,988,000

35,000

8,000

47,000

208,000

15,000

7,000

33,000

Sale of businesses, net of cash sold

30,000

9,000

36,000

1,000

6,000

-2,000

-9,000

2,000

-1,000

52,000

1,000

4,195,000

-2,000

3,000

1,000

6,000

97,000

151,000

2,000

11,000

41,000

0

47,000

0

1,000

34,000

5,000

0

1,000

0

1,000

1,000

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,000

10,000

128,000

Capital expenditures

59,000

58,000

61,000

49,000

57,000

61,000

68,000

66,000

45,000

58,000

43,000

48,000

34,000

49,000

39,000

31,000

37,000

-25,000

83,000

80,000

62,000

77,000

64,000

60,000

55,000

55,000

52,000

62,000

60,000

68,000

72,000

58,000

71,000

90,000

52,000

43,000

56,000

65,000

44,000

38,000

33,000

54,000

33,000

32,000

21,000

Cash provided by (used for) investing activities - continuing operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

265,000

1,033,000

1,480,000

28,000

-563,000

-277,000

136,000

-184,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash used for investing activities - discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-4,000

-15,000

-20,000

-10,000

-21,000

-15,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash used for investing activities

-438,000

2,000

-9,000

-195,000

-27,000

-53,000

-95,000

-167,000

346,000

265,000

1,033,000

1,476,000

13,000

-583,000

-287,000

115,000

-199,000

48,000

15,000

-203,000

2,000

-283,000

-316,000

-102,000

156,000

-200,000

-41,000

-36,000

-62,000

245,000

-161,000

-129,000

222,000

-193,000

-173,000

10,000

170,000

-251,000

-1,512,000

-453,000

-323,000

-292,000

16,000

683,000

-636,000

Cash flows from financing activities
Share repurchase

463,000

453,000

352,000

1,055,000

100,000

198,000

301,000

402,000

569,000

511,000

788,000

1,226,000

-126,000

2,294,000

-287,000

-65,000

-685,000

2,700,000

-600,000

-300,000

-250,000

500,000

500,000

650,000

600,000

77,000

500,000

225,000

300,000

500,000

275,000

250,000

100,000

0

175,000

303,000

350,000

150,000

0

50,000

50,000

-

-

-

-

Issuance of shares for employee benefit plans

-112,000

264,000

11,000

-46,000

-98,000

288,000

11,000

-41,000

-109,000

239,000

21,000

-54,000

-85,000

199,000

17,000

-22,000

-65,000

178,000

13,000

-47,000

-114,000

47,000

18,000

14,000

26,000

-106,000

27,000

21,000

36,000

25,000

29,000

15,000

49,000

36,000

3,000

77,000

85,000

96,000

17,000

46,000

35,000

21,000

53,000

34,000

55,000

Issuance of debt

2,060,000

1,134,000

1,359,000

2,688,000

871,000

1,794,000

1,408,000

1,744,000

808,000

3,000

0

659,000

992,000

738,000

673,000

1,011,000

1,045,000

1,857,000

1,049,000

1,575,000

870,000

984,000

931,000

2,129,000

1,195,000

636,000

1,356,000

1,764,000

1,150,000

400,000

1,000

257,000

75,000

101,000

103,000

1,040,000

429,000

1,100,000

1,730,000

0

75,000

-

-

-

-

Repayment of debt

1,341,000

1,083,000

1,630,000

1,534,000

694,000

1,919,000

1,471,000

1,323,000

704,000

1,000

8,000

1,040,000

950,000

637,000

676,000

1,457,000

175,000

2,238,000

964,000

1,210,000

686,000

845,000

1,328,000

916,000

829,000

809,000

1,263,000

1,892,000

715,000

650,000

122,000

165,000

140,000

165,000

19,000

1,425,000

79,000

735,000

4,000

79,000

-2,000

2,236,000

-1,087,000

-30,000

-1,000

Cash dividends to shareholders

102,000

103,000

104,000

107,000

96,000

97,000

98,000

98,000

89,000

90,000

92,000

95,000

87,000

87,000

89,000

87,000

82,000

83,000

84,000

85,000

71,000

72,000

73,000

75,000

53,000

53,000

54,000

55,000

50,000

51,000

51,000

53,000

49,000

50,000

50,000

49,000

51,000

52,000

41,000

41,000

41,000

41,000

41,000

42,000

41,000

Payments to Noncontrolling Interests

40,000

22,000

20,000

84,000

-23,000

14,000

6,000

15,000

0

15,000

11,000

12,000

-2,000

-6,000

-9,000

-20,000

-42,000

-13,000

-3,000

-17,000

-6,000

3,000

0

0

1,000

-33,000

6,000

-1,000

1,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchase of shares from noncontrolling interests

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,000

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,000

10,000

0

-

-

-

-

10,000

11,000

5,000

1,000

-

-

-

-

5,000

4,000

8,000

3,000

-

-

-

-

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities - continuing operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-617,000

-878,000

-1,512,000

-258,000

-271,000

-371,000

-640,000

-4,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash used for financing activities - discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities

82,000

-525,000

-736,000

-92,000

-140,000

-444,000

-457,000

-135,000

-663,000

-617,000

-878,000

-1,512,000

-258,000

-271,000

-371,000

-640,000

-4,000

-759,000

-589,000

-84,000

-257,000

-600,000

-254,000

-189,000

-260,000

-417,000

-447,000

-392,000

120,000

-790,000

-430,000

-200,000

-166,000

-87,000

-177,000

-666,000

34,000

245,000

1,692,000

-128,000

14,000

-394,000

-108,000

-163,000

13,000

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

-82,000

39,000

-36,000

-19,000

37,000

-42,000

-13,000

-81,000

18,000

-22,000

57,000

9,000

25,000

-49,000

-8,000

7,000

11,000

-17,000

-112,000

-4,000

-39,000

-54,000

-16,000

27,000

-24,000

-44,000

-6,000

-47,000

5,000

-6,000

-3,000

8,000

10,000

26,000

-23,000

10,000

-23,000

28,000

-16,000

3,000

47,000

4,000

51,000

-28,000

-11,000

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

-100,000

188,000

21,000

-19,000

-56,000

172,000

-3,000

-110,000

-159,000

7,000

65,000

233,000

20,000

-52,000

45,000

-27,000

81,000

-14,000

31,000

-11,000

4,000

-8,000

-36,000

80,000

-139,000

108,000

103,000

-142,000

117,000

1,000

4,000

-37,000

51,000

-23,000

-5,000

-382,000

336,000

11,000

75,000

-162,000

205,000

-363,000

43,000

36,000

-81,000

Supplemental disclosures:
Interest paid

51,000

93,000

49,000

120,000

27,000

94,000

27,000

87,000

58,000

77,000

51,000

86,000

58,000

76,000

52,000

92,000

52,000

64,000

62,000

65,000

63,000

51,000

112,000

18,000

64,000

20,000

65,000

89,000

32,000

60,000

40,000

57,000

75,000

24,000

66,000

74,000

76,000

54,000

54,000

20,000

30,000

19,000

28,000

19,000

37,000

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

53,000

74,000

82,000

164,000

33,000

63,000

67,000

149,000

58,000

328,000

746,000

50,000

58,000

65,000

64,000

48,000

41,000

69,000

62,000

72,000

46,000

57,000

76,000

138,000

66,000

115,000

93,000

89,000

148,000

99,000

40,000

59,000

40,000

3,000

60,000

-22,000

36,000

39,000

90,000

53,000

10,000

17,000

53,000

59,000

53,000