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Aon plc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Friday, 2/14/20, at 4:40pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  1628280-20-1607   ·   File #:  1-07933

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/14/20  Aon plc                           10-K       12/31/19  156:36M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   3.86M 
 3: EX-10.51    Material Contract                                   HTML     52K 
 4: EX-10.58    Material Contract                                   HTML     48K 
 5: EX-10.59    Material Contract                                   HTML     56K 
 6: EX-10.60    Material Contract                                   HTML     53K 
 2: EX-10.7     Material Contract                                   HTML     45K 
 7: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML    291K 
 8: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel -- exhibit23          HTML     55K 
 9: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     51K 
10: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     51K 
11: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
12: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
42: R1          Cover                                               HTML    107K 
89: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    155K 
138: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     87K  
60: R4          Consolidated Statements of Financial Position       HTML    145K 
44: R5          Consolidated Statements of Financial Position       HTML     50K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
91: R6          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML    108K 
140: R7          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML     46K  
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
61: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    166K 
38: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     48K 
100: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and    HTML    147K  
                Practices                                                        
148: R11         Revenue from Contracts with Customers               HTML    110K  
72: R12         Other Financial Data                                HTML    140K 
52: R13         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     81K 
102: R14         Restructuring                                       HTML     81K  
150: R15         Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses         HTML     73K  
73: R16         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     90K 
53: R17         Debt                                                HTML    100K 
99: R18         Lease Commitments                                   HTML    195K 
151: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML    209K  
74: R20         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    170K 
20: R21         Employee Benefits                                   HTML    619K 
111: R22         Share-based Compensation Plans                      HTML    108K  
127: R23         Derivatives and Hedging                             HTML    108K  
76: R24         Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML    137K 
22: R25         Claims, Lawsuits and Other Contingencies            HTML     71K 
113: R26         Segment Information                                 HTML     64K  
129: R27         Guarantee of Registered Securities                  HTML   1.12M  
79: R28         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML    169K 
19: R29         Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and    HTML    213K 
                Practices (Policies)                                             
47: R30         Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and    HTML    110K 
                Practices (Tables)                                               
69: R31         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)      HTML    111K 
155: R32         Other Financial Data (Tables)                       HTML    148K  
106: R33         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     81K  
45: R34         Restructuring Restructuring and Related Activities  HTML     83K 
                (Tables)                                                         
65: R35         Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses         HTML     59K 
                (Tables)                                                         
153: R36         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML    100K  
104: R37         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    100K  
50: R38         Lease Commitments (Tables)                          HTML    206K 
64: R39         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    208K 
32: R40         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    167K 
88: R41         Employee Benefits (Tables)                          HTML    615K 
131: R42         Share-based Compensation Plans (Tables)             HTML    107K  
115: R43         Derivatives and Hedging (Tables)                    HTML    101K  
31: R44         Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML    126K 
                (Tables)                                                         
87: R45         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML     61K 
130: R46         Guarantee of Registered Securities (Tables)         HTML   1.12M  
114: R47         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML    169K  
33: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and    HTML    125K 
                Practices - Additional Information (Details)                     
86: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and    HTML     76K 
                Practices - Schedule of Changes to Balance Sheet                 
                for New Accounting Standards (Details)                           
58: R50         Revenue from Contracts with Customers -             HTML     82K 
                Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)                              
41: R51         Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Contract    HTML     60K 
                Assets Rollforward (Details)                                     
90: R52         Other Financial Data - Schedule of Other Income     HTML     61K 
                (Expense) (Details)                                              
139: R53         Other Financial Data - Schedule of Allowance for    HTML     54K  
                Doubtful Accounts (Details)                                      
59: R54         Other Financial Data - Schedule of Other Current    HTML     59K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
43: R55         Other Financial Data - Components of Fixed Assets,  HTML     70K 
                Net (Details)                                                    
92: R56         Other Financial Data - Schedule of Other            HTML     57K 
                Non-current Assets (Details)                                     
141: R57         Other Financial Data - Schedule of Other Current    HTML     60K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
62: R58         Other Financial Data - Schedule of Other            HTML     64K 
                Non-current Liabilities (Details)                                
39: R59         Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details)       HTML     66K 
119: R60         Discontinued Operations - Income Statement          HTML     88K  
                (Details)                                                        
133: R61         Restructuring - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     58K  
83: R62         Restructuring - Schedule of Restructuring and       HTML     69K 
                Related Expense (Details)                                        
28: R63         Restructuring - Schedule of Restructuring Reserve   HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
120: R64         Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses -       HTML     55K  
                Completed Acquisitions Narrative (Details)                       
134: R65         Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses -       HTML     88K  
                Schedule of Net Assets Acquired (Details)                        
84: R66         Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses -       HTML     59K 
                Completed Dispositions (Details)                                 
29: R67         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     57K 
                changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill                   
                (Details)                                                        
117: R68         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     63K  
                other intangible assets by asset class (Details)                 
137: R69         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     60K  
                estimated future amortization expense on                         
                intangible assets (Details)                                      
146: R70         Debt - Summary of outstanding debt (Details)        HTML    118K  
95: R71         Debt - Narrative (Details)                          HTML     92K 
36: R72         Debt - Repayments of long-term debt (Details)       HTML     70K 
56: R73         Debt - Schedule of Commercial Paper (Details)       HTML     52K 
145: R74         Lease Commitments - Assets and Liabilities of       HTML     62K  
                Lessee (Details)                                                 
94: R75         Lease Commitments - Lease Costs (Details)           HTML     62K 
35: R76         Lease Commitments - Lease Terms and Assumptions     HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
55: R77         Lease Commitments - Cash Flow of Lessee (Details)   HTML     58K 
142: R78         Lease Commitments - Lease Maturity (Details)        HTML    102K  
97: R79         Lease Commitments - Lease Maturity Prior to Topic   HTML     94K 
                842 (Details)                                                    
147: R80         Income Taxes - Income from continuing operations    HTML     73K  
                before income tax (Details)                                      
96: R81         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     63K 
37: R82         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of the income tax     HTML     86K 
                provisions based on the U.S. statutory corporate                 
                tax rate to the provisions reflected in the                      
                Consolidated Financial Statements (Details)                      
57: R83         Income Taxes - Components of Aon's deferred tax     HTML     97K 
                assets and liabilities (Details)                                 
144: R84         Income Taxes - Deferred income taxes (assets and    HTML     51K  
                liabilities netted by jurisdiction) as classified                
                in the Consolidated Statements of Financial                      
                Position (Details)                                               
93: R85         Income Taxes Operating Loss Carryforwards           HTML     59K 
                (Details)                                                        
34: R86         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of the beginning and  HTML     63K 
                ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits                       
                (Details)                                                        
54: R87         Shareholders' Equity - Distributable Reserves       HTML     45K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
143: R88         Shareholders' Equity - Ordinary Shares (Details)    HTML     73K  
98: R89         Shareholders' Equity - Schedule of weighted         HTML     55K 
                average shares outstanding (Details)                             
118: R90         Shareholders' Equity - Dividends (Details)          HTML     48K  
132: R91         Shareholders' Equity - Components of Accumulated    HTML     99K  
                other comprehensive loss, net of related tax                     
                (Details)                                                        
82: R92         Employee Benefits - Schedule of expense recognized  HTML     53K 
                in Compensation and benefit in the Consolidated                  
                Statements of Income (Details)                                   
26: R93         Employee Benefits - Pension Plans Narrative         HTML     95K 
                (Details)                                                        
121: R94         Employee Benefits - Reconciliation of the changes   HTML    133K  
                in the benefit obligations and fair value of                     
                assets and a statement of the funded status                      
                (Details)                                                        
135: R95         Employee Benefits - Amounts recognized in the       HTML     73K  
                Consolidated Statements of Financial Position                    
                (Details)                                                        
85: R96         Employee Benefits - Amounts recognized in           HTML     61K 
                Accumulated other comprehensive loss that have not               
                yet been recognized (Details)                                    
30: R97         Employee Benefits - Components of net periodic      HTML     85K 
                benefit cost (Details)                                           
116: R98         Employee Benefits - Weighted-average assumptions    HTML     67K  
                used to determine future benefit obligations                     
                (Details)                                                        
136: R99         Employee Benefits - Weighted-average assumptions    HTML     71K  
                used to determine the net periodic benefit cost                  
                (Details)                                                        
75: R100        Employee Benefits - Expected Return on Plan Assets  HTML     49K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
21: R101        Employee Benefits - Schedule of Fair Value of U.S   HTML    117K 
                Plan Assets (Details)                                            
110: R102        Employee Benefits - Schedule of Fair Value of U.K.  HTML    115K  
                Plan Assets (Details)                                            
126: R103        Employee Benefits - Schedule of changes in Level 3  HTML     61K  
                fair value for U.K. Pension Plans (Details)                      
77: R104        Employee Benefits - Schedule of Fair Value of       HTML     96K 
                Other Plan Assets (Details)                                      
23: R105        Employee Benefits - Investment Policy and Strategy  HTML     60K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
112: R106        Employee Benefits - Cash Flows Narrative (Details)  HTML     62K  
128: R107        Employee Benefits - Estimated Future Benefit        HTML     68K  
                Payments (Details)                                               
78: R108        Employee Benefits - Overview of the accumulated     HTML     63K 
                benefit obligation, fair value of plan assets,                   
                funded status and net amount recognized for U.S.                 
                and Canadian Other Post-Retirement Benefits                      
                (Details)                                                        
18: R109        Employee Benefits - Schedule of Other information   HTML     58K 
                related to Company's other post-retirement plan's                
                (Details)                                                        
48: R110        Employee Benefits - U.S. and Canadian Other         HTML     90K 
                Post-Retirement Benefits Narrative (Details)                     
70: R111        Share-based Compensation Plans - Share-based        HTML     59K 
                compensation expense recognized in continuing                    
                operations (Details)                                             
154: R112        Share-based Compensation Plans - Restricted Share   HTML     61K  
                Units Narrative (Details)                                        
105: R113        Share-based Compensation Plans - Summary of the     HTML     70K  
                status of the Company's RSUs (Details)                           
46: R114        Share-based Compensation Plans - Performance Share  HTML     64K 
                Awards Narrative (Details)                                       
67: R115        Share-based Compensation Plans - Schedule of        HTML     54K 
                Performance-based plans (Details)                                
152: R116        Derivatives and Hedging - Narrative (Details)       HTML     71K  
103: R117        Derivatives and Hedging - Notional and fair values  HTML     72K  
                of derivative instruments (Details)                              
49: R118        Derivatives and Hedging - Schedule of amounts of    HTML     71K 
                derivative gains (losses) recognized in the                      
                Consolidated Financial Statements (Details)                      
63: R119        Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML     83K 
                - Schedule of assets and liabilities that are                    
                measured at fair value on a recurring basis                      
                (Details)                                                        
125: R120        Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML     47K  
                - Narrative (Details)                                            
108: R121        Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments   HTML     53K  
                - Schedule of financial instruments where the                    
                carrying amounts and fair values differ (Details)                
25: R122        Claims, Lawsuits, and Other Contingencies - Legal   HTML     80K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
81: R123        Claims, Lawsuits, and Other Contingencies -         HTML     55K 
                Guarantees and Indemnifications Narrative                        
                (Details)                                                        
124: R124        Claims, Lawsuits, and Other Contingencies -         HTML     45K  
                Letters of Credit Narrative (Details)                            
107: R125        Claims, Lawsuits, and Other Contingencies -         HTML     45K  
                Premium Payments (Details)                                       
24: R126        Segment Information - Narrative (Details)           HTML     48K 
80: R127        Segment Information - Schedule of consolidated      HTML     62K 
                non-current assets by geographic area (Details)                  
123: R128        Guarantee of Registered Securities - Narrative      HTML     86K  
                (Details)                                                        
109: R129        Guarantee of Registered Securities - Condensed      HTML    190K  
                Consolidating Statement of Income (Details)                      
101: R130        Guarantee of Registered Securities - Condensed      HTML    133K  
                Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income                  
                (Details)                                                        
149: R131        Guarantee of Registered Securities - Condensed      HTML    218K  
                Consolidating Statement of Financial Position                    
                (Details)                                                        
71: R132        Guarantee of Registered Securities - Condensed      HTML    167K 
                Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details)                  
51: R133        Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML    112K 
66: R9999       Uncategorized Items - aonplc201910-k.htm            HTML     50K 
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