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Willis Towers Watson PLC – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/18 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Wednesday, 2/27/19, at 4:20pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/18   ·   Accession #:  1564590-19-4912   ·   File #:  1-16503

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 2/27/19  Willis Towers Watson PLC          10-K       12/31/18  153:59M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     51K 
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15: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     79K 
16: R2          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    134K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    158K 
18: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     67K 
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    157K 
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML    159K 
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     45K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R8          Nature of Operations                                HTML     48K 
23: R9          Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting       HTML    165K 
                Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    
24: R10         Merger Acquisitions and Divestitures                HTML     69K 
25: R11         Revenue                                             HTML    599K 
26: R12         Segment Information                                 HTML    288K 
27: R13         Restructuring Costs                                 HTML    477K 
28: R14         Income Taxes                                        HTML    443K 
29: R15         Fixed Assets                                        HTML    237K 
30: R16         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML    494K 
31: R17         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    105K 
32: R18         Debt                                                HTML    223K 
33: R19         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    254K 
34: R20         Retirement Benefits                                 HTML   1.88M 
35: R21         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML    191K 
36: R22         Supplementary Information for Certain Balance       HTML    204K 
                Sheet Accounts Supplementary Information for                     
                Certain Balance Sheet Accounts (Notes)                           
37: R23         Other Income, Net                                   HTML     83K 
38: R24         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                HTML    260K 
39: R25         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML    250K 
40: R26         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     99K 
41: R27         Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information   HTML     84K 
42: R28         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML    163K 
43: R29         Financial Information for Issuers and Other         HTML   2.58M 
                Guarantor Subsidiaries                                           
44: R30         Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting       HTML    240K 
                Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    
                (Policies)                                                       
45: R31         Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting       HTML     54K 
                Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    
                (Tables)                                                         
46: R32         Merger Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)       HTML     60K 
47: R33         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    598K 
48: R34         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    285K 
49: R35         Restructuring Costs (Tables)                        HTML    477K 
50: R36         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    425K 
51: R37         Fixed Assets (Tables)                               HTML    236K 
52: R38         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML    499K 
53: R39         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    101K 
54: R40         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    202K 
55: R41         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    253K 
56: R42         Retirement Benefits (Tables)                        HTML   1.87M 
57: R43         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     84K 
58: R44         Supplementary Information for Certain Balance       HTML    212K 
                Sheet Accounts Supplementary Information for                     
                Certain Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables)                          
59: R45         Other Income, Net (Tables)                          HTML     82K 
60: R46         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)       HTML    262K 
61: R47         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    236K 
62: R48         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     96K 
63: R49         Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information   HTML     84K 
                (Tables)                                                         
64: R50         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML    163K 
65: R51         Financial Information for Issuers and Other         HTML   2.56M 
                Guarantor Subsidiaries (Tables)                                  
66: R52         Nature of Operations (Details)                      HTML     46K 
67: R53         Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting       HTML    107K 
                Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements -                  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
68: R54         Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting       HTML     62K 
                Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements -                  
                Finite-lived Intangible Assets (Details)                         
69: R55         Merger, Acquisitions and Divestitures - Narrative   HTML     74K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R56         Merger, Acquisitions and Divestitures -             HTML     65K 
                Calculation of Aggregate Merger Consideration                    
                (Details)                                                        
71: R57         Merger, Acquisitions and Divestitures - Global      HTML     53K 
                Wealth Solutions Divestiture (Details)                           
72: R58         Merger, Acquisitions and Divestitures - All         HTML     52K 
                divestitures (Details)                                           
73: R59         Revenue - Schedule of Effect of ASC 606 on          HTML    183K 
                Financial Statements (Details)                                   
74: R60         Revenue - Narrative (Details)                       HTML    133K 
75: R61         Revenue - Schedule of Effect of ASC 606 on Items    HTML    118K 
                in Retained Earnings and Earnings (Details)                      
76: R62         Revenue - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue     HTML    182K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R63         Revenue - Schedule of Revenue by Geography          HTML     89K 
                (Detail)                                                         
78: R64         Revenue - Schedule of Contract Balances (Details)   HTML     65K 
79: R65         Revenue - Schedule of Changes in Allowance for      HTML     56K 
                Doubtful Accounts (Details)                                      
80: R66         Revenue - Schedule of Remaining Performance         HTML     55K 
                Obligations (Details 1)                                          
81: R67         Revenue - Schedule of Remaining Performance         HTML     45K 
                Obligations (Details)                                            
82: R68         Revenue - Schedule of Capitalized and Deferred      HTML     54K 
                Costs (Details)                                                  
83: R69         Segment Information - Narrative (Details)           HTML     46K 
84: R70         Segment Information - Revenue (Net of Reimbursable  HTML     78K 
                Expenses) of the Reported Segments (Details)                     
85: R71         Segment Information - Reconciliation of             HTML     89K 
                Information Reported by Segment to Consolidated                  
                Amounts (Details)                                                
86: R72         Segment Information - Revenue and Long-Lived        HTML     72K 
                Assets by Geographical Areas (Details)                           
87: R73         Restructuring Costs - Narrative (Details)           HTML     57K 
88: R74         Restructuring Costs - Analysis of the Cost for      HTML    160K 
                Restructuring (Details)                                          
89: R75         Restructuring Costs - Restructuring Liability       HTML     81K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R76         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML    203K 
91: R77         Income Taxes - Income (Loss) from Operations        HTML     59K 
                Before Income Taxes (Details)                                    
92: R78         Income Taxes - (Provision for) Benefit from Income  HTML     78K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
93: R79         Income Taxes - Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation    HTML     94K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R80         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)    HTML     91K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R81         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Liabilities, Balance    HTML     52K 
                Sheet Classification (Details)                                   
96: R82         Income Taxes - Valuation Allowance (Details)        HTML     54K 
97: R83         Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)  HTML     63K 
98: R84         Income Taxes - Summary of Tax Years that Remain     HTML     59K 
                Open to Tax Examination in Major Tax Jurisdictions               
                (Details)                                                        
99: R85         Fixed Assets - Components of Fixed Assets           HTML    106K 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R86         Fixed Assets - Assets Held Under Capital Leases     HTML     56K  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R87         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Components   HTML     85K  
                of Goodwill (Details)                                            
102: R88         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets -              HTML    115K  
                Finite-Lived Intangible Assets and Liabilities                   
                (Details)                                                        
103: R89         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative    HTML     51K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R90         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     70K  
                Future Amortization Expense and Rent Offset                      
                (Details)                                                        
105: R91         Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)          HTML     83K  
106: R92         Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details)         HTML    103K  
107: R93         Debt - Narrative (Details)                          HTML    366K  
108: R94         Debt - Maturities Of Long Term Debt (Details)       HTML     78K  
109: R95         Debt - Interest Expense (Details)                   HTML     62K  
110: R96         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Assets and    HTML     74K  
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring                  
                Basis (Details)                                                  
111: R97         Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Liabilities    HTML     56K  
                Measured Using Significant Unobservable Inputs                   
                Level 3 (Details)                                                
112: R98         Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)       HTML     44K  
113: R99         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Liabilities   HTML     52K  
                Whose Carrying Values Differ From the Fair Value                 
                and are Not Measured on a Recurring Basis                        
                (Details)                                                        
114: R100        Retirement Benefits - Narrative (Details)           HTML     95K  
115: R101        Retirement Benefits - Change in Benefit Obligation  HTML    158K  
                and Plan Assets (Details)                                        
116: R102        Retirement Benefits - Amounts Recognized in Other   HTML     63K  
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                            
117: R103        Retirement Benefits - Benefit Obligation In Excess  HTML     56K  
                Of Plan Assets (Details)                                         
118: R104        Retirement Benefits - Accumulated Benefit           HTML     61K  
                Obligation In Excess of Plan Assets (Details)                    
119: R105        Retirement Benefits - Net Periodic Benefit Cost     HTML    128K  
                (Details)                                                        
120: R106        Retirement Benefits - Amounts in AOCI to be         HTML     57K  
                Recognized Next Fiscal Year (Details)                            
121: R107        Retirement Benefits - Assumptions Used (Details)    HTML     88K  
122: R108        Retirement Benefits - Allocation of Plan Assets     HTML    106K  
                (Details)                                                        
123: R109        Retirement Benefits - Fair Value (Details)          HTML    239K  
124: R110        Retirement Benefits - Fair Value Reconciliation     HTML     56K  
                (Details)                                                        
125: R111        Retirement Benefits - Significant Unobservable      HTML     52K  
                Input Reconciliation (Details)                                   
126: R112        Retirement Benefits - Projected Benefit Obligation  HTML     61K  
                (Details)                                                        
127: R113        Retirement Benefits - Expected Benefit Payments     HTML     75K  
                (Details)                                                        
128: R114        Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative           HTML    256K  
                (Details)                                                        
129: R115        Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum      HTML     90K  
                Rental Commitments Under all Non-Cancellable                     
                Operating Lease Agreements (Details)                             
130: R116        Supplementary Information for Certain Balance       HTML     61K  
                Sheet Accounts - Prepaid and Other Current Assets                
                (Details)                                                        
131: R117        Supplementary Information for Certain Balance       HTML     62K  
                Sheet Accounts - Other non - Current Assets                      
                (Details)                                                        
132: R118        Supplementary Information for Certain Balance       HTML     58K  
                Sheet Accounts - Deferred Revenue and Accrued                    
                Expenses (Details)                                               
133: R119        Supplementary Information for Certain Balance       HTML     64K  
                Sheet Accounts - Other Current Liabilities                       
                (Details)                                                        
134: R120        Supplementary Information for Certain Balance       HTML     50K  
                Sheet Accounts - Provision For Liabilities                       
                (Details)                                                        
135: R121        Supplementary Information for Certain Balance       HTML     59K  
                Sheet Accounts - Other Non-current Liabilities                   
                (Details)                                                        
136: R122        Other Income, Net (Details)                         HTML     61K  
137: R123        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Components   HTML     69K  
                of Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Details)                   
138: R124        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Schedule of  HTML     79K  
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                    
                (Details)                                                        
139: R125        Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML    136K  
140: R126        Share-Based Compensation - Assumptions (Details)    HTML     59K  
141: R127        Share-Based Compensation - Options Activity         HTML    113K  
                (Details)                                                        
142: R128        Share-Based Compensation - Nonvested Restricted     HTML     78K  
                Stock Units and Performance Based Stock Units                    
                Activity (Details)                                               
143: R129        Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details)            HTML     63K  
144: R130        Earnings Per Share - Basic and Diluted Earnings     HTML     73K  
                Per Share (Details)                                              
145: R131        Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information   HTML     56K  
                (Details)                                                        
146: R132        Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     77K  
147: R133        Financial Information for Issuers and Other         HTML     73K  
                Guarantor Subsidiaries - Narrative (Details)                     
148: R134        Financial Information for Issuers and Other         HTML    222K  
                Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating                 
                Statement of Comprehensive Income (Details)                      
149: R135        Financial Information for Issuers and Other         HTML    292K  
                Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating                 
                Balance Sheet (Details)                                          
150: R136        Financial Information for Issuers and Other         HTML    192K  
                Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating                 
                Statement of Cash Flows (Details)                                
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