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Earnings Per Share (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

1,064

 

 

$

1,064

 

 

$

2,156

 

   Less: income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(14

)

Income from continuing operations attributable to WTW

 

$

1,055

 

 

$

1,049

 

 

$

2,142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

$

 

 

$

(40

)

 

$

2,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted-average number of shares outstanding

 

 

105

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

128

 

Dilutive effect of potentially issuable shares

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding

 

 

106

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

129

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to WTW

 

$

10.01

 

 

$

9.36

 

 

$

16.68

 

Dilutive effect of potentially issuable shares

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.05

)

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to WTW

 

$

9.95

 

 

$

9.34

 

 

$

16.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic (loss)/earnings per share from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

$

 

 

$

(0.36

)

 

$

16.20

 

Dilutive effect of potentially issuable shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

Diluted (loss)/earnings per share from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

$

 

 

$

(0.36

)

 

$

16.15