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Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Narrative (Details)
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Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Potential Claim for Pension Advisory Services [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2014
Potential Claim for Pension Advisory Services [Member]
GBP (£)
May 31, 2010
Opry Mills Mall Limited Partnership [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 12, 2012
Mazeikiu Nafta [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 02, 2014
International Road Transport Union [Member]
Litigation Foreign Currency Denominated Award [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 02, 2014
International Road Transport Union [Member]
Litigation Foreign Currency Denominated Award [Member]
CHF
Jun. 01, 2007
International Road Transport Union [Member]
Litigation Foreign Currency Denominated Award [Member]
CHF
Dec. 31, 2014
International Road Transport Union [Member]
Litigation Foreign Currency Denominated Award [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 02, 2014
International Road Transport Union [Member]
Litigation USD Denominated Award [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 01, 2007
International Road Transport Union [Member]
Litigation USD Denominated Award [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 01, 2007
International Road Transport Union [Member]
Litigation Expenses and Interest [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2014
Northrop Grumman Corporation [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 02, 2014
Philips [Member]
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2014
Philips [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 27, 2014
Mazeikiu Nafta [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 27, 2012
Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft [Member]
Litigation Foreign Currency Denominated Award [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft [Member]
Litigation Foreign Currency Denominated Award [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 26, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
International Road Transport Union [Member]
Litigation Foreign Currency Denominated Award [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 26, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
International Road Transport Union [Member]
Litigation Foreign Currency Denominated Award [Member]
CHF
Jan. 26, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
International Road Transport Union [Member]
Litigation USD Denominated Award [Member]
USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                                          
Range of possible loss, minimum $ 0us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMinimum                                        
Range of possible loss, maximum 600,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum                                        
Value of damages sought       200,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_OpryMillsMallLimitedPartnershipMember
125,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_MazeikiuNaftaMember
    46,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationForeignCurrencyDenominatedAwardMember
47,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationForeignCurrencyDenominatedAwardMember
  3,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationUSDDenominatedAwardMember
30,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationExpensesandInterestMember
340,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_NorthropGrummanCorporationMember
189,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_PhilipsMember
294,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_PhilipsMember
  183,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_VersicherungAktiengesellschaftMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationForeignCurrencyDenominatedAwardMember
223,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_VersicherungAktiengesellschaftMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationForeignCurrencyDenominatedAwardMember
     
Damages awarded excluding interest and costs           17,000,000aon_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValueExcludingInterestandCosts
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationForeignCurrencyDenominatedAwardMember
16,800,000aon_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValueExcludingInterestandCosts
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationForeignCurrencyDenominatedAwardMember
    3,100,000aon_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValueExcludingInterestandCosts
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationUSDDenominatedAwardMember
                     
Damages awarded           28,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationForeignCurrencyDenominatedAwardMember
27,900,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationForeignCurrencyDenominatedAwardMember
    5,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationUSDDenominatedAwardMember
                     
Legal length of trial                               11 days          
Amount of coverage for damages contended by the insurers       50,000,000aon_LossContingencyCoverageFromInsurers
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_OpryMillsMallLimitedPartnershipMember
                                 
Difference amount of damages sought by the client       150,000,000aon_LossContingencyDamagesDifferenceAmountSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_OpryMillsMallLimitedPartnershipMember
                                 
Litigation settlement                               5,000,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_MazeikiuNaftaMember
    13,000,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationForeignCurrencyDenominatedAwardMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
13,000,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationForeignCurrencyDenominatedAwardMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
4,700,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationUSDDenominatedAwardMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Settlement agreement terms maximum liability                                     10,000,000aon_LossContingencySettlementAgreementTermsMaximumLiability
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationForeignCurrencyDenominatedAwardMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
9,500,000aon_LossContingencySettlementAgreementTermsMaximumLiability
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationForeignCurrencyDenominatedAwardMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
75,000aon_LossContingencySettlementAgreementTermsMaximumLiability
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aon_InternationalRoadTransportUnionMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_LitigationUSDDenominatedAwardMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Estimate of possible loss   $ 70,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_PotentialClaimforPensionAdvisoryServicesMember
£ 45,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= aon_PotentialClaimforPensionAdvisoryServicesMember