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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of other intangible assets by asset class (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Intangible assets with finite lives, gross carrying amount $ 4,542us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross $ 4,323us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross  
Intangible assets with finite lives, accumulated amortization 2,022us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization 1,745us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization  
Intangible assets, net 2,520us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 2,578us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill  
Amortization expense on intangible assets 352us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 395us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 423us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Tradenames [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Intangible assets with finite lives, gross carrying amount 1,019us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
1,019us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
 
Intangible assets with finite lives, accumulated amortization 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
 
Intangible assets, net 1,019us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
1,019us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
 
Customer related and contract based [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Intangible assets with finite lives, gross carrying amount 2,952us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aon_CustomerRelatedAndContractBasedMember
2,720us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aon_CustomerRelatedAndContractBasedMember
 
Intangible assets with finite lives, accumulated amortization 1,579us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aon_CustomerRelatedAndContractBasedMember
1,310us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aon_CustomerRelatedAndContractBasedMember
 
Intangible assets, net 1,373us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aon_CustomerRelatedAndContractBasedMember
1,410us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aon_CustomerRelatedAndContractBasedMember
 
Technology and other [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Intangible assets with finite lives, gross carrying amount 571us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aon_MarketingTechnologyAndOtherMember
584us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aon_MarketingTechnologyAndOtherMember
 
Intangible assets with finite lives, accumulated amortization 443us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aon_MarketingTechnologyAndOtherMember
435us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aon_MarketingTechnologyAndOtherMember
 
Intangible assets, net $ 128us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aon_MarketingTechnologyAndOtherMember
$ 149us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= aon_MarketingTechnologyAndOtherMember