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Income Taxes - Income from continuing operations before income tax (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income before income taxes:      
Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 1,765aon_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes $ 1,538aon_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes $ 1,380aon_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
Current:      
Total current 468us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 404us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 455us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred tax expense (benefit):      
Total deferred (134)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (14)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (95)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total income taxes expenses 334us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 390us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 360us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
U.K. [Member]      
Income before income taxes:      
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 347aon_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
96aon_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
36aon_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Current:      
Total current 1us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
(18)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
(10)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Deferred tax expense (benefit):      
Total deferred 38us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
43us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
46us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
U.S. [Member]      
Income before income taxes:      
Income from continuing operations before income taxes (55)aon_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
349aon_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
468aon_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Current:      
Total current 156us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
111us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
170us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Deferred tax expense (benefit):      
Total deferred (133)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
(48)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
(83)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
U.S. state and local [Member]      
Current:      
Total current 75us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
52us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
57us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Deferred tax expense (benefit):      
Total deferred (24)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
10us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
(10)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Other [Member]      
Income before income taxes:      
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 1,473aon_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= aon_OtherCountryMember
1,093aon_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= aon_OtherCountryMember
876aon_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= aon_OtherCountryMember
Current:      
Total current 236us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= aon_OtherCountryMember
259us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= aon_OtherCountryMember
238us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= aon_OtherCountryMember
Deferred tax expense (benefit):      
Total deferred $ (15)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= aon_OtherCountryMember
$ (19)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= aon_OtherCountryMember
$ (48)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= aon_OtherCountryMember