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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]    
Effective income tax rate 19.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 18.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Decrease in uncertain tax positions $ 19us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease  
Amount of liability for uncertain tax positions that would impact the effective tax rate if recognized 133us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]    
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]    
Liability for uncertain tax positions, noncurrent 186us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember
 
Liability for uncertain tax positions, interest 25us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember
 
Liability for uncertain tax positions, penalties $ 11aon_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPortionOffsetAgainstDeferredTaxAssets
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember