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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Total
Ordinary Shares and Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net of Tax [Member]
Non-controlling Interests [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 6,631us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ 5,100us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 4,605us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (3,134)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 60us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014 280.0us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 280.0us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
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Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity          
Net income 341us-gaap_ProfitLoss 0us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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328us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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0us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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13us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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Shares issued - employee benefit plans (in shares)   0.2us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation
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Shares issued - employee benefit plans 15us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation 15us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
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0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
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0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
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0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
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Shares issued - employee compensation (in shares)   4.0aon_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeCompensationNetofForfeitures
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Shares issued - employee compensation (128)aon_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeCompensationNetOfForfeitures (128)aon_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeCompensationNetOfForfeitures
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0aon_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeCompensationNetOfForfeitures
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0aon_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeCompensationNetOfForfeitures
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0aon_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeCompensationNetOfForfeitures
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Shares purchased (in shares)   (2.5)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Shares purchased (250)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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(250)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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0us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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0us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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0us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation
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0us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation
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0us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation
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Share-based compensation expense 90us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue 90us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
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0us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
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0us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
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0us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
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Dividends to shareholders (71)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash 0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
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(71)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
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0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
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0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
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Net change in fair value of investments (1)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
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0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
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(1)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
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0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
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Net change in fair value of derivatives 6us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax
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0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax
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6us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax
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0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax
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Net foreign currency translation adjustments (322)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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(321)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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(1)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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Net post-retirement benefit obligation 23us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
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0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
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23us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
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0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
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Purchases of shares from noncontrolling interests (4)aon_SalesPurchasesofsharestoFromNoncontrollingInterest 1aon_SalesPurchasesofsharestoFromNoncontrollingInterest
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0aon_SalesPurchasesofsharestoFromNoncontrollingInterest
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0aon_SalesPurchasesofsharestoFromNoncontrollingInterest
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(5)aon_SalesPurchasesofsharestoFromNoncontrollingInterest
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Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests on subsidiary common stock (1)us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders 0us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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0us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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0us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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(1)us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2015 $ 6,431us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ 5,180us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 4,612us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (3,427)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 66us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2015 281.7us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 281.7us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
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