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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    
Net income $ 341us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 336us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used for) operating activities:    
Gain from sales of businesses and investments, net (19)aon_GainonSaleofBusinessandInvestmentsNet (5)aon_GainonSaleofBusinessandInvestmentsNet
Depreciation of fixed assets 56us-gaap_Depreciation 60us-gaap_Depreciation
Amortization of intangible assets 80us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 86us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Share-based compensation expense 90us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 102us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Deferred income taxes 7us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits 10us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits
Change in assets and liabilities:    
Fiduciary receivables 173aon_IncreaseDecreaseInFiduciaryReceivables 165aon_IncreaseDecreaseInFiduciaryReceivables
Short-term investments — funds held on behalf of clients 63us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInClientFundsHeld (271)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInClientFundsHeld
Fiduciary liabilities (236)aon_IncreaseDecreaseInFiduciaryLiabilities 106aon_IncreaseDecreaseInFiduciaryLiabilities
Receivables, net 49us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables 13us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (466)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities (468)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
Restructuring reserves (13)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestructuringReserve (40)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestructuringReserve
Current income taxes 27us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable 2us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable
Pension, other post-retirement and other post-employment liabilities (66)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPensionAndPostretirementObligations (128)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPensionAndPostretirementObligations
Other assets and liabilities 50us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet 21us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES 136us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities (11)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments 3us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments 42us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments
Purchases of long-term investments (1)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments (10)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments
Net sales of short-term investments — non-fiduciary 42aon_PaymentsForProceedsFromMarketableSecurities 183aon_PaymentsForProceedsFromMarketableSecurities
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (21)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (5)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Proceeds from sale of businesses 41us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested 1us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested
Capital expenditures (62)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (55)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
CASH PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES 2us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities 156us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Share repurchase (250)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (600)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Issuance of shares for employee benefit plans 48us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions 26us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions
Issuance of debt 870us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 1,195us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Repayment of debt (686)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (829)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Cash dividends to shareholders (71)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (53)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
(Purchases) sales of shares (from) to noncontrolling interests (5)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsToMinorityShareholders 1us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsToMinorityShareholders
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests 1us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest
CASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES (95)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (260)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (39)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (24)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 4us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (139)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 374us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 477us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD 378us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 338us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Supplemental disclosures:    
Interest paid 63us-gaap_InterestPaid 64us-gaap_InterestPaid
Income taxes paid, net of refunds $ 46us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet $ 66us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet