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Investments - Clean Coal Investments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Plant
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 01, 2013
Mar. 01, 2014
Mar. 01, 2013
Plant
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                            
Total revenues $ 1,245.4us-gaap_Revenues $ 1,286.8us-gaap_Revenues $ 1,179.3us-gaap_Revenues $ 915.0us-gaap_Revenues $ 890.2us-gaap_Revenues $ 835.8us-gaap_Revenues $ 779.5us-gaap_Revenues $ 674.1us-gaap_Revenues $ 4,626.5us-gaap_Revenues $ 3,179.6us-gaap_Revenues $ 2,520.3us-gaap_Revenues      
Total expenses (1,219.1)us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses (1,199.1)us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses (1,072.2)us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses (868.7)us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses (840.9)us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses (750.3)us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses (682.1)us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses (631.8)us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses 4,359.1us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses 2,905.1us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses 2,275.0us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses      
Ownership interest acquired in a limited liability company 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage               50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage     99.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage    
Amount of promissory note                       10.0ajg_PromissoryNotesIssuedPrincipalAmount    
Purchase price paid in cash                       4.0ajg_CashPurchasePriceOfLimitedLiabilityCompanyLLC    
Number of clean coal production plants seeking and negotiating for long term production contract                 8ajg_NumberOfCleanCoalProductionPlantsSeekingAndNegotiatingForLongTermProductionContract          
Limited Liability Company [Member]                            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                            
Carrying value of prior non-controlling interest in limited liability company on acquisition date                         15.6ajg_CarryingValueOfPriorNoncontrollingInterestOnAcquisitionDate
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Ownership interest acquired in a limited liability company 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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              50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]                            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                            
Interest rate on promissory note                       3.00%ajg_PromissoryNoteInterestRate
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= us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember
   
2009 Era Plants [Member]                            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                            
Number of additional plants acquired                         7ajg_NumberOfPlantsWithAdditionalOwnershipInterestAcquired
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12ajg_NumberOfPlantsWithAdditionalOwnershipInterestAcquired
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Number of additional plants acquired with ownership interest range one                           9ajg_NumberOfPlantsWithAdditionalOwnershipInterestRangeOneAcquired
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Number of additional plants acquired with ownership interest range two                           3ajg_NumberOfPlantsWithAdditionalOwnershipInterestRangeTwoAcquired
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Ownership interest before additional nine plants acquired                           24.50%ajg_PreviousOwnershipInterestInPlantWithOwnershipInterestRangeOne
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Ownership interest after additional nine plants acquired                           49.50%ajg_OwnershipInterestInPlantWithOwnershipInterestRangeOne
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Ownership interest before additional three plants acquired                           25.00%ajg_PreviousOwnershipInterestInPlantWithOwnershipInterestRangeTwo
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Ownership interest after additional three plants acquired                           60.00%ajg_OwnershipInterestInPlantWithOwnershipInterestRangeTwo
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Total revenues                 260.9us-gaap_Revenues
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128.3us-gaap_Revenues
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Total expenses                 264.3us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses
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133.5us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses
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Purchase of consideration received 8.0ajg_PromissoryNoteReceivedAsConsiderationForPurchaseOfInterestInPlants
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              8.0ajg_PromissoryNoteReceivedAsConsiderationForPurchaseOfInterestInPlants
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Payment of cash and other consideration 5.0ajg_AdditionalPaymentAsConsiderationForPurchaseOfInterestInPlants
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              5.0ajg_AdditionalPaymentAsConsiderationForPurchaseOfInterestInPlants
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Gain on purchase of additional interest 11.4ajg_GainLossOnPurchaseOfAdditionalInterestUnderEquityMethod
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              11.4ajg_GainLossOnPurchaseOfAdditionalInterestUnderEquityMethod
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Prior percentage of equity interest in limited liability company 25.00%ajg_PercentageOfEquityInterestHeldByRelatedPartyInAcquiredEntityPriorToAcquisition
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              25.00%ajg_PercentageOfEquityInterestHeldByRelatedPartyInAcquiredEntityPriorToAcquisition
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Additional percentage of equity interest in limited liability company upon acquisition 35.00%ajg_EquityMethodsInvestmentAdditionalOwnershipInterestAcquired
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              35.00%ajg_EquityMethodsInvestmentAdditionalOwnershipInterestAcquired
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Fixed assets and other amortizable intangible assets acquired upon acquisition 26.3ajg_FixedAssetsAndOtherAmortizableIntangibleAssetsAcquiredOnAcquisition
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              26.3ajg_FixedAssetsAndOtherAmortizableIntangibleAssetsAcquiredOnAcquisition
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Carrying value of prior non-controlling interest in limited liability company on acquisition date 4.8ajg_CarryingValueOfPriorNoncontrollingInterestOnAcquisitionDate
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              4.8ajg_CarryingValueOfPriorNoncontrollingInterestOnAcquisitionDate
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Other assets acquired upon acquisition 6.8ajg_OtherAssetsAcquiredOnAcquisition
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              6.8ajg_OtherAssetsAcquiredOnAcquisition
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Ownership interest before additional seven plants acquired                         49.50%ajg_PreviousOwnershipInterestInPlantWithOwnershipInterestRangeThree
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= ajg_TwoThousandNineEraPlantsMember
 
Ownership interest after additional seven plants acquired                         100.00%ajg_OwnershipInterestInPlantWithOwnershipInterestRangeThree
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= ajg_TwoThousandNineEraPlantsMember
 
2011 Era Plants [Member]                            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                            
Number of additional plants acquired                         5ajg_NumberOfPlantsWithAdditionalOwnershipInterestAcquired
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Total revenues                 381.6us-gaap_Revenues
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Total expenses                 405.7us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses
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= ajg_TwoThousandElevenEraPlantsMember
         
Gain on purchase of additional interest                         25.6ajg_GainLossOnPurchaseOfAdditionalInterestUnderEquityMethod
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= ajg_TwoThousandElevenEraPlantsMember
 
Fixed assets and other amortizable intangible assets acquired upon acquisition                         26.3ajg_FixedAssetsAndOtherAmortizableIntangibleAssetsAcquiredOnAcquisition
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= ajg_TwoThousandElevenEraPlantsMember
 
Ownership interest before additional one plant acquired                         48.80%ajg_PreviousOwnershipInterestInPlantWithOwnershipInterestRangeFour
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= ajg_TwoThousandElevenEraPlantsMember
 
Ownership interest after additional one plant acquired                         90.00%ajg_OwnershipInterestInPlantWithOwnershipInterestRangeFour
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= ajg_TwoThousandElevenEraPlantsMember
 
Ownership interest before additional three plants acquired                         49.00%ajg_PreviousOwnershipInterestInPlantWithOwnershipInterestRangeFive
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= ajg_TwoThousandElevenEraPlantsMember
 
Ownership interest after additional three plants acquired                         100.00%ajg_OwnershipInterestInPlantWithOwnershipInterestRangeFive
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= ajg_TwoThousandElevenEraPlantsMember
 
Ownership interest before additional one plant acquired                         98.00%ajg_PreviousOwnershipInterestInPlantWithOwnershipInterestRangeSix
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= ajg_TwoThousandElevenEraPlantsMember
 
Ownership interest after additional one plant acquired                         100.00%ajg_OwnershipInterestInPlantWithOwnershipInterestRangeSix
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= ajg_TwoThousandElevenEraPlantsMember
 
2011 Era Plants [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]                            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                            
Total revenues                 84.0us-gaap_Revenues
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33.7us-gaap_Revenues
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Total expenses                 93.0us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses
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= ajg_TwoThousandElevenEraPlantsMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember
36.9us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses
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= ajg_TwoThousandElevenEraPlantsMember
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Chem-Mod LLC [Member]                            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                            
Number of clean coal production plants owned                 34ajg_NumberOfCleanCoalProductionPlantsOwned
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= ajg_ChemModLlcMember
         
Chem-Mod LLC [Member] | 2009 Era Plants [Member]                            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                            
Number of clean coal production plants owned                 14ajg_NumberOfCleanCoalProductionPlantsOwned
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= ajg_ChemModLlcMember
         
Chem-Mod LLC [Member] | 2011 Era Plants [Member]                            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                            
Number of clean coal production plants owned                 20ajg_NumberOfCleanCoalProductionPlantsOwned
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= ajg_TwoThousandElevenEraPlantsMember
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Long Term Production Contracts [Member]                            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                            
Number of clean coal production plants owned                 26ajg_NumberOfCleanCoalProductionPlantsOwned
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= ajg_LongTermProductionContractsMember
         
Clean-Coal Investments [Member]                            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                            
Number of variable interest entities 1ajg_NumberOfVariableInterestEntities
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= ajg_CleanCoalInvestmentsMember
              1ajg_NumberOfVariableInterestEntities
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= ajg_CleanCoalInvestmentsMember
         
Clean-Coal Investments [Member] | VIE [Member]                            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                            
Total assets of limited liability companies 4.4ajg_EquityMethodInvestmentAssetsOfLimitedLiabilityCompanies
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= ajg_CleanCoalInvestmentsMember
              4.4ajg_EquityMethodInvestmentAssetsOfLimitedLiabilityCompanies
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= ajg_CleanCoalInvestmentsMember
         
Total liability of limited liability companies 1.4ajg_EquityMethodInvestmentLiabilitiesOfLimitedLiabilityCompanies
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= ajg_CleanCoalInvestmentsMember
              1.4ajg_EquityMethodInvestmentLiabilitiesOfLimitedLiabilityCompanies
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= ajg_CleanCoalInvestmentsMember
         
Total revenues of limited liability companies                 33.4ajg_EquityMethodInvestmentRevenuesOfLimitedLiabilityCompanies
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Total expenses of limited liability companies                 $ 41.0ajg_EquityMethodInvestmentExpensesOfLimitedLiabilityCompanies
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