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Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes with Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Federal statutory rate $ 93.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 96.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 85.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State income taxes - net of Federal benefit 12.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 6.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 9.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Foreign taxes 0.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (0.8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 0.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Alternative energy, foreign and other tax credits (145.5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits (93.8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits (45.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits
Foreign dividends and other permanent differences (6.1)ajg_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignDividendsAndOtherPermanentDifferences (2.5)ajg_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignDividendsAndOtherPermanentDifferences (2.7)ajg_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignDividendsAndOtherPermanentDifferences
Nondeductible employee compensation 5.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost    
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits 2.4ajg_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangesInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsRelatedToResolutionOfFederalAndStateAuditsExpirationOfVariousStatutesOfLimitationsAndOtherItems 1.5ajg_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangesInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsRelatedToResolutionOfFederalAndStateAuditsExpirationOfVariousStatutesOfLimitationsAndOtherItems 0.6ajg_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangesInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsRelatedToResolutionOfFederalAndStateAuditsExpirationOfVariousStatutesOfLimitationsAndOtherItems
Change in valuation allowance   0.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Other 1.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (1.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 1.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Provision (benefit) for income taxes $ (36.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 5.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 50.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Federal statutory rate, % of Pretax Earnings 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State income taxes-net of Federal benefit, % of Pretax Earnings 4.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 2.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 3.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Foreign taxes, % of Pretax Earnings 0.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (0.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 0.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Alternative energy, foreign and other tax credits, % of Pretax Earnings (54.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (34.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (18.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits
Foreign dividends and other permanent differences, % of Pretax Earnings (2.30%)ajg_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignDividendsAndOtherPermanentDifferences (0.90%)ajg_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignDividendsAndOtherPermanentDifferences (1.10%)ajg_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignDividendsAndOtherPermanentDifferences
Nondeductible employee compensation, % of Pretax Earnings 2.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost    
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits, % of Pretax Earnings 0.90%ajg_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangesInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsRelatedToResolutionOfFederalAndStateAuditsExpirationOfVariousStatutesOfLimitationsAndOtherItems 0.50%ajg_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangesInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsRelatedToResolutionOfFederalAndStateAuditsExpirationOfVariousStatutesOfLimitationsAndOtherItems 0.20%ajg_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangesInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsRelatedToResolutionOfFederalAndStateAuditsExpirationOfVariousStatutesOfLimitationsAndOtherItems
Change in valuation allowance, % of Pretax Earnings   0.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Other, % of Pretax Earnings 0.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes-continuing operations, % of Pretax Earnings (13.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 2.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 20.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations