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Guarantee of Registered Securities (Narrative) (Details) | Mar. 31, 2014
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Aon plc [Member] |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
Parent company's percentage ownership of guarantors | 100.00%
3.50% senior notes due September 2015 [Member] |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
Stated interest rate | 3.50%
3.125% Senior notes due 2016 [Member] |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
Stated interest rate | 3.125%
5.00% Senior notes due September 2020 [Member] |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
Stated interest rate | 5.00%
8.205% Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures due January 2027 [Member] |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
Stated interest rate | 8.205%
6.25% Senior notes due September 2040 [Member] |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
Stated interest rate | 6.25%
4.250% Senior notes due 2042 [Member] |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
Stated interest rate | 4.25%
4.45% notes due 2043 [Member] |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
Stated interest rate | 4.45%
4.00% notes due 2023 [Member] |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
Stated interest rate | 4.00%

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- Definition The parent's direct and indirect ownership percentage of the subsidiaries that are guarantors of the entity's debt. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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