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Investments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
fund
Dec. 31, 2013
fund
Dec. 31, 2012
Investments [Abstract]      
Net realized gains/losses transferred from accumulated other comprehensive income $ 12,800,000ivz_NetRealizedGainsLossesTransferredFromOtherComprehensiveIncome $ 3,200,000ivz_NetRealizedGainsLossesTransferredFromOtherComprehensiveIncome $ 4,700,000ivz_NetRealizedGainsLossesTransferredFromOtherComprehensiveIncome
Number of affiliated funds holding seed money 146ivz_NumberOfAffiliatedFundsHoldingSeedMoney 149ivz_NumberOfAffiliatedFundsHoldingSeedMoney  
Available-for-sale debt securities maturing in one to five years 3,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue    
Available-for-sale debt securities maturing in five to ten years 6,700,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue    
Charges to other comprehensive income from other-than-temporary impairment related to non-credit factors   0ivz_ChargesToOtherComprehensiveIncomeFromOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentRelatedToNonCreditFactors  
Gains and losses on trading securities 12,300,000us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesUnrealizedHoldingGainLoss 33,800,000us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesUnrealizedHoldingGainLoss  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Trading Securities 15,400,000us-gaap_NetRealizedOrUnrealizedGainLossOnTradingSecurities 38,500,000us-gaap_NetRealizedOrUnrealizedGainLossOnTradingSecurities 19,700,000us-gaap_NetRealizedOrUnrealizedGainLossOnTradingSecurities
Maximum [Member]      
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]      
Percentage Ownership In Private Equity, Real Estate, and Other Entities 5.00%ivz_PercentageOwnershipInPrivateEquityRealEstateAndOtherEntities
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Seed Money [Member]      
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]      
Other-than-temporary impairment charges on seed money investments $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments
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$ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments
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