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Share-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
awards
Dec. 31, 2014
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Maximum [Member]
May 31, 2011
Global Equity Incentive Plan, 2011 [Member]
May 31, 2010
Global Equity Incentive Plan, 2010 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms 1 year 2 months 22 days 1 year 2 months 22 days            
Proportional vesting rate         0.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
100.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Shares authorized under share awards plan             28,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ivz_GlobalEquityIncentivePlan2011Member
3,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ivz_GlobalEquityIncentivePlan2010Member
Share-based compensation expense $ 138,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation   $ 133,100,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 136,400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation        
Income tax benefit from share-based compensation agreements 39,100,000ivz_IncomeTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationAgreements   37,800,000ivz_IncomeTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationAgreements 39,100,000ivz_IncomeTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationAgreements        
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised 11,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised   17,900,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 23,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised        
Tax Benefit Realized From Share Based Payment Awards 7,400,000ivz_TaxBenefitRealizedFromShareBasedPaymentAwards   7,900,000ivz_TaxBenefitRealizedFromShareBasedPaymentAwards 5,400,000ivz_TaxBenefitRealizedFromShareBasedPaymentAwards        
Number of Share Awards By Type 2ivz_NumberOfShareAwardsByType 2ivz_NumberOfShareAwardsByType            
Fair value of vested shares 202,300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue   192,700,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue 151,600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue        
Weighted average fair value of shares granted $ 34.35us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue   $ 26.91us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 24.84us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue        
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested shares 236,200,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized              
Weighted average non-vested shares compensation cost expected to recognize 2 years 6 months 25 days 2 years 6 months 25 days            
Share options expiration date 10 years 10 years            
Shares authorized under stock option plans, exercise price range, upper range limit   £ 8.86us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit            
Options, outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term 11 months 25 days 11 months 25 days            
Total intrinsic value of options exercised 22,900,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue   28,500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue 19,600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue        
Aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding     7,000,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1          
Stock Price 39.52ivz_StockPrice   36.40ivz_StockPrice          
ESPP discount rate 85.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDiscountFromMarketPricePurchaseDate 85.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDiscountFromMarketPricePurchaseDate            
Maximum employee ESPP contributions per offering period 6,000ivz_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardMaximumEmployeeSubscriptionRateAmount              
recognized expense for employee stock purchase $ 800,000ivz_RecognizedExpenseForEmployeeStockPurchase   $ 900,000ivz_RecognizedExpenseForEmployeeStockPurchase $ 300,000ivz_RecognizedExpenseForEmployeeStockPurchase