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Employee Benefits Allocation of Plan Assets (Details) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Allocation of Plan Assets |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations | 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations | 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
Equity securities |  |
Allocation of Plan Assets |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 24.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations | 22.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember | 24.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Fixed income securities |  |
Allocation of Plan Assets |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 48.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations | 46.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember | 43.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
Real estate |  |
Allocation of Plan Assets |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 6.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_RealEstateMember |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations | 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_RealEstateMember | 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_RealEstateMember
Other plan assets |  |
Allocation of Plan Assets |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 22.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ipg_OtherPlanAssetsMember |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations | 27.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ipg_OtherPlanAssetsMember | 28.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ipg_OtherPlanAssetsMember

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- Definition Target allocation of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d)(i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (c)(i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e2446-114920 + Details
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