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Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 1,622.6us-gaap_LongTermDebt		$ 1,625.6us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Less: current portion	2.0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent		2.1us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	1,620.6us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent		1,623.5us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
2.25% Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	2.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt2.25NoteMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt2.25NoteMember
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 15, 2017
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	0.4us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt2.25NoteMember
Long-term Debt, Gross	299.6us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt2.25NoteMember		299.6us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt2.25NoteMember
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	303.6us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt2.25NoteMember	[1]	301.2us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt2.25NoteMember	[1]
4.00% Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.13%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.00NoteMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.00NoteMember
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Mar. 15, 2022
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	2.2us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.00NoteMember
Long-term Debt, Gross	247.8us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.00NoteMember		247.7us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.00NoteMember
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	263.2us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.00NoteMember	[1]	255.2us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.00NoteMember	[1]
3.75% Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.32%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt3.75NoteMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt3.75NoteMember
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Feb. 15, 2023
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	1.2us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt3.75NoteMember
Long-term Debt, Gross	498.8us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt3.75NoteMember		498.8us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt3.75NoteMember
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	512.1us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt3.75NoteMember	[1]	499.8us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt3.75NoteMember	[1]
4.20% Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.24%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.20NotesMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.20NotesMember
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Apr. 15, 2024
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	0.9us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.20NotesMember
Long-term Debt, Gross	499.1us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.20NotesMember		499.1us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.20NotesMember
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	531.5us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.20NotesMember	[1]	509.8us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = ipg_UnsecuredDebt4.20NotesMember	[1]
Other notes payable and capitalized leases
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	77.3us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember		80.4us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 77.3us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember	[1]	$ 80.4us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember	[1]
[1] See Note 11 for information on the fair value measurement of our long-term debt.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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