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Share capital - American Depositary Shares (Details)
Dec. 31, 2017
£ / shares
Dec. 31, 2016
American_Depositary_Shares
£ / shares
Dec. 31, 2015
£ / shares
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]      
Number of American Depositary Shares outstanding | American_Depositary_Shares   25,180,726  
Par value per share (in GBP per share) £ 0.50 £ 0.5 £ 0.5
Ordinary shares      
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]      
Par value per share (in GBP per share) £ 0.50 £ 0.50