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Share capital, share premium and own shares - Share capital and premium (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) shares | Nov. 30, 2024 shares | Oct. 31, 2024 shares | Sep. 30, 2024 shares | Aug. 31, 2024 shares | Jul. 31, 2024 shares | Jun. 30, 2024 shares | Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Options shares | Dec. 31, 2024 Options £ / shares | Dec. 31, 2023 Options £ / shares | Dec. 31, 2021 Options
Disclosure of classes of share capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Par value per share (in GBP per share) | £ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 0.05 | £ 0.05 |
Number of issued shares at beginning of period | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,753,520,756 | 2,753,520,756 | 2,749,669,380 |  |  |  |
Shares issued under share-based schemes | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 758,708 | 3,851,376 |  |  |  |
Shares issued under scrip dividends | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,813,929 |  |  |  |  |
Shares cancelled on repurchases/buybacks | shares |  | (10,743,844) | (18,244,807) | (20,480,882) | (23,590,670) | (7,992,467) | (11,940,672) | (2,726,787) | (3,851,376) | (99,571,505) |  |  |  |  |
Number of issued shares at end of period | shares |  | 2,657,521,888 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,657,521,888 | 2,753,520,756 | 2,749,669,380 |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,983 | $ 17,983 | $ 16,898 | $ 19,111 |  |  |
Shares issued under share-based schemes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | (4) |  |  |
Shares issued under scrip dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |  |
Shares cancelled on repurchases/buybacks | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (878) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year |  | $ 18,674 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,674 | 17,983 | 16,898 |  |  |
Share capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 183 | 183 | 182 | 182 |  |  |
Shares issued under share-based schemes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Shares cancelled on repurchases/buybacks | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year |  | 176 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 176 | 183 | 182 |  |  |
Share premium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,009 | 5,009 | 5,006 | 5,010 |  |  |
Shares issued under share-based schemes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | (4) |  |  |
Balance at end of year |  | $ 5,009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,009 | $ 5,009 | $ 5,006 |  |  |
Sharesave and ISSOSNE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding under save as you earn schemes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares under option | Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,900,000 | 1,660,096 | 1,671,215 | 2,000,000
Sharesave and ISSOSNE | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding under save as you earn schemes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share price | £ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 5.20 | £ 7.37 |
Sharesave and ISSOSNE | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding under save as you earn schemes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share price | £ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 12.02 | £ 14.55 |
[1] | In 2024, the Group entered into repurchase programmes to neutralise the dilutive effect of share scheme issuance and scrip dividends and is in progress of conducting the $2 billion share buyback programme it announced in June 2024 to return capital to shareholders. See note C8 for further details.

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