XML 35 R26.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.10.0.1

Reconciliation of profit before interest and taxation to headline PBIT | 6 Months Ended
--- | ---
Jun. 30, 2018
Text block1 [abstract] |
Reconciliation of profit before interest and taxation to headline PBIT |
21. | Reconciliation of profit before interest and taxation to headline PBIT
|  | Six months ended 30 June 2018 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2017 |  |  | Year ended 31 December 2017 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Profit before interest and taxation |  |  | 851.3 |  |  |  | 783.9 |  |  |  | 2,021.7 |
Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets |  |  | 84.0 |  |  |  | 97.8 |  |  |  | 195.1 |
Goodwill impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 27.1 |
Gains on disposal of investments and subsidiaries |  |  | (189.9 | ) |  |  | (5.9 | ) |  |  | (129.0 | )
(Gains)/losses on remeasurement of equity interests arising from a change in scope of ownership |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Investment write-downs |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 95.9 |
Restructuring costs |  |  | 45.5 |  |  |  | 19.2 |  |  |  | 56.8 |
Share of exceptional losses/(gains) of associates |  |  | 28.4 |  |  |  | (13.2) |  |  |  | (0.8) |
Headline PBIT |  |  | 820.7 |  |  |  | 882.0 |  |  |  | 2,267.1 |

X
- Definition Reconciliation of profit before interest and taxation to headline PBIT. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | wpp_ReconciliationOfProfitBeforeInterestAndTaxationToHeadlinePBITExplanatory
Namespace Prefix: | wpp_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Text block. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | wpp_TextBlock1Abstract
Namespace Prefix: | wpp_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration