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Trade and other payables - Payments Due to Vendors (Detail) - GBP (£) £ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
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Payments due to vendors, Current	£ 193.7	£ 180.7	£ 283.9
Payments due to vendors, Non-current	349.2	450.0	586.8
Payments due to vendors	542.9	630.7	870.7	£ 976.5
Within one year [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items]
Payments due to vendors, Current	193.7	180.7	283.9
Between one and two years [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items]
Payments due to vendors, Non-current	131.4	128.3	163.0
Between two and three years [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items]
Payments due to vendors, Non-current	96.5	144.1	167.0
Between three and four years [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items]
Payments due to vendors, Non-current	61.3	58.3	148.5
Between four and five years [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items]
Payments due to vendors, Non-current	49.9	103.1	83.5
Over five years [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items]
Payments due to vendors, Non-current	£ 10.1	£ 16.2	£ 24.8

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