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Costs of services and general and administrative costs - Summary of Operating Costs (Detail) - GBP (£)
£ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Dec. 31, 2018
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]          
Costs of services   £ 6,390.2 £ 6,218.7   £ 12,663.5
General and administrative costs   552.8 432.1   1,507.5
Costs of services and general and administrative costs   6,943.0 6,650.8   14,171.0
Staff costs   4,132.7 4,032.6   8,172.6
Establishment costs   380.7 433.7   871.7
Media pass-through costs   818.8 740.9   1,458.0
Data collection pass-through costs   297.4 286.6   609.2
Other costs of services and general and administrative costs [1]   1,313.4 1,157.0   3,059.5
Costs of services and general and administrative costs   6,943.0 6,650.8   14,171.0
Wages and salaries   2,890.2 2,805.4   5,710.0
Cash-based incentive plans   77.2 74.1   240.7
Share-based incentive plans   32.5 41.6   84.8
Social security costs   376.2 367.7   717.5
Pension costs   98.5 93.1   191.2
Severance   17.9 16.8   37.5
Other staff costs   640.2 633.9   1,190.9
Staff costs   4,132.7 4,032.6   8,172.6
Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets   66.9 84.0   280.0
Goodwill impairment         183.9
Gains on disposal of investments and subsidiaries   (40.6) (189.9)   (235.5)
(Gains)/losses on remeasurement of equity interests arising from a change in scope of ownership   (0.4) (0.1)   (2.0)
Investment write-downs     1.5   2.0
Restructuring and transformation costs £ 234.0 55.4 45.5 £ 68.3 302.3
Litigation Settlement   (16.8)      
Gain on sale of freehold property in New York   (7.9)      
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment   106.2 109.2   225.1
Amortisation of other intangible assets   18.3 £ 18.3   £ 38.7
Depreciation of right-of-use assets   168.4      
Short-term lease expense   56.9      
Low-value lease expense   £ 1.7      
[1] Other costs of services and general and administrative costs include £350.9 million (period ended 30 June 2018: £316.3 million; year ended 31 December 2018: £708.6 million) of other pass-through costs.