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Trade and other payables - Payments Due to Vendors (Detail) - GBP (£) £ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items] |  |  |  |
Payments due to vendors, Current | £ 65.4 | £ 142.4 | £ 167.6 |
Payments due to vendors, Non-current | 101.2 | 111.4 | 203.9 |
Payments due to vendors | 166.6 | 253.8 | 371.5 | £ 414.7
Within one year [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items] |  |  |  |
Payments due to vendors, Current | 65.4 | 142.4 | 167.6 |
Between one and two years [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items] |  |  |  |
Payments due to vendors, Non-current | 26.1 | 36.9 | 90.0 |
Between two and three years [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items] |  |  |  |
Payments due to vendors, Non-current | 15.5 | 37.5 | 44.1 |
Between three and four years [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items] |  |  |  |
Payments due to vendors, Non-current | 28.1 | 14.8 | 36.9 |
Between four and five years [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items] |  |  |  |
Payments due to vendors, Non-current | 27.8 | 9.7 | 22.4 |
Over five years [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line items] |  |  |  |
Payments due to vendors, Non-current | £ 3.7 | £ 12.5 | £ 10.5 |

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