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Costs of services and general and administrative costs - Summary of Operating Costs (Detail) - GBP (£)
£ in Millions
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
 [1]
Dec. 31, 2019
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]      
Costs of services £ 4,804.7 £ 5,328.8 £ 10,825.1
General and administrative costs 3,231.4 443.1 1,113.1
Costs of services and general and administrative costs 8,036.1 5,771.9 11,938.2
Costs of services and general and administrative costs include:      
Staff costs 3,330.0 3,501.7 7,090.6
Establishment costs 314.4 331.7 672.9
Media pass-through costs 613.7 818.8 1,656.2
Other costs of services and general and administrative costs 3,778.0 [2] 1,119.7 2,518.5 [2]
Wages and salaries 2,417.5 2,442.5 4,946.2
Cash-based incentive plans 17.2 64.8 227.6
Share-based incentive plans 30.6 30.0 66.0
Social security costs 304.6 304.9 591.7
Pension costs 86.4 83.5 169.7
Severance 18.8 16.1 42.6
Other staff costs 454.9 559.9 1,046.8
Staff costs 3,330.0 3,501.7 7,090.6
Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets 53.1 52.8 121.5
Goodwill impairment 2,520.8   47.7
Gains on disposal of investments and subsidiaries (16.0) (40.6) (40.4)
Gains on remeasurement of equity interests arising from a change in scope of ownership   (0.4) (0.4)
Investment and other write-downs 220.6   7.5
Restructuring and transformation costs 17.9 33.9 153.5
Restructuring costs in relation to COVID-19 39.3    
Litigation settlement   (16.8) (16.8)
Gain on sale of freehold property in New York   (7.9) (7.9)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 88.2 88.5 185.5
Amortisation of other intangible assets 9.6 9.9 21.2
Depreciation of right-of-use assets 155.4 152.1 301.6
Short-term lease expense 19.7 49.9 83.8
Low-value lease expense £ 1.1 £ 1.2 £ 2.9
[1] Figures for the period ended 30 June 2019 have been re-presented in accordance with IFRS 5: Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, as described in note 13.
[2] Other costs of services and general and administrative costs include £301.3 million (period ended 30 June 2019: £350.0 million; year ended 31 December 2019: £731.4 million) of other pass through costs.