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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
Dec. 31, 2019
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]      
Costs of services [1] £ 4,804.7 £ 5,328.8 [2] £ 10,825.1
General and administrative costs [1] 3,195.3 443.1 [2],[3] 1,113.1
Costs of services and general and administrative costs 8,000.0 5,771.9 [2] 11,938.2
Costs of services and general and administrative costs include:      
Staff costs 3,330.0 3,501.7 [2] 7,090.6
Establishment costs 314.4 331.7 [2] 672.9
Media pass-through costs 613.7 818.8 [2] 1,656.2
Other costs of services and general and administrative costs [1],[4] 3,741.9 1,119.7 [2] 2,518.5
Wages and salaries 2,417.5 2,442.5 [2] 4,946.2
Cash-based incentive plans 17.2 64.8 [2] 227.6
Share-based incentive plans 30.6 30.0 [2] 66.0
Social security costs 304.6 304.9 [2] 591.7
Pension costs 86.4 83.5 [2] 169.7
Severance 18.8 16.1 [2] 42.6
Other staff costs 454.9 559.9 [2] 1,046.8
Staff costs 3,330.0 3,501.7 [2] 7,090.6
Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets 53.1 52.8 [2] 121.5
Goodwill impairment 2,484.7 [1]   47.7 [5]
Gains on disposal of investments and subsidiaries (16.0) [1] (40.6) [2] (40.4)
Gains on remeasurement of equity interests arising from a change in scope of ownership   (0.4) [2] (0.4)
Investment and other write-downs [1] 220.6   7.5
Restructuring and transformation costs 17.9 33.9 [2] 153.5
Restructuring costs in relation to COVID-19 [1] 39.3    
Litigation settlement   (16.8) [2] (16.8)
Gain on sale of freehold property in New York [2]   (7.9) (7.9)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 88.2 88.5 [2] 185.5
Amortisation of other intangible assets 9.6 9.9 [2] 21.2
Depreciation of right-of-use assets 155.4 152.1 [2] 301.6
Short-term lease expense 19.7 49.9 [2] 83.8
Low-value lease expense £ 1.1 £ 1.2 [2] £ 2.9
[1] Figures have been restated as described in the accounting policies.
[2] 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.
[3] 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. As a result, Data Investment Management is now excluded from the segment analysis.
[4] 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.
[5] Figures for the period ended 30 June 2020 have been restated, as described in the accounting policies.