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Segmental analysis - Contributions by Geographical Area (Detail) - GBP (£)
£ in Millions
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Revenue [1] £ 5,582.7 £ 6,368.2 [2] £ 13,234.1
Headline operating profit [3] 382.3 617.3 [4] 1,560.6
North America [member]      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Revenue [5] 2,177.1 2,334.3 [2] 4,854.7
Revenue less pass-through costs [5],[6] 1,856.1 1,951.3 [2] 4,034.3
Headline operating profit [3],[5] 215.4 278.3 [2] 662.0
United Kingdom [member]      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Revenue 757.6 907.7 [2] 1,797.1
Revenue less pass-through costs [6] 585.6 692.6 [2] 1,390.1
Headline operating profit [3] 35.4 86.7 [2] 188.5
Western Continental Europe [member]      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Revenue 1,092.9 1,263.6 [2] 2,628.8
Revenue less pass-through costs [6] 919.5 1,041.7 [2] 2,176.4
Headline operating profit [3] 43.8 96.5 [2] 261.5
Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa & Middle East and Central & Eastern Europe [member]      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Revenue 1,555.1 1,862.6 [2] 3,953.5
Revenue less pass-through costs [6] 1,306.5 1,513.8 [2] 3,245.7
Headline operating profit [3] £ 87.7 £ 155.8 [2] £ 448.6
[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] A reconciliation from operating (loss)/profit to headline operating profit is provided in note 23.
[4] 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.
[5] North America includes the US with revenue of £2,065.2 million (period ended 30 June 2019: £2,203.8 million; year ended 31 December 2019: £4,576.5 million), revenue less pass-through costs of £1,757.5 million (period ended 30 June 2019: £1,843.0 million; year ended 31 December 2019: £3,806.3 million) and headline operating profit of £207.1 million (period ended 30 June 2019: £262.8 million; year ended 31 December 2019: £620.6 million).
[6] Revenue less pass-through costs is revenue less media and other pass-through costs. Pass-through costs comprise fees paid to external suppliers where they are engaged to perform part or all of a specific project and are charged directly to clients, predominantly media costs. See note 4 for more details of the pass-through costs.