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Segment analysis - Contributions by Reportable Segments (Detail) - GBP (£)
£ in Millions
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Jun. 30, 2020
 [1]
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]    
Revenue £ 6,132.5 £ 5,582.7 [2]
Headline operating profit [3] 590.4 382.3
Global integrated agencies [Member]    
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]    
Revenue 5,169.7 4,725.1
Revenue less pass-through costs [4] 4,068.9 3,896.2
Headline operating profit [3] 482.9 282.3
Public relations [member]    
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]    
Revenue 449.9 446.8
Revenue less pass-through costs [4] 429.4 426.3
Headline operating profit [3] 63.5 71.9
Specialist agencies [Member]    
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]    
Revenue 512.9 410.8
Revenue less pass-through costs [4] 400.9 345.2
Headline operating profit [3] £ 44.0 £ 28.1
[1] During 2020, the Group announced the intention to combine Grey and AKQA into AKQA Group, and to bring Geometry and GTB into VMLY&R, and International Healthcare into VMLY&R and Ogilvy. As a result AKQA, Geometry, GTB and International Healthcare are now reported within Global Integrated Agencies, having previously been reported within Specialist Agencies. Prior year figure have been re-presented to reflect these changes.
[2] Figures have been restated as described in the accounting policies.
[3] A reconciliation from operating profit/(loss) to headline operating profit is provided in note 20.
[4] 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.