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Earnings/(loss) from associates - after interest and tax (Details) - GBP (£) £ in Millions | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022
Disclosure of associates [line items] |  |
(Earnings)/loss from associates - after interest and tax | £ 1.0 | £ (63.8)
Restructuring and transformation costs | £ 86.8 | 81.2
Kantar |  |
Disclosure of associates [line items] |  |
Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets other than goodwill |  | 46.7
Restructuring and transformation costs |  | £ 24.8

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- Definition The amount of expense relating to restructuring. Restructuring is a programme that is planned and controlled by management and materially changes either the scope of a business undertaken by an entity or the manner in which that business is conducted. Such programmes include: (a) the sale or termination of a line of business; (b) closure of business locations in a country or region or the relocation of activities from one country or region to another; (c) changes in management structure; and (d) fundamental reorganisations that have a material effect on the nature and focus of the entity's operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 98 -Subparagraph b -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_98_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The entity's share of the profit (loss) of associates accounted for using the equity method. [Refer: Associates [member]; Investments accounted for using equity method; Profit (loss)] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 85 -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_85&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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