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Employee Benefits Allocation of Plan Assets (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Allocation of Plan Assets    
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations  
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
Equity securities    
Allocation of Plan Assets    
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations 24.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember		  
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations 22.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember		 24.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Fixed income securities    
Allocation of Plan Assets    
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations 48.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember		  
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations 46.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember		 43.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
Real estate    
Allocation of Plan Assets    
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations 6.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_RealEstateMember		  
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_RealEstateMember		 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_RealEstateMember
Other plan assets    
Allocation of Plan Assets    
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations 22.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ipg_OtherPlanAssetsMember		  
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations 27.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ipg_OtherPlanAssetsMember		 28.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ipg_OtherPlanAssetsMember