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Goodwill (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill      
Goodwill $ 3,669.2us-gaap_Goodwill $ 3,629.0us-gaap_Goodwill $ 3,580.6us-gaap_Goodwill [1]
Current year acquisitions 136.1us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod [1] 75.3us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod [1]  
Foreign currency and other (95.9)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges [1] (26.9)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges [1]  
IAN      
Goodwill      
Goodwill 3,120.8us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
[1] 3,109.3us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
[1] 3,074.6us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
[1]
Current year acquisitions 95.2us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
[1] 58.8us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
[1]  
Foreign currency and other (83.7)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
[1] (24.1)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
[1]  
CMG      
Goodwill      
Goodwill 548.4us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ipg_ReportableSegmentsTwoMember
[1] 519.7us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ipg_ReportableSegmentsTwoMember
[1] 506.0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ipg_ReportableSegmentsTwoMember
[1]
Current year acquisitions 40.9us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ipg_ReportableSegmentsTwoMember
[1] 16.5us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ipg_ReportableSegmentsTwoMember
[1]  
Foreign currency and other $ (12.2)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ipg_ReportableSegmentsTwoMember
[1] $ (2.8)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ipg_ReportableSegmentsTwoMember
[1]  
[1] For all periods presented we have not recorded a goodwill impairment charge.