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Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax Rate (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]                      
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate                 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Income tax provision at U.S. federal statutory rate                 $ 252.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 163.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 236.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit                 21.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 6.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 27.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Impact of foreign operations, including withholding taxes                 1.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 30.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 8.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount                 (66.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance [1] 3.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance [1] (57.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance [1]
Worthless securities deduction                 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsOther (22.2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsOther 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsOther
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits, net                 5.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 24.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Other                 1.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (25.4)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Total provision for income taxes 87.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit [2] 65.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 65.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (1.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 103.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 28.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 62.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (12.4)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 216.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 181.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 213.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective income tax rate on operations                 30.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 38.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 31.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
One hundred percent valuation allowance                 100.00%ipg_OneHundredPercentValuationAllowance 100.00%ipg_OneHundredPercentValuationAllowance 100.00%ipg_OneHundredPercentValuationAllowance
Asia Pacific                      
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]                      
Reversal of valuation allowance                     26.2ipg_ReversalOfValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Continental Europe                      
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]                      
Reversal of valuation allowance                 124.8ipg_ReversalOfValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= ipg_ContinentalEuropeMember
  21.8ipg_ReversalOfValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= ipg_ContinentalEuropeMember
Valuation allowance established                 57.2ipg_Valuationallowanceestablished
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= ipg_ContinentalEuropeMember
   
Tax Contingency for the years 2007 - 2010 [Member]                      
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]                      
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charged to Cost and Expense                     $ 19.5ipg_AdjustmenttoValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= ipg_TaxContingencyfortheyears20072010Member
[1] Reflects changes in valuation allowance that impacted the effective income tax rate for each year presented.
[2] The three months ended December 31, 2014 included a tax benefit of $67.6 due to the net reversal of valuation allowances on deferred tax assets in Continental Europe.