Statement Of Changes In Equity [Abstract]
| Concept |
As at 2021-12-31 |
As at 2021-12-31 |
As at 2021-12-31 |
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
As at 2021-12-31 |
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
As at 2021-12-31 |
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
As at 2020-12-31 |
As at 2020-12-31 |
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
As at 2020-12-31 |
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
As at 2020-12-31 |
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
As at 2020-12-31 |
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
As at 2019-12-31 |
As at 2019-12-31 |
As at 2019-12-31 |
As at 2019-12-31 |
As at 2019-12-31 |
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| Statement of changes in equity [abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statement of changes in equity [line items] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity |
2,331,300,000
GBP
|
964,500,000
GBP
|
4,076,500,000
GBP
|
— | — |
762,000,000
GBP
|
— |
18,700,000
GBP
|
— | — | — |
1,358,700,000
GBP
|
17,200,000
GBP
|
— |
466,500,000
GBP
|
— |
2,921,300,000
GBP
|
— |
1,078,900,000
GBP
|
— |
446,700,000
GBP
|
2,561,200,000
GBP
|
909,300,000
GBP
|
1,188,100,000
GBP
|
17,100,000
GBP
|
| Changes in equity [abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income [abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profit (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
972,600,000
GBP
|
— |
449,400,000
GBP
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comprehensive income | — | — | — |
–
GBP
|
–
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— |
972,600,000
GBP
|
972,600,000
GBP
|
449,400,000
GBP
|
— | — |
449,400,000
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends recognised as distributions to owners | — | — | — |
–
GBP
|
114,400,000
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— |
114,400,000
GBP
|
–
GBP
|
109,200,000
GBP
|
— | — |
–
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— |
109,200,000
GBP
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Increase (decrease) through share-based payment transactions, equity | — | — | — |
–
GBP
|
–
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— |
2,700,000
GBP
|
2,700,000
GBP
|
2,400,000
GBP
|
— | — |
2,400,000
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— | — | — | — | — |