Basis of preparation and new accounting standards, interpretations and amendments Areas of judgement and key sources of estimation uncertainty (Details) - 6 months ended Sep. 30, 2018 - Exceptional items [Member] £ in Millions, $ in Millions |
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| Employee benefits expense | £ 97 | $ 127 |
| Expense of restructuring activities | 127 | |
| Proceeds from legal settlements | £ 94 |
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- Definition Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table. No definition available.
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- Definition The expense of all forms of consideration given by an entity in exchange for a service rendered by employees or for the termination of employment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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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. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Proceeds From Legal Settlements1 No definition available.
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