OMNICOM GROUP INC., 10-K filed on 2/5/2025
Annual Report
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Cover - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Jan. 30, 2025
Jun. 30, 2024
Entity Listings [Line Items]      
Document Type 10-K    
Document Annual Report true    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2024    
Entity File Number 1-10551    
Entity Registrant Name OMNICOM GROUP INC.    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code NY    
Entity Tax Identification Number 13-1514814    
Entity Address, Address Line One 280 Park Avenue    
Entity Address, City or Town New York    
Entity Address, State or Province NY    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 10017    
City Area Code 212    
Local Phone Number 415-3600    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer    
Entity Small Business false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true    
Document Financial Statement Error Correction false    
Entity Shell Company false    
Entity Public Float     $ 17,486,183,571
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   196,490,662  
Entity Central Index Key 0000029989    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2024    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Document Transition Report false    
Amendment Flag false    
Common Stock, $0.15 Par Value      
Entity Listings [Line Items]      
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, $0.15 Par Value    
Trading Symbol OMC    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
€500 Million 0.80% Senior Notes due 2027      
Entity Listings [Line Items]      
Title of 12(b) Security 0.800% Senior Notes due 2027    
Trading Symbol OMC/27    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
€500 Million 1.40% Senior Notes due 2031      
Entity Listings [Line Items]      
Title of 12(b) Security 1.400% Senior Notes due 2031    
Trading Symbol OMC/31    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
£325 Million 2.25% Senior Notes due 2033      
Entity Listings [Line Items]      
Title of 12(b) Security 2.250% Senior Notes due 2033    
Trading Symbol OMC/33    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
€600 Million 3.70% Senior Notes due 2032      
Entity Listings [Line Items]      
Title of 12(b) Security 3.700% Senior Notes due 2032    
Trading Symbol OMC/32    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
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Audit Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Audit Information [Abstract]  
Auditor Name KPMG LLP
Auditor Location New York, NY
Auditor Firm ID 185
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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,339.4 $ 4,432.0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $15.0 and $17.2 9,242.0 8,659.8
Work in process 1,622.2 1,342.5
Other current assets 1,019.4 949.9
Total Current Assets 16,223.0 15,384.2
Property and Equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation of $1,096.9 and $1,150.4 824.7 874.9
Operating Lease Right-Of-Use Assets 1,043.6 1,046.4
Equity Method Investments 59.0 66.4
Goodwill 10,677.4 10,082.3
Intangible Assets, net of accumulated amortization of $832.4 and $863.6 522.0 366.9
Other Assets 271.0 223.5
TOTAL ASSETS 29,620.7 28,044.6
Current Liabilities:    
Accounts payable 12,484.4 11,634.0
Customer advances 1,336.1 1,356.2
Current portion of debt 0.0 750.5
Short-term debt 21.3 10.9
Taxes payable 402.5 351.6
Other current liabilities 2,056.0 2,142.8
Total Current Liabilities 16,300.3 16,246.0
Long-Term Liabilities 804.2 887.7
Long-Term Liability - Operating Leases 814.2 853.0
Long-Term Debt 6,035.3 4,889.1
Deferred Tax Liabilities 491.8 529.1
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 20)
Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests 429.0 414.6
Shareholders’ Equity:    
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 7.5 million shares authorized, none issued 0.0 0.0
Common stock, $0.15 par value, 1.0 billion shares authorized, 297.2 million shares issued, 196.4 million and 198.0 million shares outstanding 44.6 44.6
Additional paid-in capital 472.1 492.0
Retained earnings 11,500.5 10,571.5
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1,475.9) (1,337.6)
Treasury stock, at cost, 100.8 million and 99.2 million shares (6,347.8) (6,154.2)
Total Shareholders’ Equity 4,193.5 3,616.3
Noncontrolling interests 552.4 608.8
Total Equity 4,745.9 4,225.1
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 29,620.7 $ 28,044.6
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) [Abstract]    
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts $ 15.0 $ 17.2
Property and Equipment, accumulated depreciation 1,096.9 1,150.4
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization $ 832.4 $ 863.6
Preferred stock, par value $ 1.00 $ 1.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized 7.5 7.5
Preferred stock, shares issued 0.0 0.0
Common stock, par value $ 0.15 $ 0.15
Common stock, shares authorized 1,000.0 1,000.0
Common stock, shares issued 297.2 297.2
Common stock, shares outstanding 196.4 198.0
Treasury stock, shares 100.8 99.2
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Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]      
Revenue $ 15,689.1 $ 14,692.2 $ 14,289.1
Salary and service costs 11,432.5 10,701.2 10,325.9
Occupancy and other costs 1,274.4 1,168.8 1,168.6
Real estate and other repositioning costs 57.8 191.5 0.0
Charges arising from the effects of the war in Ukraine 0.0 0.0 113.4
Gain on disposition of subsidiary 0.0 (78.8) 0.0
Cost of services 12,764.7 11,982.7 11,607.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses 408.1 393.7 378.5
Depreciation and amortization 241.7 211.1 219.4
Operating Expenses 13,414.5 12,587.5 12,205.8
Operating Income 2,274.6 2,104.7 2,083.3
Interest Expense 247.9 218.5 208.6
Interest Income 100.9 106.7 70.7
Income Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity Method Investments 2,127.6 1,992.9 1,945.4
Income Tax Expense 560.5 524.9 546.8
Income From Equity Method Investments 6.9 5.2 5.2
Net Income 1,574.0 1,473.2 1,403.8
Net Income Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests 93.4 81.8 87.3
Net Income - Omnicom Group Inc. $ 1,480.6 $ 1,391.4 $ 1,316.5
Net Income Per Share - Omnicom Group Inc.:      
Basic $ 7.54 $ 6.98 $ 6.40
Diluted $ 7.46 $ 6.91 $ 6.36
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]      
Net income $ 1,574.0 $ 1,473.2 $ 1,403.8
Cash flow hedge:      
Amortization of loss included in interest expense 4.4 5.6 5.6
Income tax effect (1.3) (1.6) (1.6)
Cash flow hedge, net of tax 3.1 4.0 4.0
Pension and other postemployment benefits:      
Unrecognized actuarial gains (losses) and prior service cost for the period 18.7 (6.8) 58.4
Amortization of prior service cost and actuarial (gains) losses 5.8 4.8 10.7
Income tax effect (7.3) 0.6 (20.0)
Pension and other postemployment benefits, net of tax 17.2 (1.4) 49.1
Foreign currency translation adjustment (171.7) 98.9 (255.2)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (151.4) 101.5 (202.1)
Comprehensive Income 1,422.6 1,574.7 1,201.7
Comprehensive Income Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests 80.3 83.0 70.8
Comprehensive Income - Omnicom Group Inc. $ 1,342.3 $ 1,491.7 $ 1,130.9
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Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
Total
Common Stock
Additional Paid-in Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Treasury Stock
Shareholders’ Equity
Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021     $ 622.0 $ 8,998.8 $ (1,252.3) $ (5,142.9)   $ 503.5
Net income $ 1,403.8     1,316.5       87.3
Other comprehensive income (loss) (202.1)       (185.6)     (16.5)
Dividends to noncontrolling interests               (79.5)
Net change in noncontrolling interests     (17.1)         29.5
Change in temporary equity     (49.9)          
Common stock dividends declared       (576.0)        
Share-based compensation     81.7          
Common stock issued, share-based compensation     (65.6)     89.3    
Common stock repurchased           (611.4)    
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022 $ 3,776.4 $ 44.6 571.1 9,739.3 (1,437.9) (5,665.0) $ 3,252.1 524.3
Dividends Declared Per Common Share $ 2.80              
Common Stock, shares   297.2            
Net income $ 1,473.2     1,391.4       81.8
Other comprehensive income (loss) 101.5       100.3     1.2
Dividends to noncontrolling interests               (70.9)
Net change in noncontrolling interests     (88.1)         72.4
Change in temporary equity     (27.2)          
Common stock dividends declared       (559.2)        
Share-based compensation     84.8          
Common stock issued, share-based compensation     (48.6)     86.0    
Common stock repurchased           (575.2)    
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2023 $ 4,225.1 $ 44.6 492.0 10,571.5 (1,337.6) (6,154.2) 3,616.3 608.8
Dividends Declared Per Common Share $ 2.80              
Common Stock, shares   297.2            
Net income $ 1,574.0     1,480.6       93.4
Other comprehensive income (loss) (151.4)       (138.3)     (13.1)
Dividends to noncontrolling interests               (85.4)
Net change in noncontrolling interests     (9.9)         (51.3)
Change in temporary equity     (24.0)          
Common stock dividends declared       (551.6)        
Share-based compensation     91.4          
Common stock issued, share-based compensation     (77.4)     179.1    
Common stock repurchased           (372.7)    
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2024 $ 4,745.9 $ 44.6 $ 472.1 $ 11,500.5 $ (1,475.9) $ (6,347.8) $ 4,193.5 $ 552.4
Dividends Declared Per Common Share $ 2.80              
Common Stock, shares   297.2            
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:      
Net income $ 1,574.0 $ 1,473.2 $ 1,403.8
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization of right-of-use assets 136.1 130.8 139.1
Amortization of intangible assets 105.6 80.3 80.3
Share-based compensation 91.4 84.8 81.7
Real estate and other repositioning costs 57.8 191.5 0.0
Gain on disposition of subsidiary 0.0 (78.8) 0.0
Non-cash charges related to the effects of the war in Ukraine 0.0 0.0 65.8
Other, net (0.2) 3.0 (0.2)
Decrease in operating capital (231.2) (462.9) (844.0)
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities 1,733.5 1,421.9 926.5
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:      
Capital expenditures (140.6) (78.4) (78.2)
Acquisition of businesses and interests in affiliates, net of cash acquired (902.1) (93.3) (276.8)
Maturity (purchase) of short-term investments 0.0 60.8 (61.4)
Proceeds from disposition of subsidiaries and other (16.0) 190.0 35.5
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities (1,058.7) 79.1 (380.9)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Proceeds from borrowings 1,235.5 0.0 0.0
Repayment of debt (750.0) 0.0 0.0
Change in short-term debt 12.6 (8.7) 8.9
Dividends paid to common shareholders (552.7) (562.7) (581.1)
Repurchases of common stock (370.7) (570.8) (611.4)
Proceeds from stock plans 102.1 35.6 17.4
Acquisition of additional noncontrolling interests (53.6) (87.6) (20.8)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest shareholders (85.4) (70.9) (79.5)
Payment of contingent purchase price obligations (42.4) (67.7) (32.6)
Other, net (77.4) (55.0) (62.9)
Net Cash Used In Financing Activities (582.0) (1,387.8) (1,362.0)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (185.4) 37.0 (218.6)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (92.6) 150.2 (1,035.0)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the Beginning of Year 4,432.0 4,281.8 5,316.8
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the End of Year $ 4,339.4 $ 4,432.0 $ 4,281.8
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Presentation of Financial Statements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Presentation of Financial Statements Presentation of Financial Statements
The terms “Omnicom,” “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” each refer to Omnicom Group Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP or GAAP. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. Unless otherwise noted, dollars in tables are in millions, except per share amounts.
Agreement to Acquire IPG
On December 8, 2024, Omnicom entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, or the Merger Agreement, by and among Omnicom, EXT Subsidiary Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom, or Merger Sub, and The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., or IPG, pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into IPG, or the Merger, with IPG surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom. The completion of the Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including the required regulatory approvals and the approval of the stockholders of both Omnicom and IPG. If completed, the Merger is expected to have a material impact on our ongoing results of operations and financial condition. In the fourth quarter of 2024, we recorded $14.6 million of acquisition transaction costs related to the Merger in selling, general and administrative expenses. The results of IPG are not included in our 2024 results of operations or financial position.
Risks and Uncertainties
Global economic disruptions, including geopolitical events, international hostilities, acts of terrorism, public health crises, inflation or stagflation, tariffs and other trade barriers, central bank interest rate policies in countries that comprise our major markets and labor and supply chain challenges could cause economic uncertainty and volatility. The impact of these issues on our business will vary by geographic market and discipline. We monitor economic conditions closely, as well as client revenue levels and other factors. In response to reductions in revenue, we can take actions to align our cost structure with changes in client demand and manage our working capital. However, there can be no assurance as to the effectiveness of our efforts to mitigate any impact of the current and future adverse economic conditions, reductions in client revenue, changes in client creditworthiness and other developments.
Accounting Changes
On January 1, 2024, we adopted ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, or ASU 2023-07, that requires retrospective disclosure of significant expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (see Note 8 - Segment Reporting). ASU 2023-07 is effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2024 and for interim periods beginning January 1, 2025. ASU 2023-07 affects financial statement disclosure only, and its adoption did not affect our results of operations or financial condition.
On January 1, 2025, we adopted ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”), that requires, among other things, greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation, and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 affects financial statement disclosure only in 2025, and its adoption did not affect our results of operations or financial condition.
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Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Significant Accounting Policies Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition. Revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control and receives the benefit of the promised goods or services (the performance obligation) in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services (the transaction price). We measure revenue by estimating the transaction price based on the consideration specified in the client arrangement. Revenue is recognized as the performance obligations are satisfied. Our revenue is primarily derived from the planning and execution of advertising, marketing, and communications services in the following fundamental disciplines: Media & Advertising, Precision Marketing, Public Relations, Healthcare, Branding & Retail Commerce, Experiential, and Execution & Support. Our client contracts are primarily fees for service on a rate per hour or per project basis. Revenue is recorded net of sales, use and value added taxes.
Performance Obligations. In substantially all our disciplines, the performance obligation is to provide advisory and consulting services at an agreed-upon level of effort to accomplish the specified engagement. Our client contracts are comprised of diverse arrangements involving fees based on any one or a combination of the following: an agreed fee or rate per hour for the level of effort expended by our employees; commissions based on the client’s spending for media purchased from third parties; qualitative or quantitative incentive provisions specified in the contract; and reimbursement for third-party costs that we are required to include in revenue when we control the vendor services related to these costs and we act as principal. The transaction price of a contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation based on its relative stand-alone selling price and is recognized as revenue when, or as, the customer receives the benefit of the performance obligation. Clients typically receive and consume the benefit of our services as they are performed. Substantially all our client contracts provide that we are compensated for services performed to date and allow for cancellation by either party on short notice, typically 90 days, without penalty.
Generally, our short-term contracts, which normally take 30 to 90 days to complete, are performed by a single agency and consist of a single performance obligation. As a result, we do not consider the underlying services as separate or distinct performance obligations because our services are highly interrelated, occur in close proximity, and the integration of the various components of a marketing message is essential to overall service. In certain of our long-term client contracts, which have a term of up to one year, the performance obligation is a stand-ready obligation, because we provide a constant level of similar services over the term of the contract. In other long-term contracts, when our services are not a stand-ready obligation, we consider our services distinct performance obligations and allocate the transaction price to each separate performance obligation based on its stand-alone selling price, including contracts for strategic media planning and buying services, which are considered to be multiple
performance obligations, and we allocate the transaction price to each distinct service based on the staffing plan and the stand-alone selling price. In substantially all of our creative services contracts, we have distinct performance obligations for our services, including certain creative services contracts where we act as an agent and arrange, at the client’s direction, for third parties to perform studio production efforts.
Revenue Recognition Methods. A substantial portion of our revenue is recognized over time, as the services are performed, because the client receives and consumes the benefit of our performance throughout the contract period, or we create an asset with no alternative use and are contractually entitled to payment for our performance to date in the event the client terminates the contract for convenience. For these client contracts, other than when we have a stand-ready obligation to perform services, revenue is recognized over time using input measures that correspond to the level of staff effort expended to satisfy the performance obligation on a rate per hour or equivalent basis. For client contracts when we have a stand-ready obligation to perform services on an ongoing basis over the life of the contract, typically for periods up to one year, where the scope of these arrangements is broad and there are no significant gaps in performing the services, we recognize revenue using a time-based measure resulting in a straight-line revenue recognition. From time to time, there may be changes in the client service requirements during the term of a contract and the changes could be significant. These changes are typically negotiated as new contracts covering the additional requirements and the associated costs, as well as additional fees for the incremental work to be performed.
To a lesser extent, for certain other contracts where our performance obligations are satisfied in phases, we recognize revenue over time using certain output measures based on the measurement of the value transferred to the customer, including milestones achieved. Where the transaction price or a portion of the transaction price is derived from commissions based on a percentage of purchased media from third parties, the performance obligation is not satisfied until the media is run and we have an enforceable contract providing a right to payment. Accordingly, revenue for commissions is recognized at a point in time, typically when the media is run, including when it is not subject to cancellation by the client or media vendor.
Principal vs. Agent. In substantially all our businesses, we incur third-party costs on behalf of clients, including direct costs and incidental, or out-of-pocket costs. Third-party direct costs incurred in connection with the creation and delivery of advertising, marketing, and communications services include, among others: purchased media, studio production services, specialized talent, including artists and other freelance labor, event marketing supplies, materials and services, promotional items, market research and third-party data and other related expenditures. Out-of-pocket costs include, among others: transportation, hotel, meals, shipping and telecommunication charges incurred by us in the course of providing our services. Billings related to out-of-pocket costs are included in revenue since we control the goods or services prior to delivery to the client.
However, the inclusion of billings related to third-party direct costs in revenue depends on whether we act as a principal or as an agent in the client arrangement. In most of our businesses, including advertising, which also includes studio production efforts and media planning and buying services, precision marketing, public relations, healthcare, and branding and retail commerce, we act as an agent and arrange, at the client’s direction, for third parties to perform certain services. In these cases, we do not control the goods or services prior to the transfer to the client. As a result, revenue is recorded net of these costs, equal to the amount retained for our fee or commission.
In certain businesses we may act as principal when contracting for third-party services on behalf of our clients. In our experiential business and most of our execution and support businesses, including field marketing and certain specialty marketing businesses, we act as principal because we control the specified goods or services before they are transferred to the client and we are responsible for providing the specified goods or services, or we are responsible for directing and integrating third-party vendors to fulfill our performance obligation at the agreed upon contractual price. In such arrangements, we also take pricing risk under the terms of the client contract. In certain media buying businesses, we act as principal when we control the buying process for the purchase of the media and contract directly with the media vendor. In these arrangements, we assume the pricing risk under the terms of the client contract. When we act as principal, we include billable amounts related to third-party costs in the transaction price and record revenue over time at the gross amount billed, including out-of-pocket costs, consistent with the manner that we recognize revenue for the underlying services contract. However, in media buying contracts where we act as principal, we recognize revenue at a point in time, typically when the media is run, including when it is not subject to cancellation by the client or media vendor.
Variable Consideration. Some of our client arrangements include variable consideration provisions, which include performance incentives, tiered commission structures and vendor rebates in certain markets outside of the United States. Variable consideration is estimated and included in total consideration at contract inception based on either the expected value method or the
most likely outcome method. These estimates are based on historical award experience, anticipated performance and other factors known at the time. Performance incentives are typically recognized in revenue over time. Variable consideration for our media businesses in certain international markets includes rebate revenue and is recognized when it is probable that the media will be run, including when it is not subject to cancellation by the client. In addition, when we receive rebates or credits from vendors for transactions entered into on behalf of clients, they are remitted to the clients in accordance with contractual requirements or retained by us based on the terms of the client contract or local law. Amounts passed on to clients are recorded as a liability and amounts retained by us are recorded as revenue when earned, typically when the media is run.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses include cost of services, selling, general and administrative expenses, or SG&A, and depreciation and amortization. We measure cost of services in two distinct categories: salary and service costs and occupancy and other costs. As a service business, salary and service costs make up a significant portion of our operating expenses, and substantially all these costs comprise the essential components directly linked to the delivery of our services. Salary and service costs include employee compensation and benefits, freelance labor, third-party service costs, and third-party incidental costs. Third-party service costs include vendor costs when we act as principal in providing services to our clients. Third-party incidental costs that are required to be included in revenue primarily consist of client-related travel and incidental out-of-pocket costs that we bill back to the client directly at our cost. Occupancy and other costs consist of the indirect costs related to the delivery of our services, including office rent and other occupancy costs, equipment rent, technology costs, general office expenses and other expenses. SG&A expenses primarily consist of third-party marketing costs, professional fees and compensation and benefits and occupancy and other costs of our corporate and executive offices, which includes group-wide finance and accounting, treasury, legal and governance, human resource oversight and similar costs.
Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include cash in banks and highly liquid interest-bearing time deposits with original maturities of three months or less. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, carrying value approximates fair value. We have a policy governing counterparty credit risk for financial institutions that hold our cash and cash equivalents and we have deposit limits for each institution.
Work in Process. Work in process represents accrued costs incurred on behalf of customers, including media and production costs and fees, other third-party costs and contract assets that have not yet been billed. Media and production costs are billed during the production process in accordance with the terms of the client contract. Substantially all unbilled fees and costs will be billed within the next 30 days. Contract assets primarily include incentive fees, which are not material, and will be billed to clients in accordance with the terms of the client contract.
Property and Equipment. Property and equipment are carried at cost and are depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method ranging from: three to five years for technology and related equipment, seven to ten years for furniture, and up to 40 years for office buildings. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset. Assets under finance leases are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Equity Method Investments. Investments in companies where we exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee and own less than 50% of the equity are accounted for using the equity method. Our proportionate share of the net income or loss of equity method investments is included in results of operations and any dividends received reduce the carrying value of the investment. The excess of the cost of our investment over our proportionate share of the fair value of the net assets of the investee at the acquisition date is recognized as goodwill and included in the carrying amount of the investment. Goodwill in the equity method investments is not amortized. Gains and losses from changes in our ownership interests are recorded in results of operations until control is achieved. In circumstances where a change in our ownership interest results in obtaining control, the existing carrying value of the investment is remeasured to the acquisition date fair value and any gain or loss is recognized in results of operations. We periodically review the carrying value of the equity method investments to determine if there has been an other-than-temporary decline in carrying value. A variety of factors are considered when determining if a decline in carrying value is other-than-temporary, including the financial condition and business prospects of the investee, as well as our investment intent.
Marketable Equity Securities. Marketable equity securities are measured at fair value and changes in fair value are recognized in results of operations.
Non-Marketable Equity Securities. Non-marketable equity securities do not have a readily determinable fair value and are measured at cost, less any impairment, and are adjusted for observable changes in fair value from transactions for identical or similar securities of the same issuer.
Business Combinations. In a business combination, the assets acquired, including identified intangible assets, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquired business are recorded at acquisition date fair value. In circumstances where control is obtained and less than 100% of a business is acquired, goodwill related to the noncontrolling shareholders is recorded as if 100% were acquired. Acquisition-related costs, including advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other costs are expensed as incurred. Certain acquisitions include an initial payment at closing and provide for future additional contingent purchase price payments (earn-outs), which are recorded as a liability at the acquisition date fair value using the discount rate in effect on the acquisition
date. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the liability are recorded in results of operations. Amounts earned under the contingent purchase price arrangements may be subject to a maximum and payment is not contingent upon future employment. The results of operations of acquired businesses are included in results of operations from the acquisition date.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets. Goodwill represents the excess of the acquisition cost over the fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but is reviewed for impairment. Intangible assets comprise customer relationships, including the related customer contracts and trade names, and purchased and internally developed software and are amortized over their estimated useful lives ranging from five to twelve years. We consider a number of factors in determining the useful lives and amortization method, including the pattern in which the economic benefits are consumed, as well as trade name recognition and customer attrition. There is no estimated residual value for the intangible assets.
We evaluate goodwill for impairment at least annually on May 1 and whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The impairment evaluation compares the fair value of each reporting unit, which we identified as our six agency networks, to its carrying value, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit is equal to or greater than its carrying value, goodwill is not impaired. Goodwill is impaired when the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. Goodwill is written down to its fair value through a non-cash expense recorded in results of operations in the period the impairment is identified.
We identified our regional reporting units as components of our operating segments, which are our six global agency networks. The regional reporting units and practice areas monitor the performance and are responsible for the agencies in their region. The regional reporting units report to the segment managers and facilitate the administrative and logistical requirements of our key client matrix organization structure for delivering services to clients in their regions. We have concluded that, for each of our operating segments, their regional reporting units have similar economic characteristics and should be aggregated for purposes of testing goodwill for impairment at the operating segment level. Our conclusion was based on a detailed analysis of the aggregation criteria set forth in FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, and in FASB ASC Topic 350. Consistent with our fundamental business strategy, the agencies within our regional reporting units serve similar clients in similar industries, and in many cases the same clients. In addition, the agencies within our regional reporting units have similar economic characteristics, and the employees share similar skill sets. The main economic components of each agency are employee compensation and related costs, and direct service costs and occupancy and other costs, which include rent and occupancy costs, technology costs that are generally limited to personal computers, servers and off-the-shelf software and other overhead expenses. Finally, the expected benefits of our acquisitions are typically shared by multiple agencies in various regions as they work together to integrate the acquired agency into our virtual client network strategy. We use the following valuation methodologies to determine the fair value of our reporting units: (1) the income approach, which utilizes discounted expected future cash flows, (2) comparative market participant multiples of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) and (3) when available, consideration of recent and similar acquisition transactions. The market assumptions used in our assessment reflected the current economic environment (see Note 1 - Risks and Uncertainties).
Based on the results of the annual impairment test, we concluded that, at May 1, 2024 and 2023, goodwill was not impaired because either the fair value of each reporting unit was substantially in excess of its respective net book value, or for reporting units with a negative book value, fair value of assets exceeds total assets. Subsequent to the annual goodwill impairment test, there have been no events or circumstances that triggered the need for an interim impairment test.
Debt Issuance Costs. Debt issuance costs are capitalized and amortized in interest expense over the term of the related debt and are presented as a reduction to the carrying amount of debt.
Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests. Owners of noncontrolling equity interests in some of our subsidiaries have the right in certain circumstances to require us to purchase all or a portion of their equity interests at fair value as defined in the applicable agreements. The intent of the parties is to approximate fair value at the time of redemption by using a multiple of earnings that is consistent with generally accepted valuation practices used by market participants in our industry. These contingent redemption rights are embedded in the equity security at issuance, are not free-standing instruments, do not represent a de facto financing and are not under our control, however, in almost all cases we have a similar protective call right to buy the security at fair value.
Treasury Stock. Repurchases of our common stock are accounted for at cost and are recorded as treasury stock. The excise tax on net stock repurchases is recorded as a cost of acquiring treasury stock. Reissued treasury stock, primarily in connection with share-based compensation plans, is accounted for at average cost. Gains or losses on reissued treasury stock arising from the difference between the average cost and the fair value of the award are recorded in additional paid-in capital and do not affect results of operations.
Noncontrolling Interests. Noncontrolling interests represent equity interests in certain subsidiaries held by third parties. Noncontrolling interests are presented as a component of equity and the proportionate share of net income attributed to the noncontrolling interests is recorded in results of operations. Changes in noncontrolling interests that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for in equity. Gains and losses resulting from a loss of control are recorded in results of operations.
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions. Substantially all of our foreign subsidiaries use their local currency as their functional currency. Assets and liabilities are translated from the local functional currency into U.S. Dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date and revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for the period. Translation adjustments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. Foreign currency gains and losses arising from transactions not in the subsidiaries’ local currency are recorded in results of operations. We recorded foreign currency transaction losses of $5.4 million and $14.0 million in 2024 and 2023, respectively, and recorded foreign currency transaction gains of $1.1 million in 2022. Foreign currency gains and losses for hyper-inflationary economies are recorded in results of operations.
Share-Based Compensation. Share-based compensation for restricted stock and stock option awards is measured at the grant date fair value. The fair value of restricted stock awards is determined and fixed using the closing price of our common stock on the grant date and is recorded in additional paid-in capital. The fair value of stock option awards is determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. For awards with a service only vesting condition, compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. For awards with a performance vesting condition, compensation expense is recognized on a graded-vesting basis. Typically, all share-based awards are settled with treasury stock. See Note 10 for additional information regarding our specific award plans.
Severance. The liability for one-time termination benefits, such as severance pay or benefit payouts, is measured and recognized at fair value in the period the liability is incurred. Subsequent changes to the liability are recognized in results of operations in the period of change.
Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits. We have various defined benefit and defined contribution plans throughout the world. We have a Senior Executive Retention Plan and Key Executive Retention Plan that cover certain executives. In addition, we have postemployment benefit plans for various key employees that primarily cover a period of 10 years after cessation of full-time employment. We use various actuarial methods and assumptions in determining our net pension and postemployment benefit costs and obligations, including the discount rate used to determine the present value of future benefits, expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and compensation cost trends. The overfunded or underfunded status of our pension and other postemployment benefit plans is recorded on the balance sheet (see Note 12 for additional information).
Deferred Compensation. Some of our subsidiaries have deferred compensation arrangements with certain executives that provide for payments over varying terms upon retirement, cessation of employment or death. The cost of these arrangements is accrued during the employee’s service period, and included in other long-term liabilities except for the current portion.
Income Taxes. We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of taxes payable for the current period and the deferred taxes recognized during the period. Deferred income taxes reflect the temporary difference between assets and liabilities that are recognized for financial reporting purposes and income tax purposes and are recorded as noncurrent. Deferred income taxes are measured using the enacted tax rates that are assumed to be in effect when the differences reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded where it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we evaluate factors such as prior earnings history, expected future earnings, carry-back and carry-forward periods and tax strategies that could potentially enhance the likelihood of the realization of a deferred tax asset.
Interest and penalties related to tax positions taken in our tax returns are recorded in income tax expense. We record a liability for uncertain tax positions that reflects the treatment of certain tax positions taken in our tax returns that do not meet the more-likely-than not threshold, or that meet the more-likely-than-not threshold but have measurement related unrecognized tax benefits. Until these positions are sustained by the taxing authorities or the statute of limitations concerning such issues lapses, we do not generally recognize the tax benefits resulting from such positions.
Net Income Per Share. Basic net income per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus the dilutive effect of common share equivalents, which include outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards.
Leases. At the inception of a contract, we assess whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. A lease is classified as a finance lease if any one of the following criteria are met: the lease transfers ownership of the asset by the end of the lease term, the lease contains an option to purchase the asset that is reasonably certain to be exercised, the lease term is for a major part of the remaining useful life of the asset or the present value of the lease payments equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the asset. A lease is classified as an operating lease if it does not meet any one of the criteria. Substantially all our operating leases are office space leases, and substantially all our finance leases are office furniture and technology equipment leases.
For all leases a right-of-use, or ROU, asset and lease liability are recognized at the lease commencement date. The lease liability represents the present value of the lease payments under the lease. The ROU asset is initially measured at cost, which includes the initial lease liability, plus any initial direct costs incurred, consisting mainly of brokerage commissions, less any lease incentives received. All ROU assets are reviewed for impairment. The lease liability is initially measured as the present value of the lease payments, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, our secured incremental borrowing rate for the same term as the underlying lease. For real estate and certain equipment operating leases, we
use our secured incremental borrowing rate. For finance leases, we use the rate implicit in the lease or our secured incremental borrowing rate if the implicit lease rate cannot be determined.
Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise: the fixed noncancelable lease payments, payments for optional renewal periods where it is reasonably certain the renewal period will be exercised, and payments for early termination options unless it is reasonably certain the lease will not be terminated early. Lease components, including fixed payments for real estate taxes and insurance for office space leases, are included in the measurement of the initial lease liability.
Office space leases may contain variable lease payments, which include payments based on an index or rate. Variable lease payments based on an index or rate are initially measured using the index or rate in effect at lease commencement. Additional payments based on the change in an index or rate, or payments based on a change in our portion of the operating expenses, including real estate taxes and insurance, are recorded as a period expense when incurred. Lease modifications result in remeasurement of the lease liability.
Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease expense may include variable lease payments incurred in the period that were not included in the initial lease liability. Finance lease expense consists of the amortization of the ROU asset on a straight-line basis over the lease term and interest expense determined on an amortized cost basis. Finance lease payments are allocated between a reduction of the lease liability and interest expense.
Concentration of Credit Risk. We provide data-inspired, creative marketing and sales solutions to several thousand clients that operate in nearly every industry sector of the global economy, and we grant credit to qualified clients in the normal course of business. Due to the diversified nature of our client base, we do not believe that we are exposed to a concentration of credit risk as our largest client accounted for 2.7% of revenue in 2024.
Derivative Financial Instruments. All derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, are recorded at fair value. Derivatives qualify for hedge accounting if: the hedging instrument is designated as a hedge, the hedged exposure is specifically identifiable and exposes us to risk, and a change in fair value of the derivative financial instrument and an opposite change in the fair value of the hedged exposure have a high degree of correlation. The method of assessing hedge effectiveness and measuring hedge ineffectiveness is formally documented. Hedge effectiveness is assessed, and hedge ineffectiveness is measured at least quarterly throughout the designated hedge period. Changes in the fair value of a fair value hedge are offset against the change in fair value of the hedged asset, liability or firm commitment through results of operations. Gains and losses on a terminated fair value hedge of our long-term debt are included in long-term debt and are amortized over the remaining term of the respective debt that was hedged. Changes in the fair value of a cash flow hedge are recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in results of operations. Foreign currency hedges of the net investment in our foreign operations are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), or AOCI. Any gain or loss will remain in AOCI until the complete or substantially complete liquidation of our investment in the underlying operation. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. Using derivatives exposes us to the risk that counterparties to the derivative contracts will fail to meet their contractual obligations. We manage that risk through careful selection and ongoing evaluation of the counterparty financial institutions based on specific minimum credit standards and other factors.
Fair Value. We apply the fair value measurement guidance in FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, for our financial assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value and for our nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are not required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis, which includes goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets. The measurement of fair value requires the use of techniques based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions.
The inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities; unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations with observable inputs.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
We use unadjusted quoted market prices to determine the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities and classify such items in Level 1. We use unadjusted quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and model-derived valuations and classify such items in Level 2.
In determining the fair value of financial assets and liabilities, we consider certain market valuation adjustments that market participants would consider in determining fair value, including, counterparty credit risk adjustments applied to financial assets and liabilities, taking into account the actual credit risk of the counterparty when valuing assets measured at fair value and credit risk adjustments applied to reflect our credit risk when valuing liabilities measured at fair value.
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Revenue
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Revenue [Abstract]  
Revenue Revenue
Nature of our services
We provide data-inspired, creative marketing and sales solutions through various client-centric networks that are organized to meet specific client objectives. Our networks, practice areas and agencies provide a comprehensive range of services in the following fundamental disciplines: Media & Advertising, Precision Marketing, Public Relations, Healthcare, Branding & Retail Commerce, Experiential, and Execution & Support. Media & Advertising includes creative services across digital and traditional media, strategic media planning and buying, performance media, data analytics services, and Omnicom Production. Precision Marketing includes digital and direct marketing, digital transformation consulting, e-commerce operations, media execution, market intelligence and data and analytics. Public Relations services include corporate communications, crisis management, public affairs and media and media relations services. Healthcare includes corporate communications and advertising and media services to global healthcare and pharmaceutical companies. Branding & Retail Commerce services include brand and product consulting, strategy and research and retail marketing. Experiential marketing services include live and digital events and experience design and execution. Execution & Support includes field marketing, sales support, digital and physical merchandising, point-of-sale and product placement, as well as other specialized marketing and custom communications services. At the core of all our services is the ability to create or develop a client’s marketing or corporate communications message into content that can be delivered to a target audience across different communications mediums.
Economic factors affecting our revenue
Global economic conditions have a direct impact on our revenue. Adverse economic conditions pose a risk that our clients may reduce, postpone or cancel spending for our services, which would impact our revenue.
Revenue by discipline:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Media & Advertising$8,466.2 $7,891.2 $7,433.9 
Precision Marketing1,820.9 1,473.5 1,426.6 
Public Relations1,679.2 1,578.9 1,552.7 
Healthcare1,354.7 1,362.7 1,322.3 
Branding & Retail Commerce792.9 853.7 848.1 
Experiential731.5 651.4 635.6 
Execution & Support843.7 880.8 1,069.9 
Revenue$15,689.1 $14,692.2 $14,289.1 
Revenue by geographic market:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Americas:
North America$8,650.2 $7,951.0 $7,856.0 
Latin America433.7 386.8 329.0 
EMEA:
Europe4,439.0 4,266.9 4,010.5 
Middle East and Africa319.2 309.6 346.7 
Asia-Pacific1,847.0 1,777.9 1,746.9 
Revenue$15,689.1 $14,692.2 $14,289.1 
The Americas is comprised of North America, which includes the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, and Latin America, which includes South America and Mexico. EMEA is comprised of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Asia-Pacific includes Australia, Greater China, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and other Asian countries. Revenue in the United States for 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $8,186.5 million, $7,471.6 million and $7,367.3 million, respectively.
Contract balances
Contract balances include work in process and customer advances that primarily consist of advance billings to customers in accordance with the terms of the client contracts, primarily for the reimbursement of third-party costs.
December 31,
20242023
Work in process:
   Media and production costs$864.0 $664.4 
   Unbilled fees and costs and contract assets758.2 678.1 
Work in process$1,622.2 $1,342.5 
Customer advances$1,336.1 $1,356.2 
There were no impairment charges to work in process recorded in 2024 or 2023.
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Net Income per Share
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Net Income per Share [Abstract]  
Net Income per Share Net Income per Share
Basic and diluted net income per share:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Net income - Omnicom Group Inc.$1,480.6 $1,391.4 $1,316.5 
Weighted average shares (millions):   
Basic196.4 199.4 205.6 
Dilutive stock options and restricted shares2.2 2.0 1.4 
Diluted198.6 201.4 207.0 
Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted shares (millions): — 4.3 
Net income per share - Omnicom Group Inc.:   
Basic$7.54$6.98$6.40
Diluted$7.46$6.91$6.36
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Business Combinations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combinations Business Combinations
In 2024, we completed two acquisitions that increased goodwill by $784.0 million. On January 2, 2024, we acquired Flywheel Digital, the digital commerce business of Ascential plc, for a net cash purchase price of approximately $845 million. The principal tangible assets and liabilities acquired were net working capital, and the intangible assets acquired were primarily comprised of customer relationships, intellectual property and trade names aggregating $182.6 million and goodwill of $672.5 million. We expect goodwill attributed to the U.S. operations of Flywheel Digital to be tax deductible. In addition, during 2024, we acquired additional equity interests in certain majority owned subsidiaries, which are accounted for as equity transactions, and no additional goodwill was recorded. None of the acquisitions in 2024, either individually or in the aggregate, were material to our results of operations or financial condition.
The evaluation of potential acquisitions is based on various factors, including specialized know-how, reputation, geographic coverage, competitive position and service offerings, as well as our experience and judgment. Our acquisition strategy is focused on acquiring the expertise of an assembled workforce in order to continue to build upon the core capabilities of our strategic business platforms and agency brands, through the expansion of their geographic area or their service capabilities to better serve our clients. Certain acquisitions include an initial payment at closing and provide for future additional contingent purchase price payments (earn-outs), which are derived using the performance of the acquired company and are based on predetermined formulas. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, contingent purchase price obligations were $220.1 million and $229.5 million, respectively, of which $56.0 million and $62.4 million, respectively, are current liabilities.
For each acquisition, we undertake a detailed review to identify other intangible assets that are required to be valued separately. We use several market participant measurements to determine fair value. This approach includes consideration of similar and recent transactions, as well as utilizing discounted expected cash flow methodologies, and when available and as appropriate, we use comparative market multiples to supplement our analysis. As is typical for most service businesses, a substantial portion of the intangible asset value we acquire is the specialized know-how of the workforce, which is treated as part of goodwill and is not valued separately. A significant portion of the identifiable intangible assets acquired is derived from customer relationships, including the related customer contracts, as well as trade names. One of the primary drivers in executing our acquisition strategy is the existence of, or the ability to, expand our existing client relationships. The expected benefits of our acquisitions are typically shared across multiple agencies and regions.
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Change in goodwill:
December 31,
20242023
January 1$10,082.3 $9,734.3 
Acquisitions761.2 51.7 
Noncontrolling interests in acquired businesses22.8 128.6 
Contingent purchase price obligations of acquired businesses 159.7 
Dispositions(6.0)(120.6)
Foreign currency translation(182.9)128.6 
December 31
$10,677.4 $10,082.3 
The increase in goodwill in 2024 is primarily attributable to the acquisition of Flywheel Digital. There were no goodwill impairment losses recorded in 2024 or 2023, and there are no accumulated goodwill impairment losses.
Intangible assets:
December 31,
 20242023
Gross
Carrying
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Value
Gross
Carrying
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Value
Acquired intangible assets and internally
   developed strategic platform assets
$1,096.1 $(606.1)$490.0 $902.6 $(572.9)$329.7 
Other purchased and internally
   developed software
258.3 (226.3)32.0 327.9 (290.7)37.2 
Intangible Assets$1,354.4 $(832.4)$522.0 $1,230.5 $(863.6)$366.9 
The increase in the gross carrying value of acquired intangible assets was primarily related to the $182.6 million of combined customer relationships, intellectual property and trade name for Flywheel Digital.
Amortization of intangible assets:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Acquired intangible assets and internally developed
   strategic platform assets
$87.5 $61.8 $58.8 
Other purchased and internally developed software18.1 18.5 21.5 
Amortization Expense$105.6 $80.3 $80.3 
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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
Credit Facilities
Our $2.5 billion unsecured multi-currency revolving credit facility, or Credit Facility, terminates on June 2, 2028. We can issue up to $2 billion of U.S. Dollar denominated commercial paper, and issue up to the equivalent of $500 million in British Pounds or Euro under a Euro commercial paper program. In addition, certain of our international subsidiaries have uncommitted credit lines that are guaranteed by Omnicom aggregating $517.4 million. All of these facilities provide additional liquidity sources for operating capital and general corporate purposes. During 2024, we did not issue commercial paper. In 2023, we had a maximum of $200 million of commercial paper outstanding during the year, the average amount outstanding was $5.1 million, the average days outstanding were 1.7 days, and the weighted average interest rate was 5.24%. At December 31, 2024, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility and no outstanding commercial paper issuances.
The Credit Facility has a financial covenant that requires us to maintain a Leverage Ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-cash charges) of no more than 3.5 times for the most recently ended 12-month period. At December 31, 2024, we were in compliance with this covenant as our Leverage Ratio was 2.4 times. The Credit Facility does not limit our ability to declare or pay dividends or repurchase our common stock.
The $600 million Delayed Draw Term Loan Agreement automatically terminated on July 15, 2024.
Short-Term Debt
Short-term debt of $21.3 million and $10.9 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, represented bank overdrafts and short-term borrowings primarily of our international subsidiaries. The weighted average interest rate was 11.4% and 12.0%, respectively. Due to the short-term nature of this debt, carrying value approximates fair value.
Long-Term Debt
December 31,
20242023
3.65% Senior Notes due 2024
$ $750.0 
3.60% Senior Notes due 2026
1,400.0 1,400.0 
€500 Million 0.80% Senior Notes due 2027
520.3 553.0 
2.45% Senior Notes due 2030
600.0 600.0 
4.20% Senior Notes due 2030
600.0 600.0 
€500 Million 1.40% Senior Notes due 2031
520.3 553.0 
2.60% Senior Notes due 2031
800.0 800.0 
€600 Million 3.70% Senior Notes due 2032
624.5 — 
£325 Million 2.25% Senior Notes due 2033
407.9 413.9 
5.30% Senior Notes due 2034
600.0 — 
Long-Term Debt, Gross6,073.0 5,669.9 
Unamortized discount(9.5)(7.8)
Unamortized debt issuance costs(27.4)(22.3)
Unamortized deferred gain (loss) from settlement of interest rate swaps(0.8)(0.2)
Long-Term Debt, including current portion6,035.3 5,639.6 
Current portion (750.5)
Long-Term Debt$6,035.3 $4,889.1 
On August 2, 2024, Omnicom issued $600 million 5.30% Senior Notes due 2034. The net proceeds from the issuance after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses, were $592.4 million. The net proceeds from the issuance, along with available cash, were used to fund the repayment of our $750 million 3.65% Senior Notes on November 1, 2024.
On March 6, 2024, Omnicom Finance Holdings plc, or OFH, a U.K.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom, issued €600 million 3.70% Senior Notes due 2032. The net proceeds from the issuance, after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses, were $643.1 million and were used for general corporate purposes, including working capital expenditures, acquisitions and repurchases of our common stock.
Our 2.45% Senior Notes due 2030, 4.20% Senior Notes due 2030, 2.60% Senior Notes due 2031 and 5.30% Senior Notes due 2034 are senior unsecured obligations of Omnicom that rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness.
Omnicom and its wholly owned finance subsidiary, Omnicom Capital Inc., or OCI, are co-obligors under the 3.60% Senior Notes due 2026. These notes are a joint and several liability of Omnicom and OCI, and Omnicom unconditionally guarantees OCI’s obligations with respect to the notes. OCI provides funding for our operations by incurring debt and lending the proceeds to our operating subsidiaries. OCI’s assets primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents and intercompany loans made to our operating subsidiaries, and the related interest receivable. There are no restrictions on the ability of OCI or Omnicom to obtain funds from our subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances. Such notes are senior unsecured obligations that rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness.
Omnicom and OCI have, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed the obligations of OFH with respect to the €500 million 0.80% Senior Notes due 2027 and the €500 million 1.40% Senior Notes due 2031, and Omnicom has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the obligations of OFH with respect the €600 million 3.70% Senior Notes due 2032, collectively the Euro Notes. OFH’s assets consist of its investments in several wholly owned finance companies that function as treasury centers, providing funding for various operating companies in Europe, Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The finance companies’ assets consist of cash and cash equivalents and intercompany loans that they make or have made to the operating companies in their respective regions and the related interest receivable. There are no restrictions on the ability of Omnicom, OCI or OFH to obtain funds from their subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances. The Euro Notes and the related guarantees are senior unsecured obligations that rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness of OFH and each of Omnicom and OCI, as applicable.
Omnicom has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the obligations of Omnicom Capital Holdings plc, or OCH, a U.K.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom, with respect to the £325 million 2.25% Senior Notes due 2033, or Sterling Notes. OCH’s assets consist of its investments in several wholly owned finance companies that function as treasury centers, providing funding for various operating companies in EMEA, Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The finance companies’ assets consist of cash and cash equivalents and intercompany loans that they make or have made to the operating companies in their respective regions and the related interest receivable. There are no restrictions on the ability of Omnicom or OCH to obtain funds
from their subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances. The Sterling Notes and the related guarantee are senior unsecured obligations that rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness of OCH and Omnicom, respectively.
Long-term debt maturities at December 31, 2024:
2025$ 
20261,400.0 
2027520.3 
2028 
2029 
Thereafter4,152.7 
Long-Term Debt, Gross$6,073.0 
Interest Expense
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Long-term debt$194.9 $165.1 $164.7 
Fees4.4 4.8 4.6 
Pension and other interest50.3 50.5 35.8 
Interest rate and cross currency swaps(1.7)(1.9)3.5 
Interest Expense$247.9 $218.5 $208.6 
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Segment Reporting
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Segment Reporting
Our branded agency networks operate in the advertising, marketing and corporate communications services industry, and are organized into agency networks, virtual client networks, regional reporting units and operating groups or practice areas. Our networks, virtual client networks and agencies increasingly share clients and provide clients with integrated services. The main economic components of each agency are employee compensation and related costs, direct service costs and occupancy and other costs which include rent and occupancy costs, technology costs and overhead expenses. Therefore, given these similarities, we aggregate our six operating segments, which are our agency networks, into one reporting segment. The chief operating decision maker, or CODM, reviews segment operating income for each network and allocates resources accordingly. The CODM includes Omnicom’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer and chief operating officer.
Segment operating results include allocations of costs, including information technology, and other shared services costs, that are allocated using metrics designed to correlate the allocation with consumption.
Segment revenue, segment operating expenses and segment operating income of our operating segments:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Revenue$15,689.1 $14,692.2 $14,289.1
Segment Operating Expenses:
Salary and service costs:
Salary and related costs$7,441.4 $7,212.8 $7,197.9
Third-party service costs3,348.6 2,917.9 2,585.5
Third-party incidental costs642.5 570.5 542.5
Total salary and service costs11,432.5 10,701.2 10,325.9
Occupancy and other costs1,274.4 1,168.8 1,168.6
   Segment cost of services12,706.9 11,870.0 11,494.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses408.1 393.7 378.5
Depreciation and amortization241.7 211.1 219.4
Total segment operating expenses13,356.7 12,474.8 12,092.4
Segment Operating Income$2,332.4 $2,217.4 $2,196.7
Reconciliation of segment operating income to operating income and income before income taxes and income from equity method investments:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Segment Operating Income$2,332.4 $2,217.4 $2,196.7 
Real estate and other repositioning costs57.8 191.5 — 
Changes arising from the effects of the war in Ukraine — 113.4 
Gain on disposition of subsidiary (78.8)— 
Operating Income$2,274.6 $2,104.7 $2,083.3 
Interest Expense247.9 218.5 208.6 
Interest Income100.9 106.7 70.7 
Income Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity Method Investments$2,127.6 $1,992.9 $1,945.4 
We reconcile segment operating income to income before income taxes and income from equity method investments as income tax expense is reviewed at the consolidated level and the segment managers are not held accountable for performance of net income.
The agency networks' regional reporting units comprise three principal regions: the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. The regional reporting units monitor the performance and are responsible for the agencies in their region. Agencies within the regional reporting units serve similar clients in similar industries and in many cases the same clients and have similar economic characteristics.
Revenue and long-lived assets and goodwill by geographic region:
AmericasEMEAAsia-Pacific
December 31, 2024
Revenue$9,083.9 $4,758.2 $1,847.0 
Long-lived assets and goodwill8,166.6 3,693.9 685.2 
December 31, 2023
Revenue$8,337.8 $4,576.5 $1,777.9 
Long-lived assets and goodwill7,749.5 3,523.3 730.8 
December 31, 2022
Revenue$8,185.0 $4,357.2 $1,746.9 
Long-lived assets and goodwill7,727.0 3,315.2 757.2 
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Equity Method Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Equity Method Investments [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investments Equity Method Investments
Income from our equity method investments was $6.9 million in 2024 and $5.2 million in each of 2023 and 2022. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, our proportionate share in the net assets of the equity method investments was $12.7 million and $17.0 million, respectively. Equity method investments are not material to our results of operations or financial condition; therefore, summarized financial information is not required to be presented.
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Share-Based Compensation Plans
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Share-Based Compensation Plans [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation Plans Share-Based Compensation Plans
Share-based incentive awards are granted to employees under the 2021 Incentive Award Plan, or the 2021 Plan, that was approved by the shareholders. The 2021 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the Compensation Committee. Awards include stock options, restricted stock and other performance-based stock awards. The maximum number of shares of common stock that can be granted under the 2021 Plan is 14.7 million shares plus any shares awarded under the 2021 Plan and any prior plan that have been forfeited or have expired. All awards reduce the number of shares available for grant on a one-for-one basis. The terms of each award and the exercise date are determined by the Compensation Committee. The 2021 Plan does not permit the holder of an award to elect cash settlement under any circumstances. At December 31, 2024, there were 7,781,173 shares available for grant under the 2021 Plan.
Share-based compensation expense in 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $91.4 million, $84.8 million and $81.7 million, respectively. At December 31, 2024, unamortized share-based compensation that will be expensed over the next five years is $222.8 million.
We recognize a tax benefit in income tax expense and record a deferred tax asset for the share-based compensation expense recognized for financial reporting purposes that has not been deducted on our income tax return. Excess tax benefits and deficiencies represent the difference between the actual compensation deduction for tax purposes, which is calculated as the difference between the grant date price of the award, and the price of our common stock on the vesting or exercise date. Upon vesting of restricted stock awards or exercise of stock options, any excess tax benefit or deficiency related to share-based compensation is recorded in results of operations, as a component of income tax expense. In 2024 and 2023, we recognized a tax benefit of $12.3 million and $6.7 million, respectively.
Stock Options
The exercise price of stock option awards cannot be less than 100% of the market price of our common stock on the grant date and have a maximum contractual life of 10 years.
Stock option activity:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
SharesWeighted Average Exercise PriceSharesWeighted Average Exercise PriceSharesWeighted Average Exercise Price
January 14,564,575 $71.815,127,625 $72.904,689,250 $74.30
Granted — 853,875 68.88 
Exercised(1,297,238)72.47(413,750)84.94(157,500)84.94 
Forfeited(182,050)69.80(149,300)72.99(258,000)77.69 
December 313,085,287 $71.654,564,575 $71.815,127,625 $72.90
Exercisable December 312,302,762 $72.47— 423,750 $84.94
Options outstanding and exercisable:
December 31, 2024
Options OutstandingOptions Exercisable
Exercise Price RangeSharesWeighted Average Remaining Contractual LifeWeighted Average
Exercise Price
SharesWeighted Average
Exercise Price
$69.00to$70.00782,525 7.6 years$69.23 
$72.00to$73.002,302,762 6.9 years72.472,302,762 $72.47
3,085,287$71.652,302,762 $72.47
The grant date fair value of $12.60 for the 2022 option awards was determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The assumptions, without adjusting for forfeitures and lack of liquidity, were: an expected life ranging from 6.5 years to 7.5 years, risk free interest rate ranging from 3.0% to 3.1%, expected volatility ranging from 24.5% to 24.7%, and dividend yield ranging from 4.2% to 4.5%.
Restricted Stock
Restricted stock activity:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
January 12,802,297 3,010,343 2,932,836 
Granted1,459,525 1,010,575 1,147,496 
Vested(878,247)(915,245)(889,736)
Forfeited(232,061)(303,376)(180,253)
December 313,151,514 2,802,297 3,010,343 
Weighted average grant date fair value of shares granted in the period$81.39$84.33$59.02
Weighted average grant date fair value at December 31$71.59$64.84$61.11
Generally, restricted shares vest ratably over five years from the grant date provided the employee remains employed by us. Restricted shares do not pay a dividend, and may not be sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered until the forfeiture restrictions lapse. Under most circumstances, the employee forfeits the shares if employment ceases prior to the end of the restriction period.
Performance Restricted Stock Units
The Compensation Committee grants certain employees performance restricted stock units, or PRSU. Each PRSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock on vesting. The ultimate number of PRSUs received by the employee depends on the Company's average return on equity over a three-year period compared to the average return on equity of a peer group of principal competitors over the same period. The PRSUs vest three years from the grant date. The PRSUs have a service and performance vesting condition and compensation expense is recognized on a graded-vesting basis. Over the performance period, compensation expense is adjusted upward or downward based on our estimate of the probability of achieving the performance target for the portion of the awards subject to the performance vesting condition. We have assumed that all PRSUs will vest.
PRSU activity:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
SharesWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueSharesWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueSharesWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
January 1563,036 $81.11570,235 $71.19533,890 $70.42
Granted177,059 93.19 178,998 92.18 218,127 76.79 
Distributed(165,911)74.89 (186,197)61.36 (181,782)75.64 
December 31574,184 $86.63563,036 $81.11570,235 $71.19
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The employee stock purchase plan, or ESPP, enables employees to purchase our common stock through payroll deductions over each plan quarter at 95% of the market price on the last trading day of the plan quarter. Purchases are limited to 10% of eligible compensation as defined by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA. In 2024, 2023 and 2022, employees purchased 56,473 shares, 65,644 shares and 72,672 shares, respectively. All shares purchased were issued from treasury stock, for which we received $5.1 million, $5.3 million and $5.2 million, respectively. At December 31, 2024, there were 8,174,023 shares available under the ESPP.
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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
Income before income taxes:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Domestic$940.0 $696.0 $789.3 
International1,187.6 1,296.9 1,156.1 
Income Before Income Taxes$2,127.6 $1,992.9 $1,945.4 
Income tax expense (benefit):
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Current:   
U.S. federal$183.8 $154.2 $180.1 
U.S. state and local46.6 34.8 57.0 
International309.9 330.8 287.4 
 540.3 519.8 524.5 
Deferred:   
U.S. federal17.5 10.9 11.1 
U.S. state and local1.3 1.3 (0.3)
International1.4 (7.1)11.5 
 20.2 5.1 22.3 
Income Tax Expense$560.5 $524.9 $546.8 
Reconciliation from the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to effective tax rate:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
U.S. state and local income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit1.7 1.4 2.3 
Impact of foreign operations3.8 3.9 3.5 
Other, including impact of war in Ukraine(0.2)— 1.3 
Effective tax rate26.3 %26.3 %28.1 %
Our effective tax rate for 2024 remained flat year-over-year at 26.3%. The effective tax rate for 2024 was favorably impacted by the windfall tax benefit on share-based compensation. The effective tax rate for 2023 includes an increase of approximately $10.7 million in income tax expense related to a lower tax benefit in certain jurisdictions for the real estate and other repositioning costs in the period and an increase in the U.K. statutory tax rate, partially offset by approximately $10.0 million of favorable impacts from the resolution of certain non-U.S. tax positions.
Numerous foreign jurisdictions have enacted or are in the process of enacting legislation to adopt a minimum effective tax rate described in the Global Anti-Base Erosion, or Pillar Two, model rules issued by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. A minimum effective tax rate of 15% would apply to multinational companies with consolidated revenue above €750 million.
Under the Pillar Two rules, a company would be required to determine a combined effective tax rate for all entities located in a jurisdiction. If the jurisdictional effective tax rate determined under the Pillar Two is less than 15%, a top-up tax will be due to bring the jurisdictional effective tax rate up to 15%. We are continuing to monitor the pending implementation of Pillar Two by individual countries and the potential effects of Pillar Two on our business. The provisions effective in 2024 did not have a materially adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or the Tax Act, imposed a one-time tax, the transition tax, on the accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the remaining transition tax liability was $41.2 million and $68.9 million, respectively. The transition tax is expected to be fully paid by 2026. The Tax Act also implemented a territorial tax system that allows us to repatriate earnings of our foreign subsidiaries without incurring additional U.S. tax by providing a 100% dividend exemption. While a territorial tax system limits U.S. federal income tax to domestic source income, foreign source income is subject to tax in the appropriate foreign jurisdiction at the local rate, which in certain jurisdictions may be higher than the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21%. Therefore, the foreign tax rate differential will cause our effective tax rate to be higher than the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate. The international tax rate differentials in 2024 and 2023 are primarily attributed to our earnings in Germany, Australia, Italy, Japan and Brazil being taxed at higher rates than the U.S. statutory tax rate.
We have elected to account for any tax on the global intangible low-taxed income, or GILTI, in the period in which it is incurred. We provided $5.5 million and $17.0 million in 2024 and 2023, respectively, for tax impact of GILTI.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities and balance sheet classification:
December 31,
20242023
Deferred tax assets:  
Compensation$136.1 $153.8 
Tax loss and credit carryforwards78.2 78.6 
Basis differences from acquisitions53.2 41.2 
Basis differences from short-term assets and liabilities27.6 33.3 
Capitalized research and development expenditures106.8 64.8 
Deferred tax assets401.9 371.7 
Valuation allowance(17.0)(18.9)
Deferred tax assets, net$384.9 $352.8 
Deferred tax liabilities:  
Goodwill and intangible assets$707.5 $687.3 
Unremitted foreign earnings44.1 71.1 
Basis differences from investments5.2 3.8 
Financial instruments 0.9 
Other44.4 45.3 
Deferred tax liabilities$801.2 $808.4 
Long-term deferred tax assets$75.5 $73.5 
Long-term deferred tax liabilities$491.8 $529.1 
We have concluded that it is more likely than not that we will be able to realize our net deferred tax assets in future periods because results of future operations are expected to generate sufficient taxable income. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the valuation allowance of $17.0 million and $18.9 million, respectively, relates to tax losses and tax credit carryforwards in the U.S. and in international jurisdictions. Tax loss and credit carryforwards for which there is no valuation allowance are available for periods ranging from 2025 to 2044, which is longer than the forecasted utilization of such carryforwards.
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits:
December 31,
20242023
January 1$167.8 $167.6 
Additions:  
Current year tax positions15.7 3.3 
Prior year tax positions4.4 4.3 
Reduction of prior year tax positions(2.5)(7.9)
Settlements(2.6)— 
Foreign currency translation(1.3)0.5 
December 31$181.5 $167.8 
Substantially all the liability for uncertain tax positions is recorded in long-term liabilities. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, approximately $175.1 million and $161.7 million, respectively, of the liability for uncertain tax positions would affect our effective tax rate upon resolution of the uncertain tax positions.
Income tax expense in 2024, 2023 and 2022 includes $4.4 million, $3.2 million and $4.3 million, respectively, of interest, net of tax benefit, and penalties related to tax positions taken on our tax returns. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, accrued interest and penalties were $23.5 million and $19.9 million, respectively.
We file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return and income tax returns in various state and local jurisdictions. Our subsidiaries file tax returns in various foreign jurisdictions. Our principal foreign jurisdictions include the U.K., France and Germany. The Internal Revenue Service has completed its examination of our U.S. federal tax returns through 2017. Tax returns in the U.K., France and Germany have been examined through 2021, 2019 and 2017, respectively.
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Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]  
Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits
Defined Contribution Plans
Our domestic and international subsidiaries provide retirement benefits for their employees primarily through defined contribution profit sharing and savings plans. Contributions to the plans vary by subsidiary and have generally been in amounts up to the maximum percentage of total eligible compensation of participating employees that is deductible for income tax purposes. Contribution expense was $87.9 million, $127.9 million and $123.2 million in 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Two of our U.S. businesses and several of our non-U.S. businesses sponsor noncontributory defined benefit pension plans. These plans provide benefits to employees based on formulas recognizing length of service and earnings. The U.S. plans are subject to ERISA and cover approximately 700 participants. These plans are closed to new participants and do not accrue future benefit credits. The non-U.S. plans, which include statutory plans, are not subject to ERISA and cover approximately 12,000 participants.
We have a Senior Executive Restrictive Covenant and Retention Plan, or Senior Executive Retention Plan, for certain executive officers and senior executives selected by the Compensation Committee. In 2024, we adopted a Key Executive Restrictive Covenant and Retention Plan, or Key Executive Retention Plan, for certain key employees who are not executive officers selected by the Compensation Committee. These plans are non-qualified deferred compensation severance plans that are not subject to ERISA. These plans were adopted to secure non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement and ongoing consulting services from such individuals and to strengthen the retention aspect of executive officer, senior executive or key executive compensation.
The Senior Executive Retention Plan provides annual payments to the participants or to their beneficiaries upon termination following at least seven years of service with Omnicom or its subsidiaries. A participant’s annual benefit is payable for 15 consecutive calendar years following termination, but in no event prior to age 55. The annual benefit is generally equal to the lesser of (i) the participant’s final average pay times an applicable percentage, which is based upon the executive’s years of service as an executive officer, not to exceed 35% or (ii) $1.5 million adjusted for cost-of-living, not to exceed 2.5% per year. The Senior Executive Retention Plan is not funded, and benefits are paid when due.
The Key Executive Retention Plan provides annual payments to the participants or to their beneficiaries upon termination following at least six years of service from the date of the participant’s award agreement with Omnicom or its subsidiaries. A participant’s annual benefit is payable for 12 consecutive calendar years following termination, but in no event prior to age 55. The annual benefit is equal to the lesser of (i) the participant’s final average pay times an applicable percentage, which is based upon the employee’s years of service, not to exceed 65% or (ii) $1.0 million. The annual benefit vests 100% after six years of service from the date of the award agreement. The Key Executive Retention Plan is not funded, and benefits are paid when due.
Postemployment Arrangements
We have executive retirement agreements under which benefits will be paid to participants or to their beneficiaries over periods up to ten years beginning after cessation of full-time employment. Our postemployment arrangements are unfunded and benefits are paid when due.
Pension and other postemployment benefits net periodic benefit expense:
Defined Benefit Pension PlansPostemployment Arrangements
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
202420232022202420232022
Service cost$1.6 $2.4 $2.8 $2.9 $3.4 $4.5 
Interest cost8.5 11.1 5.6 5.9 5.7 2.6 
Expected return on plan assets(2.2)(0.3)(1.4) — — 
Amortization of prior service cost0.4 0.3 0.4 4.4 3.8 3.8 
Amortization of actuarial loss0.8 0.7 4.0 0.2 — 2.5 
Net Periodic Benefit Expense$9.1 $14.2 $11.4 $13.4 $12.9 $13.4 
Included in AOCI for Defined Benefit Pension Plans at December 31, 2024 and 2023 were unrecognized costs for actuarial gains and losses and prior service cost of $6.5 million ($4.5 million net of income taxes) and $15.9 million ($11.0 million net of income taxes), respectively, that have not yet been recognized in net periodic benefit cost. The unrecognized costs for actuarial gains and losses and prior service cost included in AOCI and expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost in 2025 is a benefit of $0.4 million.
Included in AOCI for Postemployment Arrangements at December 31, 2024 and 2023 were unrecognized costs for actuarial gains and losses and prior service cost of $25.3 million ($17.6 million net of income taxes) and $41.1 million ($28.8 million net of income taxes), respectively, that have not yet been recognized in the net periodic benefit cost. The unrecognized costs for actuarial gains and losses and prior service cost included in AOCI and expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost in 2025 is $3.7 million.
Weighted average assumptions:
Defined Benefit Pension PlansPostemployment Arrangements
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
202420232022202420232022
Discount rate4.5 %4.7 %2.1 %4.5 %4.7 %1.8 %
Compensation increases3.4 %2.6 %2.6 %3.5 %3.5 %3.5 %
Expected return on plan assets2.2 %1.5 %1.6 %
The expected long-term rate of return for plan assets for the U.S. plans is based on several factors, including current and expected asset allocations, historical and expected returns on various asset classes and current and future market conditions. A total return investment approach using a mix of equities and fixed income investments maximizes the long-term return. This strategy is intended to minimize plan expense by achieving long-term returns in excess of the growth in plan liabilities over time. The discount rate used to compute net periodic benefit cost is based on yields of available high-quality bonds and reflects the expected cash flow as of the measurement date. The expected returns on plan assets and discount rates for the non-U.S. plans are based on local factors, including each plan’s investment approach, local interest rates and plan participant profiles.
Experience gains and losses and the effects of changes in actuarial assumptions are generally amortized over a period no longer than the expected average future service of active employees.
Our funding policy is to contribute amounts sufficient to meet minimum funding requirements in accordance with the applicable employee benefit and tax laws that the plans are subject to, plus such additional amounts as we may determine to be appropriate. In 2024 and 2023, we contributed $10.6 million and $8.8 million, respectively, to the defined benefit pension plans. We do not expect the contributions for 2025 to differ materially from the 2024 contributions.
Change in benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets:
Defined Benefit Pension PlansPostemployment Arrangements
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2024202320242023
Benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation, January 1$224.3 $228.6 $142.2 $130.8 
Service cost1.6 2.4 2.9 3.4 
Interest cost8.5 11.1 5.9 5.7 
Amendments, curtailments and settlements16.1 (0.4)(0.6)6.9 
Actuarial (gain) loss(23.1)(2.1)(12.4)6.3 
Benefits paid(11.7)(12.4)(11.4)(10.9)
Foreign currency translation0.3 (2.9)— — 
Benefit obligation, December 31$216.0 $224.3 $126.6 $142.2 
Fair value of plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets, January 1$45.5 $44.0 $ $— 
Actual return on plan assets2.0 3.9  — 
Employer contributions10.6 8.8  — 
Benefits paid(11.7)(12.4) — 
Foreign currency translation and other(0.5)1.2  — 
Fair value of plan assets, December 31$45.9 $45.5 $ $— 
Funded status, December 31$(170.1)$(178.8)$(126.6)$(142.2)
Funded status recognized in the balance sheet:
Other assets$1.5 $2.1 $ $— 
Other current liabilities(10.7)(8.6)(13.5)(11.9)
Long-term liabilities(160.9)(172.3)(113.1)(130.3)
$(170.1)$(178.8)$(126.6)$(142.2)
Weighted average assumptions:
Discount rate5.2 %4.6 %5.3 %4.6 %
Compensation increases2.5 %3.5 %3.5 %3.5 %
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the accumulated benefit obligation for our defined benefit pension plans was $169.1 million and $179.5 million, respectively.
Defined benefit pension plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
Year Ended December 31,
20242023
Benefit obligation$(208.3)$(215.5)
Plan assets36.7 34.7 
 $(171.6)$(180.8)
At December 31, 2024, the estimated pension and other postemployment benefits expected to be paid over the next 10 years:
Defined Benefit Pension PlansPostemployment Arrangements
2025$12.3 $13.5 
202611.8 12.2 
202712.6 13.7 
202816.0 13.4 
202922.2 12.7 
2030 - 2034102.0 48.0 
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Real Estate and Other Repositioning Costs
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Real Estate and Other Repositioning Costs [Abstract]  
Real Estate and Other Repositioning Costs Real Estate and Other Repositioning Costs
In connection with our strategic initiatives, for the year ended December 31, 2024, operating expenses included $57.8 million ($42.9 million after-tax), primarily reflecting severance actions related to ongoing efficiency initiatives, including strategic agency consolidation in our smaller international markets and the launch of our centralized production strategy.
In connection with the transition to a flexible working environment, a hybrid model which allows for partial remote work, we took certain actions in the first quarter of 2023 to reduce and reposition our office lease portfolio. In the second quarter of 2023, as a result of our continuing efforts to increase efficiencies and relevant skill sets to meet client demands, we incurred severance charges and other exit costs associated with rebalancing our workforce and consolidating operations in certain markets. As a result, for the year ended December 31, 2023, operating expenses included $191.5 million ($145.5 million after-tax), related to non-cash impairment charges for the operating lease right-of-use, or ROU, assets, severance charges, and other exit costs. All severance and other costs were paid during the year ended December 31, 2023. Substantially all of the operating lease payments related to the ROU assets will be paid out through December 31, 2026
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Disposition of Subsidiaries
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Disposition of Subsidiaries [Abstract]  
Disposition of Subsidiaries Dispositions of Subsidiaries
In April 2023, we disposed of certain research businesses included in our Execution & Support discipline for the net proceeds of $180.5 million. As a result, we recorded a pretax gain of $78.8 million. The disposition did not have a material impact on our ongoing results of operations or financial condition.
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Charges Arising from the Effects of the War in Ukraine
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Charges Arising from the Effects of the War in Ukraine [Abstract]  
Charges Arising from the Effects of the War in Ukraine Charges Arising from the Effects of the War in Ukraine
In 2022, we disposed of our businesses in Russia. In the first quarter of 2022, we recorded pretax charges of $113.4 million, which included cash charges of $47.6 million and primarily consisted of the loss on the disposition of our net investment in our Russian businesses and included charges related to the suspension of operations in Ukraine. All the charges related to the disposition of our businesses in Russia have been paid as of December 31, 2022, and substantially all of our commitments related to the suspension of operations in Ukraine have been paid.
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Supplemental Cash Flow Data
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Supplemental Cash Flow Data [Abstract]  
Supplemental Cash Flow Data Supplemental Cash Flow Data
Change in operating capital:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable$(597.1)$(513.9)$(129.1)
(Increase) decrease in work in process and other current assets(316.9)(121.8)(197.9)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable997.5 602.3 (350.1)
Increase (decrease) in customer advances, taxes payable and other
     current liabilities
(229.1)(399.6)(97.8)
Change in other assets and liabilities, net(85.6)(29.9)(69.1)
Increase (decrease) in operating capital$(231.2)$(462.9)$(844.0)
Supplemental financial information:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Income taxes paid$544.1 $474.3 $450.3 
Interest paid$156.4 $162.8 $173.9 
Non-cash increase in lease liabilities:
Year Ended December 31,
20242023
Operating leases$231.1 $206.9 
Finance leases$47.1 $48.2 
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Noncontrolling Interests
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract]  
Noncontrolling Interests Noncontrolling Interests
Changes in the ownership interests in our less than 100% owned subsidiaries:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Net income attributed to Omnicom Group Inc.$1,480.6 $1,391.4 $1,316.5 
Net transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests(10.0)(88.1)(17.1)
Change from net income attributed to Omnicom Group Inc. and
       transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests
$1,470.6 $1,303.3 $1,299.4 
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Leases and Property and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Leases and Property and Equipment [Abstract]  
Leases and Property and Equipment Leases and Property and Equipment
Leases
Year Ended December 31,
20242023
    Operating lease cost:
Operating lease cost$209.6 $216.2 
Variable lease cost16.5 29.9 
Short-term lease cost3.9 2.5 
Sublease income(0.9)(3.7)
Total Operating Lease Cost$229.1 $244.9 
     Finance lease cost:
Depreciation of ROU assets$58.9 $58.9 
Interest8.3 7.4 
Total Finance Lease Cost$67.2 $66.3 
Total Lease Cost$296.3 $311.2 
Future lease payments:
December 31
Operating LeasesFinance Leases
2025$238.5 $55.7 
2026208.8 37.1 
2027162.7 22.2 
2028127.7 9.1 
202998.2 3.5 
Thereafter449.2 2.2 
Total lease payments1,285.1 129.8 
Less: Interest266.4 8.1 
Present Value of Lease Liabilities$1,018.7 $121.7 
Balance sheet classification of operating leases:
December 31,
20242023
Operating Lease ROU Assets$1,043.6 $1,046.4 
     Operating lease liability:
Other current liabilities$204.5 $217.3 
Long-term liability - operating leases814.2 853.0 
Total Operating Lease Liability$1,018.7 $1,070.3 
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, office space and equipment operating leases had a weighted average remaining lease term of 6.2 and 6.4 years, respectively, and a weighted average discount rate of 3.9% and 3.7%, respectively.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment:
December 31,
20242023
Property and equipment - owned$1,520.3 $1,620.9 
Equipment under finance leases401.3 404.4
Property and Equipment, Gross1,921.6 2,025.3 
Accumulated depreciation(1,096.9)(1,150.4)
Property and Equipment, Net$824.7 $874.9 
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, finance leases had a weighted average remaining lease term of 2.6 years and 2.9 years, respectively, and a weighted average discount rate of 7.3% and 6.6%, respectively.
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Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract]  
Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Owners of noncontrolling equity interests in certain of our subsidiaries have the right in certain circumstances to require us to purchase all or a portion of their equity interest at fair value as defined in the applicable agreements. In most cases we have a protective call right under similar terms. Assuming that the subsidiaries perform at their current and projected profit levels, at December 31, 2024, the aggregate estimated amount we could be required to pay in future periods is $429.0 million, of which $179.6 million is currently exercisable by the holders. If these rights are exercised, there would be an increase in net income attributable to Omnicom as a result of our increased ownership interest and the reduction of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. The ultimate amount paid could be significantly different because the redemption amount depends on the future results of operations of the subject businesses, the timing of the exercise of these rights and changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Upon redemption, the difference between the estimated redemption value and the actual amount paid is recorded in additional paid-in capital.
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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in various legal proceedings. We do not expect that such proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Changes in AOCI, net of income taxes:
Cash
Flow
Hedge
 Pension and Other Postemployment BenefitsForeign Currency TranslationTotal
January 1, 2023$(12.1)$(41.3)$(1,384.5)$(1,437.9)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications— (4.8)97.7 92.9 
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)4.0 3.4 — 7.4 
December 31, 2023(8.1)(42.7)(1,286.8)(1,337.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 13.1 (158.6)(145.5)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)3.1 4.1  7.2 
December 31, 2024$(5.0)$(25.5)$(1,445.4)$(1,475.9)
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Fair Value
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Fair Value [Abstract]  
Fair Value Fair Value
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
December 31, 2024Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents$4,339.4  $4,339.4 
Marketable equity securities0.9 0.9 
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge$9.3 9.3 
Liabilities:   
Foreign currency derivatives$0.1 $0.1 
Contingent purchase price obligations$220.1 220.1 
December 31, 2023
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$4,432.0  $4,432.0 
Marketable equity securities0.9  0.9 
Liabilities: 
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge$6.6 $6.6 
Contingent purchase price obligations$229.5 229.5 
Changes in contingent purchase price obligations:
December 31,
20242023
January 1$229.5 $115.0 
Acquisitions39.2 217.4 
Revaluation and interest(5.1)(36.1)
Payments(42.4)(67.7)
Foreign currency translation(1.1)0.9 
December 31$220.1 $229.5 
Carrying amount and fair value of our financial assets and liabilities:
December 31,
 20242023
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents$4,339.4 $4,339.4 $4,432.0 $4,432.0 
Marketable equity securities0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 
Non-marketable equity securities36.8 36.8 6.7 6.7 
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge9.3 9.3 — — 
Liabilities:    
Short-term debt$21.3 $21.3 $10.9 $10.9 
Foreign currency derivatives0.1 0.1 — — 
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge  6.6 6.6 
Contingent purchase price obligations220.1 220.1 229.5 229.5 
Long-term debt6,035.3 5,664.9 5,639.6 5,237.8 
The estimated fair values of the cross-currency swaps and foreign currency derivative instruments are determined using model-derived valuations, taking into consideration foreign currency rates, interest rates, and counterparty credit risk. The estimated fair value of the contingent purchase price obligations is calculated in accordance with the terms of each acquisition agreement and is discounted. The fair value of long-term debt is based on quoted market prices.
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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
We manage our exposure to foreign exchange rate risk and interest rate risk through various strategies, including the use of derivative financial instruments. We use net investment hedges to manage the volatility of foreign exchange rates on the investment in our foreign subsidiaries. We may use forward foreign exchange contracts as economic hedges to manage the cash flow volatility arising from foreign exchange rate fluctuations related to foreign currency transactions. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. Using derivatives exposes us to the risk that counterparties to the derivative contracts will fail to meet their contractual obligations. We manage that risk through careful selection and ongoing evaluation of the counterparty financial institutions based on specific minimum credit standards and other factors.
We evaluate the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and other relevant market risks on our derivatives. We periodically determine the potential loss from market risk on our derivatives by performing a value-at-risk, or VaR, analysis. VaR is a statistical model that uses historical currency exchange rate data to measure the potential impact on future earnings of our derivative financial instruments assuming normal market conditions. The VaR model is not intended to represent actual losses but is used as a risk estimation and management tool. Based on the results of the model, we estimate with 95% confidence a maximum one-day change in the net fair value of our derivative financial instruments at December 31, 2024 was not significant.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
As an integral part of our global treasury operations, we centralize our cash and use notional multicurrency pools to manage the foreign currency exchange risk that arises from imbalances between subsidiaries and their respective treasury centers. In addition, there are circumstances where revenue and expense transactions are not denominated in the same currency. In these instances, amounts are either promptly settled or hedged with forward foreign exchange contracts. To manage this risk, at December 31, 2024, we had outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts with an aggregate notional amount of $4.7 million. At December 31, 2023, there were no outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts.
Foreign currency derivatives are designated as fair value hedges; therefore, any gain or loss in fair value incurred on those instruments is recorded in results of operations and is generally offset by decreases or increases in the fair value of the underlying
exposure. By using these financial instruments, we reduce financial risk of adverse foreign exchange changes by foregoing any gain which might occur if the markets move favorably. The terms of our forward foreign exchange contracts are generally less than 90 days.
We have fixed-to-fixed cross currency swaps with a notional value of $150 million that hedge a portion of the net investment in our Japanese subsidiaries against volatility in the Yen/U.S. Dollar exchange rate. The swaps are designated and qualify as a hedge of a net investment in a foreign subsidiary and are scheduled to mature in 2025 and 2029. Changes in the fair value of the swaps are recognized in foreign currency translation and are reported in AOCI. Any gain or loss will remain in AOCI until the complete or substantially complete liquidation of our investment in the underlying operations. We have elected to assess the effectiveness of our net investment hedges based on changes in spot exchange rates. We receive net fixed U.S. Dollar interest payments from the swaps. We recorded a reduction of interest expense of $6.6 million in each of 2024 and 2023. At December 31, 2024, an asset of $9.3 million is recorded in other assets, and at December 31, 2023, a liability of $6.6 million is recorded in long-term liabilities, for the swap fair value.
Interest Rate Risk
We may use interest rate swaps to manage our interest cost and structure our long-term debt portfolio to achieve a mix of fixed rate and floating rate debt. In 2024 and 2023, we did not have any interest rate swaps. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, long-term debt consisted entirely of fixed-rate debt.
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New Accounting Standards
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
New Accounting Standards [Abstract]  
New Accounting Standards New Accounting Standards
On November 4, 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) (“ASU 2024-03”), that requires, additional information about specific expense
categories in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. We will adopt ASU 2024-03 for annual periods beginning on January 1, 2027, and for interim periods beginning on January 1, 2028. ASU 2024-03 affects financial statement disclosure only, and its adoption will not affect our results of operations or financial condition.
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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events Subsequent Events
We have evaluated events subsequent to the balance sheet date and determined there have not been any events that have occurred that would require adjustment to or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.
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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Schedule II [Abstract]  
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
For the Three Years Ended December 31, 2024
(In millions)
DescriptionBalance
Beginning
of Period
Charged
to Costs
and Expenses
Removal of
Uncollectible
Receivables
Translation
Adjustment
Increase (Decrease)
Balance
End of
Period
Valuation accounts deducted from assets:     
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:     
December 31, 2024$17.2 $(2.7)$0.9 $(0.4)$15.0 
December 31, 202324.7 (2.8)(5.1)0.4 17.2 
December 31, 202221.7 6.1 (2.4)(0.7)24.7 
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Net income - Omnicom Group Inc. $ 1,480.6 $ 1,391.4 $ 1,316.5
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Insider Trading Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
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Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy Disclosure
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, and Governance [Line Items]  
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes for Assessing, Identifying, and Managing Threats [Text Block]
Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy
We have developed and implemented a cybersecurity risk management program intended to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our critical systems and information. Our cybersecurity risk management program includes a cybersecurity incident response plan.
We use the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, or NIST CSF, and the ISO 27001 framework as published by the International Organization for Standardization as guides to help us identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity risks relevant to our business. We have designed and assessed our program based on the NIST CSF and ISO 27001. This does not imply that we meet any particular technical standards, specifications, or requirements.
Our cybersecurity risk management program is integrated into our overall enterprise risk management program; and shares common methodologies, reporting channels, and governance processes that apply across the enterprise risk management program to other legal, compliance, strategic, operational, and financial risk areas.
Key aspects of our cybersecurity risk management program include:
risk assessments designed to help identify material cybersecurity risks to our critical systems, and information;
an internal security staff principally responsible for managing our cybersecurity risk assessment processes, our security controls, and our response to cybersecurity incidents;
the use of external service providers, where appropriate, to assess, test, or otherwise assist with aspects of our security controls;
cybersecurity awareness training of our employees, incident response personnel, and senior management;
a cybersecurity incident response plan that includes procedures for responding to cybersecurity incidents; and
a third-party risk management process for key service providers, suppliers, and vendors, including cloud-related service providers.
While we have experienced cybersecurity incidents that resulted in the disruption of our information technology systems and required us to engage third parties to remediate the issues, we have not identified risks from known cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any prior cybersecurity incidents, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our operations, results of operations, or financial condition. We face certain ongoing risks from cybersecurity threats that, if realized, are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our business, results of operations and financial condition. See Item 1A, “Risk Factors - We rely extensively on information technology systems, and cybersecurity incidents could adversely affect us.”
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes Integrated [Flag] true
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes Integrated [Text Block]
Our cybersecurity risk management program is integrated into our overall enterprise risk management program; and shares common methodologies, reporting channels, and governance processes that apply across the enterprise risk management program to other legal, compliance, strategic, operational, and financial risk areas.
Key aspects of our cybersecurity risk management program include:
risk assessments designed to help identify material cybersecurity risks to our critical systems, and information;
an internal security staff principally responsible for managing our cybersecurity risk assessment processes, our security controls, and our response to cybersecurity incidents;
the use of external service providers, where appropriate, to assess, test, or otherwise assist with aspects of our security controls;
cybersecurity awareness training of our employees, incident response personnel, and senior management;
a cybersecurity incident response plan that includes procedures for responding to cybersecurity incidents; and
a third-party risk management process for key service providers, suppliers, and vendors, including cloud-related service providers.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Third Party Engaged [Flag] true
Cybersecurity Risk Third Party Oversight and Identification Processes [Flag] true
Cybersecurity Risk Materially Affected or Reasonably Likely to Materially Affect Registrant [Flag] false
Cybersecurity Risk Board Committee or Subcommittee Responsible for Oversight [Text Block] Our Board of Directors, or Board, considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function and has delegated to its Audit Committee oversight of cybersecurity and other information technology risks. Our Audit Committee oversees management’s ongoing activities related to our cybersecurity risk management program.
Cybersecurity Risk Process for Informing Board Committee or Subcommittee Responsible for Oversight [Text Block]
Our Audit Committee receives periodic reports from management on our cybersecurity risks. In addition, management updates the Audit Committee, as necessary, regarding cybersecurity incidents.
Our Audit Committee reports to the full Board regarding its activities, including those related to cybersecurity. The full Board also receives briefings from management on our cybersecurity risk management program. Board members receive presentations on cybersecurity topics from our Chief Information Officer, or CIO, Chief Information Security Officer, or CISO, and Chief Information Risk Officer, or CIRO, and other security staff as part of the Board’s continuing education on topics that impact the Company.
Cybersecurity Risk Role of Management [Text Block]
Our management team, including our CIO, CISO and CIRO, is responsible for assessing and managing our material risks from cybersecurity threats. The team has primary responsibility for our overall cybersecurity risk management program and supervises both our internal cybersecurity personnel and our retained external cybersecurity advisors. Our Information Technology (IT) management team collectively holds over 50 years of strategic IT and global transformational experience, including having held IT advisory roles with top-tier organizations. Each member of the team has experience operating in complex, international business environments. The IT management team has demonstrated achievement in Information Security strategy development, risk management and implementation of security and risk management programs that drive awareness, decrease exposure and strengthen organizational IT controls.
Our management team is informed about and monitors the prevention, detection, mitigation, and remediation of key cybersecurity risks and incidents through various means, which may include briefings from internal security personnel, threat intelligence and other information obtained from governmental, public or private sources, including external advisors engaged by us, and alerts and reports produced by security tools deployed in the IT environment.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible [Flag] true
Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible [Text Block] Our management team, including our CIO, CISO and CIRO, is responsible for assessing and managing our material risks from cybersecurity threats.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Expertise of Management Responsible [Text Block] Our Information Technology (IT) management team collectively holds over 50 years of strategic IT and global transformational experience, including having held IT advisory roles with top-tier organizations. Each member of the team has experience operating in complex, international business environments. The IT management team has demonstrated achievement in Information Security strategy development, risk management and implementation of security and risk management programs that drive awareness, decrease exposure and strengthen organizational IT controls.
Cybersecurity Risk Process for Informing Management or Committees Responsible [Text Block]
Our management team is informed about and monitors the prevention, detection, mitigation, and remediation of key cybersecurity risks and incidents through various means, which may include briefings from internal security personnel, threat intelligence and other information obtained from governmental, public or private sources, including external advisors engaged by us, and alerts and reports produced by security tools deployed in the IT environment.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible Report to Board [Flag] true
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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Revenue Recognition, Policy
Revenue Recognition. Revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control and receives the benefit of the promised goods or services (the performance obligation) in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services (the transaction price). We measure revenue by estimating the transaction price based on the consideration specified in the client arrangement. Revenue is recognized as the performance obligations are satisfied. Our revenue is primarily derived from the planning and execution of advertising, marketing, and communications services in the following fundamental disciplines: Media & Advertising, Precision Marketing, Public Relations, Healthcare, Branding & Retail Commerce, Experiential, and Execution & Support. Our client contracts are primarily fees for service on a rate per hour or per project basis. Revenue is recorded net of sales, use and value added taxes.
Performance Obligations. In substantially all our disciplines, the performance obligation is to provide advisory and consulting services at an agreed-upon level of effort to accomplish the specified engagement. Our client contracts are comprised of diverse arrangements involving fees based on any one or a combination of the following: an agreed fee or rate per hour for the level of effort expended by our employees; commissions based on the client’s spending for media purchased from third parties; qualitative or quantitative incentive provisions specified in the contract; and reimbursement for third-party costs that we are required to include in revenue when we control the vendor services related to these costs and we act as principal. The transaction price of a contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation based on its relative stand-alone selling price and is recognized as revenue when, or as, the customer receives the benefit of the performance obligation. Clients typically receive and consume the benefit of our services as they are performed. Substantially all our client contracts provide that we are compensated for services performed to date and allow for cancellation by either party on short notice, typically 90 days, without penalty.
Generally, our short-term contracts, which normally take 30 to 90 days to complete, are performed by a single agency and consist of a single performance obligation. As a result, we do not consider the underlying services as separate or distinct performance obligations because our services are highly interrelated, occur in close proximity, and the integration of the various components of a marketing message is essential to overall service. In certain of our long-term client contracts, which have a term of up to one year, the performance obligation is a stand-ready obligation, because we provide a constant level of similar services over the term of the contract. In other long-term contracts, when our services are not a stand-ready obligation, we consider our services distinct performance obligations and allocate the transaction price to each separate performance obligation based on its stand-alone selling price, including contracts for strategic media planning and buying services, which are considered to be multiple
performance obligations, and we allocate the transaction price to each distinct service based on the staffing plan and the stand-alone selling price. In substantially all of our creative services contracts, we have distinct performance obligations for our services, including certain creative services contracts where we act as an agent and arrange, at the client’s direction, for third parties to perform studio production efforts.
Revenue Recognition Methods. A substantial portion of our revenue is recognized over time, as the services are performed, because the client receives and consumes the benefit of our performance throughout the contract period, or we create an asset with no alternative use and are contractually entitled to payment for our performance to date in the event the client terminates the contract for convenience. For these client contracts, other than when we have a stand-ready obligation to perform services, revenue is recognized over time using input measures that correspond to the level of staff effort expended to satisfy the performance obligation on a rate per hour or equivalent basis. For client contracts when we have a stand-ready obligation to perform services on an ongoing basis over the life of the contract, typically for periods up to one year, where the scope of these arrangements is broad and there are no significant gaps in performing the services, we recognize revenue using a time-based measure resulting in a straight-line revenue recognition. From time to time, there may be changes in the client service requirements during the term of a contract and the changes could be significant. These changes are typically negotiated as new contracts covering the additional requirements and the associated costs, as well as additional fees for the incremental work to be performed.
To a lesser extent, for certain other contracts where our performance obligations are satisfied in phases, we recognize revenue over time using certain output measures based on the measurement of the value transferred to the customer, including milestones achieved. Where the transaction price or a portion of the transaction price is derived from commissions based on a percentage of purchased media from third parties, the performance obligation is not satisfied until the media is run and we have an enforceable contract providing a right to payment. Accordingly, revenue for commissions is recognized at a point in time, typically when the media is run, including when it is not subject to cancellation by the client or media vendor.
Principal vs. Agent. In substantially all our businesses, we incur third-party costs on behalf of clients, including direct costs and incidental, or out-of-pocket costs. Third-party direct costs incurred in connection with the creation and delivery of advertising, marketing, and communications services include, among others: purchased media, studio production services, specialized talent, including artists and other freelance labor, event marketing supplies, materials and services, promotional items, market research and third-party data and other related expenditures. Out-of-pocket costs include, among others: transportation, hotel, meals, shipping and telecommunication charges incurred by us in the course of providing our services. Billings related to out-of-pocket costs are included in revenue since we control the goods or services prior to delivery to the client.
However, the inclusion of billings related to third-party direct costs in revenue depends on whether we act as a principal or as an agent in the client arrangement. In most of our businesses, including advertising, which also includes studio production efforts and media planning and buying services, precision marketing, public relations, healthcare, and branding and retail commerce, we act as an agent and arrange, at the client’s direction, for third parties to perform certain services. In these cases, we do not control the goods or services prior to the transfer to the client. As a result, revenue is recorded net of these costs, equal to the amount retained for our fee or commission.
In certain businesses we may act as principal when contracting for third-party services on behalf of our clients. In our experiential business and most of our execution and support businesses, including field marketing and certain specialty marketing businesses, we act as principal because we control the specified goods or services before they are transferred to the client and we are responsible for providing the specified goods or services, or we are responsible for directing and integrating third-party vendors to fulfill our performance obligation at the agreed upon contractual price. In such arrangements, we also take pricing risk under the terms of the client contract. In certain media buying businesses, we act as principal when we control the buying process for the purchase of the media and contract directly with the media vendor. In these arrangements, we assume the pricing risk under the terms of the client contract. When we act as principal, we include billable amounts related to third-party costs in the transaction price and record revenue over time at the gross amount billed, including out-of-pocket costs, consistent with the manner that we recognize revenue for the underlying services contract. However, in media buying contracts where we act as principal, we recognize revenue at a point in time, typically when the media is run, including when it is not subject to cancellation by the client or media vendor.
Variable Consideration. Some of our client arrangements include variable consideration provisions, which include performance incentives, tiered commission structures and vendor rebates in certain markets outside of the United States. Variable consideration is estimated and included in total consideration at contract inception based on either the expected value method or the
most likely outcome method. These estimates are based on historical award experience, anticipated performance and other factors known at the time. Performance incentives are typically recognized in revenue over time. Variable consideration for our media businesses in certain international markets includes rebate revenue and is recognized when it is probable that the media will be run, including when it is not subject to cancellation by the client. In addition, when we receive rebates or credits from vendors for transactions entered into on behalf of clients, they are remitted to the clients in accordance with contractual requirements or retained by us based on the terms of the client contract or local law. Amounts passed on to clients are recorded as a liability and amounts retained by us are recorded as revenue when earned, typically when the media is run.
Operating Expenses, Policy
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses include cost of services, selling, general and administrative expenses, or SG&A, and depreciation and amortization. We measure cost of services in two distinct categories: salary and service costs and occupancy and other costs. As a service business, salary and service costs make up a significant portion of our operating expenses, and substantially all these costs comprise the essential components directly linked to the delivery of our services. Salary and service costs include employee compensation and benefits, freelance labor, third-party service costs, and third-party incidental costs. Third-party service costs include vendor costs when we act as principal in providing services to our clients. Third-party incidental costs that are required to be included in revenue primarily consist of client-related travel and incidental out-of-pocket costs that we bill back to the client directly at our cost. Occupancy and other costs consist of the indirect costs related to the delivery of our services, including office rent and other occupancy costs, equipment rent, technology costs, general office expenses and other expenses. SG&A expenses primarily consist of third-party marketing costs, professional fees and compensation and benefits and occupancy and other costs of our corporate and executive offices, which includes group-wide finance and accounting, treasury, legal and governance, human resource oversight and similar costs.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include cash in banks and highly liquid interest-bearing time deposits with original maturities of three months or less. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, carrying value approximates fair value. We have a policy governing counterparty credit risk for financial institutions that hold our cash and cash equivalents and we have deposit limits for each institution.
Work in Process, Policy
Work in Process. Work in process represents accrued costs incurred on behalf of customers, including media and production costs and fees, other third-party costs and contract assets that have not yet been billed. Media and production costs are billed during the production process in accordance with the terms of the client contract. Substantially all unbilled fees and costs will be billed within the next 30 days. Contract assets primarily include incentive fees, which are not material, and will be billed to clients in accordance with the terms of the client contract.
Property and Equipment, Policy
Property and Equipment. Property and equipment are carried at cost and are depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method ranging from: three to five years for technology and related equipment, seven to ten years for furniture, and up to 40 years for office buildings. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset. Assets under finance leases are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Equity Method Investments, Policy
Equity Method Investments. Investments in companies where we exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee and own less than 50% of the equity are accounted for using the equity method. Our proportionate share of the net income or loss of equity method investments is included in results of operations and any dividends received reduce the carrying value of the investment. The excess of the cost of our investment over our proportionate share of the fair value of the net assets of the investee at the acquisition date is recognized as goodwill and included in the carrying amount of the investment. Goodwill in the equity method investments is not amortized. Gains and losses from changes in our ownership interests are recorded in results of operations until control is achieved. In circumstances where a change in our ownership interest results in obtaining control, the existing carrying value of the investment is remeasured to the acquisition date fair value and any gain or loss is recognized in results of operations. We periodically review the carrying value of the equity method investments to determine if there has been an other-than-temporary decline in carrying value. A variety of factors are considered when determining if a decline in carrying value is other-than-temporary, including the financial condition and business prospects of the investee, as well as our investment intent.
Equity Securities Investments, Policy
Marketable Equity Securities. Marketable equity securities are measured at fair value and changes in fair value are recognized in results of operations.
Non-Marketable Equity Securities. Non-marketable equity securities do not have a readily determinable fair value and are measured at cost, less any impairment, and are adjusted for observable changes in fair value from transactions for identical or similar securities of the same issuer.
Business Combinations, Policy
Business Combinations. In a business combination, the assets acquired, including identified intangible assets, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquired business are recorded at acquisition date fair value. In circumstances where control is obtained and less than 100% of a business is acquired, goodwill related to the noncontrolling shareholders is recorded as if 100% were acquired. Acquisition-related costs, including advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other costs are expensed as incurred. Certain acquisitions include an initial payment at closing and provide for future additional contingent purchase price payments (earn-outs), which are recorded as a liability at the acquisition date fair value using the discount rate in effect on the acquisition
date. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the liability are recorded in results of operations. Amounts earned under the contingent purchase price arrangements may be subject to a maximum and payment is not contingent upon future employment. The results of operations of acquired businesses are included in results of operations from the acquisition date.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy
Goodwill and Intangible Assets. Goodwill represents the excess of the acquisition cost over the fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but is reviewed for impairment. Intangible assets comprise customer relationships, including the related customer contracts and trade names, and purchased and internally developed software and are amortized over their estimated useful lives ranging from five to twelve years. We consider a number of factors in determining the useful lives and amortization method, including the pattern in which the economic benefits are consumed, as well as trade name recognition and customer attrition. There is no estimated residual value for the intangible assets.
We evaluate goodwill for impairment at least annually on May 1 and whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The impairment evaluation compares the fair value of each reporting unit, which we identified as our six agency networks, to its carrying value, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit is equal to or greater than its carrying value, goodwill is not impaired. Goodwill is impaired when the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. Goodwill is written down to its fair value through a non-cash expense recorded in results of operations in the period the impairment is identified.
We identified our regional reporting units as components of our operating segments, which are our six global agency networks. The regional reporting units and practice areas monitor the performance and are responsible for the agencies in their region. The regional reporting units report to the segment managers and facilitate the administrative and logistical requirements of our key client matrix organization structure for delivering services to clients in their regions. We have concluded that, for each of our operating segments, their regional reporting units have similar economic characteristics and should be aggregated for purposes of testing goodwill for impairment at the operating segment level. Our conclusion was based on a detailed analysis of the aggregation criteria set forth in FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, and in FASB ASC Topic 350. Consistent with our fundamental business strategy, the agencies within our regional reporting units serve similar clients in similar industries, and in many cases the same clients. In addition, the agencies within our regional reporting units have similar economic characteristics, and the employees share similar skill sets. The main economic components of each agency are employee compensation and related costs, and direct service costs and occupancy and other costs, which include rent and occupancy costs, technology costs that are generally limited to personal computers, servers and off-the-shelf software and other overhead expenses. Finally, the expected benefits of our acquisitions are typically shared by multiple agencies in various regions as they work together to integrate the acquired agency into our virtual client network strategy. We use the following valuation methodologies to determine the fair value of our reporting units: (1) the income approach, which utilizes discounted expected future cash flows, (2) comparative market participant multiples of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) and (3) when available, consideration of recent and similar acquisition transactions. The market assumptions used in our assessment reflected the current economic environment (see Note 1 - Risks and Uncertainties).
Based on the results of the annual impairment test, we concluded that, at May 1, 2024 and 2023, goodwill was not impaired because either the fair value of each reporting unit was substantially in excess of its respective net book value, or for reporting units with a negative book value, fair value of assets exceeds total assets. Subsequent to the annual goodwill impairment test, there have been no events or circumstances that triggered the need for an interim impairment test.
Debt Issuance Costs, Policy
Debt Issuance Costs. Debt issuance costs are capitalized and amortized in interest expense over the term of the related debt and are presented as a reduction to the carrying amount of debt.
Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests, Policy
Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests. Owners of noncontrolling equity interests in some of our subsidiaries have the right in certain circumstances to require us to purchase all or a portion of their equity interests at fair value as defined in the applicable agreements. The intent of the parties is to approximate fair value at the time of redemption by using a multiple of earnings that is consistent with generally accepted valuation practices used by market participants in our industry. These contingent redemption rights are embedded in the equity security at issuance, are not free-standing instruments, do not represent a de facto financing and are not under our control, however, in almost all cases we have a similar protective call right to buy the security at fair value.
Treasury Stock, Policy
Treasury Stock. Repurchases of our common stock are accounted for at cost and are recorded as treasury stock. The excise tax on net stock repurchases is recorded as a cost of acquiring treasury stock. Reissued treasury stock, primarily in connection with share-based compensation plans, is accounted for at average cost. Gains or losses on reissued treasury stock arising from the difference between the average cost and the fair value of the award are recorded in additional paid-in capital and do not affect results of operations.
Noncontrolling Interests, Policy
Noncontrolling Interests. Noncontrolling interests represent equity interests in certain subsidiaries held by third parties. Noncontrolling interests are presented as a component of equity and the proportionate share of net income attributed to the noncontrolling interests is recorded in results of operations. Changes in noncontrolling interests that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for in equity. Gains and losses resulting from a loss of control are recorded in results of operations.
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions, Policy
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions. Substantially all of our foreign subsidiaries use their local currency as their functional currency. Assets and liabilities are translated from the local functional currency into U.S. Dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date and revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for the period. Translation adjustments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. Foreign currency gains and losses arising from transactions not in the subsidiaries’ local currency are recorded in results of operations. We recorded foreign currency transaction losses of $5.4 million and $14.0 million in 2024 and 2023, respectively, and recorded foreign currency transaction gains of $1.1 million in 2022. Foreign currency gains and losses for hyper-inflationary economies are recorded in results of operations.
Share-Based Compensation, Policy
Share-Based Compensation. Share-based compensation for restricted stock and stock option awards is measured at the grant date fair value. The fair value of restricted stock awards is determined and fixed using the closing price of our common stock on the grant date and is recorded in additional paid-in capital. The fair value of stock option awards is determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. For awards with a service only vesting condition, compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. For awards with a performance vesting condition, compensation expense is recognized on a graded-vesting basis. Typically, all share-based awards are settled with treasury stock. See Note 10 for additional information regarding our specific award plans.
Severance, Policy
Severance. The liability for one-time termination benefits, such as severance pay or benefit payouts, is measured and recognized at fair value in the period the liability is incurred. Subsequent changes to the liability are recognized in results of operations in the period of change.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Postemployment Arrangements, Policy Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits. We have various defined benefit and defined contribution plans throughout the world. We have a Senior Executive Retention Plan and Key Executive Retention Plan that cover certain executives. In addition, we have postemployment benefit plans for various key employees that primarily cover a period of 10 years after cessation of full-time employment. We use various actuarial methods and assumptions in determining our net pension and postemployment benefit costs and obligations, including the discount rate used to determine the present value of future benefits, expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and compensation cost trends. The overfunded or underfunded status of our pension and other postemployment benefit plans is recorded on the balance sheet (see Note 12 for additional information).
Deferred Compensation, Policy
Deferred Compensation. Some of our subsidiaries have deferred compensation arrangements with certain executives that provide for payments over varying terms upon retirement, cessation of employment or death. The cost of these arrangements is accrued during the employee’s service period, and included in other long-term liabilities except for the current portion.
Income Taxes, Policy
Income Taxes. We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of taxes payable for the current period and the deferred taxes recognized during the period. Deferred income taxes reflect the temporary difference between assets and liabilities that are recognized for financial reporting purposes and income tax purposes and are recorded as noncurrent. Deferred income taxes are measured using the enacted tax rates that are assumed to be in effect when the differences reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded where it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we evaluate factors such as prior earnings history, expected future earnings, carry-back and carry-forward periods and tax strategies that could potentially enhance the likelihood of the realization of a deferred tax asset.
Interest and penalties related to tax positions taken in our tax returns are recorded in income tax expense. We record a liability for uncertain tax positions that reflects the treatment of certain tax positions taken in our tax returns that do not meet the more-likely-than not threshold, or that meet the more-likely-than-not threshold but have measurement related unrecognized tax benefits. Until these positions are sustained by the taxing authorities or the statute of limitations concerning such issues lapses, we do not generally recognize the tax benefits resulting from such positions.
Net Income Per Share, Policy
Net Income Per Share. Basic net income per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus the dilutive effect of common share equivalents, which include outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards.
Leases, Policy
Leases. At the inception of a contract, we assess whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. A lease is classified as a finance lease if any one of the following criteria are met: the lease transfers ownership of the asset by the end of the lease term, the lease contains an option to purchase the asset that is reasonably certain to be exercised, the lease term is for a major part of the remaining useful life of the asset or the present value of the lease payments equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the asset. A lease is classified as an operating lease if it does not meet any one of the criteria. Substantially all our operating leases are office space leases, and substantially all our finance leases are office furniture and technology equipment leases.
For all leases a right-of-use, or ROU, asset and lease liability are recognized at the lease commencement date. The lease liability represents the present value of the lease payments under the lease. The ROU asset is initially measured at cost, which includes the initial lease liability, plus any initial direct costs incurred, consisting mainly of brokerage commissions, less any lease incentives received. All ROU assets are reviewed for impairment. The lease liability is initially measured as the present value of the lease payments, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, our secured incremental borrowing rate for the same term as the underlying lease. For real estate and certain equipment operating leases, we
use our secured incremental borrowing rate. For finance leases, we use the rate implicit in the lease or our secured incremental borrowing rate if the implicit lease rate cannot be determined.
Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise: the fixed noncancelable lease payments, payments for optional renewal periods where it is reasonably certain the renewal period will be exercised, and payments for early termination options unless it is reasonably certain the lease will not be terminated early. Lease components, including fixed payments for real estate taxes and insurance for office space leases, are included in the measurement of the initial lease liability.
Office space leases may contain variable lease payments, which include payments based on an index or rate. Variable lease payments based on an index or rate are initially measured using the index or rate in effect at lease commencement. Additional payments based on the change in an index or rate, or payments based on a change in our portion of the operating expenses, including real estate taxes and insurance, are recorded as a period expense when incurred. Lease modifications result in remeasurement of the lease liability.
Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease expense may include variable lease payments incurred in the period that were not included in the initial lease liability. Finance lease expense consists of the amortization of the ROU asset on a straight-line basis over the lease term and interest expense determined on an amortized cost basis. Finance lease payments are allocated between a reduction of the lease liability and interest expense.
Concentration of Credit Risk, Policy
Concentration of Credit Risk. We provide data-inspired, creative marketing and sales solutions to several thousand clients that operate in nearly every industry sector of the global economy, and we grant credit to qualified clients in the normal course of business. Due to the diversified nature of our client base, we do not believe that we are exposed to a concentration of credit risk as our largest client accounted for 2.7% of revenue in 2024.
Derivative Financial Instruments, Policy
Derivative Financial Instruments. All derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, are recorded at fair value. Derivatives qualify for hedge accounting if: the hedging instrument is designated as a hedge, the hedged exposure is specifically identifiable and exposes us to risk, and a change in fair value of the derivative financial instrument and an opposite change in the fair value of the hedged exposure have a high degree of correlation. The method of assessing hedge effectiveness and measuring hedge ineffectiveness is formally documented. Hedge effectiveness is assessed, and hedge ineffectiveness is measured at least quarterly throughout the designated hedge period. Changes in the fair value of a fair value hedge are offset against the change in fair value of the hedged asset, liability or firm commitment through results of operations. Gains and losses on a terminated fair value hedge of our long-term debt are included in long-term debt and are amortized over the remaining term of the respective debt that was hedged. Changes in the fair value of a cash flow hedge are recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in results of operations. Foreign currency hedges of the net investment in our foreign operations are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), or AOCI. Any gain or loss will remain in AOCI until the complete or substantially complete liquidation of our investment in the underlying operation. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. Using derivatives exposes us to the risk that counterparties to the derivative contracts will fail to meet their contractual obligations. We manage that risk through careful selection and ongoing evaluation of the counterparty financial institutions based on specific minimum credit standards and other factors.
Fair Value, Policy
Fair Value. We apply the fair value measurement guidance in FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, for our financial assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value and for our nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are not required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis, which includes goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets. The measurement of fair value requires the use of techniques based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions.
The inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities; unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations with observable inputs.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
We use unadjusted quoted market prices to determine the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities and classify such items in Level 1. We use unadjusted quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and model-derived valuations and classify such items in Level 2.
In determining the fair value of financial assets and liabilities, we consider certain market valuation adjustments that market participants would consider in determining fair value, including, counterparty credit risk adjustments applied to financial assets and liabilities, taking into account the actual credit risk of the counterparty when valuing assets measured at fair value and credit risk adjustments applied to reflect our credit risk when valuing liabilities measured at fair value.
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Revenue (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]  
Contract Balances
Contract balances
Contract balances include work in process and customer advances that primarily consist of advance billings to customers in accordance with the terms of the client contracts, primarily for the reimbursement of third-party costs.
December 31,
20242023
Work in process:
   Media and production costs$864.0 $664.4 
   Unbilled fees and costs and contract assets758.2 678.1 
Work in process$1,622.2 $1,342.5 
Customer advances$1,336.1 $1,356.2 
Geographic Markets [Member]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]  
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue by geographic market:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Americas:
North America$8,650.2 $7,951.0 $7,856.0 
Latin America433.7 386.8 329.0 
EMEA:
Europe4,439.0 4,266.9 4,010.5 
Middle East and Africa319.2 309.6 346.7 
Asia-Pacific1,847.0 1,777.9 1,746.9 
Revenue$15,689.1 $14,692.2 $14,289.1 
Discipline [Member]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]  
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue by discipline:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Media & Advertising$8,466.2 $7,891.2 $7,433.9 
Precision Marketing1,820.9 1,473.5 1,426.6 
Public Relations1,679.2 1,578.9 1,552.7 
Healthcare1,354.7 1,362.7 1,322.3 
Branding & Retail Commerce792.9 853.7 848.1 
Experiential731.5 651.4 635.6 
Execution & Support843.7 880.8 1,069.9 
Revenue$15,689.1 $14,692.2 $14,289.1 
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Net Income per Share (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Net Income per Share [Abstract]  
Basic and Diluted Net Income per Share
Basic and diluted net income per share:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Net income - Omnicom Group Inc.$1,480.6 $1,391.4 $1,316.5 
Weighted average shares (millions):   
Basic196.4 199.4 205.6 
Dilutive stock options and restricted shares2.2 2.0 1.4 
Diluted198.6 201.4 207.0 
Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted shares (millions): — 4.3 
Net income per share - Omnicom Group Inc.:   
Basic$7.54$6.98$6.40
Diluted$7.46$6.91$6.36
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Change in Goodwill
Change in goodwill:
December 31,
20242023
January 1$10,082.3 $9,734.3 
Acquisitions761.2 51.7 
Noncontrolling interests in acquired businesses22.8 128.6 
Contingent purchase price obligations of acquired businesses 159.7 
Dispositions(6.0)(120.6)
Foreign currency translation(182.9)128.6 
December 31
$10,677.4 $10,082.3 
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets:
December 31,
 20242023
Gross
Carrying
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Value
Gross
Carrying
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Value
Acquired intangible assets and internally
   developed strategic platform assets
$1,096.1 $(606.1)$490.0 $902.6 $(572.9)$329.7 
Other purchased and internally
   developed software
258.3 (226.3)32.0 327.9 (290.7)37.2 
Intangible Assets$1,354.4 $(832.4)$522.0 $1,230.5 $(863.6)$366.9 
Amortization of Intangible Assets
Amortization of intangible assets:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Acquired intangible assets and internally developed
   strategic platform assets
$87.5 $61.8 $58.8 
Other purchased and internally developed software18.1 18.5 21.5 
Amortization Expense$105.6 $80.3 $80.3 
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Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
Long-Term Debt
December 31,
20242023
3.65% Senior Notes due 2024
$ $750.0 
3.60% Senior Notes due 2026
1,400.0 1,400.0 
€500 Million 0.80% Senior Notes due 2027
520.3 553.0 
2.45% Senior Notes due 2030
600.0 600.0 
4.20% Senior Notes due 2030
600.0 600.0 
€500 Million 1.40% Senior Notes due 2031
520.3 553.0 
2.60% Senior Notes due 2031
800.0 800.0 
€600 Million 3.70% Senior Notes due 2032
624.5 — 
£325 Million 2.25% Senior Notes due 2033
407.9 413.9 
5.30% Senior Notes due 2034
600.0 — 
Long-Term Debt, Gross6,073.0 5,669.9 
Unamortized discount(9.5)(7.8)
Unamortized debt issuance costs(27.4)(22.3)
Unamortized deferred gain (loss) from settlement of interest rate swaps(0.8)(0.2)
Long-Term Debt, including current portion6,035.3 5,639.6 
Current portion (750.5)
Long-Term Debt$6,035.3 $4,889.1 
Long-Term Debt Maturities
Long-term debt maturities at December 31, 2024:
2025$ 
20261,400.0 
2027520.3 
2028 
2029 
Thereafter4,152.7 
Long-Term Debt, Gross$6,073.0 
Interest Expense
Interest Expense
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Long-term debt$194.9 $165.1 $164.7 
Fees4.4 4.8 4.6 
Pension and other interest50.3 50.5 35.8 
Interest rate and cross currency swaps(1.7)(1.9)3.5 
Interest Expense$247.9 $218.5 $208.6 
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Segment Reporting (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Revenue, Segment Operating Expenses and Segment Operating Income of our Operating Segments
Segment revenue, segment operating expenses and segment operating income of our operating segments:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Revenue$15,689.1 $14,692.2 $14,289.1
Segment Operating Expenses:
Salary and service costs:
Salary and related costs$7,441.4 $7,212.8 $7,197.9
Third-party service costs3,348.6 2,917.9 2,585.5
Third-party incidental costs642.5 570.5 542.5
Total salary and service costs11,432.5 10,701.2 10,325.9
Occupancy and other costs1,274.4 1,168.8 1,168.6
   Segment cost of services12,706.9 11,870.0 11,494.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses408.1 393.7 378.5
Depreciation and amortization241.7 211.1 219.4
Total segment operating expenses13,356.7 12,474.8 12,092.4
Segment Operating Income$2,332.4 $2,217.4 $2,196.7
Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Operating Income and Income Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity Method Investments
Reconciliation of segment operating income to operating income and income before income taxes and income from equity method investments:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Segment Operating Income$2,332.4 $2,217.4 $2,196.7 
Real estate and other repositioning costs57.8 191.5 — 
Changes arising from the effects of the war in Ukraine — 113.4 
Gain on disposition of subsidiary (78.8)— 
Operating Income$2,274.6 $2,104.7 $2,083.3 
Interest Expense247.9 218.5 208.6 
Interest Income100.9 106.7 70.7 
Income Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity Method Investments$2,127.6 $1,992.9 $1,945.4 
Revenue and Long-Lived Assets and Goodwill by Geographic Region
Revenue and long-lived assets and goodwill by geographic region:
AmericasEMEAAsia-Pacific
December 31, 2024
Revenue$9,083.9 $4,758.2 $1,847.0 
Long-lived assets and goodwill8,166.6 3,693.9 685.2 
December 31, 2023
Revenue$8,337.8 $4,576.5 $1,777.9 
Long-lived assets and goodwill7,749.5 3,523.3 730.8 
December 31, 2022
Revenue$8,185.0 $4,357.2 $1,746.9 
Long-lived assets and goodwill7,727.0 3,315.2 757.2 
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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Share-Based Compensation Plans [Abstract]  
Stock Option Activity
Stock option activity:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
SharesWeighted Average Exercise PriceSharesWeighted Average Exercise PriceSharesWeighted Average Exercise Price
January 14,564,575 $71.815,127,625 $72.904,689,250 $74.30
Granted — 853,875 68.88 
Exercised(1,297,238)72.47(413,750)84.94(157,500)84.94 
Forfeited(182,050)69.80(149,300)72.99(258,000)77.69 
December 313,085,287 $71.654,564,575 $71.815,127,625 $72.90
Exercisable December 312,302,762 $72.47— 423,750 $84.94
Options Outstanding and Exercisable
Options outstanding and exercisable:
December 31, 2024
Options OutstandingOptions Exercisable
Exercise Price RangeSharesWeighted Average Remaining Contractual LifeWeighted Average
Exercise Price
SharesWeighted Average
Exercise Price
$69.00to$70.00782,525 7.6 years$69.23 
$72.00to$73.002,302,762 6.9 years72.472,302,762 $72.47
3,085,287$71.652,302,762 $72.47
Restricted Stock Activity
Restricted stock activity:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
January 12,802,297 3,010,343 2,932,836 
Granted1,459,525 1,010,575 1,147,496 
Vested(878,247)(915,245)(889,736)
Forfeited(232,061)(303,376)(180,253)
December 313,151,514 2,802,297 3,010,343 
Weighted average grant date fair value of shares granted in the period$81.39$84.33$59.02
Weighted average grant date fair value at December 31$71.59$64.84$61.11
Performance Restricted Stock Units Activity
PRSU activity:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
SharesWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueSharesWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueSharesWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
January 1563,036 $81.11570,235 $71.19533,890 $70.42
Granted177,059 93.19 178,998 92.18 218,127 76.79 
Distributed(165,911)74.89 (186,197)61.36 (181,782)75.64 
December 31574,184 $86.63563,036 $81.11570,235 $71.19
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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Before Income Taxes
Income before income taxes:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Domestic$940.0 $696.0 $789.3 
International1,187.6 1,296.9 1,156.1 
Income Before Income Taxes$2,127.6 $1,992.9 $1,945.4 
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense (benefit):
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Current:   
U.S. federal$183.8 $154.2 $180.1 
U.S. state and local46.6 34.8 57.0 
International309.9 330.8 287.4 
 540.3 519.8 524.5 
Deferred:   
U.S. federal17.5 10.9 11.1 
U.S. state and local1.3 1.3 (0.3)
International1.4 (7.1)11.5 
 20.2 5.1 22.3 
Income Tax Expense$560.5 $524.9 $546.8 
Reconciliation from the Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate
Reconciliation from the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to effective tax rate:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
U.S. state and local income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit1.7 1.4 2.3 
Impact of foreign operations3.8 3.9 3.5 
Other, including impact of war in Ukraine(0.2)— 1.3 
Effective tax rate26.3 %26.3 %28.1 %
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities and Balance Sheet Classification
Deferred tax assets and liabilities and balance sheet classification:
December 31,
20242023
Deferred tax assets:  
Compensation$136.1 $153.8 
Tax loss and credit carryforwards78.2 78.6 
Basis differences from acquisitions53.2 41.2 
Basis differences from short-term assets and liabilities27.6 33.3 
Capitalized research and development expenditures106.8 64.8 
Deferred tax assets401.9 371.7 
Valuation allowance(17.0)(18.9)
Deferred tax assets, net$384.9 $352.8 
Deferred tax liabilities:  
Goodwill and intangible assets$707.5 $687.3 
Unremitted foreign earnings44.1 71.1 
Basis differences from investments5.2 3.8 
Financial instruments 0.9 
Other44.4 45.3 
Deferred tax liabilities$801.2 $808.4 
Long-term deferred tax assets$75.5 $73.5 
Long-term deferred tax liabilities$491.8 $529.1 
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits:
December 31,
20242023
January 1$167.8 $167.6 
Additions:  
Current year tax positions15.7 3.3 
Prior year tax positions4.4 4.3 
Reduction of prior year tax positions(2.5)(7.9)
Settlements(2.6)— 
Foreign currency translation(1.3)0.5 
December 31$181.5 $167.8 
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Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]  
Net Periodic Benefit Expense
Pension and other postemployment benefits net periodic benefit expense:
Defined Benefit Pension PlansPostemployment Arrangements
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
202420232022202420232022
Service cost$1.6 $2.4 $2.8 $2.9 $3.4 $4.5 
Interest cost8.5 11.1 5.6 5.9 5.7 2.6 
Expected return on plan assets(2.2)(0.3)(1.4) — — 
Amortization of prior service cost0.4 0.3 0.4 4.4 3.8 3.8 
Amortization of actuarial loss0.8 0.7 4.0 0.2 — 2.5 
Net Periodic Benefit Expense$9.1 $14.2 $11.4 $13.4 $12.9 $13.4 
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Expense
Weighted average assumptions:
Defined Benefit Pension PlansPostemployment Arrangements
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
202420232022202420232022
Discount rate4.5 %4.7 %2.1 %4.5 %4.7 %1.8 %
Compensation increases3.4 %2.6 %2.6 %3.5 %3.5 %3.5 %
Expected return on plan assets2.2 %1.5 %1.6 %
Change in Benefit Obligation, Fair Value of Plan Assets, Funded Status and Balance Sheet Classification of Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Change in benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets:
Defined Benefit Pension PlansPostemployment Arrangements
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2024202320242023
Benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation, January 1$224.3 $228.6 $142.2 $130.8 
Service cost1.6 2.4 2.9 3.4 
Interest cost8.5 11.1 5.9 5.7 
Amendments, curtailments and settlements16.1 (0.4)(0.6)6.9 
Actuarial (gain) loss(23.1)(2.1)(12.4)6.3 
Benefits paid(11.7)(12.4)(11.4)(10.9)
Foreign currency translation0.3 (2.9)— — 
Benefit obligation, December 31$216.0 $224.3 $126.6 $142.2 
Fair value of plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets, January 1$45.5 $44.0 $ $— 
Actual return on plan assets2.0 3.9  — 
Employer contributions10.6 8.8  — 
Benefits paid(11.7)(12.4) — 
Foreign currency translation and other(0.5)1.2  — 
Fair value of plan assets, December 31$45.9 $45.5 $ $— 
Funded status, December 31$(170.1)$(178.8)$(126.6)$(142.2)
Funded status recognized in the balance sheet:
Other assets$1.5 $2.1 $ $— 
Other current liabilities(10.7)(8.6)(13.5)(11.9)
Long-term liabilities(160.9)(172.3)(113.1)(130.3)
$(170.1)$(178.8)$(126.6)$(142.2)
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligation
Weighted average assumptions:
Discount rate5.2 %4.6 %5.3 %4.6 %
Compensation increases2.5 %3.5 %3.5 %3.5 %
Plans with Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets
Defined benefit pension plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
Year Ended December 31,
20242023
Benefit obligation$(208.3)$(215.5)
Plan assets36.7 34.7 
 $(171.6)$(180.8)
Estimated Benefits Expected to be Paid
At December 31, 2024, the estimated pension and other postemployment benefits expected to be paid over the next 10 years:
Defined Benefit Pension PlansPostemployment Arrangements
2025$12.3 $13.5 
202611.8 12.2 
202712.6 13.7 
202816.0 13.4 
202922.2 12.7 
2030 - 2034102.0 48.0 
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Supplemental Cash Flow Data (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Supplemental Cash Flow Data [Abstract]  
Change in Operating Capital
Change in operating capital:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable$(597.1)$(513.9)$(129.1)
(Increase) decrease in work in process and other current assets(316.9)(121.8)(197.9)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable997.5 602.3 (350.1)
Increase (decrease) in customer advances, taxes payable and other
     current liabilities
(229.1)(399.6)(97.8)
Change in other assets and liabilities, net(85.6)(29.9)(69.1)
Increase (decrease) in operating capital$(231.2)$(462.9)$(844.0)
Supplemental Financial Information and Non-Cash Increases in Lease Liabilities
Supplemental financial information:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Income taxes paid$544.1 $474.3 $450.3 
Interest paid$156.4 $162.8 $173.9 
Non-cash increase in lease liabilities:
Year Ended December 31,
20242023
Operating leases$231.1 $206.9 
Finance leases$47.1 $48.2 
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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract]  
Changes in Ownership Interests in Less than 100% Owned Subsidiaries
Changes in the ownership interests in our less than 100% owned subsidiaries:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Net income attributed to Omnicom Group Inc.$1,480.6 $1,391.4 $1,316.5 
Net transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests(10.0)(88.1)(17.1)
Change from net income attributed to Omnicom Group Inc. and
       transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests
$1,470.6 $1,303.3 $1,299.4 
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Leases and Property and Equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Leases and Property and Equipment [Abstract]  
Lease Cost
Year Ended December 31,
20242023
    Operating lease cost:
Operating lease cost$209.6 $216.2 
Variable lease cost16.5 29.9 
Short-term lease cost3.9 2.5 
Sublease income(0.9)(3.7)
Total Operating Lease Cost$229.1 $244.9 
     Finance lease cost:
Depreciation of ROU assets$58.9 $58.9 
Interest8.3 7.4 
Total Finance Lease Cost$67.2 $66.3 
Total Lease Cost$296.3 $311.2 
Future Lease Payments
Future lease payments:
December 31
Operating LeasesFinance Leases
2025$238.5 $55.7 
2026208.8 37.1 
2027162.7 22.2 
2028127.7 9.1 
202998.2 3.5 
Thereafter449.2 2.2 
Total lease payments1,285.1 129.8 
Less: Interest266.4 8.1 
Present Value of Lease Liabilities$1,018.7 $121.7 
Future Lease Payments
Future lease payments:
December 31
Operating LeasesFinance Leases
2025$238.5 $55.7 
2026208.8 37.1 
2027162.7 22.2 
2028127.7 9.1 
202998.2 3.5 
Thereafter449.2 2.2 
Total lease payments1,285.1 129.8 
Less: Interest266.4 8.1 
Present Value of Lease Liabilities$1,018.7 $121.7 
Balance Sheet Classification of Operating Leases
Balance sheet classification of operating leases:
December 31,
20242023
Operating Lease ROU Assets$1,043.6 $1,046.4 
     Operating lease liability:
Other current liabilities$204.5 $217.3 
Long-term liability - operating leases814.2 853.0 
Total Operating Lease Liability$1,018.7 $1,070.3 
Property and Equipment Property and equipment:
December 31,
20242023
Property and equipment - owned$1,520.3 $1,620.9 
Equipment under finance leases401.3 404.4
Property and Equipment, Gross1,921.6 2,025.3 
Accumulated depreciation(1,096.9)(1,150.4)
Property and Equipment, Net$824.7 $874.9 
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]  
Changes in AOCI Changes in AOCI, net of income taxes:
Cash
Flow
Hedge
 Pension and Other Postemployment BenefitsForeign Currency TranslationTotal
January 1, 2023$(12.1)$(41.3)$(1,384.5)$(1,437.9)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications— (4.8)97.7 92.9 
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)4.0 3.4 — 7.4 
December 31, 2023(8.1)(42.7)(1,286.8)(1,337.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 13.1 (158.6)(145.5)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)3.1 4.1  7.2 
December 31, 2024$(5.0)$(25.5)$(1,445.4)$(1,475.9)
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Fair Value (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Fair Value [Abstract]  
Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
December 31, 2024Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents$4,339.4  $4,339.4 
Marketable equity securities0.9 0.9 
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge$9.3 9.3 
Liabilities:   
Foreign currency derivatives$0.1 $0.1 
Contingent purchase price obligations$220.1 220.1 
December 31, 2023
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$4,432.0  $4,432.0 
Marketable equity securities0.9  0.9 
Liabilities: 
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge$6.6 $6.6 
Contingent purchase price obligations$229.5 229.5 
Changes in Contingent Purchase Price Obligations
Changes in contingent purchase price obligations:
December 31,
20242023
January 1$229.5 $115.0 
Acquisitions39.2 217.4 
Revaluation and interest(5.1)(36.1)
Payments(42.4)(67.7)
Foreign currency translation(1.1)0.9 
December 31$220.1 $229.5 
Carrying Amount and Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
Carrying amount and fair value of our financial assets and liabilities:
December 31,
 20242023
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents$4,339.4 $4,339.4 $4,432.0 $4,432.0 
Marketable equity securities0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 
Non-marketable equity securities36.8 36.8 6.7 6.7 
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge9.3 9.3 — — 
Liabilities:    
Short-term debt$21.3 $21.3 $10.9 $10.9 
Foreign currency derivatives0.1 0.1 — — 
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge  6.6 6.6 
Contingent purchase price obligations220.1 220.1 229.5 229.5 
Long-term debt6,035.3 5,664.9 5,639.6 5,237.8 
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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Schedule II [Abstract]  
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
For the Three Years Ended December 31, 2024
(In millions)
DescriptionBalance
Beginning
of Period
Charged
to Costs
and Expenses
Removal of
Uncollectible
Receivables
Translation
Adjustment
Increase (Decrease)
Balance
End of
Period
Valuation accounts deducted from assets:     
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:     
December 31, 2024$17.2 $(2.7)$0.9 $(0.4)$15.0 
December 31, 202324.7 (2.8)(5.1)0.4 17.2 
December 31, 202221.7 6.1 (2.4)(0.7)24.7 
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Presentation of Financial Statements (Details)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Acquisition transaction costs $ 14.6
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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Net foreign currency transaction gains (losses) $ (5.4) $ (14.0) $ 1.1
Percentage of revenue from largest client 2.70%    
Minimum [Member]      
Identifiable intangible assets, useful life 5 years    
Maximum [Member]      
Identifiable intangible assets, useful life 12 years    
Equipment | Minimum [Member]      
Property and Equipment, useful life 3 years    
Equipment | Maximum [Member]      
Property and Equipment, useful life 5 years    
Furniture | Minimum [Member]      
Property and Equipment, useful life 7 years    
Furniture | Maximum [Member]      
Property and Equipment, useful life 10 years    
Office Buildings | Maximum [Member]      
Property and Equipment, useful life 40 years    
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Revenue (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue $ 15,689.1 $ 14,692.2 $ 14,289.1
Media and production costs 864.0 664.4  
Unbilled fees and costs and contract assets 758.2 678.1  
Work in process 1,622.2 1,342.5  
Customer advances 1,336.1 1,356.2  
North America      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue 8,650.2 7,951.0 7,856.0
UNITED STATES      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue 8,186.5 7,471.6 7,367.3
Latin America      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue 433.7 386.8 329.0
Europe      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue 4,439.0 4,266.9 4,010.5
Middle East and Africa      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue 319.2 309.6 346.7
Asia-Pacific      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue 1,847.0 1,777.9 1,746.9
Media & Advertising      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue 8,466.2 7,891.2 7,433.9
Precision Marketing      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue 1,820.9 1,473.5 1,426.6
Public Relations      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue 1,679.2 1,578.9 1,552.7
Healthcare      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue 1,354.7 1,362.7 1,322.3
Branding & Retail Commerce      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue 792.9 853.7 848.1
Experiential      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue 731.5 651.4 635.6
Execution & Support      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue $ 843.7 $ 880.8 $ 1,069.9
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Net Income per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Net Income per Share [Abstract]      
Net income - Omnicom Group Inc. $ 1,480.6 $ 1,391.4 $ 1,316.5
Weighted average shares (millions):      
Basic 196.4 199.4 205.6
Dilutive stock options and restricted shares 2.2 2.0 1.4
Diluted 198.6 201.4 207.0
Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted shares (millions): 0.0 0.0 4.3
Net income per share - Omnicom Group Inc.:      
Basic $ 7.54 $ 6.98 $ 6.40
Diluted $ 7.46 $ 6.91 $ 6.36
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Business Combinations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2024
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Business Combinations [Line Items]      
Goodwill, Acquisitions   $ 784.0  
Liability for contingent purchase price obligations   220.1 $ 229.5
Liability for contingent purchase price obligations, current   $ 56.0 $ 62.4
Flywheel Digital      
Business Combinations [Line Items]      
Goodwill, Acquisitions $ 672.5    
Acquisition of Flywheel Digital, net cash purchase price 845.0    
Intangible assets acquired $ 182.6    
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Changes in Goodwill      
Goodwill, Beginning Balance $ 10,082.3 $ 9,734.3  
Goodwill, Acquisitions Of Controlling Interests 761.2 51.7  
Goodwill, Acquisitions of noncontrolling interests 22.8 128.6  
Goodwill, Contingent Purchase Price of Acquired Businesses 0.0 159.7  
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit (6.0) (120.6)  
Goodwill, Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss) (182.9) 128.6  
Goodwill, Ending Balance 10,677.4 10,082.3 $ 9,734.3
Goodwill, impairment losses 0.0 0.0  
Goodwill, accumulated impairment losses 0.0    
Intangible assets:      
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Value 1,354.4 1,230.5  
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization (832.4) (863.6)  
Intangible assets, Net Carrying Value 522.0 366.9  
Amortization of intangible assets 105.6 80.3 80.3
Acquired intangible assets and internally developed strategic platform assets      
Intangible assets:      
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Value 1,096.1 902.6  
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization (606.1) (572.9)  
Intangible assets, Net Carrying Value 490.0 329.7  
Amortization of intangible assets 87.5 61.8 58.8
Other purchased and internally developed software      
Intangible assets:      
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Value 258.3 327.9  
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization (226.3) (290.7)  
Intangible assets, Net Carrying Value 32.0 37.2  
Amortization of intangible assets $ 18.1 $ 18.5 $ 21.5
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Debt (Details)
€ in Millions, £ in Millions, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Aug. 02, 2024
USD ($)
Jul. 15, 2024
USD ($)
Mar. 06, 2024
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2024
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2024
GBP (£)
Nov. 01, 2024
USD ($)
Mar. 06, 2024
EUR (€)
Short-Term Borrowings [Abstract]                    
Short-term debt       $ 21.3 $ 10.9          
Short-term borrowings, weighted average interest rate       11.40% 12.00%   11.40% 11.40%    
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]                    
Long-term debt, carrying amount       $ 6,073.0 $ 5,669.9          
Unamortized discount       (9.5) (7.8)          
Unamortized debt issuance costs       (27.4) (22.3)          
Unamortized deferred gain (loss) from settlement of interest rate swaps       (0.8) (0.2)          
Long-Term Debt, including current portion       6,035.3 5,639.6          
Long-term debt, current portion       0.0 (750.5)          
Long-Term Debt       6,035.3 4,889.1          
Proceeds from borrowings       1,235.5 0.0 $ 0.0        
Contractual Maturities of Long-Term Debt [Abstract]                    
Contractual maturities of long-term debt, 2025       0.0            
Contractual maturities of long-term debt, 2026       1,400.0            
Contractual maturities of long-term debt, 2027       520.3            
Contractual maturities of long-term debt, 2028       0.0            
Contractual maturities of long-term debt, 2029       0.0            
Contractual maturities of long-term debt, Thereafter       4,152.7            
Contractual maturities of long-term debt       6,073.0            
Components of Interest Expense [Abstract]                    
Interest expense, Long-term debt       194.9 165.1 164.7        
Interest expense, Fees       4.4 4.8 4.6        
Interest expense, Pension and other interest       50.3 50.5 35.8        
Interest expense, Interest rate and cross currency swaps       (1.7) (1.9) 3.5        
Interest expense, total       247.9 218.5 $ 208.6        
Credit Facility [Member]                    
Credit Facilities [Abstract]                    
Credit Facilities, maximum borrowing capacity       $ 2,500.0            
Credit Facilities, expiration date       Jun. 02, 2028            
Credit Facilities, amount outstanding       $ 0.0            
Credit Facilities, covenant terms       The Credit Facility has a financial covenant that requires us to maintain a Leverage Ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-cash charges) of no more than 3.5 times for the most recently ended 12-month period.            
Credit Facilities, covenant compliance       At December 31, 2024, we were in compliance with this covenant as our Leverage Ratio was 2.4 times.            
Uncommitted credit lines [Member]                    
Credit Facilities [Abstract]                    
Credit Facilities, maximum borrowing capacity       $ 517.4            
Commercial Paper [Member]                    
Credit Facilities [Abstract]                    
Credit Facilities, maximum borrowing capacity       2,000.0            
Credit Facilities, maximum amount outstanding         200.0          
Credit Facilities, average amount outstanding         $ 5.1          
Commercial paper, weighted average interest rate         5.24%          
Credit Facilities, amount outstanding       0.0            
Delayed Draw Term Loan Agreement                    
Credit Facilities [Abstract]                    
Credit Facilities, maximum borrowing capacity   $ 600.0                
Credit Facilities, expiration date   Jul. 15, 2024                
Euro Commercial Paper                    
Credit Facilities [Abstract]                    
Credit Facilities, maximum borrowing capacity       500.0            
Credit Facilities, amount outstanding       0.0            
3.65% Senior Notes due 2024                    
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]                    
Long-term debt, carrying amount       0.0 $ 750.0          
Long-term debt, interest rate                 3.65%  
Repayment of debt                 $ 750.0  
3.60% Senior Notes due 2026                    
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]                    
Long-term debt, carrying amount       $ 1,400.0 1,400.0          
Long-term debt, interest rate       3.60%     3.60% 3.60%    
€500 Million 0.80% Senior Notes due 2027                    
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]                    
Long-term debt, carrying amount       $ 520.3 553.0   € 500.0      
Long-term debt, interest rate       0.80%     0.80% 0.80%    
2.45% Senior Notes due 2030                    
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]                    
Long-term debt, carrying amount       $ 600.0 600.0          
Long-term debt, interest rate       2.45%     2.45% 2.45%    
4.20% Senior Notes due 2030                    
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]                    
Long-term debt, carrying amount       $ 600.0 600.0          
Long-term debt, interest rate       4.20%     4.20% 4.20%    
€500 Million 1.40% Senior Notes due 2031                    
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]                    
Long-term debt, carrying amount       $ 520.3 553.0   € 500.0      
Long-term debt, interest rate       1.40%     1.40% 1.40%    
2.60% Senior Notes due 2031                    
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]                    
Long-term debt, carrying amount       $ 800.0 800.0          
Long-term debt, interest rate       2.60%     2.60% 2.60%    
€600 Million 3.70% Senior Notes due 2032                    
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]                    
Long-term debt, carrying amount       $ 624.5 0.0   € 600.0     € 600.0
Long-term debt, interest rate       3.70%     3.70% 3.70%   3.70%
Proceeds from borrowings     $ 643.1              
£325 Million 2.25% Senior Notes due 2033                    
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]                    
Long-term debt, carrying amount       $ 407.9 413.9     £ 325.0    
Long-term debt, interest rate       2.25%     2.25% 2.25%    
5.30% Senior Notes due 2034                    
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]                    
Long-term debt, carrying amount $ 600.0     $ 600.0 $ 0.0          
Long-term debt, interest rate 5.30%     5.30%     5.30% 5.30%    
Proceeds from borrowings $ 592.4                  
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Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenue $ 15,689.1 $ 14,692.2 $ 14,289.1
Salary and service costs 11,432.5 10,701.2 10,325.9
Occupancy and other costs 1,274.4 1,168.8 1,168.6
Segment cost of services 12,764.7 11,982.7 11,607.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses 408.1 393.7 378.5
Depreciation and amortization 241.7 211.1 219.4
Operating Expenses 13,414.5 12,587.5 12,205.8
Operating Income 2,274.6 2,104.7 2,083.3
Real estate and other repositioning costs 57.8 191.5 0.0
Charges arising from the effects of the war in Ukraine 0.0 0.0 113.4
Gain on disposition of subsidiary 0.0 (78.8) 0.0
Interest Expense 247.9 218.5 208.6
Interest Income 100.9 106.7 70.7
Income Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity Method Investments 2,127.6 1,992.9 1,945.4
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Segment [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenue 15,689.1 14,692.2 14,289.1
Salary and related costs 7,441.4 7,212.8 7,197.9
Third-party service costs 3,348.6 2,917.9 2,585.5
Third-party incidental costs 642.5 570.5 542.5
Salary and service costs 11,432.5 10,701.2 10,325.9
Occupancy and other costs 1,274.4 1,168.8 1,168.6
Segment cost of services 12,706.9 11,870.0 11,494.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses 408.1 393.7 378.5
Depreciation and amortization 241.7 211.1 219.4
Operating Expenses 13,356.7 12,474.8 12,092.4
Operating Income $ 2,332.4 $ 2,217.4 $ 2,196.7
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Segment Reporting - Geographical (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Revenue and long-lived assets and goodwill by geographic region      
Revenue $ 15,689.1 $ 14,692.2 $ 14,289.1
Americas      
Revenue and long-lived assets and goodwill by geographic region      
Revenue 9,083.9 8,337.8 8,185.0
Long-lived assets and goodwill 8,166.6 7,749.5 7,727.0
EMEA      
Revenue and long-lived assets and goodwill by geographic region      
Revenue 4,758.2 4,576.5 4,357.2
Long-lived assets and goodwill 3,693.9 3,523.3 3,315.2
Asia-Pacific      
Revenue and long-lived assets and goodwill by geographic region      
Revenue 1,847.0 1,777.9 1,746.9
Long-lived assets and goodwill $ 685.2 $ 730.8 $ 757.2
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Equity Method Investments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Equity Method Investments [Abstract]      
Income From Equity Method Investments $ 6.9 $ 5.2 $ 5.2
Equity method investments, share of net assets $ 12.7 $ 17.0  
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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Maximum of shares available for issuance 14,700,000    
Shares available for grant 7,781,173    
Share-based employee compensation expense $ 91.4 $ 84.8 $ 81.7
Unamortized share-based employee compensation, amortization period 5 years    
Unamortized share-based employee compensation $ 222.8    
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation $ 12.3 $ 6.7  
Option Activity [Roll Forward]      
January 1 4,564,575 5,127,625 4,689,250
Granted 0 0 853,875
Exercised (1,297,238) (413,750) (157,500)
Forfeited (182,050) (149,300) (258,000)
December 31 3,085,287 4,564,575 5,127,625
Exercisable December 31 2,302,762 0 423,750
January 1, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 71.81 $ 72.90 $ 74.30
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price 68.88
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price 72.47 84.94 84.94
Forfeited, Weighted Average Exercise Price 69.80 72.99 77.69
December 31, Weighted Average Exercise Price 71.65 71.81 72.90
Exercisable December 31, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 72.47 84.94
Options Outstanding and Exercisable [Abstract]      
Options Outstanding, Shares 3,085,287    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 71.65    
Options Exercisable, Shares 2,302,762    
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 72.47    
Black-Scholes Assumptions and Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share for Options Granted [Abstract]      
Weighted average fair value per option granted     $ 12.60
Minimum [Member]      
Black-Scholes Assumptions and Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share for Options Granted [Abstract]      
Expected life     6 years 6 months
Risk free interest rate     3.00%
Expected volatility     24.50%
Dividend yield     4.20%
Maximum [Member]      
Black-Scholes Assumptions and Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share for Options Granted [Abstract]      
Expected life     7 years 6 months
Risk free interest rate     3.10%
Expected volatility     24.70%
Dividend yield     4.50%
Exercise Price Range - $69.00 to $70.00      
Options Outstanding and Exercisable [Abstract]      
Range of Exercise Prices, lower range limit 69.00    
Range of Exercise Prices, upper range limit $ 70.00    
Options Outstanding, Shares 782,525    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 7 years 7 months 6 days    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 69.23    
Options Exercisable, Shares 0    
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price    
Exercise Price Range - $72.00 to $73.00      
Options Outstanding and Exercisable [Abstract]      
Range of Exercise Prices, lower range limit 72.00    
Range of Exercise Prices, upper range limit $ 73.00    
Options Outstanding, Shares 2,302,762    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 6 years 10 months 24 days    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 72.47    
Options Exercisable, Shares 2,302,762    
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 72.47    
Stock Options [Member]      
Share-based employee compensation, terms of award The exercise price of stock option awards cannot be less than 100% of the market price of our common stock on the grant date and have a maximum contractual life of 10 years.    
Restricted Stock [Member]      
Share-based employee compensation, vesting rights Generally, restricted shares vest ratably over five years from the grant date provided the employee remains employed by us.    
Restricted Stock and PRSU Activity [Roll Forward]      
January 1 2,802,297 3,010,343 2,932,836
Granted 1,459,525 1,010,575 1,147,496
Vested / Distributed (878,247) (915,245) (889,736)
Forfeited (232,061) (303,376) (180,253)
December 31 3,151,514 2,802,297 3,010,343
Restricted Stock and PRSU Activity, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]      
January 1, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $ 64.84 $ 61.11  
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 81.39 84.33 $ 59.02
December 31, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $ 71.59 $ 64.84 $ 61.11
Performance Restricted Stock Units (PRSUs) [Member]      
Share-based employee compensation, vesting rights Each PRSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock on vesting. The ultimate number of PRSUs received by the employee depends on the Company's average return on equity over a three-year period compared to the average return on equity of a peer group of principal competitors over the same period. The PRSUs vest three years from the grant date.    
Restricted Stock and PRSU Activity [Roll Forward]      
January 1 563,036 570,235 533,890
Granted 177,059 178,998 218,127
Vested / Distributed (165,911) (186,197) (181,782)
December 31 574,184 563,036 570,235
Restricted Stock and PRSU Activity, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]      
January 1, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $ 81.11 $ 71.19 $ 70.42
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 93.19 92.18 76.79
Distributed, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 74.89 61.36 75.64
December 31, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $ 86.63 $ 81.11 $ 71.19
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]      
Shares available for grant 8,174,023    
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) [Abstract]      
Discount from market price 95.00%    
Maximum percentage of eligible compensation allowable for purchase 10.00%    
Shares issued in period 56,473 65,644 72,672
Proceeds from issuance of shares $ 5.1 $ 5.3 $ 5.2
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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Before Income Taxes [Abstract]      
Income before income taxes, Domestic $ 940.0 $ 696.0 $ 789.3
Income before income taxes, International 1,187.6 1,296.9 1,156.1
Income Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity Method Investments 2,127.6 1,992.9 1,945.4
Income Tax Expense [Abstract]      
Income tax expense, current, U.S. federal 183.8 154.2 180.1
Income tax expense, current, U.S. state and local 46.6 34.8 57.0
Income tax expense, current, International 309.9 330.8 287.4
Income tax expense, current 540.3 519.8 524.5
Income tax expense, deferred, U.S. federal 17.5 10.9 11.1
Income tax expense, deferred, U.S. state and local 1.3 1.3 (0.3)
Income tax expense, deferred, International 1.4 (7.1) 11.5
Income tax expense, deferred 20.2 5.1 22.3
Income tax expense $ 560.5 $ 524.9 $ 546.8
Reconciliation from the Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate [Abstract]      
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%
U.S. state and local income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit 1.70% 1.40% 2.30%
Impact of foreign operations 3.80% 3.90% 3.50%
Other, including impact of war in Ukraine (0.20%) 0.00% 1.30%
Effective tax rate 26.30% 26.30% 28.10%
Income taxes, impact of real estate repositioning costs and increase in U.K. statutory tax rate   $ 10.7  
Income taxes, impact from the resolution of certain non-U.S. tax positions   10.0  
Tax Act, net cash liability, transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings $ 41.2 68.9  
Income tax expense, GILTI 5.5 17.0  
Deferred tax assets:      
Compensation 136.1 153.8  
Tax loss and credit carryforwards 78.2 78.6  
Basis differences from acquisitions 53.2 41.2  
Basis differences from short-term assets and liabilities 27.6 33.3  
Capitalized research and development expenditures 106.8 64.8  
Deferred tax assets 401.9 371.7  
Valuation allowance (17.0) (18.9)  
Deferred tax assets, net 384.9 352.8  
Deferred tax liabilities:      
Goodwill and intangible assets 707.5 687.3  
Unremitted foreign earnings 44.1 71.1  
Basis differences from investments 5.2 3.8  
Financial instruments 0.0 0.9  
Other 44.4 45.3  
Deferred tax liabilities 801.2 808.4  
Deferred Tax Liabilities 491.8 529.1  
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Roll Forward]      
January 1 167.8 167.6  
Current year tax positions 15.7 3.3  
Prior year tax positions 4.4 4.3  
Reduction of prior year tax positions (2.5) (7.9)  
Settlements (2.6) 0.0  
Foreign currency translation (1.3)    
Foreign currency translation   0.5  
December 31 181.5 167.8 $ 167.6
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 175.1 161.7  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Penalties and Interest [Abstract]      
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense 4.4 3.2 $ 4.3
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued 23.5 19.9  
Other Assets      
Long-term deferred tax assets $ 75.5 $ 73.5  
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Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Defined contribution plans, contribution expense $ 87.9 $ 127.9 $ 123.2
Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]      
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Expense      
Service cost 1.6 2.4 2.8
Interest cost 8.5 11.1 5.6
Expected return on plan assets (2.2) (0.3) (1.4)
Amortization of prior service cost 0.4 0.3 0.4
Amortization of actuarial loss 0.8 0.7 4.0
Net periodic benefit expense 9.1 14.2 $ 11.4
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]      
Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and unrecognized prior service cost 6.5 15.9  
Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and unrecognized prior service cost, net of tax 4.5 $ 11.0  
Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses expected to be amortized in the next year $ (0.4)    
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine the Net Periodic Benefit Expense [Abstract]      
Discount rate 4.50% 4.70% 2.10%
Compensation increases 3.40% 2.60% 2.60%
Expected return on plan assets 2.20% 1.50% 1.60%
Defined benefit pension plans, contributions by employer $ 10.6 $ 8.8  
Benefit obligation:      
Benefit obligation, January 1 224.3 228.6  
Service cost 1.6 2.4 $ 2.8
Interest cost 8.5 11.1 5.6
Amendments, curtailments and settlements 16.1 (0.4)  
Actuarial (gain) loss (23.1) (2.1)  
Benefits paid (11.7) (12.4)  
Foreign currency translation 0.3 (2.9)  
Benefit obligation, December 31 216.0 224.3 228.6
Fair value of plan assets:      
Fair value of plan assets, January 1 45.5 44.0  
Actual return on plan assets 2.0 3.9  
Employer contributions 10.6 8.8  
Benefits paid (11.7) (12.4)  
Foreign currency translation and other (0.5) 1.2  
Fair value of plan assets, December 31 45.9 45.5 44.0
Funded Status [Abstract]      
Funded status, December 31 (170.1) (178.8)  
Funded status recognized in the balance sheet:      
Other assets 1.5 2.1  
Other current liabilities (10.7) (8.6)  
Long-term liabilities (160.9) (172.3)  
Amounts Recorded in Balance Sheet $ (170.1) $ (178.8)  
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligation [Abstract]      
Discount rate 5.20% 4.60%  
Compensation increases 2.50% 3.50%  
Accumulated benefit obligation $ 169.1 $ 179.5  
Plans with Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets [Abstract]      
Benefit obligation (208.3) (215.5)  
Plan assets 36.7 34.7  
Plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets (171.6) (180.8)  
Estimated Future Benefit Payments [Abstract]      
2025 12.3    
2026 11.8    
2027 12.6    
2028 16.0    
2029 22.2    
2030 - 2034 102.0    
Postemployment Arrangements [Member]      
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Expense      
Service cost 2.9 3.4 4.5
Interest cost 5.9 5.7 2.6
Expected return on plan assets 0.0 0.0 0.0
Amortization of prior service cost 4.4 3.8 3.8
Amortization of actuarial loss 0.2 0.0 2.5
Net periodic benefit expense 13.4 12.9 $ 13.4
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]      
Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and unrecognized prior service cost 25.3 41.1  
Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and unrecognized prior service cost, net of tax 17.6 $ 28.8  
Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses expected to be amortized in the next year $ 3.7    
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine the Net Periodic Benefit Expense [Abstract]      
Discount rate 4.50% 4.70% 1.80%
Compensation increases 3.50% 3.50% 3.50%
Defined benefit pension plans, contributions by employer $ 0.0 $ 0.0  
Benefit obligation:      
Benefit obligation, January 1 142.2 130.8  
Service cost 2.9 3.4 $ 4.5
Interest cost 5.9 5.7 2.6
Amendments, curtailments and settlements (0.6) 6.9  
Actuarial (gain) loss (12.4) 6.3  
Benefits paid (11.4) (10.9)  
Foreign currency translation 0.0 0.0  
Benefit obligation, December 31 126.6 142.2 130.8
Fair value of plan assets:      
Fair value of plan assets, January 1 0.0 0.0  
Actual return on plan assets 0.0 0.0  
Employer contributions 0.0 0.0  
Benefits paid 0.0 0.0  
Foreign currency translation and other 0.0 0.0  
Fair value of plan assets, December 31 0.0 0.0 $ 0.0
Funded Status [Abstract]      
Funded status, December 31 (126.6) (142.2)  
Funded status recognized in the balance sheet:      
Other assets 0.0 0.0  
Other current liabilities (13.5) (11.9)  
Long-term liabilities (113.1) (130.3)  
Amounts Recorded in Balance Sheet $ (126.6) $ (142.2)  
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligation [Abstract]      
Discount rate 5.30% 4.60%  
Compensation increases 3.50% 3.50%  
Estimated Future Benefit Payments [Abstract]      
2025 $ 13.5    
2026 12.2    
2027 13.7    
2028 13.4    
2029 12.7    
2030 - 2034 $ 48.0    
Senior Executive Retention Plan [Member]      
Defined benefit plans, plan information The Senior Executive Retention Plan provides annual payments to the participants or to their beneficiaries upon termination following at least seven years of service with Omnicom or its subsidiaries. A participant’s annual benefit is payable for 15 consecutive calendar years following termination, but in no event prior to age 55. The annual benefit is generally equal to the lesser of (i) the participant’s final average pay times an applicable percentage, which is based upon the executive’s years of service as an executive officer, not to exceed 35% or (ii) $1.5 million adjusted for cost-of-living, not to exceed 2.5% per year. The Senior Executive Retention Plan is not funded, and benefits are paid when due.    
Key Executive Retention Plan [Member]      
Defined benefit plans, plan information The Key Executive Retention Plan provides annual payments to the participants or to their beneficiaries upon termination following at least six years of service from the date of the participant’s award agreement with Omnicom or its subsidiaries. A participant’s annual benefit is payable for 12 consecutive calendar years following termination, but in no event prior to age 55. The annual benefit is equal to the lesser of (i) the participant’s final average pay times an applicable percentage, which is based upon the employee’s years of service, not to exceed 65% or (ii) $1.0 million. The annual benefit vests 100% after six years of service from the date of the award agreement. The Key Executive Retention Plan is not funded, and benefits are paid when due.    
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Real Estate and Other Repositioning Costs (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Real Estate and Other Repositioning Costs [Abstract]      
Real estate and other repositioning costs $ 57.8 $ 191.5 $ 0.0
Real estate and other repositioning costs, after-tax $ 42.9 $ 145.5  
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Disposition of Subsidiaries (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Disposition of Subsidiaries [Abstract]      
Proceeds from disposition of subsidiary   $ 180.5  
Gain on disposition of subsidiary $ 0.0 $ 78.8 $ 0.0
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Charges Arising from the Effects of the War in Ukraine (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Charges Arising from the Effects of the War in Ukraine [Abstract]      
Charges arising from the effects of the war in Ukraine $ 0.0 $ 0.0 $ 113.4
Cash charges related to the effects of the war in Ukraine     $ 47.6
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Supplemental Cash Flow Data (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Change in Operating Capital [Abstract]      
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable $ (597.1) $ (513.9) $ (129.1)
(Increase) decrease in work in process and other current assets (316.9) (121.8) (197.9)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 997.5 602.3 (350.1)
Increase (decrease) in customer advances, taxes payable and other current liabilities (229.1) (399.6) (97.8)
Change in other assets and liabilities, net (85.6) (29.9) (69.1)
Increase (decrease) in operating capital (231.2) (462.9) (844.0)
Income taxes paid 544.1 474.3 450.3
Interest paid 156.4 162.8 $ 173.9
Operating leases, Net increase in lease liability 231.1 206.9  
Finance leases, Net increase in lease liability $ 47.1 $ 48.2  
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Noncontrolling Interests (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Changes in Ownership Interests in Less Than 100% Owned Subsidiaries [Abstract]      
Net income attributed to Omnicom Group Inc. $ 1,480.6 $ 1,391.4 $ 1,316.5
Net transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests (10.0) (88.1) (17.1)
Change from net income attributed to Omnicom Group Inc. and transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests $ 1,470.6 $ 1,303.3 $ 1,299.4
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Leases and Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Lease Cost [Abstract]    
Operating lease cost $ 209.6 $ 216.2
Variable lease cost 16.5 29.9
Short-term lease cost 3.9 2.5
Sublease income (0.9) (3.7)
Total Operating Lease Cost 229.1 244.9
Finance leases, Depreciation of ROU assets 58.9 58.9
Finance leases, Interest 8.3 7.4
Total Finance Lease Cost 67.2 66.3
Total Lease Cost 296.3 311.2
Maturities of Lease Liabilities [Abstract]    
Operating Leases Payments, 2025 238.5  
Operating Leases Payments, 2026 208.8  
Operating Leases Payments, 2027 162.7  
Operating Leases Payments, 2028 127.7  
Operating Leases Payments, 2029 98.2  
Operating Leases Payments, Thereafter 449.2  
Operating Leases Payments, Total lease payments 1,285.1  
Operating Leases Payments, Less: Interest 266.4  
Operating Leases Payments, Present Value of Lease Liabilities 1,018.7 1,070.3
Finance Leases Payments, 2025 55.7  
Finance Leases Payments, 2026 37.1  
Finance Leases Payments, 2027 22.2  
Finance Leases Payments, 2028 9.1  
Finance Leases Payments, 2029 3.5  
Finance Leases Payments, Thereafter 2.2  
Finance Leases Payments, Total lease payments 129.8  
Finance Leases Payments, Less: Interest 8.1  
Finance Leases Payments, Present Value of Lease Liabilities 121.7  
Balance Sheet Classification and Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term and Weighted Average Discount Rate Related to Operating Leases [Abstract]    
Operating Lease Right-Of-Use Assets $ 1,043.6 $ 1,046.4
Operating lease liability, current, balance sheet classification Other current liabilities Other current liabilities
Operating lease liability, current $ 204.5 $ 217.3
Long-Term Liability - Operating Leases 814.2 853.0
Operating lease liability, total $ 1,018.7 $ 1,070.3
Operating leases, weighted average remaining lease term 6 years 2 months 12 days 6 years 4 months 24 days
Operating leases, weighted average discount rate 3.90% 3.70%
Property and Equipment and Finance Leases [Abstract]    
Property and equipment - owned $ 1,520.3 $ 1,620.9
Equipment under finance leases 401.3 404.4
Property and Equipment, Gross 1,921.6 2,025.3
Property and Equipment, accumulated depreciation (1,096.9) (1,150.4)
Property and Equipment, Net $ 824.7 $ 874.9
Finance lease liability, current, balance sheet classification Other current liabilities  
Finance lease liability, noncurrent, balance sheet classification Long-Term Liabilities  
Finance leases, weighted average remaining lease term 2 years 7 months 6 days 2 years 10 months 24 days
Finance leases, weighted average discount rate 7.30% 6.60%
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Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract]    
Redeemable noncontrolling interest $ 429.0 $ 414.6
Redeemable noncontrolling interests, currently exercisable $ 179.6  
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)    
January 1 $ (1,337.6) $ (1,437.9)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (145.5) 92.9
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 7.2 7.4
December 31 (1,475.9) (1,337.6)
Cash Flow Hedge    
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)    
January 1 (8.1) (12.1)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 0.0 0.0
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 3.1 4.0
December 31 (5.0) (8.1)
Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits    
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)    
January 1 (42.7) (41.3)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 13.1 (4.8)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 4.1 3.4
December 31 (25.5) (42.7)
Foreign Currency Translation    
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)    
January 1 (1,286.8) (1,384.5)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (158.6) 97.7
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 0.0 0.0
December 31 $ (1,445.4) $ (1,286.8)
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Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Liabilities:    
Contingent purchase price obligations $ 220.1 $ 229.5
Carrying Amount    
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 4,339.4 4,432.0
Marketable equity securities 0.9 0.9
Non-marketable equity securities 36.8 6.7
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge 9.3 0.0
Liabilities:    
Short-term debt 21.3 10.9
Foreign currency derivatives 0.1 0.0
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge 0.0 6.6
Contingent purchase price obligations 220.1 229.5
Long-term debt 6,035.3 5,639.6
Fair Value    
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 4,339.4 4,432.0
Marketable equity securities 0.9 0.9
Non-marketable equity securities 36.8 6.7
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge 9.3 0.0
Liabilities:    
Short-term debt 21.3 10.9
Foreign currency derivatives 0.1 0.0
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge 0.0 6.6
Contingent purchase price obligations 220.1 229.5
Long-term debt 5,664.9 5,237.8
Contingent purchase price obligations    
Changes in Contingent Purchase Price Obligations [Roll Forward]    
January 1 229.5 115.0
Acquisitions 39.2 217.4
Revaluation and interest (5.1) (36.1)
Payments (42.4) (67.7)
Foreign currency translation (1.1) 0.9
December 31 220.1 229.5
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]    
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 4,339.4 4,432.0
Marketable equity securities 0.9 0.9
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge 9.3  
Liabilities:    
Foreign currency derivatives 0.1  
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge   6.6
Contingent purchase price obligations 220.1 229.5
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 1    
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 4,339.4 4,432.0
Marketable equity securities 0.9 0.9
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 2    
Assets:    
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge 9.3  
Liabilities:    
Foreign currency derivatives 0.1  
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge   6.6
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 3    
Liabilities:    
Contingent purchase price obligations $ 220.1 $ 229.5
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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details) - Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Fair Value Hedge [Member]    
Derivative instruments, notional amount $ 4.7 $ 0.0
Derivative instrument, terms The terms of our forward foreign exchange contracts are generally less than 90 days.  
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract | Net Investment Hedging    
Derivative instruments, notional amount $ 150.0  
Derivative instrument, reduction of interest expense $ 6.6 $ 6.6
Derivative instrument, reduction of interest expense, income statement location Interest Expense Interest Expense
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge $ 9.3  
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedge   $ 6.6
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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Details) - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Valuation accounts deducted from assets:      
Balance Beginning of Period $ 17.2 $ 24.7 $ 21.7
Charged to Costs and Expenses (2.7) (2.8) 6.1
Removal of Uncollectible Receivables 0.9 (5.1) (2.4)
Translation Adjustment Increase (Decrease) (0.4) 0.4 (0.7)
Balance End of Period $ 15.0 $ 17.2 $ 24.7