Net Income per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Net Income Available for Common Shares:
Net income - Omnicom Group Inc.	$ 254.4	$ 263.6	$ 328.6	$ 241.8	$ 350.3	$ 253.8	$ 326.1	$ 218.4	$ 1,088.4	$ 1,148.6	$ 1,093.9
Net income allocated to participating securities									(1.6)	(6.5)	(12.4)
Net income available for common shares									$ 1,086.8	$ 1,142.1	$ 1,081.5
Weighted Average Shares:
Basic									232.3	237.9	244.2
Dilutive stock options and restricted shares									1.6	1.3	1.0
Diluted									233.9	239.2	245.2
Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted shares									1.0	0.0	0.1
Net Income per Share - Omnicom Group Inc.:
Basic	$ 1.10	$ 1.14	$ 1.41	$ 1.03	$ 1.47	$ 1.06	$ 1.36	$ 0.90	$ 4.68	$ 4.80	$ 4.43
Diluted	$ 1.09	$ 1.13	$ 1.40	$ 1.02	$ 1.47	$ 1.06	$ 1.36	$ 0.90	$ 4.65	$ 4.78	$ 4.41