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Revenue (Notes)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue Revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue
We have three reportable segments as of March 31, 2022: MD&E, IA&C and SC&E, as further discussed in Note 11. MD&E principally generates revenue from providing global media and communications services, digital services and products, advertising and marketing technology, e‐commerce services, data management and analytics, strategic consulting, and digital brand experience. IA&C principally generates revenue from providing advertising, corporate and brand identity services, and strategic consulting. SC&E generates revenue from providing best-in-class global public relations and communications services, events, sports and entertainment marketing, and strategic consulting.
Our agencies are located in over 100 countries, including every significant world market. Our geographic revenue breakdown is listed below.
 Three months ended
March 31,
Total revenue:20222021
United States$1,650.4 $1,425.8 
International:
United Kingdom232.1 203.5 
Continental Europe204.7 195.6 
Asia Pacific215.3 210.9 
Latin America94.4 83.6 
Other171.6 137.6 
Total International918.1 831.2 
Total Consolidated$2,568.5 $2,257.0 
 
 Three months ended
March 31,
Net revenue:20222021
United States$1,470.1 $1,309.8 
International:
United Kingdom182.4 184.0 
Continental Europe179.3 175.8 
Asia Pacific174.6 169.1 
Latin America87.7 75.4 
Other133.1 113.6 
Total International757.1 717.9 
Total Consolidated$2,227.2 $2,027.7 
 
MD&EThree months ended
March 31,
Total revenue:20222021
United States$599.2 $534.6 
International356.6 336.9 
Total MD&E$955.8 $871.5 
Net revenue:
United States$587.8 $527.7 
International344.3 322.1 
Total MD&E$932.1 $849.8 
 
IA&CThree months ended
March 31,
Total revenue:20222021
United States$673.9 $599.9 
International380.3 354.0 
Total IA&C$1,054.2 $953.9 
Net revenue:
United States$646.4 $574.4 
International312.4 301.3 
Total IA&C$958.8 $875.7 

SC&EThree months ended
March 31,
Total revenue:20222021
United States$377.3 $291.3 
International181.2 140.3 
Total SC&E$558.5 $431.6 
Net revenue:
United States$235.9 $207.7 
International100.4 94.5 
Total SC&E$336.3 $302.2 
Contract Balances
The following table provides information about receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers.
March 31,
2022		December 31,
2021
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $66.6 and $68.5, respectively$4,179.9 $5,177.7 
Accounts receivable, billable to clients2,155.3 2,347.2 
Contract assets54.4 62.3 
Contract liabilities (deferred revenue)760.0 688.5 
Contract assets are primarily comprised of contract incentives that are generally satisfied annually under the terms of our contracts and are transferred to accounts receivable when the right to payment becomes unconditional. Contract liabilities relate
to advance consideration received from customers under the terms of our contracts primarily related to reimbursements of third-party expenses, whether we act as principal or agent, and to a lesser extent, periodic retainer fees, both of which are generally recognized shortly after billing.
The majority of our contracts are for periods of one year or less with the exception of our data management contracts. For those contracts with a term of more than one year, we had approximately $556.2 of unsatisfied performance obligations as of March 31, 2022, which will be recognized as services are performed over the remaining contractual terms through 2027.