Property, plant and equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Summary of Property, plant and equipment

All figures in £ millions	Land and buildings			Plant and equipment			Assets in course of construction			Total
Cost
At 1 January 2017		398			560			20			978
Exchange differences		(20	)		(29	)		(2	)		(51	)
Additions		26			40			24			90
Disposals		(13	)		(34	)		—			(47	)
Disposal through business disposal		(11	)		(5	)		—			(16	)
Reclassifications		5			8			(13	)		—
Transfer to intangible assets		—			(11	)		—			(11	)
Transfer to assets classified as held for sale		(55	)		(2	)		—			(57	)
At 31 December 2017		330			527			29			886
Exchange differences		11			14			1			26
Additions		32			22			12			66
Disposals		(75	)		(97	)		—			(172	)
Reclassifications		19			(8	)		(11	)		—
Transfer to intangible assets		—			—			(11	)		(11	)
Transfer to intangible assets – pre-publication		—			—			(2	)		(2	)
At 31 December 2018		317			458			18			793

All figures in £ millions	Land and buildings			Plant and equipment			Assets in course of construction		Total
Depreciation
At 1 January 2017		(229	)		(406	)		—		(635	)
Exchange differences		12			23			—		35
Charge for the year		(35	)		(55	)		—		(90	)
Disposals		9			26			—		35
Disposal through business disposal		6			3			—		9
Transfer to assets classified as held for sale		40			1			—		41
At 31 December 2017		(197	)		(408	)		—		(605	)
Exchange differences		(5	)		(11	)		—		(16	)
Charge for the year		(20	)		(46	)		—		(66	)
Disposals		34			97			—		131
Reclassifications		(7	)		7			—		—
At 31 December 2018		(195	)		(361	)		—		(556	)
Carrying amounts
At 1 January 2017		169			154			20		343
At 31 December 2017		133			119			29		281
At 31 December 2018		122			97			18		237