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290 Property, plant and equipment Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
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292 Inventories Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForMeasuringInventories
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297 Cash and cash equivalents Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyToDetermineComponentsOfCashAndCashEquivalents
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299 Intangible assets—development costs Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ftch:DescriptionOfCriticalJudgementsForIntangibleAssetsAndDevelopmentCostsExplanatory
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301 Impairment of non-financial assets Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ftch:DescriptionOfKeyEstimationUncertaintyForImpairmentOfNonFinancialAssetsExplanatory
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303 Inventory provisions Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ftch:DescriptionOfCriticalJudgementsForInventoryProvisionsExplanatory
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308 Estimated Useful Lives of Intangible Assets Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutIntangibleAssetsExplanatory
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313 100410 - Disclosure - Business Combinations (Tables) Network

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320 Summary of Purchase Consideration Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBusinessCombinationsExplanatory
321 Summary of Net cash Inflow Arising on Acquisition Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ftch:DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationNetCashInflowOnAcquisitionExplanatory
322 Summary of Assets and Liabilities Recognized upon Acquisition Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTransactionsRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombinationExplanatory
323 100420 - Disclosure - Segmental and Geographical Information (Tables) Network

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327 100430 - Disclosure - Employees and directors (Tables) Network

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331 100440 - Disclosure - Selling, general and administrative expenses (Tables) Network

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339 100460 - Disclosure - Loss Before Tax (Tables) Network

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347 Summary of Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense to Tax Payable Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ftch:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfIncomeTaxCreditExpenseToTaxPayableExplanatory
348 100480 - Disclosure - Loss Per Share (Tables) Network

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352 Summary of Potential Dilutive Securities Not Included in Diluted Per Share Calculations Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ftch:SummaryOfPotentialDilutiveSecuritiesNotIncludedInDilutedPerShareCalculationsExplanatory
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357 100500 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Receivables (Tables) Network

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361 100510 - Disclosure - Intangible Assets (Tables) Network

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365 Summary of Goodwill by Cash Generating Unit Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfGoodwillExplanatory
366 100520 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) Network

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377 Summary of Ordinary Shares Issued and Fully Paid Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfClassesOfShareCapitalExplanatory
378 100550 - Disclosure - Reserves (Tables) Network

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382 100560 - Disclosure - Group Information (Tables) Network

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386 100570 - Disclosure - Non-controlling interests (Tables) Network

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394 100590 - Disclosure - Warrants (Tables) Network

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398 100600 - Disclosure - Provisions (Tables) Network

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406 Summary of Trading Losses Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsExplanatory
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411 100630 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments and Financial Risk Management (Tables) Network

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415 Financial Assets/(Liabilities) at Fair Value through Profit or Loss Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfMarketRiskExplanatory
416 Summary of Analyses Group's Financial Liabilities into Groupings of Remaining Period from Reporting Date to Contractual Maturity Date Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfLiquidityRiskExplanatory
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418 Schedule of Foreign Exchange Rate Sensitivity Analysis Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ftch:DisclosureOfForeignExchangeRateSensitivityAnalysisExplanatory
419 100640 - Disclosure - Share Options-Equity and Cash Settled (Tables) Network

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422 Summary of Equity Settled Share Based Payment Plans Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ftch:DetailedDisclosureOfEquitySettledShareBasedPaymentPlansExplanatory
423 Summary of Movements on Share Options and Weighted Average Exercise Prices Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNumberAndWeightedAverageExercisePricesOfShareOptionsExplanatory
424 Summary of Exercise Price of Options Outstanding Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfRangeOfExercisePricesOfOutstandingShareOptionsExplanatory
425 Summary of Inputs in Black Scholes Model for Share Options Granted Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIndirectMeasurementOfFairValueOfGoodsOrServicesReceivedShareOptionsGrantedDuringPeriodExplanatory
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438 100660 - Disclosure - Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) Network

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450 Right-of-use assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:RightofuseAssets
451 Lease liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LeaseLiabilities
452 100670 - Disclosure - Significant Accounting Policies - Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) Network

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467 100680 - Disclosure - Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of Intangible Assets (Details) Network

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480 100690 - Disclosure - Critical Accounting Judgments and Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty - Additional Information (Details) Network

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494 100710 - Disclosure - Revenue - Additional Information (Details) Network

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510 100720 - Disclosure - Business Combinations - Additional Information (Details) Network

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527 100730 - Disclosure - Business Combinations - Summary of Purchase Consideration, Net Assets Acquired and Goodwill (Details) Network

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664 100860 - Disclosure - Taxation - Additional Information (Details) Network

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719 100920 - Disclosure - Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets (Details) Network

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739 100930 - Disclosure - Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details) Network

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795 100970 - Disclosure - Investments - Additional Information (Details) Network

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824 101000 - Disclosure - Share Capital and Share Premium - Additional Information (Details) Network

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842 101010 - Disclosure - Reserves - Summary of Other Reserves (Details) Network

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862 101020 - Disclosure - Group Information - Summary of Subsidiaries (Details) Network

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898 101030 - Disclosure - Group Information - Summary of Subsidiaries (Parenthetical) (Details) Network

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913 101040 - Disclosure - Non-controlling interests - Additional Information (Details) Network

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927 101060 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Payables - Summary of Trade and Other Payable (Details) Network

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928 Implied Table Table

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936 101070 - Disclosure - Warrants - Additional Information (Details) Network

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960 101090 - Disclosure - Provisions - Summary of Provisions (Details) Network

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961 Disclosure Of Other Provisions [Table] Table

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973 101100 - Disclosure - Provisions - Additional Information (Details) Network

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987 101110 - Disclosure - Deferred Tax - Additional Information (Details) Network

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1011 101120 - Disclosure - Deferred Tax - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) Network

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1012 Implied Table Table

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1040 101140 - Disclosure - Commitments and Guarantees - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Non-Cancellable Operating Leases (Details) Network

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1050 101150 - Disclosure - Commitments and Guarantees - Additional Information (Details) Network

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1055 101160 - Disclosure - Related party disclosures - Additional Information (Details) Network

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1056 Disclosure Of Transactions Between Related Parties [Table] Table

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1070 101170 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments and Financial Risk Management - Additional Information (Details) Network

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1084 101180 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments and Financial Risk Management - Summary of Categories of Financial Instruments (Details) Network

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1110 101190 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments and Financial Risk Management - Financial Assets/(Liabilities) at Fair Value through Profit or Loss (Details) Network

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1143 101220 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments and Financial Risk Management - Schedule of Foreign Exchange Rate Sensitivity Analysis (Details) Network

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1154 101230 - Disclosure - Share Options-Equity and Cash Settled - Additional Information (Details) Network

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1171 101240 - Disclosure - Share Options-Equity and Cash Settled - Summary of Equity Based Payment Plans (Details) Network

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1184 101250 - Disclosure - Share Options-Equity and Cash Settled - Summary of Movements on Share Options and Weighted Average Exercise Prices (Details) Network

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1200 101260 - Disclosure - Share Options-Equity and Cash Settled - Exercise Price of Options Outstanding (Details) Network

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1214 101270 - Disclosure - Share Options-Equity and Cash Settled - Exercise Price of Options Outstanding (Parenthetical) (Details) Network

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1230 101280 - Disclosure - Share Options-Equity and Cash Settled - Summary of Inputs in Black Scholes Model for Share Options Granted (Details) Network

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1239 101290 - Disclosure - Events after the reporting year - Additonal Information (Details) Network

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