Basis of Presentation (Narrative) (Details)		12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013 Countries	Dec. 31, 2013 Telenet [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 VTR [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 VTR Wireless SA [Member]	Nov. 08, 2012 Puerto Rico [Member]	May 23, 2012 Austar [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Video, Broadband Internet and FIxed-Line Telephony [Member] Europe [Member] Countries	Dec. 31, 2013 Mobile Services [Member] Europe [Member] Countries
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of countries in which entity provides services (in countries)	14						9	3
Percentage ownership in subsidiary		57.40%	80.00%	80.00%	60.00%	54.15%

Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 5

-Section H

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