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Long-lived Assets
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Long lived Assets  
Long-lived Assets
Long-lived Assets

Property and Equipment, Net
        
The details of our property and equipment and the related accumulated depreciation are set forth below:
 
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
in millions
 
 
 
 
Distribution systems
$
24,884.2

 
$
25,193.2

Customer premises equipment
6,297.1

 
6,126.0

Support equipment, buildings and land
3,706.1

 
3,581.9

 
34,887.4

 
34,901.1

Accumulated depreciation
(12,767.8
)
 
(10,926.2
)
Total property and equipment, net
$
22,119.6

 
$
23,974.9



During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, we recorded non-cash increases to our property and equipment related to assets acquired under capital leases of $106.6 million and $108.3 million, respectively. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, we recorded non-cash increases related to vendor financing arrangements of $677.9 million and $366.0 million, respectively, which exclude related value-added taxes (VAT) of $76.1 million and $28.9 million, respectively, that were also financed by our vendors under these arrangements.

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of our goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are set forth below:
 
January 1, 2014
 
Acquisitions
and related
adjustments
 
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments and other
 
September 30,
2014
 
in millions
European Operations Division:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.K. (Virgin Media)
$
9,598.2

 
$
—

 
$
(201.1
)
 
$
9,397.1

Germany (Unitymedia KabelBW)
3,939.4

 
—

 
(331.4
)
 
3,608.0

Belgium (Telenet)
2,255.1

 
—

 
(189.7
)
 
2,065.4

The Netherlands
1,260.4

 
—

 
(106.1
)
 
1,154.3

Switzerland
3,197.4

 
—

 
(221.4
)
 
2,976.0

Other Western Europe
1,079.7

 
—

 
(90.8
)
 
988.9

Total Western Europe
21,330.2

 
—

 
(1,140.5
)
 
20,189.7

Central and Eastern Europe
1,520.1

 
5.1

 
(147.2
)
 
1,378.0

Total European Operations Division
22,850.3

 
5.1

 
(1,287.7
)
 
21,567.7

Chile (VTR)
508.5

 
—

 
(61.9
)
 
446.6

Corporate and other
390.0

 
—

 
(8.4
)
 
381.6

Total
$
23,748.8

 
$
5.1

 
$
(1,358.0
)
 
$
22,395.9



Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization, Net

The details of our intangible assets subject to amortization are set forth below: 
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
Gross carrying amount
 
Accumulated amortization
 
Net carrying amount
 
Gross carrying amount
 
Accumulated amortization
 
Net carrying amount
 
 
in millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
 
$
7,589.2

 
$
(2,886.1
)
 
$
4,703.1

 
$
8,116.7

 
$
(2,458.4
)
 
$
5,658.3

Other
 
244.3

 
(132.0
)
 
112.3

 
288.1

 
(151.0
)
 
137.1

Total
 
$
7,833.5

 
$
(3,018.1
)
 
$
4,815.4

 
$
8,404.8

 
$
(2,609.4
)
 
$
5,795.4