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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Telenet SPE Notes Redemption Price) (Schedule) (Details)
Dec. 31, 2014
Telenet Finance Notes [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
2015 103.188%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearOne
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceSeniorNotesMember
2016 102.125%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearTwo
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceSeniorNotesMember
2017 101.063%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearThree
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceSeniorNotesMember
2018 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearFour
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceSeniorNotesMember
2019 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearFive
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceSeniorNotesMember
2020 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearSix
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceSeniorNotesMember
Telenet Finance III Notes [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
2016 103.313%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearTwo
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIiiSeniorNotesMember
2017 102.209%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearThree
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIiiSeniorNotesMember
2018 101.104%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearFour
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIiiSeniorNotesMember
2019 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearFive
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIiiSeniorNotesMember
2020 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearSix
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIiiSeniorNotesMember
2021 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearSeven
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIiiSeniorNotesMember
Telenet Finance IV Notes [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
2015 101.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearOne
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIvSeniorNotesMember
2016 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearTwo
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIvSeniorNotesMember
2017 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearThree
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIvSeniorNotesMember
2018 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearFour
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIvSeniorNotesMember
2019 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearFive
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIvSeniorNotesMember
2020 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearSix
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIvSeniorNotesMember
2021 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearSeven
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceIvSeniorNotesMember
6.25% Telenet Finance V Notes [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
2017 103.125%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearThree
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceVNotes625PercentMember
2018 102.083%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearFour
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceVNotes625PercentMember
2019 101.563%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearFive
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceVNotes625PercentMember
2020 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearSix
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceVNotes625PercentMember
2021 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearSeven
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceVNotes625PercentMember
2022 and thereafter 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesYearEightAndThereafter
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceVNotes625PercentMember
6.75% Telenet Finance V Notes [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
2018 103.375%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearFour
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceVNotes675PercentMember
2019 102.531%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearFive
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceVNotes675PercentMember
2020 101.688%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearSix
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceVNotes675PercentMember
2021 100.844%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesInYearSeven
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceVNotes675PercentMember
2022 and thereafter 100.00%lbtya_SeniorNotesRedemptionPricesYearEightAndThereafter
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_TelenetFinanceVNotes675PercentMember