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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes $ (1,055.9)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ (526.5)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ (508.9)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes 585.7us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_HerMajestysRevenueandCustomsHMRCMember
(976.0)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_HerMajestysRevenueandCustomsHMRCMember
(11.6)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_HerMajestysRevenueandCustomsHMRCMember
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes (1,105.6)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
(306.3)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
(73.3)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Tax and Customs Administration, Netherlands [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes (644.5)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_TaxandCustomsAdministrationNetherlandsMember
799.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_TaxandCustomsAdministrationNetherlandsMember
(152.3)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_TaxandCustomsAdministrationNetherlandsMember
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes 326.1us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_SwissFederalTaxAdministrationFTAMember
284.3us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_SwissFederalTaxAdministrationFTAMember
274.8us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_SwissFederalTaxAdministrationFTAMember
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes (294.7)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_FederalMinistryofFinanceGermanyMember
(355.8)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_FederalMinistryofFinanceGermanyMember
(498.4)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_FederalMinistryofFinanceGermanyMember
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Administration of the Treasury, Belgium [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes 21.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_AdministrationoftheTreasuryBelgiumMember
89.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_AdministrationoftheTreasuryBelgiumMember
96.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_AdministrationoftheTreasuryBelgiumMember
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Other Income Tax Authority [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes $ 55.6us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_OtherIncomeTaxAuthorityMember
$ (62.1)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ lbtya_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= lbtya_OtherIncomeTaxAuthorityMember
$ (145.0)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
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