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Segment Reporting (Balance Sheet Data of Reportable Segments) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets $ 62,589.0us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets $ 54,502.9us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
Total assets 72,841.9us-gaap_Assets 67,714.3us-gaap_Assets
Continuing operations [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 62,589.0us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember
53,989.3us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember
Total assets 72,841.9us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember
66,962.0us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember
Discontinued operations [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 0us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
513.6us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
Total assets 0us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
752.3us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
European Operations Division U.K / Ireland [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 21,754.2us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionU.KIrelandMember
24,322.1us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionU.KIrelandMember
Total assets 25,487.2us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionU.KIrelandMember
30,598.8us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionU.KIrelandMember
European Operations Division The Netherlands [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 17,092.7us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionNetherlandsMember
2,496.5us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionNetherlandsMember
Total assets 17,387.0us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionNetherlandsMember
2,845.3us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionNetherlandsMember
European Operations Division Germany [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 9,117.9us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionGermanyUnitymediaKabelBWMember
10,754.7us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionGermanyUnitymediaKabelBWMember
Total assets 9,512.8us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionGermanyUnitymediaKabelBWMember
11,968.2us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionGermanyUnitymediaKabelBWMember
European Operations Division Belgium [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 4,149.5us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionBelgiumTelenetMember
4,737.4us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionBelgiumTelenetMember
Total assets 4,828.8us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionBelgiumTelenetMember
5,909.2us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionBelgiumTelenetMember
European Operations Division Switzerland / Austria [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 5,300.9us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionSwitzerlandAustriaMember
5,961.8us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionSwitzerlandAustriaMember
Total assets 5,643.9us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionSwitzerlandAustriaMember
6,484.8us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionSwitzerlandAustriaMember
European Operations Division Total Western Europe [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 57,415.2us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionTotalWesternEuropeMember
48,272.5us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionTotalWesternEuropeMember
Total assets 62,859.7us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionTotalWesternEuropeMember
57,806.3us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionTotalWesternEuropeMember
European Operations Division Central and Eastern Europe [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 2,459.9us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionCentralAndEasternEuropeMember
2,898.7us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionCentralAndEasternEuropeMember
Total assets 2,566.4us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionCentralAndEasternEuropeMember
3,127.4us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionCentralAndEasternEuropeMember
European Operations Division Central and Other [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 499.4us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionCentralAndOtherMember
463.5us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionCentralAndOtherMember
Total assets 2,613.2us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionCentralAndOtherMember
1,639.1us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionCentralAndOtherMember
Total European Operations Division [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 60,374.5us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_TotalEuropeanOperationsDivisionMember
51,634.7us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_TotalEuropeanOperationsDivisionMember
Total assets 68,039.3us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_TotalEuropeanOperationsDivisionMember
62,572.8us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_TotalEuropeanOperationsDivisionMember
Chile [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 1,017.3us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_VtrChileMember
1,139.7us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_VtrChileMember
Total assets 1,513.2us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_VtrChileMember
1,628.9us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_VtrChileMember
Corporate and Other [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Long-lived assets 1,197.2us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
1,214.9us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
Total assets $ 3,289.4us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
$ 2,760.3us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember