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Segment Reporting (Revenue by Geographic Segments) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue $ 4,615.2us-gaap_Revenues $ 4,497.2us-gaap_Revenues $ 4,602.2us-gaap_Revenues $ 4,533.7us-gaap_Revenues $ 4,468.0us-gaap_Revenues $ 4,276.5us-gaap_Revenues $ 3,057.8us-gaap_Revenues $ 2,671.9us-gaap_Revenues $ 18,248.3us-gaap_Revenues $ 14,474.2us-gaap_Revenues $ 9,930.8us-gaap_Revenues
Other, including intersegment eliminations [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 45.9us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_GeographyEliminationsMember
41.8us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_GeographyEliminationsMember
45.7us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_GeographyEliminationsMember
European Operations Division U.K. [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 6,941.1us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionUnitedKingdomMember
3,653.7us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionUnitedKingdomMember
0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionUnitedKingdomMember
European Operations Division Germany [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 2,711.5us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionGermanyMember
2,559.2us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionGermanyMember
2,311.0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionGermanyMember
European Operations Division Belgium [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 2,279.4us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionBelgiumMember
2,185.9us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionBelgiumMember
1,918.0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionBelgiumMember
European Operations Division Switzerland [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 1,414.4us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionSwitzerlandMember
1,332.1us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionSwitzerlandMember
1,259.8us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionSwitzerlandMember
European Operations Division The Netherlands [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 1,498.5us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionNetherlandsMember
1,242.4us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionNetherlandsMember
1,229.1us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionNetherlandsMember
European Operations Division Ireland [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 468.8us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionIrelandMember
463.7us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionIrelandMember
426.4us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionIrelandMember
European Operations Division Poland [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 469.9us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionPolandMember
460.4us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionPolandMember
450.0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionPolandMember
European Operations Division Austria [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 431.7us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionAustriaMember
435.0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionAustriaMember
422.0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionAustriaMember
European Operations Division Hungary [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 310.2us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionHungaryMember
313.8us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionHungaryMember
298.9us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionHungaryMember
European Operations Division Czech Republic [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 221.0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionCzechRepublicMember
248.9us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionCzechRepublicMember
253.4us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionCzechRepublicMember
European Operations Division Romania [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 173.3us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionRomaniaMember
163.8us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionRomaniaMember
149.4us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionRomaniaMember
European Operations Division Slovakia [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 74.5us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionSlovakiaMember
74.6us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionSlovakiaMember
70.5us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionSlovakiaMember
European Operations Division Other Europe [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 3.5us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionOtherEuropeMember
10.1us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionOtherEuropeMember
10.5us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_EuropeanOperationsDivisionOtherEuropeMember
Total European Operations Division [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 16,997.8us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_TotalEuropeanOperationsDivisionMember
13,143.6us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_TotalEuropeanOperationsDivisionMember
8,799.0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbtya_TotalEuropeanOperationsDivisionMember
Chile [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 898.5us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_CL
991.6us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_CL
940.6us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_CL
Puerto Rico [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 $ 306.1us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_PR
$ 297.2us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_PR
$ 145.5us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_PR