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Subsequent Events (Details)
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Dec. 31, 2014
UPCB Finance II Senior Secured Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
UPCB Finance II Senior Secured Notes [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AG Debt [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 13, 2010
UPC Holding Senior Notes 8.375 Debt [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 13, 2010
UPC Holding Senior Notes 8.375 Debt [Member]
EUR (€)
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM 5.125% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM 5.125% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM 5.125% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM 5.125% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM 5.125% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
2020
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM 5.125% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
2021
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM 5.125% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
2022
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM 5.125% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
2023 and thereafter
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Senior Notes [Member]
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Senior Notes [Member]
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Dollar Senior Notes [Member]
2020
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Dollar Senior Notes [Member]
2021
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Dollar Senior Notes [Member]
2022
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Dollar Senior Notes [Member]
2023 and thereafter
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Euro Senior Notes [Member]
2020
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Euro Senior Notes [Member]
2021
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Euro Senior Notes [Member]
2022
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Euro Senior Notes [Member]
2023 and thereafter
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
UPCB Finance II Senior Secured Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
UPCB Finance II Senior Secured Notes [Member]
EUR (€)
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Dollar Senior Notes [Member]
2020
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Dollar Senior Notes [Member]
2021
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Dollar Senior Notes [Member]
2022
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Dollar Senior Notes [Member]
2023 and thereafter
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Euro Senior Notes [Member]
2020
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Euro Senior Notes [Member]
2021
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Euro Senior Notes [Member]
2022
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Euro Senior Notes [Member]
2023 and thereafter
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Senior Secured Notes [Member]
2020
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Senior Secured Notes [Member]
2021
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Senior Secured Notes [Member]
2022
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Senior Secured Notes [Member]
2023 and thereafter
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo SPE Notes [Member]
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo SPE Notes [Member]
Feb. 12, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AG Debt [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 12, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AG Debt [Member]
EUR (€)
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
UPC Holding Senior Notes 8.375 Debt [Member]
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Virgin Media Secured Finance [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM 5.125% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Virgin Media Secured Finance [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM 5.125% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
GBP (£)
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Virgin Media Finance [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Dollar Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Virgin Media Finance [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Euro Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 28, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Virgin Media Finance [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
2025 VM Euro Senior Notes [Member]
EUR (€)
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Ziggo Bond Finance [Member]
entity
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Ziggo Bond Finance [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Dollar Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Ziggo Bond Finance [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Euro Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Ziggo Bond Finance [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Euro Senior Notes [Member]
EUR (€)
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Ziggo Secured Finance [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Senior Secured Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 29, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Ziggo Secured Finance [Member]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Ziggo 2025 Senior Secured Notes [Member]
EUR (€)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                                                                                                          
Principal amount of debt $ 907,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Principal amount of debt redeemed                                               677,600,000lbtya_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPrincipalAmount
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Additional basis points used to determine redemption premium                             0.50%lbtya_AdditionalBasisPointsOnDiscountRateUsedToCalculateRedemptionPremiumOnDebtInstrument
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Redemption term             12 months             12 months                                               12 months                              
Percentage allowed to be redeemed each year               10.00%lbtya_PercentageOfAggregateDebtInstrumentsOutstandingSubjectToRedemptionEachYear
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Redemption price           103.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		     102.938%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_Ziggo2025DollarSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 101.958%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_Ziggo2025DollarSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodTwoMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 100.979%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_Ziggo2025DollarSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_Ziggo2025DollarSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFourMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 102.313%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_Ziggo2025EuroSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 101.542%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_Ziggo2025EuroSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodTwoMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 100.771%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_Ziggo2025EuroSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_Ziggo2025EuroSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFourMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 101.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_Ziggo2025SeniorSecuredNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 101.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_Ziggo2025SeniorSecuredNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodTwoMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 100.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_Ziggo2025SeniorSecuredNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_Ziggo2025SeniorSecuredNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFourMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		                                
Mandatory redemption percentage in event that certain assets sold or specific control changed               101.00%lbtya_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageinEventthatCertainAssetsSoldorSpecificControlChanged
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_A2025VM5.125SeniorSecuredNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 101.00%lbtya_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageinEventthatCertainAssetsSoldorSpecificControlChanged
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_A2025VM5.125SeniorSecuredNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		           101.00%lbtya_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageinEventthatCertainAssetsSoldorSpecificControlChanged
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_A2025VMSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		                                                                            
Number of special purpose financing entities                                                                                               2lbtya_NumberofSpecialPurposeFinancingEntities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lbtya_ZiggoBondFinanceMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		          
Special mandatory redemption price                                                                             100.00%lbtya_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageSpecialMandatoryRedemption
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_ZiggoSPENotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		                            
Outstanding principal amount     $ 1,877,200,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_UpcBroadbandHoldingBankFacilityAgDebtMember		                                                                         $ 827,900,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_UpcBroadbandHoldingBankFacilityAgDebtMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		 € 684,200,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lbtya_UpcBroadbandHoldingBankFacilityAgDebtMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember