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Long-lived Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Long lived Assets  
Schedule of PP&E
The details of our property and equipment and the related accumulated depreciation are set forth below:
 
Estimated useful
life at
December 31, 2014
 
December 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
in millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distribution systems
3 to 30 years
 
$
26,286.5

 
$
25,193.2

Customer premises equipment
3 to 5 years
 
6,213.9

 
6,126.0

Support equipment, buildings and land
3 to 50 years
 
4,024.4

 
3,581.9

 
 
 
36,524.8

 
34,901.1

Accumulated depreciation
 
(12,684.2
)
 
(10,926.2
)
Total property and equipment, net
 
$
23,840.6

 
$
23,974.9
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amount of our goodwill during 2013 are set forth below:
 
January 1,
2013
 
Acquisitions
and related
adjustments
 
Reclassification of Chellomedia Disposal Group to discontinued operations
 
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments and other
 
December 31,
2013
 
 
 
in millions
 
 
European Operations Division:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.K./Ireland
$
235.5

 
$
9,000.8

 
$
—

 
$
607.9

 
$
9,844.2

The Netherlands
1,206.2

 
—

 
—

 
54.2

 
1,260.4

Germany
3,770.3

 
—

 
—

 
169.1

 
3,939.4

Belgium
2,158.3

 
—

 
—

 
96.8

 
2,255.1

Switzerland/Austria
3,903.9

 
0.6

 
—

 
126.6

 
4,031.1

Total Western Europe
11,274.2

 
9,001.4

 
—

 
1,054.6

 
21,330.2

Central and Eastern Europe
1,509.5

 
—

 
—

 
10.6

 
1,520.1

Total European Operations Division
12,783.7

 
9,001.4

 
—

 
1,065.2

 
22,850.3

Chile
558.0

 
—

 
—

 
(49.5
)
 
508.5

Corporate and other
535.9

 
77.2

 
(223.4
)
 
0.3

 
390.0

Total
$
13,877.6

 
$
9,078.6

 
$
(223.4
)
 
$
1,016.0

 
$
23,748.8

Changes in the carrying amount of our goodwill during 2014 are set forth below:
 
January 1,
2014
 
Acquisitions
and related
adjustments
 
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments and other
 
December 31,
2014
 
in millions
European Operations Division:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.K./Ireland
$
9,844.2

 
$
2.1

 
$
(601.2
)
 
$
9,245.1

The Netherlands
1,260.4

 
7,724.3

 
(379.7
)
 
8,605.0

Germany
3,939.4

 
—

 
(482.5
)
 
3,456.9

Belgium
2,255.1

 
—

 
(276.2
)
 
1,978.9

Switzerland/Austria
4,031.1

 
2.3

 
(441.5
)
 
3,591.9

Total Western Europe
21,330.2

 
7,728.7

 
(2,181.1
)
 
26,877.8

Central and Eastern Europe
1,520.1

 
8.3

 
(226.3
)
 
1,302.1

Total European Operations Division
22,850.3

 
7,737.0

 
(2,407.4
)
 
28,179.9

Chile
508.5

 
—

 
(68.2
)
 
440.3

Corporate and other
390.0

 
—

 
(8.6
)
 
381.4

Total
$
23,748.8

 
$
7,737.0

 
$
(2,484.2
)
 
$
29,001.6
Schedule of Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization, Net

The details of our intangible assets subject to amortization are set forth below: 
 
Estimated useful life at December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
Gross carrying amount
 
Accumulated amortization
 
Net carrying amount
 
Gross carrying amount
 
Accumulated amortization
 
Net carrying amount
 
 
 
in millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
4 to 15 years
 
$
12,142.5

 
$
(3,056.3
)
 
$
9,086.2

 
$
8,116.7

 
$
(2,458.4
)
 
$
5,658.3

Other
2 to 15 years
 
235.4

 
(131.8
)
 
103.6

 
288.1

 
(151.0
)
 
137.1

Total
 
$
12,377.9

 
$
(3,188.1
)
 
$
9,189.8

 
$
8,404.8

 
$
(2,609.4
)
 
$
5,795.4
Schedule Of Future Amortization Expense Finite Lived Intangible Assets Text Block
The U.S. dollar equivalents of such amortization expense amounts as of December 31, 2014 are presented below (in millions): 
2015
$
1,406.8

2016
1,360.6

2017
1,226.4

2018
1,089.2

2019
1,086.8

Thereafter
3,020.0

Total
$
9,189.8