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Long-lived Assets
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Long lived Assets  
Long-lived Assets
Long-lived Assets

Property and Equipment, Net
        
The details of our property and equipment and the related accumulated depreciation are set forth below:
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
in millions
Distribution systems:
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
$
24,784.6

 
$
24,985.6

LiLAC Group
1,094.5

 
1,026.9

Total
25,879.1

 
26,012.5

Customer premises equipment:
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
5,643.6

 
5,437.3

LiLAC Group
809.2

 
776.6

Total
6,452.8

 
6,213.9

Support equipment, buildings and land:
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
4,197.8

 
3,953.3

LiLAC Group
349.1

 
345.1

Total
4,546.9

 
4,298.4

Total property and equipment, gross:
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
34,626.0

 
34,376.2

LiLAC Group
2,252.8

 
2,148.6

Total
36,878.8

 
36,524.8

Accumulated depreciation:
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
(12,761.3
)
 
(11,360.2
)
LiLAC Group
(1,356.4
)
 
(1,324.0
)
Total
(14,117.7
)
 
(12,684.2
)
Total property and equipment, net:
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
21,864.7

 
23,016.0

LiLAC Group
896.4

 
824.6

Total
$
22,761.1

 
$
23,840.6



During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we recorded non-cash increases related to vendor financing arrangements of $675.9 million and $401.8 million, respectively, which exclude related value-added taxes (VAT) of $89.2 million and $41.6 million, respectively, that were also financed by our vendors under these arrangements. In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we recorded non-cash increases to our property and equipment related to assets acquired under capital leases of $74.5 million and $89.8 million, respectively.

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of our goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2015 are set forth below:
 
January 1, 2015
 
Acquisitions
and related
adjustments
 
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments
 
June 30,
2015
 
in millions
Liberty Global Group:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
European Operations Division:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.K./Ireland
$
9,245.1

 
$
0.4

 
$
66.2

 
$
9,311.7

The Netherlands
8,605.0

 
138.0

 
(687.9
)
 
8,055.1

Germany
3,456.9

 

 
(270.6
)
 
3,186.3

Belgium
1,978.9

 

 
(154.9
)
 
1,824.0

Switzerland/Austria
3,591.9

 

 
122.1

 
3,714.0

Total Western Europe
26,877.8

 
138.4

 
(925.1
)
 
26,091.1

Central and Eastern Europe
1,302.1

 
0.5

 
(85.7
)
 
1,216.9

Total European Operations Division
28,179.9

 
138.9

 
(1,010.8
)
 
27,308.0

Corporate and other
34.4

 

 
0.1

 
34.5

Total Liberty Global Group
28,214.3


138.9


(1,010.7
)

27,342.5

LiLAC Group:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LiLAC Division:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chile
440.3

 

 
(22.3
)
 
418.0

Puerto Rico
226.1

 
51.5

 

 
277.6

Total LiLAC Division
666.4


51.5


(22.3
)

695.6

Corporate and other
120.9

 

 

 
120.9

Total LiLAC Group
787.3


51.5


(22.3
)

816.5

Total
$
29,001.6


$
190.4


$
(1,033.0
)

$
28,159.0



Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization, Net

The details of our intangible assets subject to amortization are set forth below: 
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Gross carrying amount
 
Accumulated amortization
 
Net carrying amount
 
Gross carrying amount
 
Accumulated amortization
 
Net carrying amount
 
in millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
$
11,375.4

 
$
(3,586.5
)
 
$
7,788.9

 
$
12,052.5

 
$
(3,037.0
)
 
$
9,015.5

LiLAC Group
148.8

 
(24.3
)
 
124.5

 
90.0

 
(19.3
)
 
70.7

Total
11,524.2

 
(3,610.8
)
 
7,913.4

 
12,142.5

 
(3,056.3
)
 
9,086.2

Other:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
206.5

 
(120.5
)
 
86.0

 
234.8

 
(131.2
)
 
103.6

LiLAC Group
0.2

 
(0.1
)
 
0.1

 
0.6

 
(0.6
)
 

Total
206.7

 
(120.6
)
 
86.1

 
235.4

 
(131.8
)
 
103.6

Total intangible assets subject to amortization, net:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
11,581.9

 
(3,707.0
)
 
7,874.9

 
12,287.3

 
(3,168.2
)
 
9,119.1

LiLAC Group
149.0

 
(24.4
)
 
124.6

 
90.6

 
(19.9
)
 
70.7

Total
$
11,730.9

 
$
(3,731.4
)
 
$
7,999.5

 
$
12,377.9

 
$
(3,188.1
)
 
$
9,189.8