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Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity Amount, Compliance Requirements Completed

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Debt Instrument Unused Borrowing Capacity Amount Net Of Covenant Limitation

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Payments For Debt Redemption Premium

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Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount (Premium)

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2015 EUR (€)	May. 20, 2015 EUR (€)	May. 20, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity									$ 1,166.9
Carrying value									1,302.2
Unused borrowing capacity considering limitations						€ 381.0			424.9
Unused borrowing capacity, compliance requirements met						€ 531.6			$ 592.9
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt modification and extinguishment					$ 74.7
Payments for debt redemption premium					53.5
Write-off of deferred financing costs					16.5
Write-off of unamortized debt discount (premium)					4.7
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AC Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate						7.25%			7.25%
Facility amount									$ 675.0
Unused borrowing capacity									0.0
Carrying value									$ 675.0
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AD Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate						6.875%			6.875%
Facility amount									$ 675.0
Unused borrowing capacity									0.0
Carrying value									$ 675.0
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AK Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate						4.00%			4.00%
Facility amount \| €						€ 600.0
Unused borrowing capacity									$ 0.0
Carrying value									$ 669.2
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AL Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate						5.375%			5.375%
Facility amount									$ 1,140.0
Unused borrowing capacity									0.0
Carrying value									1,140.0
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AH Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount									1,305.0
Unused borrowing capacity									0.0
Carrying value									$ 1,302.2
Floor rate						0.75%			0.75%
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AH Debt [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.50%	2.50%
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AI Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount \| €						€ 1,046.2
Unused borrowing capacity									$ 1,166.9
Carrying value									0.0
Fee on unused portion of credit facility						1.30%	1.30%
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AI Debt [Member] \| EURIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						3.25%	3.25%
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AI Debt [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt		€ 400.0	$ 446.1			€ 200.0	$ 223.1
Loss on debt modification and extinguishment							59.6
Payments for debt redemption premium							54.3
Write-off of deferred financing costs							5.3
Elimination of Facilities AC, AD, AK and AL in Consolidation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity									0.0
Carrying value									$ (3,159.2)
UPCB Finance I Notes [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				7.625%						7.625%
Extinguishment of debt				€ 500.0	557.7
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility Y Debt [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt						€ 190.0	$ 211.9
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility Y Debt [Member] \| Long-term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt				€ 560.0	624.6
UPCB Finance II Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| Long-term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				6.375%						6.375%
Principal amount of debt				€ 750.0						$ 836.5
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AG [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt				€ 870.2	$ 970.6
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AM [Member] \| Long-term Debt [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee on unused portion of credit facility	1.10%
Principal amount of debt	€ 990.1							$ 1,104.3
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AM [Member] \| Long-term Debt [Member] \| EURIBOR [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.75%