Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenue (note 14)	$ 5,074.1	$ 4,566.5	$ 9,662.1	$ 9,083.4
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating (other than depreciation and amortization) (including share-based compensation) (note 10)	1,929.5	1,675.3	3,654.6	3,372.5
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) (including share-based compensation) (note 10)	913.5	762.8	1,729.9	1,556.6
Depreciation and amortization	1,553.0	1,477.8	2,988.5	2,929.2
Impairment, restructuring and other operating items, net (notes 3 and 11)	190.3	25.7	214.7	42.7
Operating costs and expenses, Total	4,586.3	3,941.6	8,587.7	7,901.0
Operating income	487.8	624.9	1,074.4	1,182.4
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest expense	(657.1)	(600.8)	(1,276.4)	(1,216.7)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments, net (note 4)	1,052.0	(679.7)	543.3	(61.2)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	(298.1)	340.4	40.9	(695.2)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) due to changes in fair values of certain investments and debt, net (notes 5 and 7)	(376.4)	110.8	(644.6)	262.2
Losses on debt modification and extinguishment, net (note 7)	(19.6)	(73.8)	(23.9)	(348.3)
Other income (expense), net (note 13)	(23.5)	(1.7)	29.8	(2.7)
Non-operating income (expense), Total	(322.7)	(904.8)	(1,330.9)	(2,061.9)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	165.1	(279.9)	(256.5)	(879.5)
Income tax expense (note 8)	(56.0)	(130.0)	(7.1)	(52.1)
Net earnings (loss)	109.1	(409.9)	(263.6)	(931.6)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7.7)	(54.8)	(4.1)	(70.6)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders	101.4	(464.7)	(267.7)	(1,002.2)
Liberty Global Group [Member]
Non-operating income (expense):
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders	$ 204.2	0.0	$ (126.4)	0.0
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (notes 1 and 12):
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.23		$ (0.15)
LiLAC Group [Member]
Non-operating income (expense):
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders	$ (102.8)	0.0	$ (141.3)	0.0
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (notes 1 and 12):
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (in dollars per share)	$ (2.04)		$ (3.00)
Old Liberty Global [Member]
Non-operating income (expense):
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders	$ 0.0	$ (464.7)	$ 0.0	$ (1,002.2)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (notes 1 and 12):
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (in dollars per share)		$ (0.53)		$ (1.13)