Commitments and Contingencies (Unrecorded Purchase Obligation) (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Remainder of 2016	$ 2,222.5
2017	1,845.3
2018	1,344.4
2019	739.4
2020	384.3
2021	153.3
Thereafter	1,199.5
Total	7,888.7
Programming Commitments [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Remainder of 2016	577.3
2017	1,040.9
2018	872.0
2019	429.1
2020	164.9
2021	7.4
Thereafter	0.8
Total	3,092.4
Network and Connectivity Commitments [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Remainder of 2016	729.5
2017	313.7
2018	171.1
2019	96.9
2020	61.5
2021	52.9
Thereafter	875.9
Total	2,301.5
Purchase Commitments [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Remainder of 2016	767.0
2017	288.8
2018	142.7
2019	85.8
2020	67.7
2021	18.3
Thereafter	61.3
Total	1,431.6
Operating Leases [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Remainder of 2016	80.3
2017	144.4
2018	121.9
2019	95.2
2020	73.9
2021	60.5
Thereafter	245.0
Total	821.2
Other Commitments [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Remainder of 2016	68.4
2017	57.5
2018	36.7
2019	32.4
2020	16.3
2021	14.2
Thereafter	16.5
Total	$ 242.0