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Long-lived Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Long-lived Assets [Abstract]  
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, 2016
 
December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
in millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distribution systems:
3 to 30 years
 
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
 
$
21,249.9

 
$
24,447.2

LiLAC Group
 
3,522.0

 
1,037.8

Total
 
24,771.9

 
25,485.0

Customer premises equipment:
3 to 5 years
 
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
 
4,829.9

 
5,651.1

LiLAC Group
 
1,205.4

 
801.4

Total
 
6,035.3

 
6,452.5

Support equipment, buildings and land:
3 to 50 years
 
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
 
4,385.5

 
4,461.4

LiLAC Group
 
954.8

 
341.0

Total
 
5,340.3

 
4,802.4

Total property and equipment, gross:
 
 
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
 
30,465.3

 
34,559.7

LiLAC Group
 
5,682.2

 
2,180.2

Total
 
36,147.5

 
36,739.9

Accumulated depreciation:
 
 
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
 
(13,216.0
)
 
(13,719.2
)
LiLAC Group
 
(1,821.3
)
 
(1,336.7
)
Total
 
(15,037.3
)
 
(15,055.9
)
Total property and equipment, net:
 
 
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
 
17,249.3

 
20,840.5

LiLAC Group
 
3,860.9

 
843.5

Total
 
$
21,110.2

 
$
21,684.0
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill Changes in the carrying amount of our goodwill during 2016 are set forth below:
 
January 1,
2016
 
Acquisitions
and related
adjustments
 
Disposition (a)
 
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments and other
 
December 31,
2016
 
in millions
Liberty Global Group:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
European Division:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.K./Ireland
$
8,790.7

 
$
12.9

 
$
—

 
$
(1,391.3
)
 
$
7,412.3

Belgium
1,777.1

 
330.7

 
—

 
(75.1
)
 
2,032.7

The Netherlands
7,851.3

 
—

 
(7,621.2
)
 
(230.1
)
 
—

Germany
3,104.4

 
—

 
—

 
(91.2
)
 
3,013.2

Switzerland/Austria
3,500.4

 
11.8

 
—

 
(68.8
)
 
3,443.4

Total Western Europe
25,023.9

 
355.4

 
(7,621.2
)
 
(1,856.5
)
 
15,901.6

Central and Eastern Europe
1,186.9

 
1.9

 
—

 
(44.4
)
 
1,144.4

Total European Division
26,210.8

 
357.3

 
(7,621.2
)
 
(1,900.9
)
 
17,046.0

Corporate and other
34.0

 
—

 
(16.0
)
 
(0.3
)
 
17.7

Total Liberty Global Group
26,244.8

 
357.3

 
(7,637.2
)
 
(1,901.2
)
 
17,063.7

LiLAC Group:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LiLAC Division:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CWC
—

 
5,544.3

 
—

 
(38.2
)
 
5,506.1

Chile
377.0

 
—

 
—

 
20.9

 
397.9

Puerto Rico
277.7

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
277.7

Total LiLAC Division
654.7

 
5,544.3

 
—

 
(17.3
)
 
6,181.7

Corporate and other (b)
120.9

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
120.9

Total LiLAC Group
775.6

 
5,544.3

 
—

 
(17.3
)
 
6,302.6

Total
$
27,020.4

 
$
5,901.6

 
$
(7,637.2
)
 
$
(1,918.5
)
 
$
23,366.3


_______________ 

(a)
Represents goodwill associated with Ziggo Group Holding, which was contributed to the Dutch JV on December 31, 2016. For additional information, see note 5.

(b)
Represents enterprise-level goodwill that is allocated to our Puerto Rico segment for purposes of our impairment tests.

Changes in the carrying amount of our goodwill during 2015 are set forth below:
 
January 1,
2015
 
Acquisitions
and related
adjustments
 
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments and other
 
December 31,
2015
 
 
 
in millions
 
 
Liberty Global Group:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
European Division:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.K./Ireland
$
9,245.1

 
$
58.7

 
$
(513.1
)
 
$
8,790.7

Belgium
1,978.9

 
—

 
(201.8
)
 
1,777.1

The Netherlands
8,605.0

 
142.2

 
(895.9
)
 
7,851.3

Germany
3,456.9

 
—

 
(352.5
)
 
3,104.4

Switzerland/Austria
3,591.9

 
—

 
(91.5
)
 
3,500.4

Total Western Europe
26,877.8

 
200.9

 
(2,054.8
)
 
25,023.9

Central and Eastern Europe
1,302.1

 
7.3

 
(122.5
)
 
1,186.9

Total European Division
28,179.9

 
208.2

 
(2,177.3
)
 
26,210.8

Corporate and other
34.4

 
—

 
(0.4
)
 
34.0

Total Liberty Global Group
28,214.3

 
208.2

 
(2,177.7
)
 
26,244.8

LiLAC Group:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LiLAC Division:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chile
440.3

 
—

 
(63.3
)
 
377.0

Puerto Rico
226.1

 
51.6

 
—

 
277.7

Total LiLAC Division
666.4

 
51.6

 
(63.3
)
 
654.7

Corporate and other (a)
120.9

 
—

 
—

 
120.9

Total LiLAC Group
787.3

 
51.6

 
(63.3
)
 
775.6

Total
$
29,001.6

 
$
259.8

 
$
(2,241.0
)
 
$
27,020.4


_______________ 

(a)
Represents enterprise-level goodwill that is allocated to our Puerto Rico segment for purposes of our impairment tests.

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, 2016
 
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
Gross carrying amount
 
Accumulated amortization
 
Net carrying amount
 
Gross carrying amount
 
Accumulated amortization
 
Net carrying amount
 
 
 
in millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships:
4 to 15 years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
 
$
5,499.4

 
$
(3,404.5
)
 
$
2,094.9

 
$
10,285.3

 
$
(3,410.7
)
 
$
6,874.6

LiLAC Group
 
1,303.3

 
(160.1
)
 
1,143.2

 
149.0

 
(31.7
)
 
117.3

Total
 
6,802.7

 
(3,564.6
)
 
3,238.1

 
10,434.3

 
(3,442.4
)
 
6,991.9

Other:
2 to 20 years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
 
478.3

 
(150.0
)
 
328.3

 
205.3

 
(104.8
)
 
100.5

LiLAC Group
 
99.0

 
(7.7
)
 
91.3

 
0.2

 
(0.1
)
 
0.1

Total
 
577.3

 
(157.7
)
 
419.6

 
205.5

 
(104.9
)
 
100.6

Total intangible assets subject to amortization, net:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liberty Global Group
 
5,977.7

 
(3,554.5
)
 
2,423.2

 
10,490.6

 
(3,515.5
)
 
6,975.1

LiLAC Group
 
1,402.3

 
(167.8
)
 
1,234.5

 
149.2

 
(31.8
)
 
117.4

Total
 
$
7,380.0

 
$
(3,722.3
)
 
$
3,657.7

 
$
10,639.8

 
$
(3,547.3
)
 
$
7,092.5
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, 2016 are presented below (in millions): 
2017
$
919.4

2018
857.5

2019
785.5

2020
405.9

2021
244.2

Thereafter
445.2

Total
$
3,657.7