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Equity (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Equity [Abstract]  
Schedule of outstanding share-based compensation awards Additionally, at December 31, 2016, we have reserved Liberty Global Shares and LiLAC Shares for the issuance of outstanding share-based compensation awards, as set forth in the table below:
 
 
Liberty Global Shares
 
LiLAC Shares
 
 
Class A
 
Class B
 
Class C
 
Class A
 
Class B
 
Class C
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Options
 
707,293

 
—

 
2,754,480

 
82,818

 
—

 
212,602

SARs and PSARs
 
13,182,578

 
—

 
32,139,764

 
1,973,135

 
—

 
4,757,017

PSUs, PGUs, RSUs
 
3,649,647

 
333,334

 
6,652,584

 
550,359

 
58,256

 
1,000,190
Summary of the changes in our share capital A summary of the changes in our share capital during 2016 and 2015 is set forth in the table below:
 
Liberty Global Shares
 
LiLAC Shares
 
Old Liberty Global Shares
 
Class A
 
Class B
 
Class C
 
Total
 
Class A
 
Class B
 
Class C
 
Total
 
Class A
 
Class B
 
Class C
 
Total
 
in millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2015
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
2.5

 
$
0.1

 
$
6.3

 
$
8.9

Repurchase and cancellation of Old Liberty Global Shares
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
Liberty Global call option contracts
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
Balance at June 30, 2015
—


—


—

 
—


—


—


—

 
—


2.5


0.1


6.1

 
8.7

Impact of the LiLAC Transaction (note 1)
2.5

 
0.1

 
6.1

 
8.7

 
0.1

 
—

 
0.3

 
0.4

 
(2.5
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(6.1
)
 
(8.7
)
Repurchase and cancellation of Liberty Global Shares
—

 
—

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Liberty Global call option contracts
—

 
—

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Balance at December 31, 2015
$
2.5


$
0.1


$
5.9

 
$
8.5


$
0.1


$
—


$
0.3

 
$
0.4


$
—


$
—


$
—

 
$
—

Impact of the CWC Acquisition (note 4)
0.3

 
—

 
0.8

 
1.1

 
—

 
—

 
0.1

 
0.1

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Repurchase and cancellation of Liberty Global Shares
(0.3
)
 
—

 
(0.4
)
 
(0.7
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Impact of the LiLAC Distribution (note 4)
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
0.4

 
—

 
0.8

 
1.2

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Balance at December 31, 2016
$
2.5

 
$
0.1

 
$
6.3

 
$
8.9

 
$
0.5

 
$
—

 
$
1.2

 
$
1.7

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—
Details of share repurchases The following table provides details of our share repurchases during 2016, 2015 and 2014:
 
 
Class A ordinary shares
 
Class C ordinary shares
 
 
 
 
Shares
repurchased
 
Average price
paid per  share (a)
 
Shares
repurchased
 
Average price
paid per  share (a)
 
Total cost (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
in millions
Liberty Global Shares / Old Liberty Global Shares repurchased during:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
32,387,722

 
$
32.26

 
31,557,089

 
$
32.43

 
$
2,068.0

2015 (b)
 
—

 
$
—

 
49,984,562

 
$
46.91

 
$
2,344.5

2014 (c)
 
8,062,792

 
$
42.19

 
28,401,019

 
$
44.25

 
$
1,596.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LiLAC Shares repurchased during 2016
 
720,800

 
$
20.65

 
313,647

 
$
21.19

 
$
21.5

_______________

(a)
Includes direct acquisition costs and the effects of derivative instruments, where applicable.

(b)
Amounts relate to repurchases of (i) Old Liberty Global Shares from January 1 through June 30, 2015 and (ii) Liberty Global Shares from July 1 through December 31, 2015.

(c)
Amounts relate to repurchases of Old Liberty Global Shares.