Debt Instrument, Floor Interest Rate

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Debt Instrument, Issuance Price Percentage

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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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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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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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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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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)	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate of debt				4.875%			4.875%
Outstanding principal amount					$ 45,781,200,000		$ 42,541,800,000
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal amount					1,305,000,000.0		2,782,800,000
Unused borrowing capacity							1,044,300,000
Carrying value							2,759,800,000
Limitation on availability to be borrowed, loaned or distributed				€ 676,000,000.0			$ 713,000,000.0
Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt	$ (28,300,000)		$ (48,800,000)		(76,900,000)	$ (16,500,000)
Payment for debt redemption premium	23,000,000.0		34,200,000		53,500,000
Write off of deferred financing costs	5,300,000		11,000,000.0		18,700,000	11,600,000
Write-off of unamortized debt discount (premium)			$ 3,600,000		$ 4,700,000	$ 4,900,000
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AC Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt \| €		€ 675,000,000.0
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AD Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount redeemed		10.00%	10.00%
Extinguishment of debt	$ 600,000,000.0
Original issue amount			$ 750,000,000.0
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AH Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt \| €		€ 1,305,000,000.0
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AK Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate of debt				4.00%			4.00%
Facility amount \| €				€ 600,000,000.0
Outstanding principal amount							$ 632,800,000
Unused borrowing capacity							0
Carrying value							$ 627,900,000
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AL Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate of debt				5.375%			5.375%
Facility amount							$ 1,140,000,000.0
Outstanding principal amount							1,140,000,000.0
Unused borrowing capacity							0
Carrying value							1,132,100,000
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AM Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount \| €				€ 990,100,000
Outstanding principal amount							0
Unused borrowing capacity							1,044,300,000
Carrying value							0
Fee on unused portion of credit facility				1.10%
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AM Debt [Member] \| EURIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				2.75%
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AN Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount							2,150,000,000.0
Outstanding principal amount							2,150,000,000.0
Unused borrowing capacity							0
Carrying value							2,131,900,000
Debt issuance price			99.50%
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AN Debt [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				3.00%
Floor interest rate			0.00%
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AO Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount \| €				€ 600,000,000.0
Outstanding principal amount							632,800,000
Unused borrowing capacity							0
Carrying value							627,900,000
Debt issuance price	99.75%
Floor interest rate	0.00%
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility AO Debt [Member] \| EURIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				3.00%
Elimination of Facilities AK and AL Consolidation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal amount							(1,772,800,000)
Unused borrowing capacity							0
Carrying value							$ (1,760,000,000.0)
UPCB Finance V Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate of debt			7.25%
Extinguishment of debt \| €		€ 675,000,000.0
UPCB Finance VI Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate of debt			6.875%
Percentage of principal amount redeemed		10.00%	10.00%
Extinguishment of debt	$ 600,000,000.0
Original issue amount			$ 750,000,000.0
Redemption price	103.00%	103.00%	103.00%