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Number of Markets

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Percentage Of Minority Interest Revenues And Expenses From Consolidated Statements Of Operations Included In Net Earnings Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest

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Performance Measures Percentage Of Reportable Segment Revenue And Operating Cash Flow Presented

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Threshold Percentage Of Revenue Operating Cash Flows Or Total Assets Used To Identify Reportable Segments.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2017 market country	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Threshold percentage used to determine reportable segments using one of three criteria of revenue, operating cash flow or total assets	10.00%
Performance measures, percentage of reportable segment revenue and operating cash flow presented	100.00%
VodafoneZiggo JV [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of minority interest revenues and expenses included in net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	100.00%
Ownership percentage		50.00%
Consumer and Business-to-Business Services [Member] \| Latin America and the Caribbean [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of countries in which entity provides services	18
Consumer and Business-to-Business Services [Member] \| Outside of Latin America and Caribbean [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of countries in which entity provides services	1
Sub-Sea Networks [Member] \| Cable & Wireless Communications Limited (CWC) [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of markets \| market	40
Total European Operations Division [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of European countries in operating segment (in countries)	11
Telenet and Liberty Puerto Rico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of minority interest revenues and expenses included in net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	100.00%