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

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114001798&loc=d3e33918-111571

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

Basis of Presentation (Narrative) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 04, 2017
Telenet
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	59.70%
VodafoneZiggo JV
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Liberty Puerto Rico
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	60.00%