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Disposal Group, Term of Transitional Services

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation.

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Amount of foreign currency translation gain (loss) in the disposal group, including discontinued operation, recognized in the statement of income as a result of the sale or complete or substantially complete liquidation of an investment in a foreign entity.

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Dispositions and the VodafoneZiggo JV Transaction (Pending and Completed Dispositions Narrative) (Details) € in Millions					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 21, 2018 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 09, 2018 EUR (€)	Dec. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2018 USD ($)	May 09, 2018 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds received upon disposition of discontinued operation, net					$ 2,058,200,000	$ 0	$ 0
Authorized amount		$ 500,000,000.0
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes					1,098,100,000	$ 0	$ 0
Long-term Debt
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt		1,500,000,000
Long-term Debt \| UPC Holding Bank Facility
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt		913,400,000
Long-term Debt \| UPCB SPE Notes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt		69,600,000
Long-term Debt \| VM Notes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt		$ 515,500,000
Vodafone Disposal Group \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration for disposal			€ 10,600.0						$ 12,100,000,000
Compensatory payment			€ 250.0						$ 286,300,000
Term of transitional services			4 years
UPC Austria \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Term of transitional services		4 years
Payments of vendor financing obligations		$ 35,500,000
Cumulative foreign currency translation gains		$ 79,500,000
Revenue from transitional services					$ 17,900,000
UPC DTH \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration for disposal	€ 180.0							$ 206,000,000
Term of transitional services	2 years
LiLAC Shares \| Discontinued Operations, Split-off Transaction
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Common shares distributed				100.00%
Gain (loss) on discontinued operation				$ 0
Services agreement term					2 years
Services agreement renewal term					1 year