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Debt (Components of Debt) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.58%	4.58%	4.58%
Unused borrowing capacity			$ 2,487.4
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			29,534.2		$ 29,315.3
Deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums, net			(126.0)		(131.4)
Total carrying amount of debt			29,408.2		29,183.9
Finance lease obligations (note 10)			631.5
Finance lease obligations (note 10)					621.3
Total debt and finance lease obligations			30,039.7		29,805.2
Current maturities of debt and finance lease obligations			(3,679.4)		(3,615.2)
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations			26,360.3		26,190.0
General term of vendor financing arrangements	1 year
Debt, fair value			262.2		248.6
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, fair value			$ 262.2		248.6
VM Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	5.40%	5.40%	5.40%
Unused borrowing capacity	£ 0		$ 0.0
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 6,340.5		6,268.3
VM Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.75%	4.75%	4.75%
Unused borrowing capacity			$ 877.1
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 4,686.7		4,600.5
VM Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	5.55%	5.55%	5.55%
Unused borrowing capacity		€ 0.0	$ 0.0
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 1,978.9		1,999.9
Telenet Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	3.98%	3.98%	3.98%
Unused borrowing capacity			$ 499.3
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 3,124.2		3,145.7
Telenet Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.70%	4.70%	4.70%
Unused borrowing capacity		€ 0.0	$ 0.0
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 1,673.3		1,687.1
Telenet SPE Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.88%	4.88%	4.88%
Unused borrowing capacity		€ 0.0	$ 0.0
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 535.2		546.2
UPCB SPE Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.54%	4.54%	4.54%
Unused borrowing capacity		€ 0.0	$ 0.0
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 2,419.2		2,445.5
UPC Holding Bank Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.98%	4.98%	4.98%
Unused borrowing capacity		€ 990.1	$ 1,111.0
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 1,645.0		1,645.0
UPC Holding Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.60%	4.60%	4.60%
Unused borrowing capacity		€ 0.0	$ 0.0
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 1,201.8		1,215.5
Vendor financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.14%	4.14%	4.14%
Unused borrowing capacity			$ 0.0
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 3,638.1		3,620.3
ITV Collar Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	0.90%	0.90%	0.90%
Unused borrowing capacity			$ 0.0
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 1,406.4		1,379.6
Derivative-related debt instruments
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	3.39%	3.39%	3.39%
Unused borrowing capacity			$ 0.0
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 316.6		301.9
Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	5.07%	5.07%	5.07%
Unused borrowing capacity			$ 0.0
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums			$ 568.3		459.8
Aggregate Variable and Fixed Rate Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.33%	4.33%	4.33%
VM Financing Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt before deferred financing costs, discounts and premiums	£ 90,300,000		$ 117.3	£ 41,900,000	54.4
VM Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	675,000,000.0		877.1
VM Revolving Facility A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount	50,000,000.0		65.0
VM Revolving Facility B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount	£ 625,000,000.0		812.1
Telenet Facility AG
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity		€ 400.0	448.8
Telenet Overdraft Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity		25.0	28.1
Telenet Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity		€ 20.0	22.4
Secured Debt \| Virgin Media Collateralized Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total carrying amount of debt			235.8		225.9
Long-term Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, fair value			$ 29,700.0		$ 28,500.0