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Long-lived Assets
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Long-lived Assets [Abstract]  
Long-lived Assets Long-lived Assets

Property and Equipment, Net
        
The details of our property and equipment and the related accumulated depreciation are set forth below:
 
September 30,
2020
 
December 31,
2019
 
in millions
 
 
 
 
Distribution systems
$
8,818.0

 
$
19,007.2

Customer premises equipment
1,691.2

 
4,294.7

Support equipment, buildings and land
3,765.1

 
5,344.3

Total property and equipment, gross
14,274.3

 
28,646.2

Accumulated depreciation
(7,987.7
)
 
(14,802.8
)
Total property and equipment, net
$
6,286.6

 
$
13,843.4



During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we recorded non-cash increases to our property and equipment related to vendor financing arrangements (including amounts related to the U.K. JV Entities) of $1,033.6 million and $1,303.2 million, respectively, which exclude related value-added taxes (VAT) of $172.5 million and $214.1 million, respectively, that were also financed under these arrangements.

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of our goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 are set forth below:
 
January 1, 2020
 
Acquisitions
and related
adjustments
 
Reclassification to assets
held for sale (a)
 
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments and other
 
September 30,
2020
 
in millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.K./Ireland
$
7,965.4

 
$
—

 
$
(7,489.3
)
 
$
(192.1
)
 
$
284.0

Switzerland
2,953.2

 
—

 
—

 
144.3

 
3,097.5

Belgium
2,576.1

 
(0.6
)
 
—

 
86.5

 
2,662.0

Central and Eastern Europe
557.4

 
—

 
—

 
(6.3
)
 
551.1

Total
$
14,052.1

 
$
(0.6
)
 
$
(7,489.3
)
 
$
32.4

 
$
6,594.6


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(a)
Represents goodwill of the U.K. JV Entities. For additional information regarding the held-for-sale presentation of the U.K. JV Entities, see note 4.

If, among other factors, (i) our equity values were to decline or (ii) the adverse impacts of economic, competitive, regulatory or other factors (including with respect to the recent outbreak of a novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19)) were to cause our results of operations or cash flows to be worse than anticipated, we could conclude in future periods that impairment charges are required in order to reduce the carrying values of our goodwill and, to a lesser extent, other long-lived assets. Any such impairment charges could be significant.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization, Net

The details of our intangible assets subject to amortization, which are included in other assets, net, on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, are set forth below:
 
September 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
Gross carrying amount
 
Accumulated amortization
 
Net carrying amount
 
Gross carrying amount
 
Accumulated amortization
 
Net carrying amount
 
in millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
$
292.6

 
$
(180.9
)
 
$
111.7

 
$
3,653.9

 
$
(3,363.6
)
 
$
290.3

Other
592.8

 
(325.6
)
 
267.2

 
563.7

 
(281.9
)
 
281.8

Total
$
885.4

 
$
(506.5
)
 
$
378.9

 
$
4,217.6

 
$
(3,645.5
)
 
$
572.1