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Debt Instrument, Issuance Price Percentage

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Non-Cash Borrowings and Repayments of Debt

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Number of Borrowing Groups

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Payments For Debt Redemption Premium

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Debt (Financing Transactions) (Details) SFr in Billions		1 Months Ended								3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt (Financing Transactions) (Details) SFr in Billions	May 07, 2022	Aug. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2020 GBP (£)	Jun. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 GBP (£)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 GBP (£)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 GBP (£) group	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€) group	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) group	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 CHF (SFr)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of borrowing groups \| group																3	3	3
Non-cash borrowings and repayments												$ 3,500,000,000	$ 0
Loss on debt modification and extinguishment										$ 300,000	$ 48,500,000	$ 220,400,000	$ 97,300,000
Outstanding debt																		$ 11,466,000,000.0		SFr 1.7	$ 1,800,000,000		$ 27,565,400,000
Medium-term Notes \| Virgin Media O2 Facility P
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																£ 1,500,000,000.0		1,936,700,000
Medium-term Notes \| Virgin Media O2 Facility R
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																	€ 750,000,000.0	$ 879,100,000
Issued at par percentage																99.00%	99.00%	99.00%
Medium-term Notes \| Virgin Media O2 Facility Q
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																		$ 1,300,000,000.0
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate																4.00%	4.00%	4.00%
Senior Notes \| 2030 VM Dollar Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																					$ 675,000,000.0
Extinguishment of debt					$ 250,000,000.0
Interest rate			5.00%																	5.00%	5.00%
Percentage of principal amount redeemed			101.00%	101.00%	101.00%
Senior Notes \| 2030 VM Euro Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt				€ 500,000,000.0	$ 586,100,000
Interest rate			3.75%																	3.75%	3.75%
Senior Notes \| 2025 VM Euro Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt				€ 460,000,000.0	539,200,000
Senior Notes \| 2025 VM Dollar Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt					388,700,000
Senior Notes \| 2024 VM Dollar Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt					497,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| 2022 VM 4.875% Dollar Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt					71,600,000
Interest rate			4.875%																	4.875%	4.875%
Senior Notes \| 2022 VM 5.25% Dollar Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt					51,500,000
Interest rate			5.25%																	5.25%	5.25%
Senior Notes \| 2022 VM Sterling Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt			£ 44,100,000		56,900,000
Senior Secured Debt \| 2025 VM Sterling Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt			80,000,000.0		103,300,000
Outstanding debt			£ 521,300,000																		$ 673,100,000
Senior Secured Debt \| 2030 VM Dollar Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																					$ 650,000,000.0
Interest rate			4.50%																	4.50%	4.50%
Senior Secured Debt \| 2030 VM 4.125% Sterling Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt			£ 450,000,000.0																		$ 581,000,000.0
Interest rate			4.125%																	4.125%	4.125%
Senior Secured Debt \| 2027 VM 4.875% Sterling Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt			£ 525,000,000.0		677,900,000
Interest rate			4.875%																	4.875%	4.875%
Senior Secured Debt \| 2029 VM 6.25% Dollar Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt			£ 360,000,000.0		$ 464,800,000
Interest rate			6.25%																	6.25%	6.25%
Senior Secured Debt \| 2031 VM O2 Dollar Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate																4.25%	4.25%	4.25%
Senior Secured Debt \| 2031 VM O2 Euro Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate																3.25%	3.25%	3.25%
Financing notes \| 4.875% Receivables Financing Notes due July 15, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt			£ 500,000,000.0																		$ 645,600,000
Interest rate			4.875%																	4.875%	4.875%
Financing notes \| VM Receivables Financing III Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt			£ 400,000,000.0																		$ 516,500,000
Interest rate			4.875%																	4.875%	4.875%
Redemption price			99.50%	99.50%	99.50%
Financing notes \| 5.0% Receivables Financing Notes due July 15, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																					$ 500,000,000.0
Interest rate			5.00%																	5.00%	5.00%
Telenet \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt									$ 2,295,000,000.0
Loss on debt modification and extinguishment									18,900,000
Telenet \| Medium-term Notes \| Telenet Facility AR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																						$ 2,295,000,000.0
Issued at par percentage								99.75%														99.75%
Floor rate								0.00%														0.00%
Telenet \| Medium-term Notes \| Telenet Facility AQ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt								€ 1,110,000,000.0														$ 1,301,100,000
Floor rate								0.00%														0.00%
Extinguishment of debt \| €								€ 1,110,000,000.0
UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt									1,140,000,000.0
Loss on debt modification and extinguishment									35,600,000
Payments for debt redemption premium									30,700,000
Write off deferred financing costs									$ 4,900,000
UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes \| UPC Facility AT
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																						$ 700,000,000.0
Issued at par percentage								99.75%														99.75%
Floor rate								0.00%														0.00%
UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes \| UPC Facility AU
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt								€ 400,000,000.0														$ 468,900,000
Issued at par percentage								99.875%														99.875%
Floor rate								0.00%														0.00%
Virgin Media Trade Receivables Financing plc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from various debt financing arrangements						£ 214,400,000	$ 276,800,000
Virgin Media \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt modification and extinguishment					$ 57,500,000
Payments for debt redemption premium					50,800,000
Write off deferred financing costs					6,700,000
Virgin Media \| Senior Notes \| 2031 VM O2 Dollar Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																		$ 1,350,000,000.0
Virgin Media \| Senior Notes \| 2031 VM O2 Euro Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																	€ 950,000,000.0	1,113,600,000
Virgin Media \| Senior Notes \| 2029 VM O2 Sterling Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																£ 600,000,000.0		$ 774,700,000
Virgin Media \| Senior Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt modification and extinguishment					65,700,000
Payments for debt redemption premium					64,700,000
Write off deferred financing costs					1,000,000.0
Virgin Media \| Financing notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments for debt redemption premium					$ 42,000,000.0
LIBOR \| Medium-term Notes \| Virgin Media O2 Facility P
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate										2.75%
LIBOR \| Medium-term Notes \| Virgin Media O2 Facility Q
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate										3.25%
Floor rate																0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
LIBOR \| Telenet \| Medium-term Notes \| Telenet Facility AR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								2.00%	2.00%
LIBOR \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes \| UPC Facility AT
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								2.25%	2.25%
EURIBOR \| Medium-term Notes \| Virgin Media O2 Facility R
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate										3.25%
Floor rate																0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
EURIBOR \| Medium-term Notes \| Virgin Media O2 Facility Q
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issued at par percentage																98.50%	98.50%	98.50%
EURIBOR \| Telenet \| Medium-term Notes \| Telenet Facility AQ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								2.25%	2.25%
EURIBOR \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.50%
EURIBOR \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes \| UPC Facility AU
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								2.50%	2.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt		€ 213,400,000																	$ 250,100,000
UPC Facility AV \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issued at par percentage		99.00%																	99.00%
Floor rate		0.00%																	0.00%
UPC Facility AV \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes \| UPC Facility AT
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																			$ 1,300,000,000.0
UPC Facility AV \| LIBOR \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.50%
UPC Facility AW \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issued at par percentage		98.50%																	98.50%
Floor rate		0.00%																	0.00%
UPC Facility AW \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes \| UPC Facility AT
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																			$ 468,900,000
UPC Facility AW \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes \| UPC Facility AU
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt \| €		€ 400,000,000.0
UPC Facility AW \| EURIBOR \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.50%
UPC Facility AZ \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes \| UPC Facility AT
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																			1,300,000,000.0
UPC Facility AY \| UPC Holding \| Medium-term Notes \| UPC Facility AU
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt																			$ 400,000,000.0
Subsequent event \| Senior Secured Debt \| 2025 VM Sterling Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt														£ 441,300,000	$ 569,800,000
Subsequent event \| Senior Secured Debt \| 2030 VM Dollar Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt															265,000,000.0
Subsequent event \| Senior Secured Debt \| 2030 VM 4.125% Sterling Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt														30,000,000.0	38,700,000
Subsequent event \| Senior Secured Debt \| 2030 VM 4.25 Sterling Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt														£ 235,000,000.0	$ 303,400,000
Interest rate														4.25%	4.25%
Forecast \| Senior Secured Debt \| VM O2 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price	100.00%