Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 766.2	$ 1,327.2
Trade receivables, net	943.1	1,078.4
Short-term investments	2,511.4	1,600.2
Current assets of discontinued operations (note 4)	907.7	980.1
Other current assets (notes 3, 4, 5 and 6)	833.1	816.5
Total current assets	5,961.5	5,802.4
Investments and related notes receivable (including $2,286.9 million and $1,865.8 million, respectively, measured at fair value on a recurring basis) (note 5)	19,549.2	5,354.5
Property and equipment, net (notes 8 and 10)	6,984.6	7,626.6
Goodwill (note 8)	9,410.5	9,965.7
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (note 8)	2,410.0	2,879.9
Assets held for sale (note 4)	0.0	24,282.7
Other assets, net (notes 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10)	2,529.0	3,180.9
Total assets	46,844.8	59,092.7
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	529.9	579.1
Deferred revenue (note 3)	317.5	426.9
Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations (notes 9 and 10)	986.5	1,086.1
Accrued income taxes (note 11)	214.5	252.7
Derivative instruments (note 6)	185.1	252.7
Current liabilities of discontinued operations (note 4)	191.3	187.5
Other accrued and current liabilities (note 10)	1,633.9	1,726.1
Total current liabilities	4,058.7	4,511.1
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations (notes 9 and 10)	14,097.3	13,861.3
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (note 4)	0.0	23,197.2
Long-term operating lease liabilities (note 10)	1,140.3	1,255.4
Other long-term liabilities (notes 3, 6 and 13)	1,955.8	2,969.3
Total liabilities	21,252.1	45,794.3
Commitments and contingencies (notes 6, 9, 11 and 15)
Liberty Global shareholders:
Additional paid-in capital	4,395.8	5,271.7
Accumulated earnings	17,508.4	4,692.1
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes	3,998.4	3,693.1
Treasury shares, at cost	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Liberty Global shareholders	25,908.0	13,662.6
Noncontrolling interests	(315.3)	(364.2)
Total equity	25,592.7	13,298.4
Total liabilities and equity	46,844.8	59,092.7
Class A
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	1.8	1.8
Class B
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	0.1	0.1
Class C
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	$ 3.6	$ 3.9