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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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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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The change in cash during the period due to the net increase or decrease in outstanding checks, the liability that represents checks that have been issued but that have not cleared. The entity may classify these cash flows as financing or operating activities. Another element, Increase (Decrease) in Outstanding Checks, Financing Activities, represents cash flows from outstanding checks classified as financing activities.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Debt (Footnotes) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Debt (Footnotes) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	3.28%			3.28%
Unused borrowing capacity				$ 1,586.4
Operating expenses related financing activities		$ 1,657.5	$ 1,995.5
Long-term Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated fair value				$ 14,800.0	$ 14,700.0
Aggregate Variable and Fixed Rate Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	3.54%			3.54%
UPC Revolving Facility One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	€ 716.2			$ 828.6
UPC Holding Bank Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	2.87%			2.87%
Unused borrowing capacity				$ 828.6
UPC Holding Bank Facility \| UPC Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	€ 716.2			828.6
Available to loan or distribute	716.2			828.6
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €	736.4
UPC Holding Bank Facility \| UPC Revolving Facility \| Debt Covenant, Scenario 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	716.2			828.6
Available to loan or distribute	716.2			828.6
UPC Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	20.2			23.4
Maximum borrowing capacity	736.4			852.0
Extinguishment of debt	23.0	$ 26.6
Telenet Revolving Credit Facility I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	510.0			590.1
Telenet Overdraft Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	25.0			28.9
Telenet Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	€ 20.0			$ 23.1
VM Ireland Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	3.50%			3.50%
Unused borrowing capacity	€ 100.0			$ 115.7
VM Ireland Credit Facility \| UPC Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	100.0			115.7
Available to loan or distribute	0.0			0.0
VM Ireland Credit Facility \| UPC Revolving Facility \| Debt Covenant, Scenario 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	100.0			115.7
Available to loan or distribute	€ 81.6			$ 94.4
Telenet Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	2.14%			2.14%
Telenet Credit Facility \| UPC Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	€ 555.0			$ 642.1
Available to loan or distribute	555.0			642.1
Telenet Credit Facility \| UPC Revolving Facility \| Debt Covenant, Scenario 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	555.0			642.1
Available to loan or distribute	€ 555.0			$ 642.1