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

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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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Debt (Financing Transactions) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) group	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) group	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of borrowing groups \| group		3		3
Non-cash borrowings and repayments				$ 2,900.0	$ 3,500.0
Losses on debt extinguishment, net		$ 0.0	$ 0.3	90.6	$ 220.4
UPC Holding
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Losses on debt extinguishment, net				90.6
Write off deferred financing costs				77.7
Payments for debt redemption premium				$ 12.9
Ireland Facility B1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	€ 900.0					$ 1,041.3
Issued at par percentage	99.50%					99.50%
Ireland Facility B1 \| EURIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.50%
Floor rate	0.00%					0.00%
Ireland Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal amount	€ 100.0					$ 115.7
Ireland Revolving Facility \| EURIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.75%