SCHEDULE I (Parent Company Information) CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 910.6	$ 1,327.2	$ 8,142.4
Other current assets	928.0	816.5
Total current assets	5,940.5	5,802.4
Total assets	46,917.0	59,092.7
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	613.4	579.1
Accrued liabilities and other	1,429.0	1,521.9
Current liabilities	4,084.8	4,511.1
Other long-term liabilities	2,033.3	2,969.3
Total liabilities	21,319.0	45,794.3
Commitments and contingencies
Additional paid-in capital	3,893.0	5,271.7
Accumulated earnings	18,144.5	4,692.1
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes	3,892.2	3,693.1
Treasury shares, at cost	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Liberty Global shareholders	25,934.9	13,662.6
Total liabilities and equity	46,917.0	59,092.7
Liberty Global Plc
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1.7	33.1	$ 6.7
Other receivables — related-party	31.3	39.6
Current notes receivable — related-party	0.8	0.0
Other current assets	30.5	100.0
Total current assets	64.3	172.7
Long-term notes receivable — related-party	455.4	359.3
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries, including intercompany balances	52,617.8	37,746.4
Other assets, net	6.7	149.0
Total assets	53,144.2	38,427.4
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1.1	0.5
Other payables — related-party	72.0	41.3
Other current liabilities — related party	0.0	42.2
Current portion of notes payable — related-party	11,281.7	9,243.2
Current interest payable — related-party	568.8	0.0
Accrued liabilities and other	23.9	11.6
Current liabilities	11,947.5	9,338.8
Long-term notes payable — related-party	15,253.7	15,422.3
Other long-term liabilities	8.1	3.7
Total liabilities	27,209.3	24,764.8
Commitments and contingencies
Additional paid-in capital	3,893.0	5,271.7
Accumulated earnings	18,144.5	4,692.1
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes	3,892.2	3,693.1
Treasury shares, at cost	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Liberty Global shareholders	25,934.9	13,662.6
Total liabilities and equity	53,144.2	38,427.4
Class A
Current liabilities:
Common stock	1.8	1.8
Class A | Liberty Global Plc
Current liabilities:
Common stock	1.8	1.8
Class B
Current liabilities:
Common stock	0.1	0.1
Class B | Liberty Global Plc
Current liabilities:
Common stock	0.1	0.1
Class C
Current liabilities:
Common stock	3.4	3.9
Class C | Liberty Global Plc
Current liabilities:
Common stock	$ 3.4	$ 3.9