CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue	$ 10,311.3	$ 11,545.4	$ 11,115.8
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown separately below):
Programming and other direct costs of services	3,017.6	3,320.6	3,130.8
Other operating (note 15)	1,484.6	1,719.3	1,579.2
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) (note 15)	2,154.1	2,150.0	2,044.2
Depreciation and amortization (note 10)	2,353.7	2,227.2	3,546.3
Impairment, restructuring and other operating items, net (notes 5 and 16)	(19.0)	97.4	155.4
Operating costs and expenses	8,991.0	9,514.5	10,455.9
Operating income	1,320.3	2,030.9	659.9
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest expense	(882.1)	(1,186.8)	(1,384.2)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments, net (note 8)	622.9	(878.7)	(193.2)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	1,324.5	(1,409.3)	(95.6)
Realized and unrealized gains due to changes in fair values of certain investments and debt, net (notes 7, 9 and 11)	735.0	45.2	72.0
Losses on debt extinguishment, net	(90.6)	(233.2)	(216.7)
Share of results of affiliates, net (note 7)	(175.4)	(245.3)	(198.5)
Other income, net	44.9	76.2	114.4
Non-operating income (expense)	12,680.5	(3,831.9)	(1,901.8)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	14,000.8	(1,801.0)	(1,241.9)
Income tax benefit (expense) (note 13)	(473.3)	275.9	(234.0)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	13,527.5	(1,525.1)	(1,475.9)
Discontinued operations (note 6):
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes	82.6	58.4	797.2
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes	0.0	0.0	12,316.9
Discontinued operations	82.6	58.4	13,114.1
Net earnings (loss)	13,610.1	(1,466.7)	11,638.2
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(183.3)	(161.3)	(116.8)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders	$ 13,426.8	$ (1,628.0)	$ 11,521.4
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (note 3):
Continuing Operations (in USD per share)	$ 24.01	$ (2.80)	$ (2.26)
Discontinued Operations (in USD per share)	0.15	0.10	18.58
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (in USD per share)	24.16	(2.70)	16.32
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (note 3):
Continuing Operations (in USD per share)	23.45	(2.80)	(2.26)
Discontinued Operations (in USD per share)	0.14	0.10	18.58
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (in USD per share)	$ 23.59	$ (2.70)	$ 16.32
U.K. JV Transaction
Non-operating income (expense):
Gain (adjustment to gain) on JV Transaction	$ 10,873.8	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Atlas Edge JV
Non-operating income (expense):
Share of results of affiliates, net (note 7)	(5.8)	0.0	0.0
Gain (adjustment to gain) on JV Transaction	$ 227.5	$ 0.0	$ 0.0