SCHEDULE I (Parent Company Information) CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,726.2	$ 910.6	$ 1,327.2
Other current assets	736.3	683.7
Total current assets	6,297.4	5,940.5
Total assets	42,895.0	46,917.0
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	610.1	613.4
Other accrued and current liabilities	1,470.4	1,429.0
Current liabilities	3,921.0	4,084.8
Other long-term liabilities	1,791.2	2,033.3
Total liabilities	20,321.6	21,319.0
Commitments and contingencies
Additional paid-in capital	2,300.8	3,893.0
Accumulated earnings	19,617.7	18,144.5
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes	513.4	3,892.2
Treasury shares, at cost	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Liberty Global shareholders	22,436.4	25,934.9
Total liabilities and equity	42,895.0	46,917.0
Liberty Global Plc
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1.8	1.7	$ 33.1
Other receivables — related-party	89.8	31.3
Current notes receivable — related-party	0.8	0.8
Other current assets	7.5	30.5
Total current assets	99.9	64.3
Long-term notes receivable — related-party	190.0	455.4
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries, including intercompany balances	51,050.7	52,617.8
Other assets, net	16.8	6.7
Total assets	51,357.4	53,144.2
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1.1	1.1
Other payables — related-party	78.5	72.0
Other current liabilities — related-party	0.6	0.0
Current portion of notes payable — related-party	12,590.2	11,281.7
Other accrued and current liabilities	25.0	23.9
Current liabilities	12,695.4	11,378.7
Long-term notes payable — related-party	16,200.9	15,822.5
Other long-term liabilities	24.7	8.1
Total liabilities	28,921.0	27,209.3
Commitments and contingencies
Additional paid-in capital	2,300.8	3,893.0
Accumulated earnings	19,617.7	18,144.5
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes	513.4	3,892.2
Treasury shares, at cost	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Liberty Global shareholders	22,436.4	25,934.9
Total liabilities and equity	51,357.4	53,144.2
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	2.7	3.4
Class C | Liberty Global Plc
Current liabilities:
Common stock	$ 2.7	$ 3.4