CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,726.2	$ 910.6
Trade receivables, net	830.6	907.3
Short-term investments (measured at fair value on a recurring basis) (note 7)	2,621.6	2,269.6
Derivative instruments (note 8)	382.7	244.3
Current assets of discontinued operations (note 6)	0.0	925.0
Other current assets (notes 4 and 7)	736.3	683.7
Total current assets	6,297.4	5,940.5
Investments and related notes receivable (including $2,179.0 million and $2,757.8 million, respectively, measured at fair value on a recurring basis) (note 7)	14,856.1	19,703.0
Property and equipment, net	6,504.5	6,981.5
Goodwill (note 10)	9,316.1	9,523.4
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (note 10)	2,342.4	2,342.5
Other assets, net (notes 4, 8, 12 and 13)	3,578.5	2,426.1
Total assets	42,895.0	46,917.0
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	610.1	613.4
Deferred revenue (note 4)	264.4	274.7
Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations (notes 11 and 12)	799.7	850.3
Accrued capital expenditures	244.0	257.7
Accrued income taxes	235.6	236.6
Derivative instruments (note 8)	296.8	221.8
Current liabilities of discontinued operations (note 6)	0.0	201.3
Other accrued and current liabilities (note 12)	1,470.4	1,429.0
Current liabilities	3,921.0	4,084.8
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations (notes 11 and 12)	12,963.5	13,974.8
Long-term operating lease liabilities (notes 6 and 12)	1,645.9	1,226.1
Other long-term liabilities (notes 4, 8, 13 and 16)	1,791.2	2,033.3
Total liabilities	20,321.6	21,319.0
Commitments and contingencies (notes 8, 11, 12, 13, 16 and 18)
Liberty Global shareholders:
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
Noncontrolling interests	137.0	(336.9)
Owners’ equity	22,573.4	25,598.0
Total liabilities and equity	42,895.0	46,917.0
Class A
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	1.8	1.8
Class B
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	0.1	0.1
Class C
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	$ 2.7	$ 3.4

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