Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,446.2	$ 1,726.2
Trade receivables, net	830.6	830.6
Short-term investments (measured at fair value on a recurring basis) (note 5)	2,187.9	2,621.6
Derivative instruments (note 6)	474.5	382.7
Other current assets (notes 3 and 5)	720.7	736.3
Total current assets	5,659.9	6,297.4
Investments and related notes receivable (including $3,807.4 million and $2,271.4 million, respectively, measured at fair value on a recurring basis) (note 5)	16,384.7	14,948.5
Property and equipment, net (notes 8 and 10)	6,676.9	6,504.5
Goodwill (note 8)	9,432.5	9,316.1
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (note 8)	2,264.2	2,342.4
Other assets, net (notes 3, 6 and 10)	3,387.6	3,486.1
Total assets	43,805.8	42,895.0
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	478.5	610.1
Deferred revenue (note 3)	344.3	264.4
Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations (notes 9 and 10)	758.5	799.7
Accrued capital expenditures	244.8	244.0
Derivative instruments (note 6)	282.1	296.8
Other accrued and current liabilities (note 10)	1,596.8	1,706.0
Total current liabilities	3,705.0	3,921.0
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations (notes 9 and 10)	14,289.2	12,963.5
Long-term operating lease liabilities (note 10)	1,640.5	1,645.9
Other long-term liabilities (notes 3 and 6)	1,801.6	1,791.2
Total liabilities	21,436.3	20,321.6
Commitments and contingencies (notes 6, 9, 10, 11 and 15)
Liberty Global shareholders:
Additional paid-in capital	2,111.2	2,300.8
Accumulated earnings	18,896.3	19,617.7
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes	1,210.5	513.4
Treasury shares, at cost	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Liberty Global shareholders	22,222.4	22,436.4
Noncontrolling interests	147.1	137.0
Total equity	22,369.5	22,573.4
Total liabilities and equity	43,805.8	42,895.0
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	$ 2.6	$ 2.7

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