CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,741.6	$ 1,726.2
Trade receivables, net (note 3)	825.1	830.6
Short-term investments (measured at fair value on a recurring basis) (note 5)	1,557.0	2,621.6
Derivative instruments (note 6)	556.8	382.7
Other current assets (notes 3 and 5)	747.5	736.3
Total current assets	5,428.0	6,297.4
Investments and related notes receivable (including $3,452.3 million and $2,271.4 million, respectively, measured at fair value on a recurring basis) (note 5)	15,186.9	14,948.5
Property and equipment, net (notes 8 and 10)	7,002.2	6,504.5
Goodwill (note 8)	9,766.9	9,316.1
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (note 8)	2,019.2	2,342.4
Other assets, net (notes 3, 6 and 10)	3,293.2	3,486.1
Total assets	42,696.4	42,895.0
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	585.8	610.1
Deferred revenue (note 3)	271.9	264.4
Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations (notes 9 and 10)	633.3	799.7
Accrued capital expenditures	206.9	244.0
Accrued income taxes	226.9	235.6
Derivative instruments (note 6)	327.8	296.8
Other accrued and current liabilities (note 10)	1,478.2	1,470.4
Total current liabilities	3,730.8	3,921.0
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations (notes 9 and 10)	14,558.3	12,963.5
Long-term operating lease liabilities (note 10)	1,554.3	1,645.9
Other long-term liabilities (notes 3 and 6)	2,005.4	1,791.2
Total liabilities	21,848.8	20,321.6
Commitments and contingencies (notes 6, 9, 10, 11 and 15)
Liberty Global shareholders:
Additional paid-in capital	1,646.2	2,300.8
Accumulated earnings	19,055.9	19,617.7
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes	215.2	513.4
Treasury shares, at cost	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Liberty Global shareholders	20,921.3	22,436.4
Noncontrolling interests	(73.7)	137.0
Total equity	20,847.6	22,573.4
Total liabilities and equity	42,696.4	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	$ 2.2	$ 2.7

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