CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Revenue (notes 3, 4, 5 and 16)	$ 1,854.5	$ 1,746.3	$ 5,570.9	$ 5,353.8
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown separately below):
Programming and other direct costs of services (note 10)	550.0	484.3	1,676.4	1,501.7
Other operating (notes 10 and 13)	337.9	275.6	964.1	816.1
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) (notes 10 and 13)	423.7	365.1	1,281.2	1,181.3
Depreciation and amortization	584.0	506.0	1,681.8	1,588.4
Impairment, restructuring and other operating items, net (note 10)	(13.7)	6.4	6.6	74.1
Operating costs and expenses	1,881.9	1,637.4	5,610.1	5,161.6
Operating income (loss)	(27.4)	108.9	(39.2)	192.2
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest expense	(241.4)	(149.7)	(656.0)	(416.8)
Realized and unrealized gains on derivative instruments, net (note 6)	177.1	546.9	193.8	1,668.8
Foreign currency transaction gains, net	664.4	1,462.7	417.9	3,186.4
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) due to changes in fair values of certain investments, net (notes 5 and 7)	71.5	(2.1)	(344.8)	(207.4)
Share of results of affiliates, net (note 5)	(240.8)	501.0	(341.1)	812.6
Gain associated with the Telenet Wyre Transaction (note 4)	377.8	0.0	377.8	0.0
Gain on Telenet Tower Sale (note 4)	0.0	7.1	0.0	700.4
Other income, net	39.8	21.7	159.5	63.0
Non-operating income (expense)	848.4	2,387.6	(192.9)	5,807.0
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	821.0	2,496.5	(232.1)	5,999.2
Income tax benefit (expense) (note 11)	1.7	(64.8)	(170.0)	(209.6)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	822.7	2,431.7	(402.1)	5,789.6
Discontinued operations (note 4):
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes	0.0	0.0	0.0	34.6
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes	0.0	0.0	0.0	848.9
Discontinued operations	0.0	0.0	0.0	883.5
Net earnings (loss)	822.7	2,431.7	(402.1)	6,673.1
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(163.5)	(83.7)	(159.7)	(500.2)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders	$ 659.2	$ 2,348.0	$ (561.8)	$ 6,172.9
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (note 14):
Continuing operations (in USD per share)	$ 1.58	$ 4.92	$ (1.28)	$ 10.59
Discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0	0	0	1.77
Basic earnings attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (in USD per share)	1.58	4.92	(1.28)	12.36
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (note 14):
Continuing operations (in USD per share)	1.57	4.87	(1.28)	10.41
Discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0	0	0	1.74
Diluted earnings attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (in USD per share)	$ 1.57	$ 4.87	$ (1.28)	$ 12.15