CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,415.9	$ 1,726.2
Trade receivables, net (note 3)	870.1	830.6
Short-term investments (measured at fair value on a recurring basis) (note 7)	1,990.5	2,621.6
Derivative instruments (note 8)	518.1	382.7
Other current assets (notes 4 and 7)	847.0	736.3
Total current assets	5,641.6	6,297.4
Investments and related notes receivable (including $3,408.5 million and $2,271.4 million, respectively, measured at fair value on a recurring basis) (note 7)	13,396.1	14,948.5
Property and equipment, net (notes 10 and 12)	7,360.2	6,504.5
Goodwill (note 10)	10,477.0	9,316.1
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (note 10)	2,053.6	2,342.4
Other assets, net (notes 4, 8, 12 and 13)	3,159.4	3,486.1
Total assets	42,087.9	42,895.0
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	689.8	610.1
Deferred revenue (note 4)	249.2	264.4
Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations (notes 11 and 12)	806.8	799.7
Accrued capital expenditures	229.5	244.0
Accrued income taxes	263.9	235.6
Derivative instruments (note 8)	426.8	296.8
Other accrued and current liabilities (note 12)	1,666.8	1,470.4
Total current liabilities	4,332.8	3,921.0
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations (notes 11 and 12)	14,959.1	12,963.5
Long-term operating lease liabilities (notes 6 and 12)	1,652.1	1,645.9
Other long-term liabilities (notes 4, 8, 13 and 16)	2,136.5	1,791.2
Total liabilities	23,080.5	20,321.6
Commitments and contingencies (notes 8, 11, 12, 13, 16 and 18)
Liberty Global shareholders:
Additional paid-in capital	1,322.6	2,300.8
Accumulated earnings	15,566.0	19,617.7
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes	2,170.3	513.4
Treasury shares, at cost	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Liberty Global shareholders	19,062.6	22,436.4
Noncontrolling interests	(55.2)	137.0
Total equity	19,007.4	22,573.4
Total liabilities and equity	42,087.9	42,895.0
Class A
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	1.7	1.8
Class B
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	0.1	0.1
Class C
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	$ 2.0	$ 2.7

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