Organization and Basis of Presentation	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Organization and Basis of Presentation	Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation On January 4, 2016, ARRIS Group, Inc. (“ARRIS Group”) completed its combination with Pace plc, a company incorporated in England and Wales (“Pace”). In connection with the Pace combination, (i) ARRIS International plc (the “Registrant”), a company incorporated in England and Wales, acquired all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Pace and (ii) a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant was merged with and into ARRIS Group (the “Merger”), with ARRIS Group surviving the Merger as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant. Under the terms of the Pace combination, (a) Pace shareholders received 132.5 pence in cash and 0.1455 ordinary shares of the Registrant for each Pace Share they held, and (b) ARRIS Group stockholders received one ordinary share of the Registrant for each share of ARRIS Group common stock they held. Following the Pace combination, ARRIS Group became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant and Pace became a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant. The ordinary shares of the Registrant trade on the NASDAQ under the symbol “ARRS.” This Annual Report on Form 10-K is being filed by the Registrant on behalf of, and as successor, to ARRIS Group. The Registrant is deemed to be the successor to ARRIS Group pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the ordinary shares of the Registrant are deemed to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. ARRIS International plc (together with its consolidated subsidiaries and consolidated venture, except as the context otherwise indicates, “ARRIS” or the “Company”) is a global entertainment, communications, and networking technology and solutions provider, headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia. The Company operates in three business segments, Customer Premises Equipment, Network & Cloud, and Enterprise Networks (See Note 10 Segment Information of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details), specializing in enabling service providers including cable, telephone, and digital broadcast satellite operators and media programmers to deliver media, voice, IP data services, and Wi-Fi to their subscribers and enabling enterprises to experience constant, wireless and wired connectivity across complex and varied networking environments. ARRIS is a leader in set-tops, digital video and Internet Protocol Television distribution systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms, associated data and voice Customer Premises Equipment, and wired and wireless enterprise networking. The Company’s solutions are complemented by a broad array of services including technical support, repair and refurbishment, and systems design and integration. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date that the financial statements were issued.

Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

On January 4, 2016, ARRIS Group, Inc. (“ARRIS Group”) completed its combination with Pace plc, a company incorporated in England and Wales (“Pace”). In connection with the Pace combination, (i) ARRIS International plc (the “Registrant”), a company incorporated in England and Wales, acquired all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Pace and (ii) a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant was merged with and into ARRIS Group (the “Merger”), with ARRIS Group surviving the Merger as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant. Under the terms of the Pace combination, (a) Pace shareholders received 132.5 pence in cash and 0.1455 ordinary shares of the Registrant for each Pace Share they held, and (b) ARRIS Group stockholders received one ordinary share of the Registrant for each share of ARRIS Group common stock they held. Following the Pace combination, ARRIS Group became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant and Pace became a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant. The ordinary shares of the Registrant trade on the NASDAQ under the symbol “ARRS.”

This Annual Report on Form 10-K is being filed by the Registrant on behalf of, and as successor, to ARRIS Group. The Registrant is deemed to be the successor to ARRIS Group pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the ordinary shares of the Registrant are deemed to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

ARRIS International plc (together with its consolidated subsidiaries and consolidated venture, except as the context otherwise indicates, “ARRIS” or the “Company”) is a global entertainment, communications, and networking technology and solutions provider, headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia. The Company operates in three business segments, Customer Premises Equipment, Network & Cloud, and Enterprise Networks (See Note 10 Segment Information of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details), specializing in enabling service providers including cable, telephone, and digital broadcast satellite operators and media programmers to deliver media, voice, IP data services, and Wi-Fi to their subscribers and enabling enterprises to experience constant, wireless and wired connectivity across complex and varied networking environments. ARRIS is a leader in set-tops, digital video and Internet Protocol Television distribution systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms, associated data and voice Customer Premises Equipment, and wired and wireless enterprise networking. The Company’s solutions are complemented by a broad array of services including technical support, repair and refurbishment, and systems design and integration.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date that the financial statements were issued.