CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)
$ in Millions |
3 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
| Income Statement [Abstract] |
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| Revenue |
$ 2,949.1
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$ 2,929.7
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$ 3,015.6
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$ 3,063.5
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$ 11,541.5
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$ 11,957.9
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$ 11,276.4
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| Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown separately below): |
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| Programming and other direct costs of services |
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3,238.7
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3,246.1
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2,973.6
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| Other operating (note 15) |
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1,641.3
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1,717.2
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1,659.5
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| Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) (note 15) |
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2,107.8
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2,049.1
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1,980.4
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| Depreciation and amortization (note 10) |
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3,652.2
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3,858.2
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3,790.6
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| Impairment, restructuring and other operating items, net (notes 5, 16 and 17) |
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156.0
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248.2
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79.9
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| Operating costs and expenses |
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10,796.0
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11,118.8
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10,484.0
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| Operating income |
252.4
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205.1
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264.1
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117.5
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745.5
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839.1
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792.4
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| Non-operating income (expense): |
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| Interest expense |
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(1,385.9)
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(1,478.7)
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(1,416.1)
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| Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments, net (note 8) |
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(192.0)
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1,125.8
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(1,052.8)
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| Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net |
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(94.8)
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90.4
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(181.5)
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| Realized and unrealized gains (losses) due to changes in fair values of certain investments and debt, net (notes 7, 9 and 11) |
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72.0
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(384.5)
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43.4
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| Losses on debt modification and extinguishment, net (note 11) |
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(216.7)
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(65.0)
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(252.2)
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| Share of results of affiliates, net (note 7) |
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(198.5)
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(8.7)
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(95.2)
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| Other income, net |
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114.4
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43.4
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50.9
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| Non-operating income (expense) |
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(1,901.5)
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(677.3)
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(2,903.5)
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| Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |
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(1,156.0)
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161.8
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(2,111.1)
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| Income tax expense (note 13) |
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(253.0)
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(1,573.3)
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(238.9)
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| Loss from continuing operations |
(313.9)
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(399.4)
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669.0
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(1,367.2)
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(1,409.0)
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(1,411.5)
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(2,350.0)
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| Discontinued operations (note 6): |
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| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes |
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730.3
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1,163.4
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(370.6)
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| Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes |
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12,316.9
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1,098.1
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0.0
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| Net earnings (loss) |
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13,047.2
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2,261.5
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(370.6)
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| Net earnings (loss) |
52.2
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1,025.9
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950.5
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(1,178.6)
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11,638.2
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850.0
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(2,720.6)
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| Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
341.0
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450.6
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(632.9)
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1,373.3
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(116.8)
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(124.7)
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(57.5)
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| Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |
$ 25.1
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$ 974.1
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$ 912.6
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$ (1,186.5)
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$ 11,521.4
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$ 725.3
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$ (2,778.1)
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| Basic and diluted loss from continuing operations attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (note 3) (in dollars per share) |
$ (0.45)
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$ (0.57)
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$ 0.80
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$ (1.70)
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$ (2.16)
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$ (1.97)
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$ (2.86)
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| Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted (in shares) |
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705,794,546
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778,675,957
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847,894,601
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