Subsequent Events (Ziggo Merger Agreement) (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], Ziggo Merger Agreement [Member])	0 Months Ended							0 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2014 EUR (€)	Jan. 27, 2014 Ziggo Euro Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2014 Ziggo Euro Facility [Member] EUR (€)	Jan. 27, 2014 Ziggo Euro Facility [Member] EURIBOR [Member]	Jan. 27, 2014 Ziggo USD Facility [Member]	Jan. 27, 2014 Ziggo USD Facility [Member] LIBOR [Member]	Jan. 27, 2014 Ziggo RCF [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2014 Ziggo RCF [Member] EUR (€)	Jan. 27, 2014 Ziggo Bridge Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2014 Ziggo Bridge Facility [Member] EUR (€)	Jan. 27, 2014 Ziggo Bridge Facility [Member] LIBOR [Member]	Jan. 27, 2014 Class A ordinary shares, $0.01 nominal value. Issued and outstanding 222,081,117 and nil shares, respectively USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2014 Class C Ordinary Shares [Member] USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable Per Share													$ 0.2282	$ 0.1674
Consideration Transferred, Conditional Equity Interests Issued and Issuable Per Share														$ 0.5630
Consideration Transferred, Conditional Equity Interests Issued and Issuable Cash Per Share	$ 15.17	€ 11.00
Termination Provision, Minimum Percentage Exceeding Acquirer Offer Price by Competing Offerer	8.00%	8.00%
Termination Provision, Maximum Term Competing Offerer Must Launch Acquisition	56 days	56 days
Reverse Termination Fee, Material Breach	95,800,000	69,500,000.0
Reverse Termination Fee, Competition Clearance	275,800,000	200,000,000
Termination Fee, Other Provisions		69,500,000
Principal amount of debt			$ 598,500,000	€ 434,000,000				$ 896,300,000	€ 650,000,000	$ 1,287,900,000	€ 934,000,000
Stated interest rate of debt			2.75%	2.75%		2.50%		2.50%	2.50%
Basis spread on variable rate					0.75%		0.75%					0.75%
Fee on unused portion of credit facility								40.00%	40.00%
Conditional extension term										84 months	84 months