XML 20 R39.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.8
Equity (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract]  
Treasury Stock Purchases
The following table provides details of our share repurchases during 2013, 2012 and 2011:
 
 
Liberty Global Class A ordinary shares or LGI Series A common stock
 
Liberty Global Class C ordinary shares or LGI Series C common stock
 
 
Purchase date
 
Shares
purchased
 
Average price
paid per  share (a)
 
Shares
purchased
 
Average price
paid per  share (a)
 
Total cost (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
in millions
Shares purchased pursuant to repurchase programs during:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
6,550,197

 
$
73.82

 
9,105,600

 
$
73.41

 
$
1,151.9

2012
 
5,611,380

 
$
53.46

 
13,585,729

 
$
50.11

 
$
980.7

2011 (b)
 
9,114,812

 
$
38.99

 
14,203,563

 
$
39.22

 
$
912.3

 ______________

(a)
Includes direct acquisition costs and the effects of derivative instruments, where applicable.

(b)
Excludes $186.7 million of aggregate cash consideration paid (excluding cash paid for accrued but unpaid interest) in connection with the LGI Notes Exchange, as further described in note 9. These cash payments reduced our availability under the share repurchase program in place at the time the payments were made.