Additional basis points on discount rate used to calculate redemption premium on debt instrument.

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- Definition

Debt Instrument Original Issue Discount

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- Definition

Debt Instrument Redemption Percent Of Principal Amount Outstanding

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- Definition

Gains (Losses) on Redemption of Debt

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Percentage Of Aggregate Debt Instruments Outstanding Subject To Redemption.

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- Definition

The amount of indebtedness which is the threshold of minimum debt. If any greater amount is deemed in default, the total amount of the debt outstanding is considered in default.

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- Definition

Redemption Price Expressed As Percentage Of Principal Amount On Debt Instrument.

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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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- Definition

Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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- Definition

Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Unitymedia KabelBW Notes and KBW Notes) (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended											12 Months Ended																					0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended										0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 UPC Holding Senior Notes [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 UPC Holding Senior Notes [Member] EUR (€)	May 31, 2012 KBW Senior Notes [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 KBW Senior Notes [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2012 KBW Senior Notes [Member] EUR (€)	May 31, 2012 KBW Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 KBW Euro Senior Secured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2012 KBW Euro Senior Secured Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2012 KBW Dollar Senior Secured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2012 KBW Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2012 KBW Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Special Optional Redemptions [Member] USD ($)	May 31, 2012 Special Optional Redemptions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Unitymedia KabelBW Notes [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Unitymedia KabelBW Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 September 2012 UM Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Sep. 19, 2012 September 2012 UM Senior Secured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 19, 2012 September 2012 UM Senior Secured Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 April 2013 UM Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Apr. 16, 2013 April 2013 UM Senior Secured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 16, 2013 April 2013 UM Senior Secured Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 January 2013 UM Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Jan. 21, 2013 January 2013 UM Senior Secured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 21, 2013 January 2013 UM Senior Secured Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 November 2013 UM Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Nov. 21, 2013 November 2013 UM Senior Secured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 21, 2013 November 2013 UM Senior Secured Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 December 2012 UM Dollar Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Dec. 14, 2012 December 2012 UM Dollar Senior Secured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 December 2012 UM Euro Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Dec. 14, 2012 December 2012 UM Euro Senior Secured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 14, 2012 December 2012 UM Euro Senior Secured Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 14, 2012 2009 UM Euro Senior Secured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 14, 2012 2009 UM Euro Senior Secured Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 2009 UM Euro Senior Secured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2009 2009 UM Euro Senior Secured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2009 2009 UM Euro Senior Secured Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Nov. 30, 2009 2009 UM Dollar Senior Secured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 2009 UM Senior Notes [Member]	Nov. 30, 2009 2009 UM Senior Notes [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2009 2009 UM Senior Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 UM Senior Exchange Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 UM Euro Senior Secured Exchange Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 UM Dollar Senior Secured Exchange Notes [Member]	Sep. 19, 2012 UM Senior Secured Floating Rate Exchange Notes [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 19, 2012 UM Senior Secured Floating Rate Exchange Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2012 UM Senior Secured Floating Rate Exchange Notes [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt				$ 937,700,000	€ 680,000,000		$ 1,103,100,000	€ 800,000,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 579,200,000	€ 420,000,000						$ 896,300,000	€ 650,000,000		$ 482,600,000	€ 350,000,000		$ 689,500,000	€ 500,000,000		$ 655,000,000	€ 475,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000		$ 689,500,000	€ 500,000,000				$ 1,971,900,000	€ 1,430,000,000	$ 845,000,000		$ 917,000,000	€ 665,000,000
Stated interest rate of debt				9.50%	9.50%		7.50%	7.50%	7.50%							5.50%	5.50%	5.50%	5.625%	5.625%	5.625%	5.125%	5.125%	5.125%	6.25%	6.25%	6.25%	5.50%	5.50%	5.75%	5.75%	5.75%				8.125%	8.125%	8.125%	9.625%	9.625%	9.625%	9.50%	7.50%	7.50%
Original issue discount rate of debt																																				97.844%	97.844%	97.844%		97.652%	97.652%
Debt instrument redemption percent of principal amount outstanding			90.90%			92.50%
Redemption price expressed as percentage of principal amount on debt instrument													101.00%																																101.00%	101.00%
Percentage of aggregate debt instruments outstanding subject to redemption																40.00%
Extinguishment of debt																																	722,600,000	524,000,000											333,400,000	241,800,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	85,500,000											7,000,000																							175,800,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt, third party costs incurred												5,600,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt, difference between carrying value and redemption price												1,400,000																							125,900,000												10,200,000
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost	19,000,000																																		49,400,000
Portion of debt, default of which triggers event of default	$ 68,900,000	€ 50,000,000												$ 34,500,000	€ 25,000,000
Additional basis points used to determine redemption premium	0.50%													0.50%	0.50%