Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 977.1	$ 982.1
Trade receivables, net	1,728.4	1,467.7
Derivative instruments (note 4)	416.8	421.9
Prepaid expenses	276.5	144.2
Other current assets	525.8	341.5
Total current assets	3,924.6	3,357.4
Investments (including $1,936.1 million and $2,591.8 million, respectively, measured at fair value)	2,243.8	2,839.6
Property and equipment, net (note 6)	21,606.2	21,684.0
Goodwill (note 6)	24,360.0	27,020.4
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (note 6)	4,076.2	7,092.5
Assets held for sale (note 3)	18,546.6	0.0
Other assets, net (note 4)	6,216.1	5,565.1
Total assets	80,973.5	67,559.0
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,092.3	1,050.1
Deferred revenue and advance payments from subscribers and others	1,141.8	1,393.5
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations (notes 5 and 7)	2,155.4	2,537.9
Accrued income taxes	555.9	483.5
Accrued capital expenditures	502.1	441.8
Accrued interest	498.0	832.8
Derivative instruments (note 4)	482.5	346.3
Other accrued and current liabilities (note 11)	2,208.6	2,072.0
Total current liabilities	8,636.6	9,157.9
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (notes 5 and 7)	41,792.1	44,211.2
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (note 3)	13,411.7	0.0
Other long-term liabilities (notes 4 and 11)	4,167.8	4,015.6
Total liabilities	68,008.2	57,384.7
Commitments and contingencies (notes 3, 4, 7, 8, 13 and 15)
Liberty Global shareholders:
Additional paid-in capital	17,982.0	14,908.1
Accumulated deficit	(5,677.3)	(5,160.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of taxes	(316.7)	895.9
Treasury shares, at cost	(0.3)	(0.4)
Total Liberty Global shareholders	11,998.5	10,652.4
Noncontrolling interests	966.8	(478.1)
Total equity	12,965.3	10,174.3
Total liabilities and equity	80,973.5	67,559.0
Liberty Global Group [Member]
Current assets:
Derivative instruments (note 4)	410.6	405.9
Property and equipment, net (note 6)	17,786.4	20,840.5
Goodwill (note 6)	18,030.6	26,244.8
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (note 6)	2,785.3	6,975.1
Current liabilities:
Derivative instruments (note 4)	449.4	346.3
Liberty Global shareholders:
Total equity	9.1	8.5
Liberty Global Group [Member] | Common Class A [Member]
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	2.6	2.5
Total equity	2.6	2.5
Liberty Global Group [Member] | Common Class B [Member]
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	0.1	0.1
Total equity	0.1	0.1
Liberty Global Group [Member] | Common Class C [Member]
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	6.4	5.9
Total equity	6.4	5.9
LiLAC Group [Member]
Current assets:
Derivative instruments (note 4)	6.2	16.0
Property and equipment, net (note 6)	3,819.8	843.5
Goodwill (note 6)	6,329.4	775.6
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (note 6)	1,290.9	117.4
Current liabilities:
Derivative instruments (note 4)	33.1	0.0
Liberty Global shareholders:
Total equity	1.7	0.4
LiLAC Group [Member] | Common Class A [Member]
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	0.5	0.1
Total equity	0.5	0.1
LiLAC Group [Member] | Common Class B [Member]
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	0.0	0.0
Total equity	0.0	0.0
LiLAC Group [Member] | Common Class C [Member]
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	1.2	0.3
Total equity	$ 1.2	$ 0.3