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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Telenet Refinancing Transactions) (Details)
1 Months Ended
May 31, 2017
EUR (€)
May 31, 2017
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2017
EUR (€)
Apr. 30, 2017
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2017
USD ($)
Telenet Facility AE [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Extinguishment of debt     € 1,600,000,000.0 $ 1,888,600,000  
Telenet Facility AF [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Extinguishment of debt       1,500,000,000.0  
Write-off of unamortized discounts and deferred financing costs       $ 22,100,000  
Telenet Facility U [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Extinguishment of debt € 450,000,000.0 $ 531,200,000      
Loss on debt modification and extinguishment   27,700,000      
Payments for debt redemption premium   21,500,000      
Write-off of unamortized discounts and deferred financing costs   6,200,000      
Medium-term Notes [Member] | Telenet Facility AI Add-on [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Principal amount of debt   $ 500,000,000.0      
Issue price percentage   100.00%      
Secured Debt [Member] | 6.25% Telenet Senior Secured Notes [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Interest rate   6.25%      
Telenet [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member] | Telenet Facility AH [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Principal amount of debt     € 1,330,000,000.0   $ 1,569,900,000
Issue price percentage     99.75%   99.75%
Telenet [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member] | Telenet Facility AH [Member] | LIBOR          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Basis spread on variable rate     3.00% 3.00%  
Floor rate     0.00%   0.00%
Telenet [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member] | Telenet Facility AI [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Principal amount of debt         $ 1,800,000,000.0
Issue price percentage     99.75%   99.75%
Telenet [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member] | Telenet Facility AI [Member] | LIBOR          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Basis spread on variable rate     2.75% 2.75%  
Floor rate     0.00%   0.00%
Telenet Finance V [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Special purpose financing entity ownership by third party   100.00%