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Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Total
Common Stock
Class A
Common Stock
Class B
Common Stock
Class C
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated deficit
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of taxes
Treasury shares, at cost
Total Liberty Global shareholders
Non-controlling interests
Liberty Global Shares
Liberty Global Shares
Class A
Liberty Global Shares
Class B
Liberty Global Shares
Class C
Liberty Global Shares
Common Stock
LiLAC Shares
LiLAC Shares
Class A
LiLAC Shares
Class B
LiLAC Shares
Class C
LiLAC Shares
Common Stock
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015 $ 10,174.3       $ 14,908.1 $ (5,160.1) $ 895.9 $ (0.4) $ 10,652.4 $ (478.1)         $ 8.5         $ 0.4
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                                        
Net earnings (loss) 1,767.3         1,705.3     1,705.3 62.0                    
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes (note 17) (1,271.4)           (1,268.3)   (1,268.3) (3.1)                    
Impact of the LiLAC Transactions 0.0       (1.2)                             1.2
Repurchase and cancellation of Liberty Global ordinary shares (note 13) (2,089.5)       (2,088.9)       (2,089.5)           (0.6)          
Impact of acquisitions 5,941.9       4,488.9       4,490.1 1,451.8         1.1         0.1
Share-based compensation (note 14) 269.0       269.0       269.0                      
Liberty Global call option contracts 119.1       119.1       119.1                      
Adjustments due to changes in subsidiaries’ equity and other, net (178.7)       (116.8)     0.1 (116.8) (61.9)         (0.1)          
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016 14,732.0       17,578.2 (3,454.8) (372.4) (0.3) 13,761.3 970.7 $ 8.5 $ 2.5 $ 0.1 $ 5.9 8.9 $ 0.4 $ 0.1 $ 0.0 $ 0.3 1.7
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                                        
Accounting change (note 2) 15.3         15.3     15.3                      
Balance, as adjusted for accounting change 14,747.3       17,578.2 (3,439.5) (372.4) (0.3) 13,776.6 970.7         8.9         1.7
Net earnings (loss) (2,720.6)         (2,778.1)     (2,778.1) 57.5                    
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes (note 17) 1,944.8           1,943.1   1,943.1 1.7                    
Impact of the LiLAC Transactions (4,624.1)       (3,346.8)   85.3   (3,263.2) (1,360.9)                   (1.7)
Repurchase and cancellation of Liberty Global ordinary shares (note 13) (2,948.2)       (2,947.4)       (2,948.2)   (0.6) (0.3) 0.0 (0.3) (0.8) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
Impact of acquisitions                     1.1 0.3 0.0 0.8   0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1  
Share-based compensation (note 14) 155.9       155.9       155.9                      
Adjustments due to changes in subsidiaries’ equity and other, net (162.1)       (81.3)     0.2 (81.1) (81.0) (0.1) 0.0 0.0 (0.1)   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017 6,393.0 $ 2.2 $ 0.1 $ 5.8 11,358.6 (6,217.6) 1,656.0 (0.1) 6,805.0 (412.0) 8.9 2.5 0.1 6.3 $ 8.1 1.7 0.5 0.0 1.2 $ 0.0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                                        
Accounting change (note 2) 324.5         320.1     320.1 4.4                    
Balance, as adjusted for accounting change 6,717.5 2.2 0.1 5.8 11,358.6 (5,897.5) 1,656.0 (0.1) 7,125.1 (407.6)                    
Net earnings (loss) 850.0         725.3     725.3 124.7                    
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes (note 17) (1,024.0)           (1,024.2)   (1,024.2) 0.2                    
Repurchase and cancellation of Liberty Global ordinary shares (note 13) (2,010.0) (0.2)   (0.5) (2,009.3)       (2,010.0)   (0.8) (0.3) 0.0 (0.5)   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
Distributions by subsidiaries to noncontrolling interest owners (note 13) (298.4)                 (298.4)                    
Repurchases by Telenet of its outstanding shares (258.6)       (294.0)       (294.0) 35.4                    
Share-based compensation (note 14) 154.4       154.4       154.4                      
Adjustments due to changes in subsidiaries’ equity and other, net (17.4)       4.8       (4.8) 12.6                    
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018 $ 4,148.3 $ 2.0 $ 0.1 $ 5.3 $ 9,214.5 $ (5,172.2) $ 631.8 $ (0.1) $ 4,681.4 $ (533.1) $ 8.1 $ 2.2 $ 0.1 $ 5.8   $ 0.0 $ 0.0 $ 0.0 $ 0.0