CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 910.6	$ 1,327.2
Trade receivables, net	907.3	1,078.4
Short-term investments	2,269.6	1,600.2
Current assets of discontinued operations (note 6)	925.0	980.1
Other current assets (notes 4, 6, 7 and 8)	928.0	816.5
Total current assets	5,940.5	5,802.4
Investments and related notes receivable (including $2,757.8 million and $1,865.8 million, respectively, measured at fair value on a recurring basis) (note 7)	19,703.0	5,354.5
Property and equipment, net	6,981.5	7,626.6
Goodwill (note 10 )	9,523.4	9,965.7
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	2,342.5	2,879.9
Assets held for sale (note 6)	0.0	24,282.7
Other assets, net	2,426.1	3,180.9
Total assets	46,917.0	59,092.7
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	613.4	579.1
Deferred revenue (note 4)	274.7	426.9
Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations (notes 11 and 12)	850.3	1,086.1
Accrued capital expenditures	257.7	204.2
Accrued income taxes	236.6	252.7
Derivative instruments (note 8)	221.8	252.7
Current liabilities of discontinued operations (note 6)	201.3	187.5
Other accrued and current liabilities (note 12)	1,429.0	1,521.9
Current liabilities	4,084.8	4,511.1
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations (notes 11 and 12)	13,974.8	13,861.3
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (note 6)	0.0	23,197.2
Long-term operating lease liabilities	1,226.1	1,255.4
Other long-term liabilities (notes 4, 8, 13 and 16)	2,033.3	2,969.3
Total liabilities	21,319.0	45,794.3
Commitments and contingencies (notes 8, 11, 13, 16 and 18)
Liberty Global shareholders:
Additional paid-in capital	3,893.0	5,271.7
Accumulated earnings	18,144.5	4,692.1
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes	3,892.2	3,693.1
Treasury shares, at cost	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Liberty Global shareholders	25,934.9	13,662.6
Noncontrolling interests	(336.9)	(364.2)
Total equity	25,598.0	13,298.4
Total liabilities and equity	46,917.0	59,092.7
Class A
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	1.8	1.8
Class B
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	0.1	0.1
Class C
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	$ 3.4	$ 3.9

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