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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Schedule of changes in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) | The changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes, are summarized as follows:
|  | Liberty Global shareholders |  |  |  |
|  | Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  | Pension- related adjustments |  | Accumulated other comprehensive earnings |  | Non-controlling interests |  | Total accumulated other comprehensive earnings
|  | in millions
Balance at January 1, 2012 |  | $ | 1,529.7 |  |  | $ | (10.5 | ) |  | $ | (9.7 | ) |  | $ | 1,509.5 |  |  | $ | (23.1 | ) |  | $ | 1,486.4 |
Sale of Austar |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 60.1 |  |  | 60.1 |
Other comprehensive earnings |  | 74.4 |  |  | 10.5 |  |  | 6.1 |  |  | 91.0 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 91.3 |
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | 1,604.1 |  |  | — |  |  | (3.6 | ) |  | 1,600.5 |  |  | 37.3 |  |  | 1,637.8 |
Other comprehensive earnings |  | 918.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 10.2 |  |  | 928.3 |  |  | (16.9 | ) |  | 911.4 |
Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | 2,522.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 6.6 |  |  | 2,528.8 |  |  | 20.4 |  |  | 2,549.2 |
Other comprehensive loss |  | (810.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (72.1 | ) |  | (882.2 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (882.7 | )
Balance at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 1,712.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (65.5 | ) |  | $ | 1,646.6 |  |  | $ | 19.9 |  |  | $ | 1,666.5 |
Schedule summarizing tax effects related to each component of other comprehensive earnings (loss) | he following table summarizes the tax effects related to each component of other comprehensive earnings, net of amounts reclassified to our consolidated statements of operations:
|  | Pre-tax amount |  | Tax benefit (expense) |  | Net-of-tax amount
|  | in millions
Year ended December 31, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | $ | (816.4 | ) |  | $ | 6.3 |  |  | $ | (810.1 | )
Pension-related adjustments |  | (89.9 | ) |  | 17.3 |  |  | (72.6 | )
Other comprehensive loss |  | (906.3 | ) |  | 23.6 |  |  | (882.7 | )
Other comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests (a) |  | 0.8 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | 0.5 |
Other comprehensive loss attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |  | $ | (905.5 | ) |  | $ | 23.3 |  |  | $ | (882.2 | )
Year ended December 31, 2013: |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | $ | 896.4 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |  |  | $ | 900.8 |
Pension-related adjustments |  | 12.1 |  |  | (1.5 | ) |  | 10.6 |
Other comprehensive earnings |  | 908.5 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 911.4 |
Other comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests (b) |  | 17.3 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 16.9 |
Other comprehensive earnings attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |  | $ | 925.8 |  |  | $ | 2.5 |  |  | $ | 928.3 |
Year ended December 31, 2012: |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | $ | 76.0 |  |  | $ | (0.6 | ) |  | $ | 75.4 |
Cash flow hedges |  | 15.1 |  |  | (4.6 | ) |  | 10.5 |
Pension-related adjustments |  | 6.0 |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  | 5.4 |
Other comprehensive earnings |  | 97.1 |  |  | (5.8 | ) |  | 91.3 |
Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (b) |  | 0.1 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (0.3 | )
Other comprehensive earnings attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |  | $ | 97.2 |  |  | $ | (6.2 | ) |  | $ | 91.0 |
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(a) | Amounts represent the noncontrolling interest owners’ share of our pension-related adjustments.
(b) | Amounts represent the noncontrolling interest owners’ share of our foreign currency translation adjustments and pension-related adjustments.

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