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Restructuring Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Summary of changes in restructuring liabilities during year | A summary of changes in our restructuring liabilities during 2013 is set forth in the table below:
|  | Employee severance and termination |  | Office closures |  | Contract termination |  | Total
|  | in millions
Restructuring liability as of January 1, 2013 |  | $ | 39.7 |  |  | $ | 4.0 |  |  | $ | 13.1 |  |  | $ | 56.8 |
Restructuring charges |  | 77.9 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 100.9 |  |  | 178.7 |
Cash paid |  | (91.5 | ) |  | (14.1 | ) |  | (17.6 | ) |  | (123.2 | )
Virgin Media liability at acquisition date |  | 0.1 |  |  | 23.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 23.4 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | 1.2 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  | (11.4 | ) |  | (8.4 | )
Reclassification of Chellomedia Disposal Group to discontinued operations |  | (0.8 | ) |  | — |  |  | (13.0 | ) |  | (13.8 | )
Restructuring liability as of December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 26.6 |  |  | $ | 14.9 |  |  | $ | 72.0 |  |  | $ | 113.5 |
Current portion |  | $ | 26.5 |  |  | $ | 13.2 |  |  | $ | 25.8 |  |  | $ | 65.5 |
Noncurrent portion |  | 0.1 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 46.2 |  |  | 48.0 |
Total |  | $ | 26.6 |  |  | $ | 14.9 |  |  | $ | 72.0 |  |  | $ | 113.5 |
A summary of changes in our restructuring liabilities during 2014 is set forth in the table below:
|  | Employee severance and termination |  | Office closures |  | Contract termination and other |  | Total
|  | in millions
Restructuring liability as of January 1, 2014 |  | $ | 26.6 |  |  | $ | 14.9 |  |  | $ | 72.0 |  |  | $ | 113.5 |
Restructuring charges |  | 60.4 |  |  | 9.5 |  |  | 97.0 |  |  | 166.9 |
Cash paid |  | (66.3 | ) |  | (10.8 | ) |  | (34.4 | ) |  | (111.5 | )
Ziggo liability at acquisition date |  | 8.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8.2 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | (1.3 | ) |  | (1.1 | ) |  | (18.6 | ) |  | (21.0 | )
Restructuring liability as of December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 27.6 |  |  | $ | 12.5 |  |  | $ | 116.0 |  |  | $ | 156.1 |
Current portion |  | $ | 27.5 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |  |  | $ | 20.4 |  |  | $ | 52.3 |
Noncurrent portion |  | 0.1 |  |  | 8.1 |  |  | 95.6 |  |  | 103.8 |
Total |  | $ | 27.6 |  |  | $ | 12.5 |  |  | $ | 116.0 |  |  | $ | 156.1 |

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