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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Consolidated Debt and Capital Lease Obligations) (Footnotes) (Details) € in Millions, £ in Millions, $ in Millions, CLP in Billions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€) association | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) association | Dec. 31, 2014 GBP (£) association | Dec. 31, 2014 CLP association | Dec. 31, 2013 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 CLP
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 5.13% | 5.13% | 5.13% | 5.13% |  |  |
Value added tax, vendor financing arrangement |  |  | $ 114.9 | $ 46.0 | $ 28.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 44,611.4 |  |  |  | $ 42,856.0 |
Estimated fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,151.1 |  |  |  | 44,229.0 |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,547.6 |  |  |  | 1,848.3 |
Aggregate Variable and Fixed Rate Indebtedness [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% | 6.00% | 6.00% | 6.00% |  |  |
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 3.56% | 3.56% | 3.56% | 3.56% |  |  |
Unused borrowing capacity considering limitations |  |  |  |  |  | € 906.7 | $ 1,097.2 |  |  |  |  |
Unused borrowing capacity, considering limitations, after compliance reporting requirements |  |  |  |  |  | 889.1 | 1,075.9 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,179.2 |  |  |  | 5,671.4 |
Estimated fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,156.4 |  |  |  | 5,717.8 |
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost |  |  |  | 4.2 | $ 14.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unitymedia KabelBW Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unused borrowing capacity considering limitations |  |  |  |  |  | 15.1 | 18.3 |  |  |  |  |
Unused borrowing capacity, considering limitations, after compliance reporting requirements |  |  |  |  |  | € 123.7 | $ 149.7 |  |  |  |  |
Vendor Financing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 3.45% | 3.45% | 3.45% | 3.45% |  |  |
General term of vendor financing arrangements for amounts due |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value added tax, vendor financing arrangement |  |  | $ 101.7 | $ 47.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 946.4 |  |  |  | 603.1 |
Estimated fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  | 946.4 |  |  |  | 603.1 |
VTR Wireless Bank Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98.9 | CLP 60.0
Carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 113.1 |
Unitymedia KabelBW Capital Lease [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term when statutory termination rights are active |  |  |  | 30 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 810.1 |  |  |  | 952.0 |
Ziggo Collar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 852.6 |
Payment for debt redemption premium |  | $ 4.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ziggo Margin Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 634.3 |
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost |  | $ 2.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VTR Dollar Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 160.0 |  |  |  |  |
VTR CLP Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36.2 |  | CLP 22.0 |  |  |
Telenet Capital Lease PICs Network [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  | € 328.6 | $ 397.6 |  |  | € 309.0 | $ 373.9 |
Network lease, number of associations of municipalities | association |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  |  |
Term of lease repayments |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Virgin Media [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available to be loaned or distributed by subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 792.8 | £ 508.8 |  |  |  |
Available to be loaned or distributed by subsidiaries, after compliance reporting requirements |  |  |  |  |  |  | 819.1 | £ 525.7 |  |  |  |
Carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,273.3 |  |  |  |  |
Ziggo [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available to be loaned or distributed by subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  | € 37.1 | 44.9 |  |  |  |  |
Available to be loaned or distributed by subsidiaries, after compliance reporting requirements |  |  |  |  |  | € 11.4 | 13.8 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,787.8 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | VTR Wireless Bank Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost | $ 2.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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