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Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Investments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Investments by Accounting Method | The details of our investments are set forth below:
|  | December 31,
Accounting Method |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| in millions
Fair value: |  |  |
Ziggo: |  |  |
Not subject to re-use rights (34.1 million shares at December 31, 2013) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,560.1 |
Subject to re-use rights (22.9 million shares at December 31, 2013) | — |  |  | 1,049.4 |
Total — Ziggo | — |  |  | 2,609.5 |
ITV — subject to re-use rights | 871.2 |  |  | — |
Sumitomo | 473.1 |  |  | 572.9 |
Other | 318.4 |  |  | 299.4 |
Total — fair value | 1,662.7 |  |  | 3,481.8 |
Equity | 145.1 |  |  | 8.9 |
Cost | 0.4 |  |  | 0.5 |
Total | $ | 1,808.2 |  |  | $ | 3,491.2 |
Discontinued operation — Investments held by the Chellomedia Disposal Group | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21.1 |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments | The summarized financial condition of Ziggo as of December 31, 2013 is set forth below (in millions):
Current assets | $ | 261.9 |
Long-term assets | 6,131.5 |
Total assets | $ | 6,393.4 |
Current liabilities | $ | 539.3 |
Long-term liabilities | 4,516.0 |
Owners’ equity | 1,338.1 |
Total liabilities and owners’ equity | $ | 6,393.4 |
The summarized results of operations of Ziggo for the periods indicated are set forth below:
| 2014 (a) |  | 2013 (b)
| in millions
Revenue | $ | 1,876.9 |  |  | $ | 1,570.7 |
Operating income | $ | 336.0 |  |  | $ | 418.5 |
Net earnings (loss) | $ | (230.3 | ) |  | $ | 199.1 |
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(a) | Amounts relate to the period from January 1, 2014 through the Ziggo Acquisition Date.
(b) | Amounts relate to the period from March 28, 2013 (the date of our initial investment in Ziggo) through December 31, 2013.

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