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Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract] |
Treasury Stock Purchases | The following table provides details of our share repurchases during 2014, 2013 and 2012:
|  | Liberty Global Class A ordinary shares or LGI Series A common stock |  | Liberty Global Class C ordinary shares or LGI Series C common stock |  |
Purchase date |  | Shares purchased |  | Average price paid per share (a) |  | Shares purchased |  | Average price paid per share (a) |  | Total cost (a)
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | in millions
Shares purchased pursuant to repurchase programs during: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  | 8,062,792 |  |  | $ | 42.19 |  |  | 28,401,019 |  |  | $ | 44.25 |  |  | $ | 1,596.9 |
2013 |  | 6,550,197 |  |  | $ | 37.70 |  |  | 24,761,397 |  |  | $ | 36.55 |  |  | $ | 1,151.9 |
2012 |  | 5,611,380 |  |  | $ | 27.30 |  |  | 32,782,838 |  |  | $ | 25.24 |  |  | $ | 980.7 |
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(a) | Includes direct acquisition costs and the effects of derivative instruments, where applicable.

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