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Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | Additional paid-in capital [Member] | Accumulated deficit [Member] | Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes [Member] | Treasury shares, at cost [Member] | Total Liberty Global shareholders [Member] | Non-controlling interests [Member] | Class A Ordinary Shares [Member] Ordinary Shares / Common stock [Member] | Class B Ordinary Shares [Member] Ordinary Shares / Common stock [Member] | Class C Ordinary Shares [Member] Ordinary Shares / Common stock [Member] | Series A Common Stock [Member] Ordinary Shares / Common stock [Member] | Series B Common Stock [Member] Ordinary Shares / Common stock [Member] | Series C Common Stock [Member] Ordinary Shares / Common stock [Member]
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Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2011 | $ 2,931.4 | $ 3,960.6 | $ (2,671.5) | $ 1,509.5 |  | $ 2,805.4 | $ 126.0 |  |  |  | $ 1.5 | $ 0.1 | $ 5.2
Net earnings (loss) | 387.3 |  | 322.8 |  |  | 322.8 | 64.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes (note 16) | 91.3 |  |  | 91.0 |  | 91.0 | 0.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase and cancellation of Liberty Global and LGI shares (note 12) | (980.7) | (980.5) |  |  |  | (980.7) |  |  |  |  | (0.1) |  | (0.1)
LGI call option contracts (note 12) | (53.2) | (53.2) |  |  |  | (53.2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation (note 13) | 70.4 | 70.4 |  |  |  | 70.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Telenet Share Repurchase Agreement (note 12) | (60.6) | (62.8) |  |  |  | (62.8) | 2.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Austar (note 5) | (84.4) |  |  |  |  |  | (84.4) |  |  |  |  |  |
Puerto Rico Transaction (note 4) | 96.5 | 48.3 |  |  |  | 48.3 | 48.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions by subsidiaries to noncontrolling interest owners (note 12) | (351.3) |  |  |  |  |  | (351.3) |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments due to changes in subsidiaries’ equity and other, net | 38.4 | (31.2) |  |  |  | (31.2) | 69.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | 2,085.1 | 2,951.6 | (2,348.7) | 1,600.5 | $ 0.0 | 2,210.0 | (124.9) | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 5.1
Net earnings (loss) | (905.7) |  | (963.9) |  |  | (963.9) | 58.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes (note 16) | 911.4 |  |  | 928.3 |  | 928.3 | (16.9) |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in connection with acquisitions | 9,375.3 | 9,374.1 |  |  |  | 9,375.3 |  | 2.1 | 0.1 | 5.6 | (1.4) | (0.1) | (5.1)
Revaluation of VM Convertible Notes in connection with the Virgin Media Acquisition (notes 4 and 10) | 1,660.0 | 1,660.0 |  |  |  | 1,660.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase and cancellation of Liberty Global and LGI shares (note 12) | (1,151.9) | (1,151.7) |  |  |  | (1,151.9) |  | (0.1) |  | (0.1) |  |  |
Share-based compensation (note 13) | 206.3 | 206.3 |  |  |  | 206.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions by subsidiaries to noncontrolling interest owners (note 12) | (542.7) |  |  |  |  |  | (542.7) |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of additional Telenet shares / VTR NCI Acquisition (note 12) | (462.2) | (525.7) |  |  |  | (525.7) | 63.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange of VM Convertible Notes (note 10) | 113.7 | 113.5 |  |  |  | 113.7 |  | 0.1 |  | 0.1 |  |  |
Adjustments due to changes in subsidiaries’ equity and other, net | 252.2 | 181.3 |  |  | (7.7) | 173.7 | 78.5 | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | 11,541.5 | 12,809.4 | (3,312.6) | 2,528.8 | (7.7) | 12,025.8 | (484.3) | 2.2 | 0.1 | 5.6 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0
Net earnings (loss) | (647.4) |  | (695.0) |  |  | (695.0) | 47.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes (note 16) | (882.7) |  |  | (882.2) |  | (882.2) | (0.5) |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in connection with acquisitions | 5,986.4 | 4,904.7 |  |  |  | 4,905.8 | 1,080.6 | 0.3 |  | 0.8 |  |  |
Repurchase and cancellation of Liberty Global and LGI shares (note 12) | (1,596.9) | (1,596.7) |  |  |  | (1,596.9) |  |  |  | (0.2) |  |  |
Ziggo NCI Acquisition and impact of Statutory Squeeze-out (note 4) | (416.7) | 663.8 |  |  |  | 663.9 | (1,080.6) |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |
Share-based compensation (note 13) | 216.0 | 216.0 |  |  |  | 216.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of additional Telenet shares / VTR NCI Acquisition (note 12) | 0.0 | 185.3 |  |  |  | 185.4 | (185.4) |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |
Adjustments due to changes in subsidiaries’ equity and other, net | (84.2) | (111.7) |  |  | 3.5 | (108.3) | 24.1 |  |  | (0.1) |  |  |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | $ 14,116.0 | $ 17,070.8 | $ (4,007.6) | $ 1,646.6 | $ (4.2) | $ 14,714.5 | $ (598.5) | $ 2.5 | $ 0.1 | $ 6.3 |  |  |

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