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Derivative Instruments (Foreign Currency Forwards) (Schedule) (Details) - Dec. 31, 2014 - Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] € in Millions, £ in Millions, SFr in Millions, RON in Millions, PLN in Millions, HUF in Millions, CZK in Millions, CLP in Millions, $ in Millions | EUR (€) | USD ($) | GBP (£) | HUF | CHF (SFr) | CZK | PLN | CLP | RON
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UPC Broadband Holding [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative |  | $ 0.8 |  |  |  | CZK 14.9 |  |  |
UPC Broadband Holding [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative | € 63.8 |  |  |  | SFr 76.0 |  |  |  |
UPC Broadband Holding [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 4.5 |  |  |  |  | 123.3 |  |  |
UPC Broadband Holding [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward 4 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 4.1 |  |  | HUF 1,275.0 |  |  |  |  |
UPC Broadband Holding [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward 5 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 12.0 |  |  |  |  |  | PLN 51.0 |  |
UPC Broadband Holding [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward 6 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 1.4 |  | £ 1.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
UPC Broadband Holding [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward 7 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 55.7 |  |  |  | SFr 67.0 |  |  |  |
UPC Broadband Holding [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward 8 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 10.9 |  |  |  |  | CZK 300.0 |  |  |
UPC Broadband Holding [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward 9 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 23.6 |  |  | HUF 7,400.0 |  |  |  |  |
UPC Broadband Holding [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward 10 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 20.9 |  |  |  |  |  | PLN 90.0 |  |
UPC Broadband Holding [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward 11 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative | € 6.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RON 31.0
VTR [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward 12 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative |  | $ 52.4 |  |  |  |  |  | CLP 31,739.4 |

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