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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Domestic and Foreign Components of Loss from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes | The components of our loss from continuing operations before income taxes are as follows:
| Year ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| in millions
U.S. | $ | (1,105.6 | ) |  | $ | (306.3 | ) |  | $ | (73.3 | )
The Netherlands | (644.5 | ) | — |  | 799.9 |  | — |  | (152.3 | )
U.K. | 585.7 |  |  | (976.0 | ) |  | (11.6 | )
Switzerland | 326.1 |  |  | 284.3 |  |  | 274.8 |
Germany | (294.7 | ) | — |  | (355.8 | ) | — |  | (498.4 | )
Belgium | 21.5 |  | — |  | 89.5 |  | — |  | 96.9 |
Other | 55.6 |  |  | (62.1 | ) |  | (145.0 | )
Total | $ | (1,055.9 | ) |  | $ | (526.5 | ) |  | $ | (508.9 | )
Schedule Of Income Tax Expense Benefit Text Block | Income tax benefit (expense) consists of:
| Current |  | Deferred |  | Total
| in millions
Year ended December 31, 2014: |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |
U.K. | $ | (2.1 | ) |  | $ | 113.4 |  |  | $ | 111.3 |
U.S. (a) | (22.5 | ) |  | 129.6 |  |  | 107.1 |
Belgium | (138.7 | ) |  | 31.7 |  |  | (107.0 | )
Switzerland | (76.8 | ) |  | 3.1 |  |  | (73.7 | )
The Netherlands | 11.1 |  |  | 42.5 |  |  | 53.6 |
Germany | (22.6 | ) |  | 37.0 |  |  | 14.4 |
Other | (24.0 | ) |  | (6.7 | ) |  | (30.7 | )
Total — continuing operations | $ | (275.6 | ) |  | $ | 350.6 |  |  | $ | 75.0 |
Discontinued operations | $ | — |  |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | (0.1 | )
Year ended December 31, 2013: |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |
U.K | $ | (2.4 | ) |  | $ | (245.2 | ) |  | $ | (247.6 | )
Belgium | (97.1 | ) |  | (16.2 | ) |  | (113.3 | )
The Netherlands | 0.5 |  |  | 97.3 |  |  | 97.8 |
Switzerland | (53.6 | ) |  | (4.4 | ) |  | (58.0 | )
Germany | (13.2 | ) |  | (38.1 | ) |  | (51.3 | )
U.S. (a) | (106.0 | ) |  | 104.9 |  |  | (1.1 | )
Other | (65.1 | ) |  | 83.1 |  |  | 18.0 |
Total — continuing operations | $ | (336.9 | ) |  | $ | (18.6 | ) |  | $ | (355.5 | )
Discontinued operations | $ | (20.5 | ) |  | $ | (2.2 | ) |  | $ | (22.7 | )
Year ended December 31, 2012: |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |
Germany | $ | 4.0 |  |  | $ | 119.6 |  |  | $ | 123.6 |
The Netherlands | (8.2 | ) |  | (67.6 | ) |  | (75.8 | )
Switzerland | (8.7 | ) |  | (63.7 | ) |  | (72.4 | )
Belgium | (1.5 | ) |  | (54.5 | ) |  | (56.0 | )
U.S. (a) | 38.2 |  |  | (44.6 | ) |  | (6.4 | )
U.K. | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.7 | ) |  | (0.8 | )
Other | (62.7 | ) |  | 75.5 |  |  | 12.8 |
Total — continuing operations | $ | (39.0 | ) |  | $ | (36.0 | ) |  | $ | (75.0 | )
Discontinued operations | $ | (14.8 | ) |  | $ | (13.3 | ) |  | $ | (28.1 | )
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(a) | Includes federal and state income taxes. Our U.S. state income taxes were not material during any of the years presented.
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) Reconciliation Table | Income tax benefit (expense) attributable to our loss from continuing operations before income taxes differs from the amounts computed using the applicable income tax rate as a result of the following factors:
| Year ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| in millions
Computed “expected” tax benefit (a) | $ | 221.7 |  |  | $ | 121.1 |  |  | $ | 178.1 |
Change in valuation allowances (b): |  |  |  |  |
Decrease | (373.1 | ) |  | (112.6 | ) |  | (148.3 | )
Increase | 11.9 |  |  | 31.7 |  |  | 25.6 |
International rate differences (b) (c): |  |  |  |  |
Increase | 266.4 |  |  | 148.2 |  |  | 60.6 |
Decrease | (27.6 | ) |  | (50.8 | ) |  | (81.8 | )
Non-deductible or non-taxable interest and other expenses (b): |  |  |  |  |
Decrease | (236.5 | ) |  | (133.5 | ) |  | (84.7 | )
Increase | 58.0 |  |  | 85.2 |  |  | 2.4 |
Tax effect of intercompany financing | 166.9 |  |  | 82.7 |  |  | — |
Basis and other differences in the treatment of items associated with investments in subsidiaries and affiliates | (135.4 | ) |  | (4.0 | ) |  | (24.6 | )
Non-deductible or non-taxable foreign currency exchange results (b): |  |  |  |  |
Increase | 71.9 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | — |
Decrease | (16.3 | ) |  | (56.1 | ) |  | (10.4 | )
Recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits | 29.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Enacted tax law and rate changes (d) | 23.9 |  |  | (377.8 | ) |  | 12.3 |
Change in subsidiary tax attributes due to a deemed change in control | — |  |  | (88.0 | ) |  | — |
Other, net | 13.7 |  |  | (2.1 | ) |  | (4.2 | )
Total income tax benefit (expense) | $ | 75.0 |  |  | $ | (355.5 | ) |  | $ | (75.0 | )
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(a) | The statutory or “expected” tax rates are the U.K. rate of 21.0%, the U.K. rate of 23.0% and the U.S. rate of 35.0% for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(b) | Country jurisdictions giving rise to increases are grouped together and shown separately from country jurisdictions giving rise to decreases.
(c) | Amounts reflect adjustments (either an increase or a decrease) to “expected” tax benefit for statutory rates in jurisdictions in which we operate outside of the U.K. for 2014 and 2013 and outside of the U.S. for 2012.
(d) | In April 2014, the U.K. corporate income tax rate decreased from 23.0% to 21.0%, with a further decline to 20.0% scheduled for April 2015. Substantially all of the impact of these rate changes on our deferred tax balances was recorded in the third quarter of 2013.
Schedule Of Current And Noncurrent Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities Text Block | The current and non-current components of our deferred tax assets are as follows:
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| in millions
Current deferred tax assets | $ | 290.3 |  |  | $ | 226.1 |
Non-current deferred tax assets (a) | 2,587.0 |  |  | 2,641.8 |
Current deferred tax liabilities (a) | (0.6 | ) |  | (1.5 | )
Non-current deferred tax liabilities (a) | (2,369.4 | ) |  | (1,554.2 | )
Net deferred tax asset | $ | 507.3 |  |  | $ | 1,312.2 |
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(a) | Our current deferred tax liabilities are included in other accrued and current liabilities, and our non-current deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in other assets, net, and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in our consolidated balance sheets.
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Text block | The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below:
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| in millions
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Net operating loss and other carryforwards | $ | 6,637.9 |  |  | $ | 7,286.1 |
Property and equipment, net | 3,469.2 |  |  | 3,470.7 |
Debt | 1,189.0 |  |  | 837.7 |
Derivative instruments | 345.9 |  |  | 518.4 |
Intangible assets | 149.6 |  |  | 187.5 |
Other future deductible amounts | 265.3 |  |  | 265.0 |
Deferred tax assets | 12,056.9 |  |  | 12,565.4 |
Valuation allowance | (6,679.4 | ) |  | (7,052.8 | )
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 5,377.5 |  |  | 5,512.6 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Intangible assets | (2,338.2 | ) |  | (1,471.1 | )
Property and equipment, net | (1,861.4 | ) |  | (1,945.3 | )
Investments | (367.6 | ) |  | (400.7 | )
Derivative instruments | (142.7 | ) |  | (129.5 | )
Other future taxable amounts | (160.3 | ) |  | (253.8 | )
Deferred tax liabilities | (4,870.2 | ) |  | (4,200.4 | )
Net deferred tax asset | $ | 507.3 |  |  | $ | 1,312.2 |
Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table Text Block] | The significant components of our tax loss carryforwards and related tax assets at December 31, 2014 are as follows:
Country |  | Tax loss carryforward |  | Related tax asset |  | Expiration date
| in millions |  |
U.K. | $ | 21,119.2 |  |  | $ | 4,223.8 |  |  | Indefinite
The Netherlands | 3,025.8 |  |  | 756.4 |  |  | 2015-2023
Germany | 2,670.1 |  |  | 424.8 |  |  | Indefinite
U.S. | 1,550.3 |  |  | 405.1 |  |  | 2019-2034
Luxembourg | 1,030.7 |  |  | 301.2 |  |  | Indefinite
France | 585.1 |  |  | 201.4 |  |  | Indefinite
Belgium | 506.3 |  |  | 172.1 |  |  | Indefinite
Ireland | 466.0 |  |  | 58.2 |  |  | Indefinite
Hungary | 209.8 |  |  | 39.9 |  |  | 2025
Other | 240.7 |  |  | 55.0 |  |  | Various
Total | $ | 31,404.0 |  |  | $ | 6,637.9 |  |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward Table Text Block | The changes in our unrecognized tax benefits are summarized below:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| in millions
Balance at January 1 | $ | 490.9 |  |  | $ | 359.7 |  |  | $ | 400.6 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | 64.5 |  |  | 41.5 |  |  | 5.5 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years | (50.2 | ) |  | (14.2 | ) |  | (124.2 | )
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year | 38.2 |  |  | 102.3 |  |  | 89.9 |
Foreign currency translation | (27.0 | ) |  | 7.9 |  |  | 2.9 |
Lapse of statute of limitations | (1.9 | ) |  | (6.3 | ) |  | (15.0 | )
Settlements with tax authorities | (1.0 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31 | $ | 513.5 |  |  | $ | 490.9 |  |  | $ | 359.7 |

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