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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

A summary of our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:

						Fair value measurements at  December 31, 2014 using:
Description		December 31, 2014				Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)				Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)				Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
		in millions
Assets:
Derivative instruments:
Cross-currency and interest rate derivative contracts		$	1,357.3			$	—			$	1,357.3			$	—
Equity-related derivative instruments		400.2				—				—				400.2
Foreign currency forward contracts		2.5				—				2.5				—
Other		1.4				—				1.4				—
Total derivative instruments		1,761.4				—				1,361.2				400.2
Investments		1,662.7				1,344.3				—				318.4
Total assets		$	3,424.1			$	1,344.3			$	1,361.2			$	718.6
Liabilities - derivative instruments:
Cross-currency and interest rate derivative contracts		$	2,471.3			$	—			$	2,471.3			$	—
Equity-related derivative instruments		88.4				—				—				88.4
Foreign currency forward contracts		0.8				—				0.8				—
Other		0.3				—				0.3				—
Total liabilities		$	2,560.8			$	—			$	2,472.4			$	88.4

						Fair value measurements  at December 31, 2013 using:
Description		December 31, 2013				Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)				Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)				Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
		in millions
Assets:
Derivative instruments:
Cross-currency and interest rate derivative contracts		$	769.2			$	—			$	769.2			$	—
Equity-related derivative instrument		430.4				—				—				430.4
Foreign currency forward contracts		2.6				—				2.6				—
Other		2.0				—				2.0				—
Total derivative instruments		1,204.2				—				773.8				430.4
Investments		3,481.8				3,182.4				—				299.4
Total assets		$	4,686.0			$	3,182.4			$	773.8			$	729.8
Liabilities - derivative instruments:
Cross-currency and interest rate derivative contracts		$	2,918.6			$	—			$	2,918.6			$	—
Equity-related derivative instrument		116.9				—				—				116.9
Foreign currency forward contracts		20.2				—				20.2				—
Other		0.8				—				0.8				—
Total liabilities		$	3,056.5			$	—			$	2,939.6			$	116.9

Schedule of Reconciliation of the Beginning and Ending Balances of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value Using Significant Unobservable, or Level 3, Inputs

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable, or Level 3, inputs is as follows:

	Investments				Equity-related derivative instruments				Total
	in millions
Balance of net assets at January 1, 2014	$	299.4			$	313.5			$	612.9
Termination and other activity related to Ziggo Collar (a)	—				212.5				212.5
Gains (losses) included in loss from continuing operations (b):
Realized and unrealized losses on derivative instruments, net	—				(236.3		)		(236.3		)
Realized and unrealized gain due to changes in fair values of certain investments, net	26.1				—				26.1
Foreign currency translation adjustments, dividends and other, net	(7.1		)		22.1				15.0
Balance of net assets at December 31, 2014	$	318.4			$	311.8			$	630.2

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(a) For additional information regarding the Ziggo Collar, see note 7.

(b) With the exception of a $113.3 million loss that we incurred during 2014 with respect to the Ziggo Collar, substantially all of these net losses relate to assets and liabilities of our continuing operations that we continue to carry on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014.

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Tabular disclosure of the amount of gains or losses for the period included in earnings or resulted in a change to net assets, have arisen from the use of significant unobservable inputs (level 3) to measure the fair value of assets, liabilities, and financial instruments classified in shareholders' equity.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
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Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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