EBITDA Minimum Percentage

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LIBOR interest rate floor

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Minimum Term After Change in Control Lenders May Cancel Commitments

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The amount of indebtedness which is the threshold of minimum debt. If any greater amount is deemed in default, the total amount of the debt outstanding is considered in default.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 19, 20, 22
-Article 5

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (VM Credit Facility) (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 GBP (£)	Apr. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 GBP (£)	Jun. 07, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2013 GBP (£)
VM Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity	$ 1,028.4
Outstanding principal amount	$ 4,804.0
EBITDA Minimum Percentage	80.00%	80.00%
Minimum term after change in control lenders may cancel commitments	30 days
Portion of debt, default of which triggers event of default	$ 77.9	£ 50.0
VM Credit Facility A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount		375.0			$ 584.3	£ 375.0
Unused borrowing capacity	0.0
Outstanding principal amount	$ 584.3
Description of variable rate basis	LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate	3.25%
VM Credit Facility C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount					934.9	600.0
Outstanding principal amount			$ 779.7	£ 500.4
VM Credit Facility B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount	$ 2,755.0					2,755.0
Unused borrowing capacity	0.0
Outstanding principal amount	$ 2,744.0
Description of variable rate basis	LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate	2.75%
VM Credit Facility D [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount		100.0	155.8	100.0
Unused borrowing capacity	$ 0.0
Outstanding principal amount	$ 155.4
Description of variable rate basis	LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate	3.25%
VM Credit Facility E [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount		£ 849.4	$ 1,323.5	£ 849.4
Unused borrowing capacity	$ 0.0
Outstanding principal amount	$ 1,320.3
Description of variable rate basis	LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate	3.50%
VM Credit Facility B, D and E [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR interest rate floor	0.75%	0.75%
VM Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount		£ 660.0			$ 1,028.4	£ 660.0
Unused borrowing capacity	$ 1,028.4
Outstanding principal amount	$ 0.0
Description of variable rate basis	LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate	3.25%
Fee on unused portion of credit facility	1.30%