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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Acquisitions and Dispositions [Abstract] |
Schedule of summarized financial position and operating results, disposal group and discontinued operations | The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities of UPC Austria and the Vodafone Disposal Group as of June 30, 2018 are summarized below:
| UPC Austria |  | Vodafone Disposal Group |  | Total
| in millions
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Current assets other than cash | $ | 40.9 |  |  | $ | 384.3 |  |  | $ | 425.2 |
Property and equipment, net | 479.6 |  |  | 5,245.8 |  |  | 5,725.4 |
Goodwill | 706.0 |  |  | 4,041.0 |  |  | 4,747.0 |
Other assets, net | 3.2 |  |  | 458.2 |  |  | 461.4 |
Total assets | $ | 1,229.7 |  |  | $ | 10,129.3 |  |  | $ | 11,359.0 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | 602.3 |  |  | $ | 603.1 |
Other accrued and current liabilities | 82.8 |  |  | 1,187.2 |  |  | 1,270.0 |
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations | 1.3 |  |  | 9,155.7 |  |  | 9,157.0 |
Other long-term liabilities | 85.1 |  |  | 883.3 |  |  | 968.4 |
Total liabilities | $ | 170.0 |  |  | $ | 11,828.5 |  |  | $ | 11,998.5 |
The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities of UPC Austria and the Vodafone Disposal Group as of December 31, 2017 are summarized below:
| UPC Austria |  | Vodafone Disposal Group |  | Total
| in millions
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Current assets other than cash | $ | 29.2 |  |  | $ | 238.9 |  |  | $ | 268.1 |
Property and equipment, net | 451.9 |  |  | 5,290.1 |  |  | 5,742.0 |
Goodwill | 732.2 |  |  | 4,181.0 |  |  | 4,913.2 |
Other assets, net | 3.2 |  |  | 482.7 |  |  | 485.9 |
Total assets | $ | 1,216.5 |  |  | $ | 10,192.7 |  |  | $ | 11,409.2 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | 486.9 |  |  | $ | 487.7 |
Other accrued and current liabilities | 77.7 |  |  | 1,022.3 |  |  | 1,100.0 |
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations | 1.5 |  |  | 9,026.1 |  |  | 9,027.6 |
Other long-term liabilities | 76.3 |  |  | 863.7 |  |  | 940.0 |
Total liabilities | $ | 156.3 |  |  | $ | 11,399.0 |  |  | $ | 11,555.3 |
The operating results of UPC Austria, the Vodafone Disposal Group and the LiLAC Group for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 are summarized in the following tables. These amounts exclude intercompany revenue and expenses that are eliminated within our condensed consolidated statement of operations.
| UPC Austria |  | Vodafone Disposal Group |  | Total
| in millions
Three months ended June 30, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ | 107.4 |  |  | $ | 892.9 |  |  | $ | 1,000.3 |
Operating income | $ | 61.7 |  |  | $ | 419.9 |  |  | $ | 481.6 |
Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | $ | 61.5 |  |  | $ | 310.1 |  |  | $ | 371.6 |
Income tax expense | (9.7 | ) |  | (80.1 | ) |  | (89.8 | )
Net earnings | 51.8 |  |  | 230.0 |  |  | 281.8 |
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1.8 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1.8 | )
Net earnings attributable to Liberty Global shareholders | $ | 50.0 |  |  | $ | 230.0 |  |  | $ | 280.0 |
| UPC Austria |  | Vodafone Disposal Group |  | Total
| in millions
Six months ended June 30, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ | 216.7 |  |  | $ | 1,845.2 |  |  | $ | 2,061.9 |
Operating income | $ | 122.9 |  |  | $ | 731.5 |  |  | $ | 854.4 |
Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | $ | 122.7 |  |  | $ | 491.5 |  |  | $ | 614.2 |
Income tax expense | (19.2 | ) |  | (126.8 | ) |  | (146.0 | )
Net earnings | 103.5 |  |  | 364.7 |  |  | 468.2 |
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | (3.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3.6 | )
Net earnings attributable to Liberty Global shareholders | $ | 99.9 |  |  | $ | 364.7 |  |  | $ | 464.6 |
| UPC Austria |  | Vodafone Disposal Group |  | LiLAC Group |  | Total
| in millions
Three months ended June 30, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ | 95.9 |  |  | $ | 792.9 |  |  | $ | 920.9 |  |  | $ | 1,809.7 |
Operating income | $ | 35.6 |  |  | $ | 234.5 |  |  | $ | 155.4 |  |  | $ | 425.5 |
Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | $ | 35.6 |  |  | $ | 125.9 |  |  | $ | 8.4 |  |  | $ | 169.9 |
Income tax expense | (3.0 | ) |  | (27.4 | ) |  | (30.6 | ) |  | (61.0 | )
Net earnings (loss) | 32.6 |  |  | 98.5 |  |  | (22.2 | ) |  | 108.9 |
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (15.5 | ) |  | (17.1 | )
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders | $ | 31.0 |  |  | $ | 98.5 |  |  | $ | (37.7 | ) |  | $ | 91.8 |
| UPC Austria |  | Vodafone Disposal Group |  | LiLAC Group |  | Total
| in millions
Six months ended June 30 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ | 188.1 |  |  | $ | 1,549.9 |  |  | $ | 1,831.8 |  |  | $ | 3,569.8 |
Operating income | $ | 70.1 |  |  | $ | 410.0 |  |  | $ | 290.2 |  |  | $ | 770.3 |
Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | $ | 70.1 |  |  | $ | 221.1 |  |  | $ | 42.1 |  |  | $ | 333.3 |
Income tax expense | (5.8 | ) |  | (45.1 | ) |  | (75.2 | ) |  | (126.1 | )
Net earnings (loss) | 64.3 |  |  | 176.0 |  |  | (33.1 | ) |  | 207.2 |
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | (3.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (31.9 | ) |  | (35.1 | )
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders | $ | 61.1 |  |  | $ | 176.0 |  |  | $ | (65.0 | ) |  | $ | 172.1 |
Our basic and diluted earnings from discontinued operations attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per Liberty Global Share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 is presented below. These amounts relate to the operations of UPC Austria and the Vodafone Disposal Group. For information regarding the calculation of our weighted average shares outstanding with respect to Liberty Global Share s, see note 14.
| Three months ended |  | Six months ended
| June 30, |  | June 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Basic earnings from discontinued operations attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per Liberty Global Share | $ | 0.35 |  |  | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.58 |  |  | $ | 0.27 |
Diluted earnings from discontinued operations attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per Liberty Global Share | $ | 0.35 |  |  | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.58 |  |  | $ | 0.27 |
Our basic and diluted loss from discontinued operations attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per LiLAC Share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 is presented below. These amounts relate to the operations of the LiLAC Group.
| Three months ended June 30, 2017 |  | Six months ended June 30, 2017
Basic and diluted loss from discontinued operations attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per LiLAC Share | $ | (0.22 | ) |  | $ | (0.38 | )
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding (LiLAC Shares) - basic and diluted | 172,074,934 |  |  | 172,410,613 |

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