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Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract] |
Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) | Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)
|  | 2018
|  | 1 st quarter |  | 2 nd quarter |  | 3 rd quarter |  | 4 th quarter
|  | in millions, except per share amounts
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As previously reported |  | $ | 4,156.1 |  |  | $ | 3,045.1 |  |  | $ | 2,958.1 |  |  | $ | 2,949.1 |
Effect of discontinued operations (note 6): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vodafone Disposal Group and UPC Austria |  | (1,061.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
UPC DTH |  | (31.0 | ) |  | (29.5 | ) |  | (28.4 | ) |  | — |
As adjusted |  | $ | 3,063.5 |  |  | $ | 3,015.6 |  |  | $ | 2,929.7 |  |  | $ | 2,949.1 |
Operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As previously reported |  | $ | 493.1 |  |  | $ | 263.9 |  |  | $ | 208.6 |  |  | $ | 252.4 |
Effect of discontinued operations (note 6): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vodafone Disposal Group and UPC Austria |  | (372.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
UPC DTH |  | (2.9 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | (3.5 | ) |  | — |
As adjusted |  | $ | 117.5 |  |  | $ | 264.1 |  |  | $ | 205.1 |  |  | $ | 252.4 |
Net earnings (loss) |  | $ | (1,178.6 | ) |  | $ | 950.5 |  |  | $ | 1,025.9 |  |  | $ | 52.2 |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |  | $ | (1,186.5 | ) |  | $ | 912.6 |  |  | $ | 974.1 |  |  | $ | 25.1 |
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (notes 3 and 6) |  | $ | (1.47 | ) |  | $ | 1.16 |  |  | $ | 1.23 |  |  | $ | 0.03 |
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (notes 3 and 6) |  | $ | (1.47 | ) |  | $ | 1.15 |  |  | $ | 1.23 |  |  | $ | 0.03 |
|  | 2017
|  | 1 st quarter |  | 2 nd quarter |  | 3 rd quarter |  | 4 th quarter
|  | in millions, except per share amounts
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As previously reported |  | $ | 3,519.0 |  |  | $ | 2,774.9 |  |  | $ | 2,929.0 |  |  | $ | 3,987.7 |
Effect of discontinued operations (note 6): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vodafone Disposal Group and UPC Austria |  | (849.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (970.4 | )
UPC DTH |  | (27.3 | ) |  | (28.1 | ) |  | (29.7 | ) |  | (29.5 | )
As adjusted |  | $ | 2,642.5 |  |  | $ | 2,746.8 |  |  | $ | 2,899.3 |  |  | $ | 2,987.8 |
Operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As previously reported |  | $ | 427.1 |  |  | $ | 208.9 |  |  | $ | 221.6 |  |  | $ | 495.8 |
Effect of discontinued operations (note 6): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vodafone Disposal Group and UPC Austria |  | (210.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (334.5 | )
UPC DTH |  | (2.5 | ) |  | (2.6 | ) |  | (2.8 | ) |  | (3.8 | )
Effect of Accounting Change (note 2) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4.4 | )
As adjusted |  | $ | 214.2 |  |  | $ | 206.3 |  |  | $ | 218.8 |  |  | $ | 153.1 |
Net loss |  | $ | (267.2 | ) |  | $ | (652.4 | ) |  | $ | (779.0 | ) |  | $ | (1,022.0 | )
Net loss attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |  | $ | (320.2 | ) |  | $ | (674.3 | ) |  | $ | (791.6 | ) |  | $ | (992.0 | )
Basic and diluted loss attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (notes 3 and 5): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liberty Global Shares |  | $ | (0.33 | ) |  | $ | (0.75 | ) |  | $ | (0.55 | ) |  | $ | (0.68 | )
LiLAC Shares |  | $ | (0.16 | ) |  | $ | (0.22 | ) |  | $ | (1.93 | ) |  | $ | (2.55 | )

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