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Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Performance Measures of Our Reportable Segments

	Revenue
	Three months ended March 31,
	2019				2018
	in millions
U.K./Ireland	$	1,661.3			$	1,778.2
Belgium	711.9				759.6
Switzerland	316.0				344.9
Central and Eastern Europe	119.1				129.5
Central and Corporate	60.7				52.7
Intersegment eliminations	(1.0		)		(1.4		)
Total	$	2,868.0			$	3,063.5
VodafoneZiggo JV	$	1,093.9			$	1,196.6

	Adjusted OIBDA
	Three months ended March 31,
	2019				2018
	in millions
U.K./Ireland	$	708.3			$	762.6
Belgium	339.0				357.6
Switzerland	163.1				186.5
Central and Eastern Europe	57.2				62.3
Central and Corporate	(85.7		)		(107.1		)
Intersegment eliminations (a)	1.4				(0.2		)
Total	$	1,183.3			$	1,261.7
VodafoneZiggo JV	$	493.8			$	516.9

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(a) Amounts are related to transactions between our continuing and discontinued operations prior to the disposal dates of such discontinued operations.

The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA from continuing operations to loss from continuing operations before income taxes:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2019				2018
	in millions
Adjusted OIBDA from continuing operations	$	1,183.3			$	1,261.7
Share-based compensation expense	(67.3		)		(42.7		)
Depreciation and amortization	(939.6		)		(1,040.7		)
Impairment, restructuring and other operating items, net	(70.9		)		(60.7		)
Operating income	105.5				117.6
Interest expense	(367.3		)		(375.3		)
Realized and unrealized losses on derivative instruments, net	(82.8		)		(211.3		)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	138.6				(101.7		)
Realized and unrealized losses due to changes in fair values of certain investments and debt, net	(8.2		)		(57.2		)
Share of results of affiliates, net	(70.9		)		(36.5		)
Other income, net	6.0				7.2
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(279.1	)		$	(657.2	)

Property and Equipment Additions of our Reportable Segments

The property and equipment additions of our reportable segments (including capital additions financed under vendor financing or finance lease arrangements) are presented below and reconciled to the capital expenditure amounts included in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. For additional information concerning capital additions financed under vendor financing and finance lease arrangements, see note 8.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2019				2018
	in millions
U.K./Ireland	$	395.3			$	559.2
Belgium	141.7				185.2
Switzerland	58.6				52.8
Central and Eastern Europe	21.7				37.9
Central and Corporate (a)	81.3				148.5
Total property and equipment additions	698.6				983.6
Assets acquired under capital-related vendor financing arrangements	(508.9		)		(635.9		)
Assets acquired under finance leases	(12.2		)		(23.9		)
Changes in current liabilities related to capital expenditures	153.8				160.4
Total capital expenditures, net	$	331.3			$	484.2
Capital expenditures, net:
Third-party payments	$	371.6			$	509.6
Proceeds received for transfers to related parties (b)	(40.3		)		(25.4		)
Total capital expenditures, net	$	331.3			$	484.2
Property and equipment additions - VodafoneZiggo JV	$	192.1			$	239.8

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(a) Includes amounts that represent the net impact of changes in inventory levels associated with certain centrally-procured network equipment. Most of this equipment is ultimately transferred to our operating subsidiaries.

(b)

Primarily relates to transfers of centrally-procured property and equipment to our discontinued operations and the VodafoneZiggo JV.

Revenue by Major Category

Our revenue by major category for our consolidated reportable segments is set forth below:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2019				2018
	in millions
Residential revenue:
Residential cable revenue (a):
Subscription revenue (b):
Video	$	692.1			$	747.2
Broadband internet	802.8				840.8
Fixed-line telephony	368.8				422.0
Total subscription revenue	1,863.7				2,010.0
Non-subscription revenue	54.0				81.3
Total residential cable revenue	1,917.7				2,091.3
Residential mobile revenue (c):
Subscription revenue (b)	228.0				243.9
Non-subscription revenue	156.7				179.5
Total residential mobile revenue	384.7				423.4
Total residential revenue	2,302.4				2,514.7
B2B revenue (d):
Subscription revenue	113.8				108.2
Non-subscription revenue	372.0				379.4
Total B2B revenue	485.8				487.6
Other revenue (e)	79.8				61.2
Total	$	2,868.0			$	3,063.5

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(a) Residential cable subscription revenue includes amounts received from subscribers for ongoing services. Residential cable non-subscription revenue includes, among other items, channel carriage fees, late fees and revenue from the sale of equipment.

(b) Residential subscription revenue from subscribers who purchase bundled services at a discounted rate is generally allocated proportionally to each service based on the standalone price for each individual service. As a result, changes in the standalone pricing of our cable and mobile products or the composition of bundles can contribute to changes in our product revenue categories from period to period.

(c) Residential mobile subscription revenue includes amounts received from subscribers for ongoing services. Residential mobile non-subscription revenue includes, among other items, interconnect revenue and revenue from sales of mobile handsets and other devices.

(d) B2B subscription revenue represents revenue from services to certain small or home office (SOHO) subscribers. SOHO subscribers pay a premium price to receive expanded service levels along with video, broadband internet, fixed-line telephony or mobile services that are the same or similar to the mass marketed products offered to our residential subscribers. B2B non-subscription revenue includes business broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephony, mobile and data services offered to medium to large enterprises and, on a wholesale basis, to other operators.

(e)

Other revenue includes, among other items, (i) revenue earned from the JV Services and sales of customer premises equipment to the VodafoneZiggo JV, (ii) broadcasting revenue in Ireland and (iii) revenue earned from transitional and other services provided to Liberty Latin America, Ltd. (Liberty Latin America), and for the 2019 period, Deutsche Telekom.

Geographic Segments

The revenue of our geographic segments is set forth below:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2019				2018
	in millions
U.K.	$	1,533.5			$	1,644.4
Belgium	711.9				759.6
Switzerland	316.0				344.9
Ireland	127.8				133.8
Poland	106.7				116.0
Slovakia	12.4				13.5
Other, including intersegment eliminations	59.7				51.3
Total	$	2,868.0			$	3,063.5
VodafoneZiggo JV	$	1,093.9			$	1,196.6

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