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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | The following table summarizes the tax effects related to each component of other comprehensive earnings (loss), net, of amounts reclassified to our consolidated statements of operations:
|  | Pre-tax amount |  | Tax benefit (expense) |  | Net-of-tax amount
|  | in millions
Year ended December 31, 2019: |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | $ | 432.2 |  |  | $ | 3.3 |  |  | $ | 435.5 |
Pension-related adjustments and other |  | (16.7 | ) |  | 2.3 |  |  | (14.4 | )
Other comprehensive earnings from continuing operations |  | 415.5 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 421.1 |
Other comprehensive earnings from discontinued operations (a) |  | 61.1 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 61.0 |
Other comprehensive earnings |  | 476.6 |  |  | 5.5 |  |  | 482.1 |
Other comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests (b) |  | (1.5 | ) |  | 0.3 |  |  | (1.2 | )
Other comprehensive earnings attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |  | $ | 475.1 |  |  | $ | 5.8 |  |  | $ | 480.9 |
Year ended December 31, 2018: |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | $ | (897.9 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (897.9 | )
Pension-related adjustments and other |  | (24.4 | ) |  | 4.4 |  |  | (20.0 | )
Other comprehensive loss from continuing operations |  | (922.3 | ) |  | 4.4 |  |  | (917.9 | )
Other comprehensive loss from discontinued operations (a) |  | (105.9 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (106.1 | )
Other comprehensive loss |  | (1,028.2 | ) |  | 4.2 |  |  | (1,024.0 | )
Other comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests (b) |  | (0.3 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | (0.2 | )
Other comprehensive loss attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |  | $ | (1,028.5 | ) |  | $ | 4.3 |  |  | $ | (1,024.2 | )
Year ended December 31, 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | $ | 1,898.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,898.7 |
Pension-related adjustments |  | 17.6 |  |  | (1.9 | ) |  | 15.7 |
Other comprehensive earnings from continuing operations |  | 1,916.3 |  |  | (1.9 | ) |  | 1,914.4 |
Other comprehensive earnings from discontinued operations |  | 30.1 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 30.4 |
Other comprehensive earnings |  | 1,946.4 |  |  | (1.6 | ) |  | 1,944.8 |
Other comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests (b) |  | (1.9 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | (1.7 | )
Other comprehensive earnings attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |  | $ | 1,944.5 |  |  | $ | (1.4 | ) |  | $ | 1,943.1 |
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(a) | For additional information regarding the reclassification of foreign currency translation adjustments included in net earnings, see note 6.
(b) Amounts represent the noncontrolling interest owners’ share of our pension-related adjustments. The changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of taxes, are summarized as follows:
| Liberty Global shareholders |  |  |  |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Pension- related adjustments and other |  | Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) |  | Noncontrolling interests |  | Total accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)
| in millions
Balance at January 1, 2017 | $ | (272.6 | ) |  | $ | (99.8 | ) |  | $ | (372.4 | ) |  | $ | (5.9 | ) |  | $ | (378.3 | )
Other comprehensive earnings | 1,942.8 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 1,943.1 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 1,944.8 |
Impact of the Split-off Transaction | 56.4 |  |  | 28.9 |  |  | 85.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 85.3 |
Balance at December 31, 2017 | 1,726.6 |  |  | (70.6 | ) |  | 1,656.0 |  |  | (4.2 | ) |  | 1,651.8 |
Other comprehensive loss | (1,007.3 | ) |  | (16.9 | ) |  | (1,024.2 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | (1,024.0 | )
Balance at December 31, 2018 | 719.3 |  |  | (87.5 | ) |  | 631.8 |  |  | (4.0 | ) |  | 627.8 |
Other comprehensive earnings | 490.3 |  |  | (9.4 | ) |  | 480.9 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 482.1 |
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | 1,209.6 |  |  | $ | (96.9 | ) |  | $ | 1,112.7 |  |  | $ | (2.8 | ) |  | $ | 1,109.9 |

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