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Subsequent Event (Details) | 1 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2020 EUR (€) | Jan. 31, 2020 EUR (€) | Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2019 EUR (€)
Telenet Dollar-Denominated Term Loan Facility | Medium-term Notes |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Original issue amount |  |  |  | $ 220,000,000.0 |
Telenet Dollar-Denominated Term Loan Facility | Medium-term Notes | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Original issue amount | $ 2,295,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal amount | 2,295,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Telenet Euro-Denominated Term Loan Facility | Medium-term Notes |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Original issue amount |  |  |  | $ 196,500,000 | € 175,000,000.0
Telenet Euro-Denominated Term Loan Facility | Medium-term Notes | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Original issue amount | 1,246,400,000 |  | € 1,110,000,000.0 |  |
Outstanding principal amount | € |  | € 1,110,000,000.0 |  |  |
UPC Holding Dollar Denominated Term Loan Facility | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt | 1,140,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
UPC Holding Dollar Denominated Term Loan Facility | Medium-term Notes | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Original issue amount | 700,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
UPC Holding Euro-Denominated Term Loan Facility | Medium-term Notes | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Original issue amount | $ 449,100,000 |  | € 400,000,000.0 |  |

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