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Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract] |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) | Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)
|  | 2019
|  | 1 st quarter |  | 2 nd quarter |  | 3 rd quarter |  | 4 th quarter
|  | in millions, except per share amounts
Revenue |  | $ | 2,868.0 |  |  | $ | 2,850.4 |  |  | $ | 2,840.9 |  |  | $ | 2,982.2 |
Operating income |  | $ | 105.5 |  |  | $ | 148.7 |  |  | $ | 208.8 |  |  | $ | 282.5 |
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations |  | $ | (306.9 | ) |  | $ | (339.6 | ) |  | $ | 587.2 |  |  | $ | (1,349.7 | )
Net earnings (loss) |  | $ | 15.7 |  |  | $ | 82.5 |  |  | $ | 12,885.1 |  |  | $ | (1,345.1 | )
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |  | $ | (315.6 | ) |  | $ | (369.1 | ) |  | $ | 550.0 |  |  | $ | (1,391.1 | )
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |  | $ | 7.0 |  |  | $ | 53.0 |  |  | $ | 12,847.9 |  |  | $ | (1,386.5 | )
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (note 3) |  | $ | (0.43 | ) |  | $ | (0.50 | ) |  | $ | 0.77 |  |  | $ | (2.20 | )
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share |  | $ | 0.01 |  |  | $ | 0.07 |  |  | $ | 17.99 |  |  | $ | (2.19 | )
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share |  | $ | 0.01 |  |  | $ | 0.07 |  |  | $ | 17.91 |  |  | $ | (2.19 | )
|  | 2018
|  | 1 st quarter |  | 2 nd quarter |  | 3 rd quarter |  | 4 th quarter
|  | in millions, except per share amounts
Revenue |  | $ | 3,063.5 |  |  | $ | 3,015.6 |  |  | $ | 2,929.7 |  |  | $ | 2,949.1 |
Operating income |  | $ | 117.5 |  |  | $ | 264.1 |  |  | $ | 205.1 |  |  | $ | 252.4 |
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations |  | $ | (1,367.2 | ) |  | $ | 669.0 |  |  | $ | (399.4 | ) |  | $ | (313.9 | )
Net earnings (loss) |  | $ | (1,178.6 | ) |  | $ | 950.5 |  |  | $ | 1,025.9 |  |  | $ | 52.2 |
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |  | $ | (1,373.3 | ) |  | $ | 632.9 |  |  | $ | (450.6 | ) |  | $ | (341.0 | )
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders |  | $ | (1,186.5 | ) |  | $ | 912.6 |  |  | $ | 974.1 |  |  | $ | 25.1 |
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share (note 3) |  | $ | (1.70 | ) |  | $ | 0.80 |  |  | $ | (0.57 | ) |  | $ | (0.45 | )
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share |  | $ | (1.47 | ) |  | $ | 1.16 |  |  | $ | 1.23 |  |  | $ | 0.03 |
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders per share |  | $ | (1.47 | ) |  | $ | 1.15 |  |  | $ | 1.23 |  |  | $ | 0.03 |

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