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Segment Reporting (Capital Expenditures of Reportable Segments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total property and equipment additions | $ 746.6 | $ 654.4
Assets acquired under capital-related vendor financing arrangements | (328.2) | (370.9)
Assets acquired under finance leases | (9.7) | (11.1)
Changes in current liabilities related to capital expenditures | 67.1 | 75.4
Total capital expenditures, net | 475.8 | 347.8
VodafoneZiggo JV |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Property and equipment additions - VodafoneZiggo JV | 234.5 | 245.4
Operating Segments | U.K./Ireland |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total property and equipment additions | 351.4 | 346.6
Operating Segments | Belgium |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total property and equipment additions | 153.4 | 141.6
Operating Segments | Switzerland |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total property and equipment additions | 154.2 | 69.2
Operating Segments | Central and Eastern Europe |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total property and equipment additions | 17.6 | 18.9
Corporate, Non-Segment |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total property and equipment additions | $ 70.0 | $ 78.1

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