Notional Amount of Derivative Instruments without Exchange of Notional Amounts at Inception and Maturity

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Average remaining period until maturity of the derivative contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Floor rate on a foreign currency derivative for example, but not limited to, a floor or a collar.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121590274&loc=SL5580258-113959

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121590274&loc=SL5579245-113959

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Derivative Instruments (Cross-currency Derivative Contracts) (Details) € in Millions, zł in Millions, SFr in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2021 CHF (SFr)	Mar. 31, 2021 PLN (zł)
Derivative [Line Items]
Floor rate	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining life	4 years 6 months
UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 2
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining life	6 years 9 months 18 days
UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining life	4 years 8 months 12 days
UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 4
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining life	3 years 1 month 6 days
UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 5
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining life	1 year 9 months 18 days
Telenet \| Cross-Currency Swap 6
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining life	5 years 9 months 18 days
Telenet \| Cross-Currency Swap 7
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining life	3 years 9 months 18 days
Virgin Media
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative instruments that do not involve the exchange of notional amounts at the inception and maturity \| $	$ 53.1
Notional amount due from counterparty \| UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative \| $	360.0
Notional amount due from counterparty \| UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 2
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative \| $	4,200.0
Notional amount due from counterparty \| UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative		€ 3,233.3
Notional amount due from counterparty \| UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 4
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative		707.0
Notional amount due from counterparty \| UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 5
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative \| SFr			SFr 740.0
Notional amount due from counterparty \| Telenet \| Cross-Currency Swap 6
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative \| $	3,940.0
Notional amount due from counterparty \| Telenet \| Cross-Currency Swap 7
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative		45.2
Notional amount due to counterparty \| UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative		267.9
Notional amount due to counterparty \| UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 2
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative \| SFr			3,838.7
Notional amount due to counterparty \| UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative \| SFr			SFr 3,602.9
Notional amount due to counterparty \| UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 4
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative \| zł				zł 2,999.5
Notional amount due to counterparty \| UPC Holding \| Cross-Currency Swap 5
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative		701.1
Notional amount due to counterparty \| Telenet \| Cross-Currency Swap 6
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative		€ 3,489.6
Notional amount due to counterparty \| Telenet \| Cross-Currency Swap 7
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative \| $	$ 50.0