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Segment Reporting (Performance Measures) (Schedule) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,853.3	$ 3,499.9
Adjusted EBITDA	684.3	1,316.2
VMED O2 JV (U.K.) | Equity Method Investment, Nonconsolidated Investee or Group of Investees
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	3,398.0	0.0
Adjusted EBITDA	1,395.3	0.0
VodafoneZiggo JV | Equity Method Investment, Nonconsolidated Investee or Group of Investees
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,130.0	1,217.0
Adjusted EBITDA	537.8	565.2
Operating Segments | Switzerland
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	821.4	841.8
Adjusted EBITDA	301.2	281.6
Operating Segments | Belgium
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	724.4	772.7
Adjusted EBITDA	340.4	371.8
Operating Segments | Ireland
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	127.8	136.1
Adjusted EBITDA	50.9	47.6
Operating Segments | U.K.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0.0	1,635.0
Adjusted EBITDA	0.0	640.4
Corporate, Non-Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	181.4	120.3
Adjusted EBITDA	(7.4)	(26.3)
Intersegment eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	(1.7)	(6.0)
Intersegment eliminations	$ (0.8)	$ 1.1

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