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Investments (Investments) (Details)
€ in Millions, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
USD ($)
shares
Jun. 30, 2025
EUR (€)
Jun. 30, 2025
EUR (€)
shares
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Equity $ 9,296.5     $ 8,780.3
Short-term, separately-managed accounts (SMAs) 0.0     335.6
Total investments 3,258.1     3,243.3
Total investments 12,554.6     12,023.6
Short-term investments 1,328.1     335.6
Long-term investments $ 11,226.5     $ 11,688.0
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Accrued Interest, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]       Other current assets (notes 3 and 5)
Accrued interest       $ 7.2
AtlasEdge JV        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Percentage of ownership interest 50.00%   50.00%  
nexfibre JV        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Percentage of ownership interest 25.00%   25.00%  
VMO2 JV        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Equity $ 6,844.9     6,501.4
Ownership percentage 50.00%   50.00%  
VodafoneZiggo JV        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Equity $ 1,873.1     1,738.4
Ownership percentage 50.00%   50.00%  
VodafoneZiggo JV | VodafoneZiggo JV Loan        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Excess of carrying amount over proportional share in investees net assets $ 1,024.0     901.2
Related party note receivable rate 5.55% 5.55%    
Interest accrued $ 27.7 € 23.5    
VodafoneZiggo JV | VodafoneZiggo JV Receivable I        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Related party note receivable 823.4   € 700.0 724.4
VodafoneZiggo JV | VodafoneZiggo JV Receivable II        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Related party note receivable 244.5   € 207.9 215.1
AE Group Sàrl (AtlasEdge JV)        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Equity $ 395.8     339.5
Ownership percentage 48.70%   48.70%  
Nexfibre Networks Limited (nexfibre JV)        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Equity $ 92.5     93.4
Ownership percentage 24.90%   24.90%  
Other        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Equity $ 90.2     107.6
Long-term investments at fair value 374.1     358.1
Vodafone - subject to re-use rights        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Short-term, separately-managed accounts (SMAs) 1,328.1     0.0
Long-term, SMAs 0.0     1,141.5
Total investments $ 0.0     $ 89.3
Ownership percentage 5.10%   5.10% 5.20%
Counterparty to dispose (in shares) | shares 90   90  
Proceeds from sale of other investments $ 81.7 € 70.9    
EdgeConneX, Inc. (EdgeConneX)        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Long-term investments at fair value $ 516.3     $ 414.5
Ownership percentage 4.20%   4.20%  
EdgeConneX, Inc. (EdgeConneX) | Herndon Topco        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Ownership percentage 4.30%   4.30%  
EdgeConneX, Inc. (EdgeConneX) | McNair Topco        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Ownership percentage 3.40%   3.40%  
ITV plc (ITV)        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Long-term investments at fair value $ 431.2     351.4
Ownership percentage 10.10%   10.10%  
Televisa Univision, Inc. (Televisa Univision)        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Long-term, SMAs $ 313.9     314.8
Ownership percentage 6.30%   6.30%  
CANAL+ Polska S.A (CANAL+ Polska).        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Long-term investments at fair value $ 83.7     72.5
Ownership percentage 17.00%   17.00%  
SMAs        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Long-term, SMAs $ 82.8     97.5
Plume        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Long-term, SMAs $ 60.0     73.0
Ownership percentage 10.50%   10.50%  
Warrants, fair value $ 19.1     24.5
Lionsgate        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Long-term investments at fair value $ 40.8     53.4
Ownership percentage 2.50%   2.50%  
Aviatrix Systems, Inc. (Aviatrix)        
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]        
Long-term investments at fair value $ 27.2     $ 31.0
Ownership percentage 4.30%   4.30%