CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,418.6	$ 2,081.4
Trade receivables, net (note 3)	521.2	558.2
Other current assets (notes 3, 4, 5 and 6)	558.2	756.8
Total current assets	3,498.0	3,396.4
Investments and related notes receivable (including $1,054.6 million and $1,631.5 million, respectively, measured at fair value on a recurring basis) (note 5)	6,700.3	7,686.1
Property and equipment, net (notes 8 and 10)	5,422.1	5,270.3
Goodwill (note 8)	3,415.5	3,502.8
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (note 8)	1,266.8	1,349.4
Other assets, net (notes 3, 6 and 10)	1,229.8	1,390.9
Total assets	21,532.5	22,595.9
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	443.0	478.7
Deferred revenue (note 3)	247.4	291.9
Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations (notes 9 and 10)	620.4	764.0
Accrued capital expenditures	168.9	158.0
Accrued income taxes	103.9	218.2
Other accrued and current liabilities (notes 4, 6 and 10)	1,158.3	1,248.3
Total current liabilities	2,741.9	3,159.1
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations (notes 9 and 10)	7,729.9	7,830.9
Long-term operating lease liabilities (note 10)	723.8	739.7
Other long-term liabilities (notes 3 and 6)	874.5	920.4
Total liabilities	12,070.1	12,650.1
Commitments and contingencies (notes 6, 9, 10, 11 and 14)
Liberty Global shareholders:
Additional paid-in capital	805.1	712.4
Accumulated earnings	5,077.2	5,104.5
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes	3,339.1	3,915.6
Treasury shares, at cost	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Liberty Global shareholders	9,224.6	9,735.7
Noncontrolling interests	237.8	210.1
Total equity	9,462.4	9,945.8
Total liabilities and equity	21,532.5	22,595.9
Class A
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	1.7	1.7
Class B
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	0.1	0.1
Class C
Liberty Global shareholders:
Common stock	$ 1.5	$ 1.5

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