CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,046.7	$ 2,081.4
Trade receivables, net (note 3)	650.1	558.2
Derivative instruments (note 6)	314.6	135.0
Current assets held for sale (note 4)	811.2	125.8
Other current assets (notes 3 and 5)	725.2	496.0
Total current assets	4,547.8	3,396.4
Investments and related notes receivable (including $1,060.9 million and $1,631.5 million, respectively, measured at fair value on a recurring basis) (note 5)	5,050.8	7,686.1
Property and equipment, net (notes 8 and 10)	11,760.8	5,270.3
Goodwill (note 8)	7,498.4	3,502.8
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (note 8)	7,159.9	1,349.4
Other assets, net (notes 3, 6 and 10)	2,109.5	1,390.9
Total assets	38,127.2	22,595.9
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	802.4	478.7
Deferred revenue (note 3)	467.9	291.9
Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations (notes 9 and 10)	1,786.2	764.0
Accrued capital expenditures	206.0	158.0
Accrued income taxes	146.4	218.2
Current liabilities held for sale (note 4)	126.1	28.4
Other accrued and current liabilities (notes 6 and 10)	1,896.4	1,219.9
Total current liabilities	5,431.4	3,159.1
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations (notes 9 and 10)	18,802.1	7,830.9
Long-term operating lease liabilities (note 10)	902.5	739.7
Deferred tax liabilities (notes 4 and 11)	1,716.1	370.6
Other long-term liabilities (notes 3 and 6)	863.7	549.8
Total liabilities	27,715.8	12,650.1
Commitments and contingencies (notes 6, 9, 10, 11 and 15)
Liberty Global shareholders:
Additional paid-in capital	590.7	712.4
Accumulated earnings	5,535.1	5,104.5
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes	3,475.0	3,915.6
Treasury shares, at cost	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Liberty Global shareholders	9,604.0	9,735.7
Noncontrolling interests	807.4	210.1
Total equity	10,411.4	9,945.8
Total liabilities and equity	38,127.2	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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