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Earnings (Loss) per Share (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Schedule of Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
The details of our net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders are set forth below:
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2026202520262025
in millions, except share amounts
Net earnings (loss)$547.7 $(83.4)$548.1 $(4,180.5)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests(89.8)(7.3)(117.5)(40.4)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders$457.9 $(90.7)$430.6 $(4,220.9)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic EPS computation)
338,047,245 339,726,508 337,956,166 344,354,828 
Incremental shares (a)9,071,255 — 12,578,982 — 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted EPS computation)
347,118,500 339,726,508 350,535,148 344,354,828 
Excluded potentially dilutive employee share-based incentive awards (b)103,874,145 153,333,863 82,117,974 153,333,863 
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(a)We use the treasury stock method to calculate the incremental shares attributable to the assumed exercise or release of the outstanding share-based incentive awards upon vesting. Certain of our share incentive plans include performance and/or other features that result in the associated shares being contingently issuable. For purposes of applying the treasury stock method, the dilutive effect of these awards is calculated based on the number of the shares that would be issuable as if the end of the reporting period was the end of the contingency period.

(b)Amounts represent potentially dilutive shares that have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Global shareholders because their effect would have been anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. Additional shares may be issuable in future periods based on the actual performance of certain PSUs, because such awards had not yet met the applicable performance criteria during the reporting period.