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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Equity Interest Owed To Creditor

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Number Of Markets

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The number of countries in which the entity operates as of balance sheet date.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) market country segment	Oct. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment	2
Principal amount redeemed	$ 8,506.4		$ 8,349.8
2027 LPR Senior Secured Notes \| Line of Credit \| Subsequent Event
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Principal amount redeemed		$ 1,161.0
Debt instrument, covenant, equity interest owed to creditor		1
Residential and Business-to-Business Services
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of countries in which entity provides services (over) \| country	20
Wholesale Communication Services \| Cable & Wireless Communications Limited (C&W)
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of markets (over) \| market	30
Telefónica Costa Rica. C&W
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Percentage ownership of subsidiaries (less than)	100.00%