Segment Reporting - Segment Expenses (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions |
3 Months Ended |
9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2025 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2025 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
$ 247.6
|
$ 231.9
|
$ 712.6
|
$ 717.4
|
| Project-related and other |
47.1
|
31.2
|
100.5
|
106.9
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
247.6
|
231.9
|
712.6
|
717.4
|
| Personnel and contract labor |
135.6
|
141.5
|
423.0
|
441.5
|
| Network-related |
51.9
|
59.2
|
161.4
|
186.8
|
| Service-related |
62.4
|
63.3
|
183.7
|
200.4
|
| Commercial |
45.2
|
46.1
|
135.5
|
146.0
|
| Facility, provision, franchise and other |
136.4
|
144.1
|
411.5
|
448.1
|
| Total significant other operating costs and expenses |
431.5
|
454.2
|
1,315.1
|
1,422.8
|
| Total significant expenses |
679.1
|
686.1
|
2,027.7
|
2,140.2
|
| Programming and copyright |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
54.4
|
58.5
|
169.5
|
179.0
|
| Interconnect |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
66.6
|
69.0
|
199.5
|
206.8
|
| Equipment |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
79.5
|
73.2
|
243.1
|
224.7
|
| Operating Segments | Liberty Caribbean |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Project-related and other |
15.4
|
10.1
|
39.3
|
30.6
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
54.3
|
54.9
|
159.9
|
169.1
|
| Personnel and contract labor |
47.6
|
50.5
|
144.7
|
153.2
|
| Network-related |
30.1
|
32.8
|
90.3
|
101.8
|
| Service-related |
17.8
|
16.9
|
50.8
|
49.8
|
| Commercial |
8.1
|
10.1
|
25.1
|
32.6
|
| Facility, provision, franchise and other |
38.4
|
36.6
|
108.6
|
120.2
|
| Total significant other operating costs and expenses |
142.0
|
146.9
|
419.5
|
457.6
|
| Total significant expenses |
196.3
|
201.8
|
579.4
|
626.7
|
| Operating Segments | C&W Panama |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Project-related and other |
30.3
|
21.4
|
56.1
|
71.3
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
65.1
|
58.2
|
165.0
|
175.7
|
| Personnel and contract labor |
18.3
|
19.7
|
54.1
|
60.6
|
| Network-related |
11.1
|
13.5
|
35.7
|
39.9
|
| Service-related |
5.5
|
5.1
|
14.9
|
14.5
|
| Commercial |
9.2
|
6.9
|
26.3
|
23.5
|
| Facility, provision, franchise and other |
18.1
|
15.9
|
52.4
|
49.9
|
| Total significant other operating costs and expenses |
62.2
|
61.1
|
183.4
|
188.4
|
| Total significant expenses |
127.3
|
119.3
|
348.4
|
364.1
|
| Operating Segments | Liberty Networks |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Project-related and other |
5.0
|
2.8
|
14.2
|
12.2
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
19.1
|
15.2
|
55.3
|
49.0
|
| Personnel and contract labor |
12.5
|
11.4
|
38.3
|
36.1
|
| Network-related |
10.8
|
12.3
|
35.2
|
35.7
|
| Service-related |
3.2
|
2.1
|
8.5
|
6.4
|
| Commercial |
0.4
|
0.2
|
1.6
|
1.3
|
| Facility, provision, franchise and other |
5.5
|
9.4
|
18.9
|
27.4
|
| Total significant other operating costs and expenses |
32.4
|
35.4
|
102.5
|
106.9
|
| Total significant expenses |
51.5
|
50.6
|
157.8
|
155.9
|
| Operating Segments | Liberty Puerto Rico |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Project-related and other |
0.6
|
0.9
|
1.9
|
3.5
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
83.6
|
80.3
|
256.6
|
252.5
|
| Personnel and contract labor |
34.0
|
39.3
|
109.6
|
128.1
|
| Network-related |
9.3
|
7.6
|
26.4
|
32.2
|
| Service-related |
19.6
|
27.5
|
63.6
|
96.8
|
| Commercial |
11.9
|
12.8
|
35.3
|
41.5
|
| Facility, provision, franchise and other |
44.3
|
52.5
|
142.4
|
164.5
|
| Total significant other operating costs and expenses |
119.1
|
139.7
|
377.3
|
463.1
|
| Total significant expenses |
202.7
|
220.0
|
633.9
|
715.6
|
| Operating Segments | Liberty Costa Rica |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Project-related and other |
0.0
|
0.7
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
34.1
|
31.9
|
102.0
|
96.5
|
| Personnel and contract labor |
8.4
|
8.3
|
25.5
|
24.1
|
| Network-related |
9.8
|
9.6
|
30.2
|
30.4
|
| Service-related |
6.1
|
6.2
|
18.8
|
19.1
|
| Commercial |
15.7
|
16.1
|
47.2
|
47.1
|
| Facility, provision, franchise and other |
24.0
|
22.6
|
71.0
|
65.3
|
| Total significant other operating costs and expenses |
64.0
|
62.8
|
192.7
|
186.0
|
| Total significant expenses |
98.1
|
94.7
|
294.7
|
282.5
|
| Operating Segments | Programming and copyright | Liberty Caribbean |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
15.8
|
16.2
|
47.9
|
51.1
|
| Operating Segments | Programming and copyright | C&W Panama |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
5.1
|
5.4
|
15.5
|
16.8
|
| Operating Segments | Programming and copyright | Liberty Networks |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| Operating Segments | Programming and copyright | Liberty Puerto Rico |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
23.7
|
26.9
|
77.7
|
83.1
|
| Operating Segments | Programming and copyright | Liberty Costa Rica |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
9.8
|
9.4
|
28.4
|
28.0
|
| Operating Segments | Interconnect | Liberty Caribbean |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
14.9
|
17.3
|
44.9
|
50.8
|
| Operating Segments | Interconnect | C&W Panama |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
15.5
|
16.5
|
48.4
|
51.6
|
| Operating Segments | Interconnect | Liberty Networks |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
13.8
|
12.4
|
40.5
|
36.6
|
| Operating Segments | Interconnect | Liberty Puerto Rico |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
21.4
|
20.7
|
62.4
|
59.3
|
| Operating Segments | Interconnect | Liberty Costa Rica |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
5.4
|
6.6
|
17.3
|
22.0
|
| Operating Segments | Equipment | Liberty Caribbean |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
8.2
|
11.3
|
27.8
|
36.6
|
| Operating Segments | Equipment | C&W Panama |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
14.2
|
14.9
|
45.0
|
36.0
|
| Operating Segments | Equipment | Liberty Networks |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
0.3
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.2
|
| Operating Segments | Equipment | Liberty Puerto Rico |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
37.9
|
31.8
|
114.6
|
106.6
|
| Operating Segments | Equipment | Liberty Costa Rica |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
18.9
|
15.2
|
55.1
|
45.3
|
| Corporate |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Project-related and other |
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| Personnel and contract labor |
14.4
|
13.1
|
49.6
|
39.4
|
| Network-related |
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| Service-related |
10.7
|
6.5
|
29.9
|
16.8
|
| Commercial |
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| Facility, provision, franchise and other |
6.4
|
6.5
|
18.5
|
21.0
|
| Total significant other operating costs and expenses |
31.5
|
26.1
|
98.0
|
77.2
|
| Total significant expenses |
31.5
|
26.1
|
98.0
|
77.2
|
| Corporate | Programming and copyright |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| Corporate | Interconnect |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| Corporate | Equipment |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| Intersegment eliminations |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Project-related and other |
(4.2)
|
(4.7)
|
(12.2)
|
(11.9)
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
(8.6)
|
(8.6)
|
(26.2)
|
(25.4)
|
| Personnel and contract labor |
0.4
|
(0.8)
|
1.2
|
0.0
|
| Network-related |
(19.2)
|
(16.6)
|
(56.4)
|
(53.2)
|
| Service-related |
(0.5)
|
(1.0)
|
(2.8)
|
(3.0)
|
| Commercial |
(0.1)
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| Facility, provision, franchise and other |
(0.3)
|
0.6
|
(0.3)
|
(0.2)
|
| Total significant other operating costs and expenses |
(19.7)
|
(17.8)
|
(58.3)
|
(56.4)
|
| Total significant expenses |
(28.3)
|
(26.4)
|
(84.5)
|
(81.8)
|
| Intersegment eliminations | Programming and copyright |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| Intersegment eliminations | Interconnect |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
(4.4)
|
(4.5)
|
(14.0)
|
(13.5)
|
| Intersegment eliminations | Equipment |
|
|
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Total programming and other direct costs of services |
$ 0.0
|
$ 0.0
|
$ 0.0
|
$ 0.0
|