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Segment Reporting - Schedule of Segment Expenses (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services $ 975.9 $ 989.4 $ 1,020.4
Other direct costs 158.4 161.6 160.1
Total significant programming and other direct costs of services 975.9 989.4 1,020.4
Personnel and contract labor 558.6 579.2 557.6
Network-related 215.9 237.2 259.0
Service-related 252.7 267.2 227.6
Commercial 179.6 189.6 181.1
Facility, provision, franchise and other 553.2 619.0 563.8
Operating Segments, Significant Operating Costs and Expenses 1,760.0 1,892.2 1,789.1
Total significant expenses 2,735.9 2,881.6 2,809.5
Programming and copyright      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 224.6 233.6 237.2
Interconnect      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 262.6 278.3 302.5
Equipment      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 330.3 315.9 320.6
Operating Segments | Liberty Caribbean      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Other direct costs 55.5 42.9 34.0
Total significant programming and other direct costs of services 219.6 222.5 229.7
Personnel and contract labor 191.6 201.3 202.5
Network-related 123.1 133.4 135.9
Service-related 69.7 70.6 76.5
Commercial 32.7 42.1 46.1
Facility, provision, franchise and other 145.4 159.6 149.4
Operating Segments, Significant Operating Costs and Expenses 562.5 607.0 610.4
Total significant expenses 782.1 829.5 840.1
Operating Segments | C&W Panama      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Other direct costs 98.2 107.5 117.8
Total significant programming and other direct costs of services 241.7 249.2 253.0
Personnel and contract labor 71.8 78.8 81.7
Network-related 47.8 52.1 53.9
Service-related 21.1 19.3 17.2
Commercial 34.3 30.1 25.5
Facility, provision, franchise and other 67.9 64.0 83.6
Operating Segments, Significant Operating Costs and Expenses 242.9 244.3 261.9
Total significant expenses 484.6 493.5 514.9
Operating Segments | Liberty Networks      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Other direct costs 17.4 15.7 18.8
Total significant programming and other direct costs of services 72.6 65.0 68.7
Personnel and contract labor 51.1 46.4 45.0
Network-related 46.2 47.9 45.7
Service-related 13.3 9.8 6.1
Commercial 2.2 1.4 1.7
Facility, provision, franchise and other 27.2 34.3 24.6
Operating Segments, Significant Operating Costs and Expenses 140.0 139.8 123.1
Total significant expenses 212.6 204.8 191.8
Operating Segments | Liberty Puerto Rico      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Other direct costs 2.3 4.7 2.1
Total significant programming and other direct costs of services 340.3 349.6 387.4
Personnel and contract labor 145.4 164.1 154.9
Network-related 33.8 36.3 52.5
Service-related 87.5 119.7 79.5
Commercial 48.1 54.6 51.2
Facility, provision, franchise and other 190.7 246.3 206.7
Operating Segments, Significant Operating Costs and Expenses 505.5 621.0 544.8
Total significant expenses 845.8 970.6 932.2
Operating Segments | Liberty Costa Rica      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Other direct costs 1.2 6.9 4.2
Total significant programming and other direct costs of services 136.7 136.8 120.2
Personnel and contract labor 33.5 32.0 32.2
Network-related 40.6 39.9 39.1
Service-related 25.5 25.3 25.1
Commercial 62.3 61.4 56.5
Facility, provision, franchise and other 98.1 88.2 71.7
Operating Segments, Significant Operating Costs and Expenses 260.0 246.8 224.6
Total significant expenses 396.7 383.6 344.8
Operating Segments | Programming and copyright | Liberty Caribbean      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 64.5 64.2 71.5
Operating Segments | Programming and copyright | C&W Panama      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 20.5 22.0 21.4
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
Operating Segments | Programming and copyright | Liberty Puerto Rico      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 101.8 109.8 112.4
Operating Segments | Programming and copyright | Liberty Costa Rica      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 37.8 37.6 33.1
Operating Segments | Interconnect | Liberty Caribbean      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 61.4 65.4 75.2
Operating Segments | Interconnect | C&W Panama      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 63.5 69.4 72.2
Operating Segments | Interconnect | Liberty Networks      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 54.6 49.0 49.3
Operating Segments | Interconnect | Liberty Puerto Rico      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 78.9 83.7 93.3
Operating Segments | Interconnect | Liberty Costa Rica      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 23.0 28.4 33.1
Operating Segments | Equipment | Liberty Caribbean      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 38.2 50.0 49.0
Operating Segments | Equipment | C&W Panama      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 59.5 50.3 41.6
Operating Segments | Equipment | Liberty Networks      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 0.6 0.3 0.6
Operating Segments | Equipment | Liberty Puerto Rico      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 157.3 151.4 179.6
Operating Segments | Equipment | Liberty Costa Rica      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 74.7 63.9 49.8
Corporate      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Other direct costs 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total significant programming and other direct costs of services 0.0 0.0 0.0
Personnel and contract labor 63.4 56.6 41.4
Network-related 0.0 0.0 0.0
Service-related 39.9 25.0 23.2
Commercial 0.0 0.0 0.0
Facility, provision, franchise and other 24.4 27.8 32.4
Operating Segments, Significant Operating Costs and Expenses 127.7 109.4 97.0
Total significant expenses 127.7 109.4 97.0
Corporate | Programming and copyright      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 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
Corporate | Equipment      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 0.0 0.0 0.0
Intersegment eliminations      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Other direct costs (16.2) (16.1) (16.8)
Total significant programming and other direct costs of services (35.0) (33.7) (38.6)
Personnel and contract labor 1.8 0.0 (0.1)
Network-related (75.6) (72.4) (68.1)
Service-related (4.3) (2.5) 0.0
Commercial 0.0 0.0 0.1
Facility, provision, franchise and other (0.5) (1.2) (4.6)
Operating Segments, Significant Operating Costs and Expenses (78.6) (76.1) (72.7)
Total significant expenses (113.6) (109.8) (111.3)
Intersegment eliminations | Programming and copyright      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services 0.0 0.0 (1.2)
Intersegment eliminations | Interconnect      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services (18.8) (17.6) (20.6)
Intersegment eliminations | Equipment      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total programming and other direct costs of services $ 0.0 $ 0.0 $ 0.0