jvid视频 Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Tracking Stocks (Narrative) (Details)

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Tracking Stocks (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Apr. 26, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]	听	听	听	听
Cash and cash equivalents	听	听	$ 1,042	$ 1,029
Liberty Sirius XM Group	听	听	听	听
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]	听	听	听	听
Cash and cash equivalents	听	听	658	听
Braves Group	听	听	听	听
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]	听	听	听	听
Cash and cash equivalents	听	听	114	听
Formula One Group	听	听	听	听
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]	听	听	听	听
Cash and cash equivalents	听	听	270	听
SIRIUS XM	听	听	听	听
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]	听	听	听	听
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.011	听	听	听
Payments of Dividends	听	$ 49	听	听
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company	听	$ 35	听	听
SIRIUS XM \| Liberty Sirius XM Group	听	听	听	听
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]	听	听	听	听
Cash and cash equivalents	听	听	$ 79	听
Formula 1 \| Braves Group	听	听	听	听
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]	听	听	听	听
Percentage ownership	听	听	15.10%	听
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares	听	听	9,084,940	听
Formula 1 \| Braves Group \| Common Class C	听	听	听	听
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]	听	听	听	听
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares	听	听	9,084,940	听
Formula 1 \| Formula One Group	听	听	听	听
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]	听	听	听	听
Cash and cash equivalents	听	听	$ 140	听

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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