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Investments in Debt and Equity Securities - Summary (Details)

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Investments in Debt and Equity Securities - Summary (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2019
USD ($)
$ / shares
Sep. 22, 2017
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
item
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Consolidated Liberty Ìý Ìý $ 1,278 $ 1,114 Ìý
Payments to Acquire Investments Ìý Ìý $ 414 862 $ 784
SIRIUS XM Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ownership Interest In Investee 67.00% Ìý 73.00% Ìý Ìý
Business acquisition Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Common stock, par or stated value per share | $ / shares $ 0.001 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pandora | SIRIUS XM Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities Ìý Ìý $ 28 $ (17) Ìý
Payments to Acquire Investments Ìý $ 480 Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ownership Interest In Investee Ìý 19.00% Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ownership percentage on an as-converted basis Ìý 16.00% Ìý Ìý Ìý
Convertible Preferred Stock, Price Per Share | $ / shares Ìý $ 10.50 Ìý Ìý Ìý
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion | shares Ìý 95.2381 Ìý Ìý Ìý
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage Ìý 6.00% Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cost Method Investment Minimum Threshold Percentage Approved Issuance Ìý 19.99 Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cost Method Investment Maximum Percentage Threshold For Conversion Of Preferred Shares Ìý 19.99% Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cost Method Investment, Number of Directors Designated | item Ìý Ìý Ìý 3 Ìý
Cost Method Investment, Number of Directors Designated, Chairman | item Ìý Ìý Ìý 1 Ìý
Business acquisition Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Initial value of all-stock transaction $ 2,900 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Common stock, par or stated value per share | $ / shares $ 0.0001 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Number of shares of common stock issued for each share of acquired entity's stock 1.44 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
SIRIUS XM Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ownership Interest In Investee 67.00% Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Liberty Sirius XM Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Consolidated Liberty Ìý Ìý 967 $ 580 Ìý
Payments to Acquire Investments Ìý Ìý 405 851 Ìý
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Debt Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Debt securities Ìý Ìý 967 580 Ìý
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Pandora | Debt Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Debt securities Ìý Ìý 523 480 Ìý
Liberty Sirius XM Group | iHeart Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Principal amount of debt securities acquired during period Ìý Ìý 522 Ìý Ìý
Payments to acquire debt securities Ìý Ìý 389 Ìý Ìý
Debt security, principal balance Ìý Ìý 660 Ìý Ìý
Liberty Sirius XM Group | iHeart | Debt Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Debt securities Ìý Ìý 444 100 Ìý
Braves Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other equity securities Ìý Ìý 8 8 Ìý
Consolidated Liberty Ìý Ìý 8 8 Ìý
Payments to Acquire Investments Ìý Ìý Ìý 2 20
Braves Group | Other Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other equity securities Ìý Ìý 8 8 Ìý
Formula One Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Consolidated Liberty Ìý Ìý 303 526 Ìý
Payments to Acquire Investments Ìý Ìý 9 9 $ 764
Formula One Group | Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Equity securities Ìý Ìý 303 526 Ìý
Formula One Group | AT&T | Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Equity securities Ìý Ìý 174 389 Ìý
Formula One Group | Other Equity Securities | Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Equity securities Ìý Ìý $ 129 $ 137 Ìý