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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
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Estimated Useful Life
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December 31, 2013
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December 31, 2012
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amounts in millions
Land
NA
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$
59

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13

Buildings and improvements
10 - 40 years
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157

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149

Support equipment
3 - 20 years
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257

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167

Satellite system
2 - 15 years
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1,573

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—

Construction in progress
NA
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103

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—

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Total property and equipment
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$
2,149

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329

Net earnings attributable to stockholders [Table Text Block]
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Years ended December 31,
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2013
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2012
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2011
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amounts in millions
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
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$
8,780

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1,160

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594

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
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$
—

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254

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242

Share-based compensation expense [Table Text Block]
Included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations are the following amounts of stock-based compensation, a portion of which relates to SIRIUS XM as discussed in note 15 (amounts in millions):
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Years ended December 31,
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2013
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2012
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2011
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amounts in millions
Cost of subscriber services:
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Programming and content
$
15

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—

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—

Customer service and billing
4

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—

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—

Other
7

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—

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—

Other operating expense
14

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—

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—

Selling, general and administrative
153

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46

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25

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$
193

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46

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25

Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block]
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Years ended December 31,
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2013
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2012
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2011
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number of shares in millions
Basic WASO
118

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120

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85

Stock options
2

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4

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3

Diluted WASO
120

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124

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88

Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
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Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block]
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Years ended December 31,
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2013
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2012
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2011
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number of shares in millions
Basic WASO
NA
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NA
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51

Stock options
NA
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NA
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2

Diluted WASO
NA
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NA
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53