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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 4 Months Ended 8 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2016
Jul. 23, 2014
Apr. 15, 2016
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 9 Ìý $ 12 $ 9 Ìý
Provision for Doubtful Accounts Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 57 56 $ 47
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Write-offs Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 55 53 49
Total Value Of Fair Value Option Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý 489 Ìý 467 489 Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross Ìý Ìý Ìý 3,182 Ìý 3,596 3,182 Ìý
Depreciation Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 230 186 207
Interest Costs Capitalized Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 10 8 Ìý
Advertising Expense Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 311 230 210
Share-based Compensation Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 230 150 204
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 30 Ìý Ìý
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 1 year 8 months 12 days Ìý Ìý
Liberty Sirius XM Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross Ìý Ìý Ìý 2,079 Ìý $ 2,274 2,079 Ìý
Share-based Compensation Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 150 128 157
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from EPS Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 22,000,000 Ìý Ìý
Braves Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross Ìý Ìý Ìý 943 Ìý $ 1,150 943 Ìý
Share-based Compensation Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 48 9 10
Basic earnings (loss) Ìý Ìý Ìý (30) Ìý (25) Ìý Ìý
Unrealized gain loss on the intergroup interest Ìý Ìý Ìý 27 Ìý 15 Ìý Ìý
Diluted earnings (loss) Ìý Ìý Ìý (3) Ìý $ (10) Ìý Ìý
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from EPS Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 2,000,000 Ìý Ìý
Formula One Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross Ìý Ìý Ìý 160 Ìý $ 172 160 Ìý
Share-based Compensation Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 32 13 $ 37
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from EPS Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 5,000,000 Ìý Ìý
Land [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross Ìý Ìý Ìý 191 Ìý $ 217 191 Ìý
Building and Improvements [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross Ìý Ìý Ìý 144 Ìý 974 144 Ìý
Equipment [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross Ìý Ìý Ìý 316 Ìý $ 514 316 Ìý
Satellite system [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 15 years Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross Ìý Ìý Ìý 1,668 Ìý $ 1,676 1,668 Ìý
Construction in Progress [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 863 Ìý $ 215 $ 863 Ìý
Common Class A | Liberty Sirius XM Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from EPS Ìý Ìý Ìý 21,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Common Class A | Braves Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from EPS Ìý Ìý Ìý 2,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Common Class A | Formula One Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from EPS Ìý Ìý Ìý 5,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Common Class C | jvidÊÓƵ Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Number of Shares Issued During The Period For Each Share of Series A and Series B Stock Held By Shareholders Prior To The Distribution Ìý 2 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Common Class SeriesA, SeriesB, SeriesC | Liberty Sirius XM Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic Ìý Ìý Ìý 335,000,000 Ìý 336,000,000 Ìý Ìý
Potentially dilutive shares Ìý Ìý Ìý 2,000,000 Ìý 4,000,000 Ìý Ìý
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding Ìý Ìý Ìý 337,000,000 Ìý 340,000,000 Ìý Ìý
Common Class SeriesA, SeriesB, SeriesC | Braves Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 9,084,940 Ìý Ìý
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic Ìý Ìý Ìý 46,000,000 Ìý 49,000,000 Ìý Ìý
Potentially dilutive shares Ìý Ìý Ìý 9,000,000 Ìý 10,000,000 Ìý Ìý
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding Ìý Ìý Ìý 55,000,000 Ìý 59,000,000 Ìý Ìý
Common Class SeriesA, SeriesB, SeriesC | Formula One Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic Ìý Ìý Ìý 84,000,000 Ìý 207,000,000 Ìý Ìý
Potentially dilutive shares Ìý Ìý Ìý 1,000,000 Ìý 4,000,000 Ìý Ìý
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding Ìý Ìý Ìý 85,000,000 Ìý 211,000,000 Ìý Ìý
Common Class SeriesA, SeriesB, SeriesC | jvidÊÓƵ Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic Ìý Ìý 335,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 338,000,000
Potentially dilutive shares Ìý Ìý 2,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 2,000,000
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding Ìý Ìý 337,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 340,000,000
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from EPS Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 23,000,000 22,000,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 | Retained Earnings Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cumulative adjustment for change in accounting principle $ 66 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
SIRIUS XM Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Share-based Compensation Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 124 $ 109 $ 157
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 2 years 6 months Ìý Ìý
SIRIUS XM | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
New Accounting Pronouncement, Effect of Change on subscriber revenue Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 90 Ìý Ìý Ìý
Formula 1 | Braves Group Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 9,084,940 Ìý Ìý
Minimum Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Typical length of subscription wiht new or leased vehicle with satellite radio Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 3 months Ìý Ìý
Minimum | Building and Improvements [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 10 years Ìý Ìý
Minimum | Equipment [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 3 years Ìý Ìý
Maximum Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Typical length of subscription wiht new or leased vehicle with satellite radio Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 12 months Ìý Ìý
Maximum | Building and Improvements [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 40 years Ìý Ìý
Maximum | Equipment [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 20 years Ìý Ìý
Programming and content expense Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 27 21 19
Customer service and billing Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 4 4 5
Other cost of subscriber services Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 5 5 8
Other Operating Income Expense [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 16 13 18
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 178 $ 107 $ 154