Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups - Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended |
6 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2024 |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Jun. 30, 2024 |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Cash flows from operating activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Net earnings (loss) |
$ 507
|
$ 303
|
$ 752
|
$ 355
|
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Depreciation and amortization |
245
|
257
|
486
|
517
|
Stock-based compensation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
116
|
110
|
Non-cash impairment and restructuring costs |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
1
|
21
|
Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net |
(84)
|
(90)
|
(65)
|
(80)
|
Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net |
(169)
|
96
|
(166)
|
142
|
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(4)
|
(35)
|
Other charges (credits), net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
74
|
(8)
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current and other assets |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(3)
|
(95)
|
Payables and other liabilities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(44)
|
271
|
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
1,147
|
1,198
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Investments in equity method affiliates and debt and equity securities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(203)
|
(214)
|
Cash proceeds from dispositions |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
107
|
67
|
Cash (paid) received for acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(205)
|
Ìý
|
Capital expended for property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(387)
|
(544)
|
Other investing activities, net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(62)
|
(20)
|
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(750)
|
(711)
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Borrowings of debt |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
1,362
|
2,064
|
Repayments of debt |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(1,636)
|
(2,641)
|
Subsidiary shares repurchased by subsidiary |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(199)
|
Cash dividends paid by subsidiary |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(34)
|
(33)
|
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(31)
|
(28)
|
Other financing activities, net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
31
|
63
|
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(308)
|
(774)
|
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(8)
|
2
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
81
|
(285)
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
2,028
|
2,276
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
2,109
|
1,991
|
2,109
|
1,991
|
Liberty SiriusXM Group |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Net earnings (loss) |
349
|
217
|
590
|
437
|
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Depreciation and amortization |
156
|
154
|
311
|
315
|
Stock-based compensation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
96
|
94
|
Non-cash impairment and restructuring costs |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
1
|
21
|
Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net |
(1)
|
(79)
|
(6)
|
(72)
|
Unrealized (gains) losses on intergroup interests, net |
Ìý
|
(10)
|
Ìý
|
(64)
|
Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net |
(82)
|
164
|
(100)
|
162
|
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(19)
|
(33)
|
Intergroup tax allocation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
59
|
86
|
Intergroup tax (payments) receipts |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(83)
|
(33)
|
Other charges (credits), net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
73
|
(12)
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current and other assets |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
74
|
1
|
Payables and other liabilities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(243)
|
(48)
|
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
753
|
854
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Investments in equity method affiliates and debt and equity securities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(202)
|
(41)
|
Capital expended for property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(347)
|
(334)
|
Other investing activities, net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(550)
|
(377)
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Borrowings of debt |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
1,352
|
2,048
|
Repayments of debt |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(1,605)
|
(2,563)
|
Settlement of intergroup interests |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
202
|
Subsidiary shares repurchased by subsidiary |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(199)
|
Cash dividends paid by subsidiary |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(34)
|
(33)
|
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(23)
|
(19)
|
Other financing activities, net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(4)
|
36
|
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(314)
|
(528)
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(111)
|
(51)
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
315
|
370
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
204
|
319
|
204
|
319
|
Formula One Group |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Net earnings (loss) |
24
|
115
|
101
|
6
|
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Depreciation and amortization |
89
|
84
|
175
|
168
|
Stock-based compensation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
18
|
10
|
Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net |
2
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
Unrealized (gains) losses on intergroup interests, net |
Ìý
|
(40)
|
Ìý
|
1
|
Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net |
1
|
(64)
|
(47)
|
(17)
|
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
2
|
1
|
Intergroup tax allocation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(62)
|
(84)
|
Intergroup tax (payments) receipts |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
80
|
36
|
Other charges (credits), net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
5
|
Ìý
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current and other assets |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(79)
|
(91)
|
Payables and other liabilities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
203
|
275
|
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
401
|
308
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Investments in equity method affiliates and debt and equity securities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(1)
|
(173)
|
Cash (paid) received for acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(205)
|
Ìý
|
Capital expended for property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(40)
|
(180)
|
Other investing activities, net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(62)
|
(19)
|
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(308)
|
(304)
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Borrowings of debt |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
10
|
Ìý
|
Repayments of debt |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(31)
|
(59)
|
Settlement of intergroup interests |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(202)
|
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(7)
|
(8)
|
Other financing activities, net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
34
|
19
|
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
6
|
(250)
|
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(8)
|
2
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
91
|
(244)
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
1,408
|
1,733
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
1,499
|
1,489
|
1,499
|
1,489
|
Liberty Live Group |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Net earnings (loss) |
134
|
Ìý
|
61
|
Ìý
|
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Stock-based compensation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
2
|
Ìý
|
Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net |
(85)
|
Ìý
|
(64)
|
Ìý
|
Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net |
(88)
|
Ìý
|
(19)
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
13
|
Ìý
|
Intergroup tax allocation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
3
|
Ìý
|
Intergroup tax (payments) receipts |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
3
|
Ìý
|
Other charges (credits), net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(4)
|
Ìý
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current and other assets |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
2
|
Ìý
|
Payables and other liabilities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(4)
|
Ìý
|
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(7)
|
Ìý
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Cash proceeds from dispositions |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
107
|
Ìý
|
Other investing activities, net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
1
|
Ìý
|
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
108
|
Ìý
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(1)
|
Ìý
|
Other financing activities, net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
1
|
Ìý
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
101
|
Ìý
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
305
|
Ìý
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
$ 406
|
Ìý
|
$ 406
|
Ìý
|
Braves Group |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Net earnings (loss) |
Ìý
|
(29)
|
Ìý
|
(88)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Depreciation and amortization |
Ìý
|
19
|
Ìý
|
34
|
Stock-based compensation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
6
|
Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net |
Ìý
|
(12)
|
Ìý
|
(11)
|
Unrealized (gains) losses on intergroup interests, net |
Ìý
|
50
|
Ìý
|
63
|
Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net |
Ìý
|
(4)
|
Ìý
|
(3)
|
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(3)
|
Intergroup tax allocation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(2)
|
Intergroup tax (payments) receipts |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(3)
|
Other charges (credits), net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
4
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current and other assets |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(5)
|
Payables and other liabilities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
44
|
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
36
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Capital expended for property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(30)
|
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(30)
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Borrowings of debt |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
16
|
Repayments of debt |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(19)
|
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
(1)
|
Other financing activities, net |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
8
|
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
4
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
10
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
173
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
Ìý
|
$ 183
|
Ìý
|
$ 183
|