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Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Details)

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Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Details) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments $ 560 Ìý $ 533
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities 2 $ 113 Ìý
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax 0 Ìý 0
Viacom, Inc. Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Available for sale securities number of shares sold Ìý 1.3 Ìý
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities Ìý $ 86 Ìý
Liberty Braves Group Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 8 Ìý 8
Liberty Braves Group | AFS and cost method investments Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 8 Ìý 8
jvidÊÓƵ Group Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 552 Ìý 525
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities 2 $ 113 Ìý
jvidÊÓƵ Group | Fair Value Option Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 474 Ìý 450
jvidÊÓƵ Group | AFS and cost method investments Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 78 Ìý 75
jvidÊÓƵ Group | Time Warner Inc | Fair Value Option Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 309 Ìý 275
jvidÊÓƵ Group | Viacom, Inc. | Fair Value Option Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 76 Ìý 76
jvidÊÓƵ Group | Other equity securities | Fair Value Option Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 66 Ìý 74
jvidÊÓƵ Group | Other Debt Obligations | Fair Value Option Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 23 Ìý 25
jvidÊÓƵ Group | Live Nation debt securities | AFS and cost method investments Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 24 Ìý 24
jvidÊÓƵ Group | Other AFS Equity Securities | AFS and cost method investments Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments $ 54 Ìý $ 51