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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
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments $ 1,249 Ìý $ 533
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities 61 $ 175 Ìý
Viacom, Inc. Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Available for sale securities number of shares sold Ìý 1.8 Ìý
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities Ìý $ 122 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
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities Ìý 24 Ìý
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 1,241 Ìý 525
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities 61 $ 151 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 420 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 821 Ìý 75
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 11 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 Ìý Ìý 25
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 51 Ìý 51
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 339 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 70 Ìý 76
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 | Formula 1 | 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 $ 746 Ìý Ìý