Quarterly Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Revenue, Net | $ 1,321 | $ 1,385 | $ 1,366 | $ 1,204 | $ 1,208 | $ 1,284 | $ 1,222 | $ 1,081 | $ 5,276 | $ 4,795 | $ 4,450 |
| Operating income | 273 | 352 | 328 | 781 | 217 | 321 | 171 | 245 | 1,734 | 954 | 841 |
| Net earnings (loss) | 186 | 169 | 142 | 427 | 89 | 41 | 99 | 19 | 924 | 248 | 395 |
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Stockholders | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 44 | $ (22) | $ 61 | $ (19) | 680 | 64 | 178 |
| Series A and Series B Liberty Capital common stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 0.13 | $ (0.07) | $ 0.18 | $ (0.06) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Series A and Series B Liberty Capital common stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 0.13 | $ (0.07) | $ 0.18 | $ (0.06) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| jvidÊÓƵ | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Stockholders | Ìý | Ìý | $ 13 | $ 364 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 377 | $ 64 | $ 178 |
| Series A and Series B Liberty Capital common stock | Ìý | Ìý | $ 0.04 | $ 1.09 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 1.13 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.52 |
| Series A and Series B Liberty Capital common stock | Ìý | Ìý | $ 0.04 | $ 1.08 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 1.12 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.52 |
| Liberty Sirius XM Group | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Revenue, Net | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 5,014 | $ 4,552 | $ 4,141 |
| Operating income | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,352 | 1,073 | 1,004 |
| Net earnings (loss) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 657 | 443 | 448 |
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Stockholders | $ 119 | $ 96 | $ 82 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 297 | 259 | 231 |
| Series A and Series B Liberty Capital common stock | $ 0.36 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.24 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 0.89 | Ìý | Ìý |
| Series A and Series B Liberty Capital common stock | $ 0.35 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.24 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 0.88 | Ìý | Ìý |
| Liberty Braves Group | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Revenue, Net | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 262 | 243 | 250 |
| Operating income | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (61) | (38) | (47) |
| Net earnings (loss) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (62) | (20) | (24) |
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Stockholders | $ (40) | $ (22) | $ 32 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ (30) | (20) | (24) |
| Series A and Series B Liberty Capital common stock | $ (0.82) | $ (0.45) | $ 0.89 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ (0.65) | Ìý | Ìý |
| Series A and Series B Liberty Capital common stock | $ (0.82) | $ (0.45) | $ 0.11 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ (0.65) | Ìý | Ìý |
| Liberty Formula One Group | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Revenue, Net | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 59 |
| Operating income | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 443 | (81) | (116) |
| Net earnings (loss) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 329 | (175) | (29) |
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Stockholders | $ 40 | $ 41 | $ (45) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 36 | $ (175) | $ (29) |
| Series A and Series B Liberty Capital common stock | $ 0.48 | $ 0.49 | $ (0.54) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 0.43 | Ìý | Ìý |
| Series A and Series B Liberty Capital common stock | $ 0.47 | $ 0.48 | $ (0.54) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 0.42 | Ìý | Ìý |