Liberty Media Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Long-Term Debt - Braves Holdings Notes (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - Braves Holdings Notes (Details) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 a	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	$ 14,009
Long-term Debt	14,113			$ 13,954
Borrowings of debt	$ 1,317	$ 1,844
Mixed Use Credit Facilities \| Time Warner Inc
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares pledged as collateral under loan \| shares	375
Share value	$ 35
Braves Holdings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Area of land acquired (in acres) \| a			82
Long-term Debt	$ 603			667
Braves Holdings \| Floating Rate Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	3.51%
Long-term Debt	$ 74			75
Braves Holdings \| Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 17
Braves Holdings \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Operating Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	2.58%
Long-term Debt	$ 28			98
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 185
Braves Holdings \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Mixed Use Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	3.95%
Long-term Debt	$ 208			200
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 237
Braves Holdings \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Spring Training Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	2.75%
Long-term Debt	$ 25			39
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 40
Braves Holdings \| Term Loan \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	3.51%
Long-term Debt	$ 54			55
Braves Holdings \| Senior Notes \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	3.77%
Long-term Debt	$ 197			$ 200

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