Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt (Details)

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Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Sep. 30, 2019
Feb. 01, 2019
Jan. 01, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Mar. 06, 2018
Jan. 23, 2017
Aug. 17, 2016
Oct. 17, 2013
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 14,478              
Total debt 14,721     $ 13,388        
Debt classified as current (14)     (17)        
Total long-term debt 14,707   $ 13,370 13,371        
Liberty Sirius XM Group                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal 8,959              
Deferred financing costs (13)     (9)        
Total debt 8,857     7,858        
Total long-term debt 8,857              
Liberty Sirius XM Group | 2.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2048                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal 400              
Total debt $ 407     372        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 2.125%       2.125%      
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 550              
Total debt 550     600        
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM 3.875% Senior Notes due 2022                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal 1,000              
Total debt $ 995     994        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 3.875%              
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM 4.625% Senior Notes Due 2023                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 500              
Total debt $ 498     497        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 4.625%              
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM 6% Senior Notes Due 2024                
Debt Instrument                
Total debt       1,490        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 6.00%              
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius Xm 4.625% Senior Notes Due 2024                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 1,500              
Total debt $ 1,484              
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 4.625%              
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM 5.375% Senior Notes Due 2025                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 1,000              
Total debt $ 993     992        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 5.375%              
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM 5.375% Senior Notes due 2026                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 1,000              
Total debt $ 992     991        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 5.375%              
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM 5.00% Senior Notes due 2027                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 1,500              
Total debt $ 1,488     1,487        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 5.00%              
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius Xm 5.50% Senior Notes Due 2029                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 1,250              
Total debt $ 1,236              
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 5.50%              
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Pandora 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 1              
Total debt $ 1              
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 1.75% 1.75%            
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Pandora 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 193              
Total debt $ 161              
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 1.75% 1.75%            
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 65              
Total debt 65     439        
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM Holdings leases                
Debt Instrument                
Total debt       5        
Braves Group                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal 540              
Deferred financing costs (5)     (3)        
Total debt 535     491        
Total long-term debt 521              
Braves Group | Notes and loans                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal 540              
Total debt 540     494        
Formula One Group                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal 4,979              
Deferred financing costs (16)     (19)        
Total debt 5,329     5,039        
Total long-term debt 5,329              
Formula One Group | 1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes Due 2023                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal 1,000              
Total debt $ 1,170     1,062        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 1.375%             1.375%
Formula One Group | 1% Cash Convertible Notes Due 2023                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 450              
Total debt $ 544     463        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 1.00%         1.00%    
Formula One Group | 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 210              
Total debt $ 251     209        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 2.25%           2.25%  
Formula One Group | 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2048                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 385              
Total debt $ 440     $ 381        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 2.25%     2.25%        
Formula One Group | Other Debt Obligations                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal $ 32              
Total debt 32     $ 33        
Formula One Group | Senior Loan Facility                
Debt Instrument                
Outstanding principal 2,902              
Total debt $ 2,908     $ 2,910