Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Tracking Stocks (Details)

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Tracking Stocks (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Apr. 21, 2020
Mar. 31, 2020
Apr. 22, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Nov. 26, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Mar. 06, 2018
Jan. 23, 2017
Aug. 17, 2016
Oct. 17, 2013
Tracking Stocks                    
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,801   $ 1,222            
Liberty SiriusXM Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Cash and cash equivalents   386                
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Liberty SiriusXM Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares     1,900,000              
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Braves Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares     2,300,000              
Braves Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Cash and cash equivalents   321                
Formula One Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,094                
Formula One Group | Liberty SiriusXM Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares   1,945,491                
Percentage ownership   0.60%                
Formula One Group | Braves Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares   9,084,940                
Percentage ownership   15.10%                
2.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2048 | Liberty SiriusXM Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)   2.125%         2.125%      
2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2049 | Liberty SiriusXM Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)   2.75%     2.75%          
1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes Due 2023 | Formula One Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)   1.375% 1.375%             1.375%
1% Cash Convertible Notes Due 2023 | Formula One Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)   1.00%           1.00%    
2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 | Formula One Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)   2.25%             2.25%  
2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2048 | Liberty SiriusXM Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)     2.25%              
2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2048 | Formula One Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)   2.25%       2.25%        
Sirius XM Holdings                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Payments of Dividends   $ 59                
Dividend paid to parent company   42                
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared $ 0.01331                  
Sirius XM Holdings | Liberty SiriusXM Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Cash and cash equivalents   40                
Formula 1 | Formula One Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Cash and cash equivalents   1,011                
Braves Holdings | Braves Group                    
Tracking Stocks                    
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 241