Liberty Media Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Details)

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	May 31, 2013	Jan. 18, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	May 01, 2013
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	$ 851,000,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments	$ 3,299,000,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net	(113,000,000)	(32,000,000)	1,346,000,000
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	66,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(135,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	469,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Charter Communications
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Aggregate Cost							2,600,000,000
excess amortization in share of earnings (loss)	60,000,000	51,000,000
Percentage ownership							27.00%
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method		2,395,000,000
Purchase of shares in equity method investee				26.9
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net	(94,000,000)	(83,000,000)
SIRIUS XM
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Purchase of shares in equity method investee					50.0	50.0
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net		8,000,000	1,367,000,000
Share of tax benefit of affiliates			1,229,000,000
Live Nation
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage ownership	27.00%
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	396,000,000	409,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Quoted Market Value	1,403,000,000
Purchase of shares in equity method investee	1.7	1.7	11.0
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	39,000,000	19,000,000	107,000,000
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net	(30,000,000)	(18,000,000)	(45,000,000)
Sirius XM Canada
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage ownership	37.00%
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	237,000,000	273,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Quoted Market Value	247,000,000
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net	5,000,000	7,000,000
Equity method investment, other
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	218,000,000	222,000,000
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net	6,000,000	54,000,000	24,000,000
SIRIUS XM \| SIRIUS XM
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)			$ 3,000,000,000