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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 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

Debt (Details)

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Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
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Total debt	5,852us-gaap_LongTermDebt	5,555us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Less debt classified as current	(257)us-gaap_DebtCurrent	(777)us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Total long-term debt	5,595us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	4,778us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	1,000
Total debt	990	1,002
Debt instrument interest rate	1.375%
Margin loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	250
Total debt	250	920
Sirius XM 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt		520
Debt instrument interest rate	7.00%
Sirius XM 5.875% Senior Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	650
Total debt	644	643
Debt instrument interest rate	5.875%
Sirius XM 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	600
Total debt	595	594
Debt instrument interest rate	5.75%
Sirius XM 5.25% Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	400
Total debt	407	407
Debt instrument interest rate	5.25%
Sirius XM 4.25% Senior Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	500
Total debt	496	494
Debt instrument interest rate	4.25%
Sirius XM 4.625% Senior Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	500
Total debt	495	495
Debt instrument interest rate	4.625%
Sirius XM 6.00% Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	1,500
Total debt	1,484
Debt instrument interest rate	6.00%
Sirius XM credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	380
Total debt	380	460
Other Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	111
Total debt	$ 111	$ 20

- Definition

Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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