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

Transactions with Officers and Directors (Details)

v2.4.1.9

Transactions with Officers and Directors (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Annual base salary increase	5.00%lmca_AnnualBaseSalaryIncrease
Annual target cash bonus	250.00%lmca_AnnualTargetCashBonus
CEO
Employment agreement term	5 years
Officers' Compensation	$ 960,750
Target Allocation [Abstract]
2015		16,000,000
Termination Benefits Scenario Without Cause Or Good Reason [Member] \| CEO
Severance payment multiple	1.5
Pro rated severance payment	11,750,000
Fixed severance payments	17,500,000
Additional vesting added upon termination	18 months
Termination Benefits Scenario With No Good Reason [Member] \| CEO
Pro rated severance payment	11,750,000
Termination Benefits Scenario For Death Or Disability [Member] \| CEO
Severance payment multiple	1.5
Pro rated severance payment	11,750,000
Fixed severance payments	17,500,000
Performance Options And Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| CEO
Term of option		7 years
Target Allocation [Abstract]
2016		17,000,000
2017		18,000,000
2018		19,000,000
2019		$ 20,000,000
Maximum percentage of target awards issued for performace options and RSUs		50.00%

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