Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Formula 1 Debt (Details)

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Formula 1 Debt (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2018
Jun. 30, 2017
Jan. 23, 2017
Nov. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2017
May 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Aug. 03, 2017
Aug. 02, 2017
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Long-term Debt               $ 13,954 $ 8,018        
Borrowings of debt               6,697 2,745 $ 2,213      
Repayments of Long-term Debt               5,107 1,749 1,196      
Cash and cash equivalents               $ 1,029 562 201     $ 681
Proceeds from Liberty Braves common stock rights offering                 203        
Formula 1 | Senior Loan Facilities                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity                     $ 500 $ 75  
Formula 1 | First lien loan USD Tranche                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Long-term Debt $ 2,900                   $ 3,300 $ 3,100  
Repayments of Long-term Debt 400           $ 628            
Line of Credit 250                        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 150                        
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.50%   3.75%   3.00%   3.25%            
Effective interest rate               4.57%          
Formula 1 | First lien term loan Euro Tranche                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Repayments of Long-term Debt   $ 42                      
Formula 1 | Second Lien Facility                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Long-term Debt     $ 1,000                    
Formula 1 | Delta Topco Limited Exchangeable Redeemable Loan Notes                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Repayments of Long-term Debt       $ 27 $ 323                
Formula 1 | Interest Rate Swap | First lien loan USD Tranche                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivatives               $ 2,500          
Formula 1 | Minimum | First lien loan USD Tranche                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis             1%            
Common Class C | Formula 1 | Delta Topco Limited Exchangeable Redeemable Loan Notes                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities       1,200,000 14,500,000                
Formula One Group                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Long-term Debt               5,796 1,583        
Borrowings of debt               1,600 438 38      
Repayments of Long-term Debt               1,673 2        
Cash and cash equivalents               282 $ 168 $ 76     $ 522
Formula One Group | Formula 1                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Cash and cash equivalents               $ 165          
Formula One Group | Common Class C                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Common Stock, Shares, Issued           12,900,000   202,720,588 55,737,179        
Proceeds from Liberty Braves common stock rights offering           $ 388