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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Related Party Transactions with Officers and Directors (Details)

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Related Party Transactions with Officers and Directors (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016
CEO
Employment agreement term	5 years
Officers' Compensation	$ 960,750
Annual base salary increase	5.00%
Annual target cash bonus	250.00%
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
Common Class C \| Formula One Group
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures		2,339
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share		$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Performance Options And Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| CEO
Target Allocation [Abstract]
2015			$ 16,000,000
2016			17,000,000
2017			18,000,000
2018			19,000,000
2019			$ 20,000,000
Maximum percentage of target awards issued for performance options and RSUs			50.00%
Performance Options And Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Common Class C \| Formula One Group \| CEO
Term of option			7 years

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