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

Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Tax Effects of Components of OCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax	$ (77)	$ (27)	$ (18)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	28	10	7
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(49)	(17)	(11)
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax		(13)	16
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax		5	(6)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax		(8)	10
Accumulated Reclassification Adjustment For Realized Holding Gains Losses Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax			(40)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax			15
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax			(25)
Accumulated Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax	(77)	(14)	6
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	28	5	(2)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	$ (49)	$ (9)	$ 4