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Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share (Details)

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Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Sep. 30, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Apr. 21, 2020
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss          
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 328 $ (114) $ 629 $ (516)  
SIRIUS XM Holdings | Formula One Group          
Investment owned shares          
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 5,271,475   5,271,475    
Liberty SiriusXM Group          
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock          
Basic WASO 332,000,000 343,000,000 335,000,000 332,000,000  
Potentially dilutive shares 3,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000  
Diluted WASO 335,000,000 344,000,000 337,000,000 334,000,000  
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss          
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 342 $ 12 $ 668 $ 138  
Unrealized (gain) loss on the intergroup interest       (35)  
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 342 $ 12 $ 668 $ 103  
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Braves Group          
Investment owned shares          
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 2,292,037   2,292,037    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Common Class A and C          
Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share          
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 21,000,000   21,000,000    
Braves Group          
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock          
Basic WASO 52,000,000 51,000,000 52,000,000 51,000,000  
Potentially dilutive shares 10,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000  
Diluted WASO 62,000,000 60,000,000 61,000,000 60,000,000  
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss          
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 36 $ (31) $ 2 $ (16)  
Unrealized (gain) loss on the intergroup interest (12) 10 15 (78)  
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 24 $ (21) $ 17 $ (94)  
Braves Group | Common Class A and C          
Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share          
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 5,000,000   5,000,000    
Formula One Group          
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock          
Basic WASO 232,000,000 232,000,000 232,000,000 232,000,000  
Potentially dilutive shares 8,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000  
Diluted WASO 240,000,000 238,000,000 240,000,000 238,000,000  
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss          
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ (50) $ (95) $ (41) $ (638)  
Unrealized (gain) loss on the intergroup interest 23 23 48 51  
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ (27) $ (72) $ 7 $ (587)  
Formula One Group | Liberty SiriusXM Group          
Investment owned shares          
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares         1,945,491
Formula One Group | Braves Group          
Investment owned shares          
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 6,792,903   6,792,903   9,084,940
Formula One Group | Common Class A and C          
Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share          
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 5,000,000   5,000,000