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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - EPS (Details)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - EPS (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Apr. 22, 2020
Apr. 21, 2020
Liberty SiriusXM Group          
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from EPS 19,000,000 25,000,000 22,000,000    
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders $ 599 $ (747) $ 494    
Unrealized (gain) loss on the intergroup interest   (35)      
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 599 $ (782) $ 494    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Live Nation          
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares       69,600,000  
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Formula One Group          
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 5,271,475     5,300,000  
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Liberty SiriusXM Group          
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares       1,900,000  
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Braves Group          
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 2,292,037     2,300,000  
Braves Group          
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from EPS 2,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000    
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders $ (11) $ (78) $ (77)    
Unrealized (gain) loss on the intergroup interest 31 (42) 42    
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 20 $ (120) $ (35)    
Formula One Group          
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from EPS 5,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000    
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders $ (190) $ (596) $ (311)    
Unrealized (gain) loss on the intergroup interest 112 75      
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ (78) $ (521) $ (311)    
Formula One Group | Liberty SiriusXM Group          
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares         1,945,491
Formula One Group | Braves Group          
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 6,792,903       9,084,940
Common Class Series A, Series B, Series C | Liberty SiriusXM Group          
Basic WASO 335,000,000 334,000,000 329,000,000    
Potentially dilutive shares 2,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000    
Diluted WASO 337,000,000 336,000,000 333,000,000    
Common Class Series A, Series B, Series C | Braves Group          
Basic WASO 52,000,000 51,000,000 51,000,000    
Potentially dilutive shares 10,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000    
Diluted WASO 62,000,000 60,000,000 61,000,000    
Common Class Series A, Series B, Series C | Formula One Group          
Basic WASO 232,000,000 232,000,000 231,000,000    
Potentially dilutive shares 8,000,000 6,000,000 2,000,000    
Diluted WASO 240,000,000 238,000,000 233,000,000