Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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 ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Nov. 26, 2019
Mar. 06, 2018
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss        
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 240 $ (116)    
Sirius XM Holdings | Formula One Group        
Investment owned shares        
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 5,271,475      
Liberty SiriusXM Group        
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock        
Basic WASO 332,000,000 338,000,000    
Potentially dilutive shares 20,000,000 1,000,000    
Diluted WASO 352,000,000 339,000,000    
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss        
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 288 $ (11)    
Adjustment 1      
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 289 $ (11)    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Braves Group        
Investment owned shares        
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 2,292,037      
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Formula One Group        
Investment owned shares        
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 5,271,475      
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 2.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2048        
Investment owned shares        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 2.125%     2.125%
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2049        
Investment owned shares        
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 2.75%   2.75%  
Liberty SiriusXM Group | ASU 2020-06 | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment        
Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share        
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.04      
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 20,000,000 22,000,000    
Braves Group        
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock        
Basic WASO 53,000,000 52,000,000    
Potentially dilutive shares   9,000,000    
Diluted WASO 53,000,000 61,000,000    
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss        
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ (13) $ (59)    
Adjustment   28    
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ (13) $ (31)    
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 14,000,000 3,000,000    
Formula One Group        
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock        
Basic WASO 232,000,000 232,000,000    
Potentially dilutive shares 4,000,000 7,000,000    
Diluted WASO 236,000,000 239,000,000    
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss        
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ (35) $ (46)    
Adjustment   1    
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ (35) $ (45)    
Formula One Group | Braves Group        
Investment owned shares        
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 6,792,903      
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 10,000,000 7,000,000