Liberty Media Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Debt (Details 4)

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Debt (Details 4)		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	18 Months Ended
Debt (Details 4)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 a	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings of debt		$ 1,343,000,000	$ 1,948,000,000
ANLBC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Area of land aquired (in acres) \| a				82
Number of credit facilities \| item		2
ANLBC \| Cobb County Major League Baseball Ballpark
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Construction and Development Costs					$ 169,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 350,000,000	$ 350,000,000			350,000,000
ANLBC \| Cobb County Major League Baseball Ballpark \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings of debt	185,000,000
ANLBC \| Forecast \| Cobb County Major League Baseball Ballpark
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Construction and Development Costs	672,000,000
Other costs and equipment	50,000,000
ANLBC \| Forecast \| Cobb County Ballpark Mixed Use Development
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Construction and Development Costs	452,000,000
Construction and development costs funded by ANLBC affiliated entities	363,000,000
ANLBC \| Cobb Marietta Coliseum And Exhibit Hall Authority \| Cobb County Major League Baseball Ballpark
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Due from affiliate	$ 392,000,000	$ 392,000,000			$ 392,000,000
Cobb Marietta Coliseum And Exhibit Hall Authority \| Forecast \| Cobb County Major League Baseball Ballpark \| Bonds Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance amount						$ 368,000,000

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