Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Tracking Stocks (Narrative) (Details)

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Tracking Stocks (Narrative) (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 1 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
USD ($)
shares
Jun. 16, 2016
$ / shares
shares
May 11, 2016
Apr. 15, 2016
shares
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Oct. 17, 2013
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Number of tracking stock groups       3        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,229       $ 201 $ 790 $ 681  
Outstanding principal 7,582              
Liberty Sirius XM Group                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Number of tracking stock shares received in the Recapitalization for one share of Liberty Media common stock | shares       1        
Cash and cash equivalents 526       112 294 148  
Outstanding principal 6,408              
Liberty Braves Group                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Number of tracking stock shares received in the Recapitalization for one share of Liberty Media common stock | shares       0.1        
Cash and cash equivalents 149       13 34 11  
Outstanding principal 137              
Liberty Braves Group | Common Class C                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Number of subscription rights received for each share of common stock held | shares   0.47            
Share Price | $ / shares   $ 12.80            
Pre rights offering trading period     18 days          
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Period Increase (Decrease) | shares   15,833,634            
Liberty Media Group                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Number of tracking stock shares received in the Recapitalization for one share of Liberty Media common stock | shares       0.25        
Cash and cash equivalents 554       76 $ 462 $ 522  
Outstanding principal $ 1,037              
Liberty Media Group | Common Class C                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Percentage discount on stock subscriptions     20          
Liberty Braves Group | Liberty Media Group                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Percentage ownership 15.60%     20.00%        
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares | shares 9,084,940              
SIRIUS XM | Liberty Sirius XM Group                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Cash and cash equivalents $ 476              
Intergroup note | Liberty Braves Group                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Repayments of Lines of Credit $ 150              
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity         $ 165      
1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes due 2023                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Debt instrument interest rate               1.375%