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 ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 5 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Apr. 15, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount     23,000,000      
Liberty Media Corporation            
Basic, Weighted average number of shares outstanding   335,000,000 335,000,000     338,000,000
Potentially dilutive shares   3,000,000 2,000,000     3,000,000
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding   338,000,000 337,000,000     341,000,000
Liberty Sirius XM Group            
Basic, Weighted average number of shares outstanding 335,000,000       335,000,000  
Potentially dilutive shares 2,000,000       2,000,000  
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding 337,000,000       337,000,000  
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Common Class A            
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount       21,000,000    
Liberty Braves Group            
Basic, Weighted average number of shares outstanding 49,000,000       43,000,000  
Potentially dilutive shares 10,000,000       10,000,000  
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding 59,000,000       53,000,000  
Basic earnings (loss) $ (22)       $ 10  
Unrealized gain loss on the intergroup interest 25       (2)  
Diluted earnings (loss) $ 3       $ 8  
Liberty Braves Group | Common Class A            
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount       3,000,000    
Liberty Media Group            
Basic, Weighted average number of shares outstanding 84,000,000       84,000,000  
Potentially dilutive shares 1,000,000       1,000,000  
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding 85,000,000       85,000,000  
Liberty Media Group | Common Class A            
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount       5,000,000    
Liberty Braves Group | Liberty Media Corporation | Common Class C            
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 9,084,940     9,084,940 9,084,940  
Liberty Braves Group | Liberty Media Group            
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 9,084,940     9,084,940 9,084,940