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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Tracking Stocks (Narrative) (Details)

Tracking Stocks (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions						1 Months Ended
	Jul. 11, 2017 $ / shares	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 25, 2017 $ / shares	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 24, 2017 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2016 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) shares	Jan. 23, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2016	Sep. 07, 2016	Apr. 15, 2016 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Number of tracking stock groups													3
Cash and cash equivalents						$ 1,229		$ 744		$ 562				$ 201
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		173		287				112
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		128		107				13
Braves Group \| Common Class C
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Share Price \| $ / shares							$ 12.80
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
Formula One Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents						554		$ 443		$ 168				$ 76
Braves Group \| Formula One Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Percentage ownership								15.50%					20.00%
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares \| shares								9,084,940
Braves Group \| Formula One Group \| Common Class C
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares \| shares								9,084,940
Formula 1
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage												20.00%
Interest acquired (as a percent)									100.00%
Diluted investment ownership percentage											19.10%
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired									100.00%
Formula 1 \| Formula One Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage												20.00%
Interest acquired (as a percent)								100.00%
Diluted investment ownership percentage											19.10%
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired								100.00%
SIRIUS XM
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared \| $ / shares	$ 0.01		$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Payments of Dividends		$ 47		$ 47
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company		$ 32		$ 32
SIRIUS XM \| Liberty Sirius XM Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents								$ 43
Formula 1 \| Formula One Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents								297
Intergroup note \| Braves Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Repayments of Lines of Credit						$ 150
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 165