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 6 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Apr. 15, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Liberty Media Corporation          
Basic, Weighted average number of shares outstanding     335,000,000    
Potentially dilutive shares     2,000,000    
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding     337,000,000    
Liberty Sirius XM Group          
Basic, Weighted average number of shares outstanding 336,000,000 335,000,000   335,000,000 336,000,000
Potentially dilutive shares 4,000,000 2,000,000   2,000,000 4,000,000
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding 340,000,000 337,000,000   337,000,000 340,000,000
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Common Class A          
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 21,000,000       21,000,000
Braves Group          
Basic, Weighted average number of shares outstanding 49,000,000 49,000,000   43,000,000 49,000,000
Potentially dilutive shares 10,000,000 10,000,000   10,000,000 10,000,000
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding 59,000,000 59,000,000   53,000,000 59,000,000
Basic earnings (loss) $ 22 $ (22)   $ 10 $ (29)
Unrealized gain loss on the intergroup interest 12 25   (2) 43
Diluted earnings (loss) $ 34 $ 3   $ 8 $ 14
Braves Group | Common Class A          
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 2,000,000       2,000,000
Formula One Group          
Basic, Weighted average number of shares outstanding 216,000,000 84,000,000   84,000,000 199,000,000
Potentially dilutive shares 2,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000 5,000,000
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding 218,000,000 85,000,000   85,000,000 204,000,000
Formula One Group | Common Class A          
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 5,000,000       5,000,000
Formula 1 | Braves Group          
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 9,084,940       9,084,940
Formula 1 | Braves Group | Common Class C          
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 9,084,940       9,084,940