Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Formula 1 Debt (Details)

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Formula 1 Debt (Details) - USD ($)
 1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Jan. 23, 2017
Sep. 30, 2017
May 31, 2017
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Aug. 03, 2017
Aug. 02, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Long-term Debt     $ 13,492,000,000   $ 13,492,000,000       $ 8,018,000,000
Borrowings of debt         5,820,000,000 $ 2,019,000,000      
Repayments of Long-term Debt         $ 4,819,000,000 876,000,000      
Proceeds from Liberty Braves common stock rights offering           203,000,000      
Formula 1 | Senior Loan Facilities                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity             $ 500,000,000 $ 75,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis         LIBOR        
Effective interest rate     4.24%   4.24%        
Formula 1 | First lien loan USD Tranche                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Long-term Debt             $ 3,300,000,000 $ 3,100,000,000  
Borrowings of debt         $ 628,000,000        
Repayments of Long-term Debt         $ 628,000,000        
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   3.75% 3.00%   3.25%        
Formula 1 | First lien term loan Euro Tranche                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Repayments of Long-term Debt $ 42,000,000                
Formula 1 | Second Lien Facility                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Long-term Debt   $ 1,000,000,000              
Formula 1 | Delta Topco Limited Exchangeable Redeemable Loan Notes                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Long-term Debt   $ 351,000,000              
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   2.00%              
Repayments of Long-term Debt     $ 323,000,000            
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities     14,500,000            
Formula 1 | Interest Rate Swap | First lien loan USD Tranche                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivatives     $ 2,700,000,000   $ 2,700,000,000        
Formula 1 | Minimum | First lien loan USD Tranche                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis         1%        
Formula One Group                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Long-term Debt     $ 5,934,000,000   $ 5,934,000,000       $ 1,583,000,000
Borrowings of debt         1,599,000,000 438,000,000      
Repayments of Long-term Debt         $ 1,674,000,000 $ 1,000,000      
Formula One Group | Common Class C                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Common Stock, Shares, Issued     201,483,710 12,900,000 201,483,710       55,737,179
Proceeds from Liberty Braves common stock rights offering       $ 388,000,000