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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)

Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)									1 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 10, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Nov. 23, 2022	Aug. 12, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	May 09, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 06, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 23, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 03, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Apr. 11, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 17, 2013 USD ($)
Live Nation Margin Loan
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity													$ 400,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 400,000,000	$ 200,000,000												$ 400,000,000
Undrawn commitment fee					0.50%
Live Nation Margin Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis					LIBOR
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					2.00%
Live Nation Margin Loan \| Adjusted Term SOFR
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.10%
Live Nation \| Live Nation Margin Loan
Debt Instrument
Share value													$ 817,000,000
Financial Instrument, Owned, Pledged Status [Extensible Enumeration]													us-gaap:AssetPledgedAsCollateralMember
Financial Instruments, Owned and Pledged as Collateral , Number \| shares													9,000,000.0
1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction \| 1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument
Proceeds from Derivative Instrument, Financing Activities													$ 83,000,000
Warrant transaction \| Common Class A
Debt Instrument
Securities Basket price per share \| $ / shares													$ 54.70
Warrant expiration period													81 days
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares													$ 61.16
Warrant transaction \| 1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument
Payments for Derivative Instrument, Financing Activities													$ 44,000,000
Formula One Group \| SOFR
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.75%
Formula One Group \| Common Class A
Debt Instrument
Securities basket conversion ratio from shares of Liberty Media Corporation common stock													0.25
Formula One Group \| 1% Cash Convertible Notes Due 2023
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)								1.00%					1.00%		1.00%
Principal amount								$ 450,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount per debenture								$ 1,000
Payments of debt										$ 47,000,000
Formula One Group \| 1% Cash Convertible Notes Due 2023 \| Common Class C
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio								27.11
Conversion price for exchangeable debt \| $ / shares								$ 36.89
Formula One Group \| 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)			2.25%										2.25%
Principal amount			$ 475,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount per debenture			$ 1,000
Formula One Group \| 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)														2.25%
Formula One Group \| 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 \| Common Class C
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio			11.6198
Conversion price for exchangeable debt \| $ / shares			$ 86.06
Formula One Group \| 1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction \| Common Class A
Debt Instrument
Forward contract, number of underlying shares \| shares													1,051,238
Formula One Group \| Warrant transaction \| Common Class A
Debt Instrument
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding \| shares													1,051,238
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Common Class A
Debt Instrument
Securities basket conversion ratio from shares of Liberty Media Corporation common stock													1.0163
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| 1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)													1.375%						1.375%
Principal amount																			$ 1,000,000,000
Repurchase amount													$ 591,000,000
Payments of debt													$ 662,000,000
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)	3.75%												3.75%
Principal amount	$ 575,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount per debenture	$ 1,000
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)														3.75%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 \| Common Class A
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio	25.9000
Conversion price for exchangeable debt \| $ / shares	$ 38.61
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| 2.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2048
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)							2.125%						2.125%
Principal amount							$ 400,000,000
Repurchase amount													$ 387,000,000
Payments of debt													$ 387,000,000
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| 2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2049
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)						2.75%							2.75%
Principal amount						$ 604,000,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage						100.00%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| 2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2049 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)														2.75%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2050
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)												0.50%	0.50%
Principal amount												$ 920,000,000
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan
Debt Instrument
Effective interest rate													7.49%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity													$ 1,075,000,000
Undrawn commitment fee											0.50%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis											LIBOR
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate											2.00%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan \| SOFR
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis									SOFR
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate									2.25%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan \| Term loan
Debt Instrument
Principal amount											$ 875,000,000
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity									$ 1,075,000,000		$ 875,000,000
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM 4.0% Senior Notes Due 2028
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)													4.00%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius Xm 5.50% Senior Notes Due 2029
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)													5.50%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM 5.00% Senior Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)													5.00%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Pandora 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)													1.75%					1.75%
Principal amount																		$ 193,000,000
Repurchase amount													$ 173,000,000
Debt Instruments, Repurchase Price Percentage													100.00%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM credit facility
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)													6.90%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity													$ 1,527,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity													$ 1,750,000,000
Undrawn commitment fee													0.25%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM credit facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis													the SOFR or LIBOR
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM 4.125% Senior Notes Due 2030
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)													4.125%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM Incremental Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)													6.27%
Principal amount																$ 500,000,000
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM Holdings \| 2.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2048
Debt Instrument
Shares underlying the debentures \| shares							49,900,000
Conversion price for exchangeable debt \| $ / shares							$ 8.02
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM Holdings \| 2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2049
Debt Instrument
Shares underlying the debentures \| shares						70,000,000
Conversion price for exchangeable debt \| $ / shares						$ 8.62
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Sirius XM Holdings \| Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan
Debt Instrument
Share value													$ 4,530,000,000
Financial Instrument, Owned, Pledged Status [Extensible Enumeration]													us-gaap:AssetPledgedAsCollateralMember
Financial Instruments, Owned and Pledged as Collateral , Number \| shares													1,000,000,000.0
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Live Nation \| 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2050
Debt Instrument
Shares underlying the debentures \| shares												10,000,000
Conversion price for exchangeable debt \| $ / shares												$ 90.10
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage												100.00%
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| 1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction \| Common Class A
Debt Instrument
Forward contract, number of underlying shares \| shares													4,273,491
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Warrant transaction \| Common Class A
Debt Instrument
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding \| shares													4,273,491
Braves Group \| Common Class A
Debt Instrument
Securities basket conversion ratio from shares of Liberty Media Corporation common stock													0.1087
Braves Group \| 1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction \| Common Class A
Debt Instrument
Forward contract, number of underlying shares \| shares													457,078
Braves Group \| Warrant transaction \| Common Class A
Debt Instrument
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding \| shares													457,078