Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions  | 
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| Qurate Retail, TripCo, Liberty Broadband, Expedia Holdings and GCI Liberty | ||||
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| Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction | $ 8 | $ 6 | $ 21 | $ 17 | 
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