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
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Apr. 22, 2020
Liberty SiriusXM Group      
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock      
Basic WASO 315,000,000 323,000,000  
Potentially dilutive shares 4,000,000 4,000,000  
Diluted WASO 319,000,000 327,000,000  
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss      
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Braves stockholders $ 214 $ 61  
Unrealized gain loss on the intergroup interest (31)    
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders $ 183 $ 61  
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Liberty SiriusXM Group      
Investment owned shares      
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares     1,900,000
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Braves Group      
Investment owned shares      
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares     2,300,000
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Common Class A and C      
Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 22,000,000    
Braves Group      
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock      
Basic WASO 51,000,000 51,000,000  
Potentially dilutive shares 10,000,000 10,000,000  
Diluted WASO 61,000,000 61,000,000  
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss      
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Braves stockholders $ 53 $ (71)  
Unrealized gain loss on the intergroup interest (95) 26  
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders $ (42) $ (45)  
Braves Group | Common Class A      
Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 3,000,000    
Formula One Group      
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock      
Basic WASO 232,000,000 231,000,000  
Potentially dilutive shares 1,000,000 2,000,000  
Diluted WASO 233,000,000 233,000,000  
Formula One Group | Liberty SiriusXM Group      
Investment owned shares      
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 1,945,491    
Formula One Group | Braves Group      
Investment owned shares      
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 9,084,940    
Formula One Group | Common Class A      
Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 6,000,000