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Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Details)

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Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments $ 1,266 $ 1,392
Time Warner Inc [Member]
   
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 255 211
Time Warner Cable Inc [Member]
   
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 227 230
Viacom, Inc. [Member]
   
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 223 192
Century Link, Inc. [Member]
   
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 63 70
Barnes & Noble, Inc. [Member]
   
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 275 262
Other AFS Equity Securities [Member]
   
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 78 58
SIRIUS XM Debt Securities [Member]
   
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 0 [1] 249
Live Nation [Member]
   
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 24 25
Other Investments [Member]
   
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 47 39
Other AFS Debt Securities [Member]
   
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 74 56
Fair Value Opition Securities [Member]
   
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 1,195 1,079
AFS and cost method investments [Member]
   
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments $ 71 $ 313
[1] During the three months ended March 31, 2013, as discussed in note 1, Liberty acquired an additional 50 million common shares and acquired a controlling interest in SIRIUS XM and as a result consolidates SIRIUS XM as of such date. Therefore, the related SIRIUS XM debt securities are considered effectively settled upon consolidation.