Liberty Media Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments And Contingencies (Details)

Commitments And Contingencies (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			46 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Commitments And Contingencies (Details)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2002 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2005 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 SIRIUS XM USD ($)	Jun. 25, 2012 Pending Litigation Vivendi Universal SA Suit [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2013 Pending Litigation Use And Pulic Performance Of Sounds Recorded Prior to February 15, 1972 Lawsuit SIRIUS XM USD ($) lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2014 Pending Litigation Telephone Consumer Protection Act Of 1991 Lawsuit [Member] USD ($) lawsuit	Jan. 17, 2013 Including prejudgement interest [Member] Pending Litigation Vivendi Universal SA Suit [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 ANLBC USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2013 Minimum Pending Litigation SoundExchange Inc lawsuit SIRIUS XM USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2013 Maximum Pending Litigation SoundExchange Inc lawsuit SIRIUS XM USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Maximum Pending Litigation Telephone Consumer Protection Act Of 1991 Lawsuit [Member] USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain Contingency, Unrecorded Amount									€ 765,000,000			€ 945,000,000
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss						128,000,000	70,000,000
Number of class action suits										3	3
Number of suits filed										1
Damages sought										100,000,000				50,000,000	100,000,000
Saturtory damages per violation sought											500
Treble damages sought per knowing violation																1,500
Estimate of amounts payable for rights to future programming								231,000,000
Estimate of amounts payable for rights to future programming, 2013								110,000,000
Estimate of amounts payable for rights to future programming, 2014								75,000,000
Estimate of amounts payable for rights to future programming, 2015								60,000,000
Estimated Amounts Payable for Future Programming Five Years After Balance Sheet Date								48,000,000
Compensation guarantee aggregate total													398,000,000
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2015													80,000,000
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2016													72,000,000
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2017													88,000,000
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2018													54,000,000
Amount payable under guarantee, thereafter													104,000,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due [Abstract]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense		52,000,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense	48,000,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense	9,000,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Current		53,000,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years		47,000,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years		44,000,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years		41,000,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years		36,000,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter		380,000,000
Proceeds from Contributions from Parent					670,000,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Tax Benefit From Transactions with former Parent	$ 72,000,000			$ 72,000,000