Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Formula 1 Debt (Details)

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Formula 1 Debt (Details) - USD ($)
shares in Millions
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Jan. 23, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Long-term Debt $ 13,354,000,000   $ 13,354,000,000 $ 13,354,000,000   $ 8,018,000,000
Borrowings of debt       1,844,000,000 $ 335,000,000  
Repayments of Long-term Debt       $ 1,154,000,000 111,000,000  
Formula 1 | Senior Loan Facilities [member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR          
Effective interest rate 4.60%   4.60% 4.60%    
Formula 1 | First lien loan USD Tranche [member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Long-term Debt $ 3,100,000,000   $ 3,100,000,000 $ 3,100,000,000    
Borrowings of debt       628,000,000    
Repayments of Long-term Debt       628,000,000    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 3.25% 3.75%        
Formula 1 | First lien term loan Euro Tranche [member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Long-term Debt $ 42,000,000   42,000,000 $ 42,000,000    
Formula 1 | Second Lien Facility [member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Long-term Debt   $ 1,000,000,000        
Repayments of Long-term Debt     $ 300,000,000      
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 6.75%          
Effective interest rate 8.07%   8.07% 8.07%    
Formula 1 | Delta Topco Limited Exchangeable Redeemable Loan Notes            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Long-term Debt   $ 351,000,000        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   2.00%        
Formula 1 | Interest Rate Swap | First lien loan USD Tranche [member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivatives $ 2,700,000,000   $ 2,700,000,000 $ 2,700,000,000    
Formula 1 | Minimum | First lien loan USD Tranche [member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis 1%          
Formula 1 | Minimum | Second Lien Facility [member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis 1%          
Formula One Group            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Long-term Debt $ 6,697,000,000   $ 6,697,000,000 6,697,000,000   $ 1,583,000,000
Borrowings of debt       1,400,000,000    
Repayments of Long-term Debt       $ 928,000,000 $ 1,000,000  
Formula One Group | Common Class C | Formula 1 | Delta Topco Limited Exchangeable Redeemable Loan Notes            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Maximum estimated shares issuable upon exchange of debt. 15.7   15.7 15.7