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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)
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1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes due 2023                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                                     1.375%
2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2048                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                     2.25%                
Principal amount                     $ 385,000,000                
Live Nation Margin Loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity                       $ 200,000,000 $ 200,000,000            
Maximum borrowing capacity     $ 200,000,000   $ 600,000,000                       $ 270,000,000    
Undrawn commitment fee     0.50%                                
Live Nation Margin Loan | LIBOR                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis     LIBOR   LIBOR                            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     2.00%   1.80%                            
Minimum [Member] | Live Nation Margin Loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Undrawn commitment fee         0.75%                            
Maximum [Member] | Live Nation Margin Loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Undrawn commitment fee         0.85%                            
Live Nation | 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2048                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Shares underlying the debentures | shares                     5,800,000                
Conversion price for exchangeable debt | $ / shares                     $ 66.28                
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage                     100.00%                
Live Nation | Live Nation Margin Loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Share value                       $ 817,000,000 $ 817,000,000            
Shares | shares                       9,000,000.0 9,000,000.0            
1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Securities Basket price per share | $ / shares                       $ 62.63 $ 62.63            
Warrant transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Securities Basket price per share | $ / shares                       62.63 $ 62.63            
Warrant expiration period                         81 days            
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares                       $ 61.16 $ 61.16            
Formula One Group | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Securities basket conversion ratio from shares of Liberty Media Corporation common stock                       0.25 0.25            
Formula One Group | 1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes due 2023                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                                     1.375%
Principal amount                                     $ 1,000,000,000
Formula One Group | 1% Cash Convertible Notes Due 2023                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)               1.00%       1.00% 1.00%            
Principal amount               $ 450,000,000                      
Debt instrument, face amount per debenture               $ 1,000                      
Formula One Group | 1% Cash Convertible Notes Due 2023 | Series C                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio               27.11                      
Conversion price for exchangeable debt | $ / shares               $ 36.89                      
Formula One Group | 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                       2.25% 2.25%         2.25%  
Principal amount                                   $ 445,000,000  
Debt instrument, face amount per debenture           $ 1,000                          
Extraordinary additional distribution           229,000,000                          
Extraordinary additional distribution amount per debenture           $ 514.1295                          
Formula One Group | 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2048                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                     2.25%                
Formula One Group | Time Warner Inc | 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Shares sold | shares                         5,330,000            
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount                       $ 178,000,000 $ 178,000,000            
Formula One Group | Time Warner Inc | 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 | Subsequent Event                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount                           $ 25,000,000          
Formula One Group | 1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Forward contract, number of underlying shares | shares                         5,271,475            
Formula One Group | Warrant transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding | shares                       5,271,475 5,271,475            
Liberty SiriusXM Group                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Losses on extinguishment of debt                       $ (83,000,000) $ (83,000,000)            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Securities basket conversion ratio from shares of Liberty Media Corporation common stock                       1.0163 1.0163            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes due 2023                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                       1.375% 1.375%            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 2.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2048                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)             2.125%         2.125% 2.125%            
Principal amount             $ 400,000,000                        
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2048                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                       2.25% 2.25%            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2049                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)       2.75%               2.75% 2.75%            
Principal amount       $ 604,000,000                              
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage       100.00%                              
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2050                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                 0.50%     0.50% 0.50%            
Principal amount                 $ 920,000,000                    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Effective interest rate                       2.13% 2.13%            
Debt instrument, unused borrowing capacity, fee, percent                   0.75%                  
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity                       $ 875,000,000 $ 875,000,000            
Undrawn commitment fee   0.50%                                  
Proceed from issuance of debt   $ 125,000,000                                  
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan | LIBOR                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis   LIBOR               LIBOR     LIBOR            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   2.00%               2.05%                  
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan | Term loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Principal amount   $ 875,000,000               $ 250,000,000                  
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan | Revolving Credit Facility                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Principal amount   $ 875,000,000               500,000,000                  
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan | Delayed Draw Term Loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Principal amount                   $ 600,000,000                  
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM 4.0% Senior Notes Due 2028                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                       4.00% 4.00%     4.00%      
Principal amount                               $ 2,000,000,000.0      
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius Xm 4.625% Senior Notes Due 2024                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 4.625%                     4.625% 4.625%   4.625%        
Principal amount $ 1,500,000,000                                    
Redemption price $ 1,541,000,000                                    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM 5.375% Senior Notes due 2026                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                       5.375% 5.375%   5.375%        
Principal amount                       $ 1,000,000,000.0 $ 1,000,000,000.0            
Redemption price                       $ 1,034,000,000 $ 1,034,000,000            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius Xm 5.50% Senior Notes Due 2029                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                       5.50% 5.50%            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM 3.875% Senior Notes due 2022                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 3.875%                     3.875% 3.875%            
Principal amount $ 1,000,000,000.0                                    
Redemption price $ 1,019,000,000                                    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM 5.00% Senior Notes due 2027                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                       5.00% 5.00%            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Pandora 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                       1.75% 1.75%            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM credit facility                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument, unused borrowing capacity, fee, percent                         0.25%            
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity                       $ 1,749,000,000 $ 1,749,000,000            
Maximum borrowing capacity                       $ 1,750,000,000 $ 1,750,000,000            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM 4.125% Senior Notes Due 2030                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                       4.125% 4.125%            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM 3.125% Senior Notes Due 2026                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 3.125%                                    
Proceed from issuance of debt $ 1,000,000,000.0                                    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM 3.875% Senior Notes Due 2031                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 3.875%                                    
Proceed from issuance of debt $ 1,500,000,000                                    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | SIRIUS XM Holdings | 2.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2048                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Shares underlying the debentures | shares             49,900,000                        
Conversion price for exchangeable debt | $ / shares             $ 8.02                        
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage             100.00%                        
Liberty SiriusXM Group | SIRIUS XM Holdings | 2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2049                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Shares underlying the debentures | shares       70,000,000                              
Conversion price for exchangeable debt | $ / shares       $ 8.62                              
Liberty SiriusXM Group | SIRIUS XM Holdings | Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Share value                       $ 6,100,000,000 $ 6,100,000,000            
Shares | shares                       1,000,000,000.0 1,000,000,000.0            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Live Nation | 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2050                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Shares underlying the debentures | shares                 10,000,000                    
Conversion price for exchangeable debt | $ / shares                 $ 90.10                    
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage                 100.00%                    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Pandora | Sirius XM credit facility | Letter of Credit                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Reduction in future borrowing capacity                         $ 1,000,000            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Forward contract, number of underlying shares | shares                         21,429,600            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Warrant transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding | shares                       21,429,600 21,429,600            
Braves Group | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Securities basket conversion ratio from shares of Liberty Media Corporation common stock                       0.1087 0.1087            
Braves Group | 1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Forward contract, number of underlying shares | shares                         2,292,037            
Braves Group | Warrant transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding | shares                       2,292,037 2,292,037