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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2021
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Jul. 28, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies      
Number of scheduled baseball games | item   160  
Number of scheduled Formula One events | item   23  
Number Of Expected Formula One Events | item   22  
Exchange agreement with chairman | John C. Malone      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Target Voting Power Maximum 0.50% 0.50% 49.00%
Target Voting Power additional percentage     0.50%
Share exchanges | shares 0 0  
Exchange agreement with chairman | John C. Malone | Target voting power plus percentage      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Target Voting Power additional percentage 0.50% 0.50%  
Exchange agreement with chairman | John C. Malone | Target voting power less percentage      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Target Voting Power additional percentage 0.50% 0.50%  
Exchange agreement with chairman | John C. Malone | Braves Group | Common Class B      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Stock exchange ratio   1  
Exchange agreement with chairman | John C. Malone | Formula One Group | Common Class B      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Stock exchange ratio   1  
Exchange agreement with chairman | John C. Malone | Liberty SiriusXM Group | Common Class B      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Stock exchange ratio   1  
SIRIUS XM Holdings      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Asset impairment charges   $ 18  
Accrued restructuring expense $ 6 6  
Write-off of leasehold improvements   1  
Restructuring costs and asset impairment charges   25  
SIRIUS XM Holdings | SXM-7 Satellite      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Carrying value 220 220  
Impairment charge   220  
Insurance policy coverage   225  
Insurance Recoveries   225  
SIRIUS XM Holdings | Impairment, restructuring and Acquisition costs, net of recoveries | SXM-7 Satellite      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Insurance Recoveries 80 220  
SIRIUS XM Holdings | Other. | SXM-7 Satellite      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Insurance Recoveries 5 5  
ANLBC      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Compensation guarantee aggregate total 446 446  
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2021 189 189  
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2022 92 92  
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2023 62 62  
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2024 48 48  
Amounts payable under guarantee thereafter $ 55 $ 55