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Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share (Details)

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Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2021
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2021
Nov. 26, 2019
Mar. 06, 2018
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss            
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 622 $ 417 $ 862 $ 301    
Sirius XM Holdings | Formula One Group            
Investment owned shares            
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 5,271,475   5,271,475      
Liberty SiriusXM Group            
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock            
Basic WASO 329,000,000 335,000,000 330,000,000 336,000,000    
Potentially dilutive shares 19,000,000 2,000,000 20,000,000 2,000,000    
Diluted WASO 348,000,000 337,000,000 350,000,000 338,000,000    
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss            
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 447 $ 337 $ 735 $ 326    
Adjustment (14)   (13)      
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 433 $ 337 $ 722 $ 326    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Braves Group            
Investment owned shares            
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 2,292,037   2,292,037      
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Formula One Group            
Investment owned shares            
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 5,271,475   5,271,475      
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 2.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2048            
Investment owned shares            
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 2.125%   2.125%     2.125%
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2049            
Investment owned shares            
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 2.75%   2.75%   2.75%  
Liberty SiriusXM Group | ASU 2020-06 | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment            
Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share            
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.12   $ 0.15      
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Common Class A and C            
Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share            
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 25,000,000   22,000,000      
Braves Group            
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock            
Basic WASO 53,000,000 52,000,000 53,000,000 52,000,000    
Potentially dilutive shares 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000    
Diluted WASO 62,000,000 61,000,000 62,000,000 61,000,000    
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss            
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 64 $ 25 $ 51 $ (34)    
Adjustment (35) (1) (36) 27    
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 29 $ 24 $ 15 $ (7)    
Braves Group | Common Class A and C            
Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share            
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 5,000,000   9,000,000      
Formula One Group            
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock            
Basic WASO 232,000,000 232,000,000 232,000,000 232,000,000    
Potentially dilutive shares 9,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000    
Diluted WASO 241,000,000 240,000,000 241,000,000 240,000,000    
Diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss            
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 111 $ 55 $ 76 $ 9    
Adjustment (27) 24 (7) 25    
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 84 $ 79 $ 69 $ 34    
Formula One Group | Braves Group            
Investment owned shares            
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares 6,792,903   6,792,903      
Formula One Group | Common Class A and C            
Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share            
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 5,000,000   8,000,000