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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)
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Live Nation Margin Loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate       2.00%                              
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity                         $ 400,000,000            
Maximum borrowing capacity       $ 400,000,000 $ 200,000,000                       $ 400,000,000    
Undrawn commitment fee         0.50%                            
Live Nation Margin Loan | LIBOR                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis         LIBOR                            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate         2.00%                            
Live Nation Margin Loan | Adjusted Term SOFR                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate       0.10%                              
Live Nation | Live Nation Margin Loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Share value                         $ 817,000,000            
Financial Instrument, Owned, Pledged Status [Extensible Enumeration]                         us-gaap:AssetPledgedAsCollateralMember            
Financial Instruments, Owned and Pledged as Collateral , Number | shares                         9,000,000.0            
1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction | 1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes due 2023                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Proceeds from Derivative Instrument, Financing Activities                         $ 83,000,000            
Warrant transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Securities Basket price per share | $ / shares                         $ 54.70            
Warrant expiration period                         81 days            
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares                         $ 61.16            
Warrant transaction | 1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes due 2023                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Payments for Derivative Instrument, Financing Activities                         $ 44,000,000            
Formula One Group | SOFR                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   1.75%                                  
Formula One Group | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Securities basket conversion ratio from shares of Liberty Media Corporation common stock                         0.25            
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                      
Payments of debt                   $ 47,000,000                  
Formula One Group | 1% Cash Convertible Notes Due 2023 | Common Class C                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio               27.11                      
Conversion price for exchangeable debt | $ / shares               $ 36.89                      
Formula One Group | 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)     2.25%                   2.25%            
Principal amount     $ 475,000,000                                
Debt instrument, face amount per debenture     $ 1,000                                
Formula One Group | 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 | Subsequent Event                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                           2.25%          
Formula One Group | 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 | Common Class C                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio     11.6198                                
Conversion price for exchangeable debt | $ / shares     $ 86.06                                
Formula One Group | 1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Forward contract, number of underlying shares | shares                         1,051,238            
Formula One Group | Warrant transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding | shares                         1,051,238            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Securities basket conversion ratio from shares of Liberty Media Corporation common stock                         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%
Principal amount                                     $ 1,000,000,000
Repurchase amount                         $ 591,000,000            
Payments of debt                         $ 662,000,000            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) 3.75%                       3.75%            
Principal amount $ 575,000,000                                    
Debt instrument, face amount per debenture $ 1,000                                    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 | Subsequent Event                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                           3.75%          
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio 25.9000                                    
Conversion price for exchangeable debt | $ / shares $ 38.61                                    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 2.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2048                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)             2.125%           2.125%            
Principal amount             $ 400,000,000                        
Repurchase amount                         $ 387,000,000            
Payments of debt                         $ 387,000,000            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2049                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)           2.75%             2.75%            
Principal amount           $ 604,000,000                          
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage           100.00%                          
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2049 | Subsequent Event                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                           2.75%          
Liberty SiriusXM Group | 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2050                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                       0.50% 0.50%            
Principal amount                       $ 920,000,000              
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Effective interest rate                         7.49%            
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity                         $ 1,075,000,000            
Undrawn commitment fee                     0.50%                
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan | LIBOR                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis                     LIBOR                
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate                     2.00%                
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan | SOFR                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis                 SOFR                    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate                 2.25%                    
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan | Term loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Principal amount                     $ 875,000,000                
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM Holdings Margin Loan | Revolving Credit Facility                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Maximum borrowing capacity                 $ 1,075,000,000   $ 875,000,000                
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM 4.0% Senior Notes Due 2028                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                         4.00%            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius Xm 5.50% Senior Notes Due 2029                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                         5.50%            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM 5.00% Senior Notes due 2027                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                         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%  
Principal amount                                   $ 193,000,000  
Repurchase amount                         $ 173,000,000            
Debt Instruments, Repurchase Price Percentage                         100.00%            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM credit facility                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                         6.90%            
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity                         $ 1,527,000,000            
Maximum borrowing capacity                         $ 1,750,000,000            
Undrawn commitment fee                         0.25%            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM credit facility | LIBOR                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis                         the SOFR or LIBOR            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM 4.125% Senior Notes Due 2030                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                         4.125%            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Sirius XM Incremental Term Loan                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)                         6.27%            
Principal amount                               $ 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                        
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                         $ 4,530,000,000            
Financial Instrument, Owned, Pledged Status [Extensible Enumeration]                         us-gaap:AssetPledgedAsCollateralMember            
Financial Instruments, Owned and Pledged as Collateral , Number | shares                         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 | 1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Forward contract, number of underlying shares | shares                         4,273,491            
Liberty SiriusXM Group | Warrant transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding | shares                         4,273,491            
Braves Group | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Securities basket conversion ratio from shares of Liberty Media Corporation common stock                         0.1087            
Braves Group | 1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Forward contract, number of underlying shares | shares                         457,078            
Braves Group | Warrant transaction | Common Class A                                      
Debt Instrument                                      
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding | shares                         457,078