Liberty Media Corporation Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Cover
- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Tracking Stocks (Details)

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Tracking Stocks (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 03, 2023 item shares	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 09, 2024
Tracking Stocks
Number of tracking stock groups \| item	3
Cash and cash equivalents \| $		$ 3,147	$ 2,956
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| New Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
Tracking Stocks
Number of shares issued upon reclassification of each then-outstanding common stock share \| shares	1
Liberty SiriusXM Group \| Liberty Live Common Stock
Tracking Stocks
Number of shares issued upon reclassification of each then-outstanding common stock share \| shares	0.25
Formula One Group
Tracking Stocks
Cash and cash equivalents \| $		2,833
Formula One Group \| Liberty Live Common Stock
Tracking Stocks
Number of shares issued upon reclassification of each then-outstanding common stock share \| shares	0.0428
Formula One Group \| New Liberty Formula One Common Stock
Tracking Stocks
Number of shares issued upon reclassification of each then-outstanding common stock share \| shares	1
Liberty Live Group
Tracking Stocks
Cash and cash equivalents \| $		$ 314
2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2049 \| Liberty SiriusXM Group
Tracking Stocks
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)				2.75%
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 \| Liberty SiriusXM Group
Tracking Stocks
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)				3.75%
2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 \| Formula One Group
Tracking Stocks
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)		2.25%
2.375% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2053 \| Liberty Live Group
Tracking Stocks
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)		2.375%
Formula 1 and other subsidiaries \| Formula One Group
Tracking Stocks
Cash and cash equivalents \| $		$ 1,617

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