Information About Liberty's Operating Segments - Reconciliation Of Segment Adjusted OIBDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Mar. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Sep. 30, 2025 |
Jun. 30, 2025 |
Mar. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Jun. 30, 2024 |
Mar. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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| Information About Liberty's Operating Segments | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted OIBDA | $ 1,068 | $ 774 | $ 700 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | (21) | (30) | (27) | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (393) | (352) | (406) | |||||||||
| Concorde incentive payments | $ (50) | (50) | ||||||||||
| Impairment and acquisition costs | (27) | (105) | (1) | |||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ 206 | $ 158 | $ 280 | $ (67) | $ 23 | $ 110 | $ 59 | $ 95 | 577 | 287 | 266 | |
| Interest expense | (249) | (208) | (234) | |||||||||
| Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net | 288 | (139) | 44 | |||||||||
| Unrealized gains (losses) on intergroup interests | (68) | |||||||||||
| Other, net | 117 | $ 60 | 89 | |||||||||
| Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | $ 733 | $ 97 | ||||||||||
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- Definition Adjusted OIBDA is defined by the Company as revenue less operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding stock-based compensation). This measure of performance excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, separately reported litigation settlements and restructurings and impairment charges that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of incentive payments under concorde agreement. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of asset impairment and acquisition costs. No definition available.
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- Definition Unrealized gains losses on intergroup interest No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount of interest expense classified as nonoperating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount of income (expense) related to nonoperating activities, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- References No definition available.
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