| Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups (Tables)
 | 3 Months Ended | 
| Mar. 31, 2016 | 
|---|
| Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract] |  | 
| Condensed Balance Sheet |  
		
			BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
		 
			March 31, 2016
		 
			 
		 
			
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						Attributed (note 1) | 
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						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
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						  | 
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				| 
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						SiriusXM  | 
						  | 
						Braves | 
						  | 
						Media | 
						  | 
						Inter-Group | 
						  | 
						Consolidated | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						     | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Eliminations | 
						  | 
						Liberty | 
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				| 
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						amounts in millions | 
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						Assets | 
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						  | 
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						  | 
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						  | 
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				| 
						Current assets: | 
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						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash and cash equivalents | 
						  | 
						$ | 102 | 
						  | 44 | 
						  | 456 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 602 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Trade and other receivables, net | 
						  | 
						  | 228 | 
						  | 12 | 
						  | 4 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 244 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Short term marketable securities | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 61 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 61 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other current assets | 
						  | 
						  | 232 | 
						  | 20 | 
						  | 7 | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | 257 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Total current assets | 
						  | 
						  | 562 | 
						  | 76 | 
						  | 528 | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | 1,164 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments (note 2) | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 8 | 
						  | 552 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 560 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method (note 3) | 
						  | 
						  | 168 | 
						  | 52 | 
						  | 900 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1,120 | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Property and equipment, at cost | 
						  | 
						  | 2,003 | 
						  | 504 | 
						  | 191 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 2,698 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Accumulated depreciation | 
						  | 
						  | (615) | 
						  | (45) | 
						  | (88) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (748) | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 1,388 | 
						  | 459 | 
						  | 103 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1,950 | 
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				| 
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						Intangible assets not subject to amortization | 
						  | 
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						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Goodwill | 
						  | 
						  | 14,165 | 
						  | 180 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 14,345 | 
						  |  
				| 
						FCC licenses | 
						  | 
						  | 8,600 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 8,600 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other | 
						  | 
						  | 930 | 
						  | 143 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1,073 | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 23,695 | 
						  | 323 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 24,018 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Intangible assets subject to amortization, net | 
						  | 
						  | 1,013 | 
						  | 67 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1,080 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization | 
						  | 
						  | 157 | 
						  | 14 | 
						  | 263 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 434 | 
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				| 
						Total assets | 
						  | 
						$ | 26,983 | 
						  | 999 | 
						  | 2,346 | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | 30,326 | 
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				| 
						Liabilities and Equity | 
						  | 
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						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
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						  | 
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						  | 
						  | 
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				| 
						Current liabilities: | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Intergroup payable (receivable) (note 6) | 
						  | 
						$ | 115 | 
						  | 89 | 
						  | (204) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  |  
				| 
						Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 
						  | 
						  | 696 | 
						  | 46 | 
						  | 21 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 763 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Current portion of debt (note 4) | 
						  | 
						  | 256 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 256 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Deferred revenue | 
						  | 
						  | 1,797 | 
						  | 83 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1,880 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other current liabilities | 
						  | 
						  | 3 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 65 | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | 66 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Total current liabilities | 
						  | 
						  | 2,867 | 
						  | 218 | 
						  | (118) | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | 2,965 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Long-term debt (note 4) | 
						  | 
						  | 5,719 | 
						  | 108 | 
						  | 1,035 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 6,862 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Deferred income tax liabilities | 
						  | 
						  | 1,724 | 
						  | 40 | 
						  | 24 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1,788 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other liabilities | 
						  | 
						  | 272 | 
						  | 297 | 
						  | 57 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 626 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Total liabilities | 
						  | 
						  | 10,582 | 
						  | 663 | 
						  | 998 | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | 12,241 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Equity / Attributed net assets | 
						  | 
						  | 9,706 | 
						  | 327 | 
						  | 1,348 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 11,381 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries | 
						  | 
						  | 6,695 | 
						  | 9 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 6,704 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Total liabilities and equity | 
						  | 
						$ | 26,983 | 
						  | 999 | 
						  | 2,346 | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | 30,326 | 
						  | 
			 
		 | 
| Condensed Statement of Operations |  
		
			STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION
		 
			Three months ended March 31, 2016
		 
			 
		 
			
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						Attributed (note 1) | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						SiriusXM  | 
						  | 
						Braves | 
						  | 
						Media | 
						  | 
						Consolidated | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Liberty | 
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				| 
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						amounts in millions | 
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				| 
						Revenue: | 
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				| 
						Subscriber revenue | 
						  | 
						$ | 1,009 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1,009 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other revenue | 
						  | 
						  | 191 | 
						  | 4 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 195 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Total revenue | 
						  | 
						  | 1,200 | 
						  | 4 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1,204 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation (note 5): | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
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						  |  
				| 
						Cost of subscriber services (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below): | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Revenue share and royalties | 
						  | 
						  | 252 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 252 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Programming and content | 
						  | 
						  | 85 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 85 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Customer service and billing | 
						  | 
						  | 97 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 97 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other | 
						  | 
						  | 33 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 33 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Subscriber acquisition costs | 
						  | 
						  | 132 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 132 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other operating expenses | 
						  | 
						  | 19 | 
						  | 28 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 47 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Selling, general and administrative | 
						  | 
						  | 167 | 
						  | 14 | 
						  | 20 | 
						  | 201 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Legal settlement, net | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (511) | 
						  | (511) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Depreciation and amortization | 
						  | 
						  | 79 | 
						  | 5 | 
						  | 3 | 
						  | 87 | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 864 | 
						  | 47 | 
						  | (488) | 
						  | 423 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Operating income (loss) | 
						  | 
						  | 336 | 
						  | (43) | 
						  | 488 | 
						  | 781 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other income (expense): | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Interest expense | 
						  | 
						  | (81) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (3) | 
						  | (84) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net | 
						  | 
						  | 7 | 
						  | 2 | 
						  | (21) | 
						  | (12) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (8) | 
						  | (8) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other, net | 
						  | 
						  | 1 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 6 | 
						  | 7 | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | (73) | 
						  | 2 | 
						  | (26) | 
						  | (97) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 
						  | 
						  | 263 | 
						  | (41) | 
						  | 462 | 
						  | 684 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Income tax (expense) benefit | 
						  | 
						  | (100) | 
						  | 16 | 
						  | (173) | 
						  | (257) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net earnings (loss) | 
						  | 
						  | 163 | 
						  | (25) | 
						  | 289 | 
						  | 427 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests | 
						  | 
						  | 62 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 62 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders | 
						  | 
						$ | 101 | 
						  | (25) | 
						  | 289 | 
						  | 365 | 
						  | 
			 
		 
			 
		 
			 
		 
			 
		 
			STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION
		 
			Three months ended March 31, 2015
		 
			 
		 
			
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						  | 
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				| 
						  | 
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						  | 
						Attributed (note 1) | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						SiriusXM | 
						  | 
						Braves | 
						  | 
						Media | 
						  | 
						Consolidated | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Liberty | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						amounts in millions | 
						  |  
				| 
						Revenue: | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Subscriber revenue | 
						  | 
						$ | 907 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 907 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other revenue | 
						  | 
						  | 169 | 
						  | 5 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 174 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Total revenue | 
						  | 
						  | 1,076 | 
						  | 5 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1,081 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation (note 5): | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cost of subscriber services (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below): | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Revenue share and royalties | 
						  | 
						  | 213 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 213 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Programming and content | 
						  | 
						  | 62 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 62 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Customer service and billing | 
						  | 
						  | 92 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 92 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other | 
						  | 
						  | 31 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 31 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Subscriber acquisition costs | 
						  | 
						  | 122 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 122 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other operating expenses | 
						  | 
						  | 17 | 
						  | 13 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 30 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Selling, general and administrative | 
						  | 
						  | 172 | 
						  | 13 | 
						  | 17 | 
						  | 202 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Depreciation and amortization | 
						  | 
						  | 77 | 
						  | 5 | 
						  | 2 | 
						  | 84 | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 786 | 
						  | 31 | 
						  | 19 | 
						  | 836 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Operating income (loss) | 
						  | 
						  | 290 | 
						  | (26) | 
						  | (19) | 
						  | 245 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other income (expense): | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Interest expense | 
						  | 
						  | (73) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (4) | 
						  | (77) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net | 
						  | 
						  | (7) | 
						  | 2 | 
						  | (32) | 
						  | (37) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (28) | 
						  | (28) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other, net | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 2 | 
						  | 2 | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | (80) | 
						  | 2 | 
						  | (62) | 
						  | (140) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 
						  | 
						  | 210 | 
						  | (24) | 
						  | (81) | 
						  | 105 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Income tax (expense) benefit | 
						  | 
						  | (125) | 
						  | 9 | 
						  | 30 | 
						  | (86) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net earnings (loss) | 
						  | 
						  | 85 | 
						  | (15) | 
						  | (51) | 
						  | 19 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests | 
						  | 
						  | 38 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 38 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders | 
						  | 
						$ | 47 | 
						  | (15) | 
						  | (51) | 
						  | (19) | 
						  | 
			 
		 | 
| Condensed Statement of Cash Flows |  
		
			STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
		 
			Three months ended March 31, 2016
		 
			 
		 
			
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						Attributed (note 1) | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						SiriusXM  | 
						  | 
						Braves | 
						  | 
						Media | 
						  | 
						Consolidated | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Liberty | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						amounts in millions | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash flows from operating activities: | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net earnings (loss) | 
						  | 
						$ | 163 | 
						  | (25) | 
						  | 289 | 
						  | 427 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Depreciation and amortization | 
						  | 
						  | 79 | 
						  | 5 | 
						  | 3 | 
						  | 87 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Stock-based compensation | 
						  | 
						  | 24 | 
						  | 2 | 
						  | 8 | 
						  | 34 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (73) | 
						  | (73) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net | 
						  | 
						  | (7) | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | 21 | 
						  | 12 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 8 | 
						  | 8 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Losses (gains) on dilution of investment in affiliate | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 2 | 
						  | 2 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 
						  | 
						  | 95 | 
						  | (9) | 
						  | 28 | 
						  | 114 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Intergroup tax allocation | 
						  | 
						  | (1) | 
						  | (6) | 
						  | 7 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other charges (credits), net | 
						  | 
						  | 6 | 
						  | 1 | 
						  | (4) | 
						  | 3 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Changes in operating assets and liabilities | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Current and other assets | 
						  | 
						  | (13) | 
						  | (12) | 
						  | 2 | 
						  | (23) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Payables and other liabilities | 
						  | 
						  | 10 | 
						  | 76 | 
						  | 137 | 
						  | 223 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net cash provided (used) by operating activities | 
						  | 
						  | 356 | 
						  | 30 | 
						  | 428 | 
						  | 814 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash flows from investing activities: | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Investments in and loans to cost and equity investees | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (8) | 
						  | (3) | 
						  | (11) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash proceeds from sale of investments | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 2 | 
						  | 2 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Capital expended for property and equipment | 
						  | 
						  | (30) | 
						  | (37) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (67) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Purchases of short term investments and other marketable securities | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (99) | 
						  | (99) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Sales of short term investments and other marketable securities | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 53 | 
						  | 53 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other investing activities, net | 
						  | 
						  | (4) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1 | 
						  | (3) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net cash provided (used) by investing activities | 
						  | 
						  | (34) | 
						  | (45) | 
						  | (46) | 
						  | (125) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash flows from financing activities: | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Borrowings of debt | 
						  | 
						  | 330 | 
						  | 5 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 335 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Repayments of debt | 
						  | 
						  | (72) | 
						  | (38) | 
						  | (1) | 
						  | (111) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Intergroup (payments) receipts | 
						  | 
						  | 6 | 
						  | 70 | 
						  | (76) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  |  
				| 
						Shares repurchased by subsidiary | 
						  | 
						  | (594) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (594) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 73 | 
						  | 73 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation | 
						  | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | (4) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other financing activities, net | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 9 | 
						  | 4 | 
						  | 13 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net cash provided (used) by financing activities | 
						  | 
						  | (332) | 
						  | 46 | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | (288) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 
						  | 
						  | (10) | 
						  | 31 | 
						  | 380 | 
						  | 401 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 
						  | 
						  | 112 | 
						  | 13 | 
						  | 76 | 
						  | 201 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 
						  | 
						$ | 102 | 
						  | 44 | 
						  | 456 | 
						  | 602 | 
						  | 
			 
		 
			
		 
			STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
		 
			Three months ended March 31, 2015
		 
			 
		 
			
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						Attributed (note 1) | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						Liberty  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						SiriusXM  | 
						  | 
						Braves | 
						  | 
						Media | 
						  | 
						Consolidated | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Group | 
						  | 
						Liberty | 
						  |  
				| 
						  | 
						  | 
						amounts in millions | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash flows from operating activities: | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net earnings (loss) | 
						  | 
						$ | 85 | 
						  | (15) | 
						  | (51) | 
						  | 19 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Depreciation and amortization | 
						  | 
						  | 77 | 
						  | 5 | 
						  | 2 | 
						  | 84 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Stock-based compensation | 
						  | 
						  | 37 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 7 | 
						  | 44 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation | 
						  | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (12) | 
						  | (14) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net | 
						  | 
						  | 7 | 
						  | (2) | 
						  | 32 | 
						  | 37 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 28 | 
						  | 28 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Losses (gains) on dilution of investment in affiliate | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1 | 
						  | 1 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 
						  | 
						  | 120 | 
						  | (3) | 
						  | (47) | 
						  | 70 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Intergroup tax allocation | 
						  | 
						  | (1) | 
						  | (5) | 
						  | 6 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  |  
				| 
						Intergroup tax (payments) receipts | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1 | 
						  | (1) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other charges (credits), net | 
						  | 
						  | 5 | 
						  | 1 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 6 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Changes in operating assets and liabilities | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Current and other assets | 
						  | 
						  | (22) | 
						  | (1) | 
						  | 1 | 
						  | (22) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Payables and other liabilities | 
						  | 
						  | (4) | 
						  | 44 | 
						  | 22 | 
						  | 62 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net cash provided (used) by operating activities | 
						  | 
						  | 302 | 
						  | 25 | 
						  | (12) | 
						  | 315 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash flows from investing activities: | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash proceeds from dispositions of investments | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 113 | 
						  | 113 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Proceeds (payments) from settlement of financial instruments, net | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (17) | 
						  | (17) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Capital expended for property and equipment | 
						  | 
						  | (30) | 
						  | (35) | 
						  | 1 | 
						  | (64) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Purchases of short term investments and other marketable securities | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (10) | 
						  | (10) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Sales of short term investments and other marketable securities | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 136 | 
						  | 136 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other investing activities, net | 
						  | 
						  | (4) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (10) | 
						  | (14) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net cash provided (used) by investing activities | 
						  | 
						  | (34) | 
						  | (35) | 
						  | 213 | 
						  | 144 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash flows from financing activities: | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  |  
				| 
						Borrowings of debt | 
						  | 
						  | 1,265 | 
						  | 10 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 1,275 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Repayments of debt | 
						  | 
						  | (658) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (658) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Intergroup (payments) receipts | 
						  | 
						  | 4 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (4) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  |  
				| 
						Repurchases of Liberty common stock | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (58) | 
						  | (58) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Shares repurchased by subsidiary | 
						  | 
						  | (535) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (535) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation | 
						  | 
						  | (13) | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | (3) | 
						  | (16) | 
						  |  
				| 
						Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation | 
						  | 
						  | 3 | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 11 | 
						  | 14 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Other financing activities, net | 
						  | 
						  | 
						  — | 
						  | 8 | 
						  | 2 | 
						  | 10 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net cash provided (used) by financing activities | 
						  | 
						  | 66 | 
						  | 18 | 
						  | (52) | 
						  | 32 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 
						  | 
						  | 334 | 
						  | 8 | 
						  | 149 | 
						  | 491 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 
						  | 
						  | 148 | 
						  | 11 | 
						  | 522 | 
						  | 681 | 
						  |  
				| 
						Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 
						  | 
						$ | 482 | 
						  | 19 | 
						  | 671 | 
						  | 1,172 | 
						  | 
			 
		 |