Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt (Details)

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Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jun. 30, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal $ 13,305  
Total debt 13,524 $ 8,018
Less debt classified as current (5) (5)
Total long-term debt $ 13,519 8,013
Sirius XM 5.75% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument interest rate 5.75%  
Sirius XM 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2022    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument interest rate 5.25%  
Sirius X M 4.25 Senior Notes Due 2020    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument interest rate 4.25%  
Sirius X M 4.625 Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument interest rate 4.625%  
Sirius XM 6.00% Senior Notes Due 2024    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument interest rate 6.00%  
Sirius XM 5.375% Senior Notes Due 2025    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument interest rate 5.375%  
Sirius XM 5.375% Senior Notes due 2026    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument interest rate 5.375%  
A1.375 Cash Convertible Senior Notes Due 2023    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument interest rate 1.375%  
Liberty 1% Cash Convertible Notes Due 2023    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument interest rate 1.00%  
2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument interest rate 2.25%  
Liberty Sirius XM Group    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal $ 6,761  
Less deferred financing costs (7) (7)
Total debt 6,717 6,107
Less debt classified as current (5)  
Total long-term debt 6,712  
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Margin loan    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 250  
Total debt 250 250
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM 5.75% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 600  
Total debt 597 596
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2022    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 400  
Total debt 405 405
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius X M 4.25 Senior Notes Due 2020    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 500  
Total debt 497 497
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius X M 4.625 Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 500  
Total debt 496 496
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM 6.00% Senior Notes Due 2024    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 1,500  
Total debt 1,487 1,487
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM 5.375% Senior Notes Due 2025    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 1,000  
Total debt 991 990
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM 5.375% Senior Notes due 2026    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 1,000  
Total debt 990 989
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 1,000  
Total debt 1,000 390
Liberty Sirius XM Group | Sirius XM leases    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 11  
Total debt 11 14
Braves Group    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 511  
Less deferred financing costs (9) (10)
Total debt 502 328
Total long-term debt 502  
Braves Group | Notes and loans    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 511  
Total debt 511 338
Formula One Group    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 6,033  
Total debt 6,305 1,583
Less deferred financing costs, net (16)  
Total long-term debt 6,305  
Formula One Group | A1.375 Cash Convertible Senior Notes Due 2023    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 1,000  
Total debt 1,177 1,076
Formula One Group | Liberty 1% Cash Convertible Notes Due 2023    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 450  
Total debt 523  
Formula One Group | 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 445  
Total debt 483 470
Formula One Group | Live Nation Margin Loan    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 350  
Total debt 350  
Formula One Group | Other Debt Obligations    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 35  
Total debt 36 $ 37
Formula One Group | Bank loans    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 3,402  
Total debt 3,417  
Formula One Group | Delta Topco Exchangeable Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding principal 351  
Total debt $ 335