Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||||
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Nov. 04, 2016 |
Jul. 22, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Weighted average useful life at time of acquisition | 9 years | ||||
| Amortization of Intangible Assets | $ 703 | $ 550 | $ 504 | ||
| Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss | 87 | ||||
| Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | 57 | ||||
| Liberty Expedia Holdings | |||||
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| Decrease to goodwill due to spin-off | $ 57 | ||||
| CommerceHub | |||||
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| Decrease to goodwill due to spin-off | $ 21 | ||||
| zulily | |||||
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| Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | $ 57 | ||||
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- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of accumulated impairment loss for an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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