Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Disposals (Details)

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Disposals (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
CommerceHub | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Revenue     $ 51
Disposal Group Net Earnings (Loss)     $ 5
Liberty Ventures common stock | GCI Liberty and Liberty Expedia Holdings | Discontinued Operations Split-Off      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations and Disposal of Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Basic Share $ 1.64 $ 5.26 $ 3.73
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share $ 1.62 $ 5.20 $ 3.69
Bodybuilding | Liberty Expedia Holdings | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Revenue     $ 355
Disposal Group Net Earnings (Loss)     6
Evite | GCI Liberty | Discontinued Operations Spinoff      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Revenue $ 3 $ 24 23
Disposal Group Net Earnings (Loss) (2) (3) (1)
Disposal Group Total Assets   43  
LendingTree | GCI Liberty | Discontinued Operations Spinoff      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Disposal Group Net Earnings (Loss)   6 31
Disposal Group Total Assets   115  
Liberty Broadband      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Current assets   84  
Total assets   11,932  
Current liabilities   11  
Total liabilities   1,445  
Equity   10,487  
Operating income   (25) (21)
Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates   2,509 642
Gain (loss) on dilution of investment in affiliate   (18) 771
Income tax (expense) benefit   (417) (558)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Broadband shareholders   2,034 917
Liberty Broadband | GCI Liberty | Discontinued Operations Split-Off      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Investment in Liberty Broadband measured at fair value   3,635  
Deferred income tax liabilities   303  
Earnings (loss) before income taxes 187 473 761
Income tax (expense) benefit (46) $ (21) (282)
Expedia | Liberty Expedia Holdings | Discontinued Operations Split-Off      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Earnings (loss) before income taxes     24
Income tax (expense) benefit     $ (4)
Maximum | LendingTree | GCI Liberty | Discontinued Operations Spinoff      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Disposal Group Net Earnings (Loss) $ 1