Tracking Stock (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
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0 Months Ended |
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Oct. 13, 2014
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Apr. 11, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Oct. 20, 2014
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items] |
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Number of tracking stocks |
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2linta_Numberoftrackingstocks
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ 2,350us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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$ 2,306us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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$ 1,162us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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$ 902us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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FTD |
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items] |
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Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |
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35.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = linta_FTDMember
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Liberty Interactive common stock |
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items] |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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530us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_InteractiveGroupMember
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422us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_InteractiveGroupMember
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679us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_InteractiveGroupMember
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595us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_InteractiveGroupMember
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Liberty Interactive common stock | HSN, Inc. |
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items] |
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Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |
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38.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_InteractiveGroupMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = linta_HsnIncMember
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Liberty Interactive common stock | Common Class A |
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items] |
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Common Stock, Shares, Issued |
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444,595,005us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_InteractiveGroupMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
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447,451,702us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_InteractiveGroupMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
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Liberty Interactive common stock | Reattribution Transaction | Liberty Ventures common stock |
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items] |
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Ratio applied to the reattribution |
0.14217linta_StockholdersEquityReattributionRatio / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_InteractiveGroupMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis = linta_ReattributionTransactionMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = linta_VenturesGroupMember
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Liberty Ventures common stock |
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items] |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ 1,820us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_VenturesGroupMember
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$ 1,884us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_VenturesGroupMember
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$ 483us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_VenturesGroupMember
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$ 307us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_VenturesGroupMember
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Liberty Ventures common stock | FTD |
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items] |
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Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |
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35.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_VenturesGroupMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = linta_FTDMember
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Liberty Ventures common stock | Common Class A |
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items] |
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Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio |
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2us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteStockSplitConversionRatio1 / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_VenturesGroupMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
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Common Stock, Shares, Issued |
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134,566,440us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_VenturesGroupMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
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134,525,874us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_VenturesGroupMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
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Liberty Ventures common stock | Reattribution Transaction |
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items] |
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Common Stock, Shares, Issued |
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67,700,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued / linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis = linta_VenturesGroupMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis = linta_ReattributionTransactionMember
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