Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Tracking Stocks (Details)

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Tracking Stocks (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2015
USD ($)
$ / shares
Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
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$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Number of tracking stocks | item   2      
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 2,743 $ 2,449 $ 2,350 $ 2,306
Debt To Be Attributed To Expedia Holdings   350      
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments   57      
zulily          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred $ 2,300        
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid $ 1,200        
Business Acquisition, Share Price | $ / shares $ 9.375        
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments   57      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments   (40)      
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments   (50)      
Deferred Tax Liabilities Purchase Accounting Adjustments   33      
Business Acquisition, Amortization Adjustment Recognized During Measurement Period   (3)      
QVC Group Common Stock          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 440 426 530 422
QVC Group Common Stock | HSN, Inc.          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage   38.00%      
QVC Group Common Stock | zulily          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Business Acquisition Equity Interests Issued or Issuable Number Of Shares Issued Per Shares Acquired 0.3098        
Liberty Ventures common stock          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 2,303 $ 2,023 $ 1,820 $ 1,884
Price per share of Liberty Broadband Series C common stock | $ / shares   $ 56.23      
Liberty Broadband subscription agreements   $ 4,400      
Limit on investment in Liberty Broadband   25.00%      
Liberty Broadband | Liberty Ventures common stock          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Expected Liberty Broadband investment in Charter stock   $ 4,300      
Maximum | Liberty Ventures common stock          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Expected Investment in Liberty Broadband   $ 2,400