Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Tracking Stocks (Details)

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Tracking Stocks (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Jul. 22, 2016
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May 18, 2016
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Oct. 02, 2015
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Oct. 13, 2014
Feb. 27, 2014
Aug. 09, 2012
Dec. 31, 2016
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Nov. 02, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Oct. 20, 2014
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Oct. 03, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Number of tracking stocks | item             2            
Cash and cash equivalents             $ 825,000,000   $ 2,449,000,000 $ 2,306,000,000     $ 902,000,000
Principal amount             1,000,000            
Investment in Affiliate             3,161,000,000            
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments             57,000,000            
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments             (40,000,000)            
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments             (50,000,000)            
Deferred Tax Liabilities Purchase Accounting Adjustments             (33,000,000)            
Business Acquisition, Amortization Adjustment Recognized During Measurement Period             $ 3,000,000            
HSN, Inc.                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage             38.00%            
Liberty Broadband                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Investment in Affiliate   $ 2,400,000,000                      
zulily                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred     $ 2,300,000,000                    
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid     $ 1,200,000,000                    
Business Acquisition, Share Price | $ / shares     $ 9.375                    
Business Acquisition Equity Interests Issued or Issuable Number Of Shares Issued Per Shares Acquired     0.3098                    
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments             $ 57,000,000            
QVC Group Common Stock                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Cash and cash equivalents             $ 338,000,000   $ 426,000,000 422,000,000     595,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock | HSN, Inc.                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage             38.00%            
QVC Group Common Stock | Common Class A                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares             429,005,932   461,379,963        
QVC Group Common Stock | Common Class B                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares             29,358,638   29,218,527        
QVC Group Common Stock | Common Class C                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares             0            
QVC Group Common Stock | Reattribution Transaction | Liberty Ventures common stock                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Cash reattributed as part of Reattributed Assets                       $ 970,000,000  
Ratio applied to the reattribution       0.14217                  
Liberty Ventures common stock                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Stock split, conversion ratio           0.05              
Cash and cash equivalents             $ 487,000,000   $ 2,023,000,000 $ 1,884,000,000     $ 307,000,000
Investment in Affiliate             $ 3,161,000,000            
Price per share of Liberty Broadband Series C common stock | $ / shares   $ 56.23                      
Liberty Ventures common stock | Common Class A                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Stock split, conversion ratio         2                
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares             81,150,711   134,961,466        
Liberty Ventures common stock | Common Class B                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Stock split, conversion ratio         2                
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares             4,271,958   7,092,111        
Liberty Ventures common stock | Common Class C                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares             0            
Liberty Ventures common stock | Reattribution Transaction                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares                     67,671,232    
Liberty Ventures common stock | Reattribution Transaction | Liberty Ventures common stock                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Ratio applied to the reattribution       0.14217                  
CommerceHub | Common Class A                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Shares issued as dividend | shares 0.1                        
CommerceHub | Common Class B                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Shares issued as dividend | shares 0.1                        
CommerceHub | Common Class C                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Shares issued as dividend | shares 0.2                        
Liberty Expedia Holdings | Expedia Holdings Margin Loan                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Principal amount               $ 350,000,000          
Liberty Broadband | Liberty Ventures common stock                          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                          
Liberty Broadband investment in Charter stock   $ 5,000,000,000