Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Discontinued Operations (Details)

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Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2014
Aug. 27, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]          
Cash distribution to parent from discontinued operation $ 350linta_CashDistributionToParentFromDiscontinuedOperation        
Current assets       653us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent  
Other assets       6,442us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherNoncurrentAssets  
Current liabilities       265us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent  
Trip Holdings          
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]          
Net debt   350linta_NetDebt
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Proceeds from Issuance of Debt 400us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings [Member]          
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Net debt   350linta_NetDebt
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Current assets       653us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments       188linta_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsInvestmentsInAvailableForSaleSecuritesAndOtherCostInvestments
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Property & Equipment, net       39us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNoncurrent
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Goodwill       3,460us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwillNoncurrent
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Trademarks       1,832linta_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTrademarks
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Other intangible assets, net       905linta_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsOtherIntangibleAssetsNet
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Other assets       34us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherNoncurrentAssets
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Current liabilities       265us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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Debt, including current portion       369linta_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsDebt
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Net deferred tax liability       836us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationDeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Revenue     883us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
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Earnings (loss) before income taxes     68us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodBeforeIncomeTax
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Earnings (loss) attributable to parent     (1)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity
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988us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity
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Liberty Interactive Corporation | Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings [Member]          
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         $ 0.53us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare
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Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share         $ 0.52us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare
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Current liabilities       22us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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Liberty Interactive common stock | Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings [Member]          
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     $ (0.03)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare
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$ (0.09)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare
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Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share     $ (0.03)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare
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Liberty Ventures common stock          
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Current assets       628us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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Current liabilities       $ 243us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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Liberty Ventures common stock | Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings [Member]          
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     $ 0.16us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare
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Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share     $ 0.16us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare
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TripAdvisor, Inc.          
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]          
Ownership interest in investee   22.00%linta_OwnershipInterestInInvestee
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Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired   57.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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