Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Discontinued Operations (Details)

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Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 11 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Nov. 19, 2009
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Sep. 23, 2011
Dec. 31, 2008
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage   57.00%          
Due from Related Parties, Noncurrent   $ 226,000,000          
Related Party Costs 2,000,000       40,000,000    
Cash and cash equivalents       1,826,000,000   2,075,000,000  
Revenue     2,008,000,000 2,050,000,000 1,853,000,000    
Corporate cash of group 847,000,000 120,000,000 847,000,000 1,353,000,000 1,955,000,000   1,903,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross 6,583,000,000 2,000,000,000 6,583,000,000        
Earnings (loss) before income taxes     628,000,000 594,000,000 703,000,000    
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments including $1,115 and $1,219 million pledged as collateral for share borrowing arrangements       3,441,000,000   2,847,000,000  
Financial instruments       1,230,000,000   1,125,000,000  
Deferred income tax liabilities       214,000,000   428,000,000  
Debt       855,000,000   791,000,000  
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax   5,900,000,000          
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method (note 7) 1,135,000,000 13,475,000,000 1,135,000,000 949,000,000      
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions   65.00%          
Liberty Entertainment, Inc. [Member]
             
Revenues         240,000,000    
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest         $ 5,770,000,000 [1]    
Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
             
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Basic Share     $ 0.00 $ 0.19 $ (0.04)    
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share     $ 0.00 $ 0.18 $ (0.04)    
Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
             
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Basic Share     $ 3.47 $ 4.12 $ 13.13    
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share     $ 3.34 $ 3.96 $ 13.04    
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
             
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Basic Share     $ 2.48 $ 8.74 $ 5.03    
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share     $ 2.42 $ 8.46 $ 4.98    
Common Class A [Member]
             
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued   1.1113          
Common Class B [Member]
             
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued   1.1113          
[1] Includes the gain from the LEI Split-Off/DTV Business Combination in 2009.