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Discontinued Operations (Tables)

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Discontinued Operations (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Discontinued Operations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]
Certain combined financial information for LMC, which is included in earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, is as follows:
 
Three months ended
September 30, 2011
 
Nine months ended
September 30, 2011
 
amounts in millions
Revenue
$
497

 
2,008

Earnings (loss) before income taxes
$
(74
)
 
628

Discontinued Operations Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]
The per share impact from discontinued operations is as follows:
 
Three months ended
September 30, 2011
 
Nine months ended
September 30, 2011
Basic earnings (losses) from discontinued operations attributable to Liberty shareholders per common share (note 4):
 
Series A and Series B Liberty Capital common stock
$
(1.11
)
 
2.48

Series A and Series B Liberty Starz common stock
$
1.14

 
3.47

Series A and Series B Liberty Interactive Corporation common stock
$
—

 
—

Diluted earnings (losses) from discontinued operations attributable to Liberty shareholders per common share (note 4):
 
 
 
Series A and Series B Liberty Capital common stock
$
(1.11
)
 
2.42

Series A and Series B Liberty Starz common stock
$
1.09

 
3.34

Series A and Series B Liberty Interactive Corporation common stock
$
—

 
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