Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Equity (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified
|
Total
|
Ventures Group [Member]
|
Preferred Stock [Member]
|
Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings [Member]
|
Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]
|
Noncontrolling Interest In Equity Of Subsidiaries [Member]
|
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
|
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Series A [Member]
|
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class B [Member]
|
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]
|
Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
|
Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Series A [Member]
|
Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class B [Member]
|
Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]
|
Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
|
Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Series A [Member]
|
Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class B [Member]
|
Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]
|
Ventures Group [Member]
|
Ventures Group [Member]
Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]
|
Interactive Group [Member]
|
Interactive Group [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Series A [Member]
|
Interactive Group [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class B [Member]
|
Ventures Group [Member]
|
Ventures Group [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Series A [Member]
|
Ventures Group [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class B [Member]
|
Balance at Dec. 31, 2009 |
$ 10,238
|
|
$ 0
|
$ 8,900
|
$ 352
|
$ 850
|
$ 129
|
|
$ 1
|
$ 0
|
|
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
|
|
$ 6
|
$ 0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |
45
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |
1,892
|
(36)
|
|
|
|
1,892
|
|
815
|
|
|
|
206
|
|
|
|
871
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings (loss) |
1,937
|
(36)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,973
|
|
|
(36)
|
|
|
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent |
1,766
|
|
|
|
(126)
|
|
|
834
|
|
|
|
206
|
|
|
|
726
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |
60
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax |
(111)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Requisite Service Period Recognition |
62
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Income Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation |
86
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised |
34
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(714)
|
|
|
(714)
|
(40)
|
|
|
(40)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders |
(64)
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(64)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other |
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity, Other |
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010 |
11,442
|
|
0
|
8,338
|
226
|
2,742
|
129
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
6
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity Note, Spinoff Transaction |
0
|
|
0
|
(5,110)
|
(31)
|
0
|
5
|
|
(1)
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer of tax attributes in split-off |
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at Sep. 23, 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010 |
11,442
|
|
|
8,338
|
226
|
2,742
|
129
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |
53
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |
912
|
7
|
|
|
|
912
|
|
211
|
|
|
|
177
|
|
|
|
524
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings (loss) |
965
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
958
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent |
869
|
|
|
|
(43)
|
|
|
189
|
|
|
|
173
|
|
|
|
507
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |
57
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax |
(39)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Requisite Service Period Recognition |
58
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation |
(5)
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Income Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation |
19
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised |
17
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(213)
|
|
|
(213)
|
|
|
|
|
(366)
|
|
|
(366)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders |
(67)
|
|
|
(16)
|
|
|
(51)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Equity Issuance or Sale of Parent Equity Interest |
(106)
|
|
|
(100)
|
|
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity Note, Spinoff Transaction |
(5,137)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer of tax attributes in split-off |
59
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 |
6,627
|
|
0
|
2,681
|
152
|
3,654
|
134
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at Sep. 30, 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
285
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 |
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at Mar. 31, 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 |
6,627
|
|
0
|
2,681
|
152
|
3,654
|
134
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |
61
|
|
|
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |
1,530
|
|
|
|
|
1,530
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
294
|
|
|
|
1,024
|
|
466
|
|
|
1,064
|
|
|
Net earnings (loss) |
1,591
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
529
|
|
|
1,062
|
|
|
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent |
1,526
|
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
277
|
|
|
|
1,027
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |
43
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax |
(22)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Requisite Service Period Recognition |
76
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation |
(128)
|
|
|
(128)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Income Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation |
64
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised |
28
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(815)
|
(1)
|
|
(814)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock |
328
|
328
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
328
|
0
|
|
|
328
|
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination |
4,341
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,341
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders |
(29)
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(29)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other |
|
|
|
(10)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity, Other |
(10)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 |
12,051
|
|
0
|
2,225
|
148
|
5,184
|
4,489
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
Balance at Sep. 30, 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |
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174
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1,072
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Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock |
328
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 |
$ 12,051
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$ 0
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$ 5
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$ 0
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$ 0
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$ 0
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