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Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Cash Flow) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
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6 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
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| Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ 549
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$ 442
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$ 973
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$ 1,206
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$ 818
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| Investing activities: |
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|
|
|
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| Capital expenditures, net |
(57)
|
(75)
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(211)
|
(246)
|
(259)
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| Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net |
(8)
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(26)
|
(58)
|
(2)
|
(2)
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| Cash paid for joint ventures and acquisitions of businesses, net of cash received |
|
|
0
|
(95)
|
0
|
| Decrease in restricted cash |
|
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
| Changes in other noncurrent assets |
0
|
1
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
4
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| Intercompany investing activities |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Net cash used in investing activities |
(65)
|
(100)
|
(270)
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(344)
|
(256)
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| Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations |
(1,419)
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(1,695)
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(2,387)
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(1,246)
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(837)
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| Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility |
554
|
1,053
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1,674
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1,717
|
465
|
| Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount |
999
|
1,050
|
1,050
|
500
|
0
|
| Payment of debt origination fees |
(12)
|
(16)
|
(16)
|
(7)
|
0
|
| Payment of bond premium fees |
0
|
(46)
|
(46)
|
0
|
0
|
| Other financing activities |
(4)
|
7
|
12
|
20
|
0
|
| Dividends paid to Liberty |
(480)
|
(765)
|
(1,005)
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(1,817)
|
(205)
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| Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest |
(25)
|
(25)
|
(45)
|
(29)
|
(50)
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| Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Intercompany financing activities |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Net cash used in financing activities |
(387)
|
(437)
|
(763)
|
(862)
|
(627)
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| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
(6)
|
(29)
|
(23)
|
(20)
|
4
|
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
91
|
(124)
|
(83)
|
(20)
|
(61)
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| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
457
|
540
|
540
|
560
|
621
|
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
548
|
416
|
457
|
540
|
560
|
|
Parent company
|
|
|
|
|
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| Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
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| Net cash provided by operating activities |
217
|
275
|
379
|
462
|
225
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| Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
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| Capital expenditures, net |
(74)
|
(33)
|
(106)
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(76)
|
(83)
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| Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cash paid for joint ventures and acquisitions of businesses, net of cash received |
|
|
|
0
|
|
| Decrease in restricted cash |
|
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
| Changes in other noncurrent assets |
|
4
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
5
|
| Intercompany investing activities |
114
|
258
|
368
|
443
|
348
|
| Net cash used in investing activities |
40
|
229
|
263
|
366
|
271
|
| Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations |
(1,414)
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(1,690)
|
(2,375)
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(1,237)
|
(825)
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| Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility |
554
|
1,053
|
1,674
|
1,717
|
465
|
| Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount |
999
|
1,050
|
1,050
|
500
|
|
| Payment of debt origination fees |
(12)
|
(16)
|
(16)
|
(7)
|
|
| Payment of bond premium fees |
|
(46)
|
(46)
|
|
|
| Other financing activities |
(4)
|
7
|
12
|
20
|
|
| Dividends paid to Liberty |
(480)
|
(765)
|
(1,005)
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(1,817)
|
(205)
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| Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) |
65
|
(21)
|
190
|
214
|
104
|
| Intercompany financing activities |
(25)
|
(143)
|
(123)
|
(146)
|
(76)
|
| Net cash used in financing activities |
(317)
|
(571)
|
(639)
|
(756)
|
(537)
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| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(60)
|
(67)
|
3
|
72
|
(41)
|
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
78
|
75
|
75
|
3
|
44
|
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
18
|
8
|
78
|
75
|
3
|
|
Guarantor subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Net cash provided by operating activities |
172
|
115
|
389
|
412
|
380
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| Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Capital expenditures, net |
(1)
|
0
|
(8)
|
(5)
|
(8)
|
| Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net |
(8)
|
(25)
|
(56)
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
| Cash paid for joint ventures and acquisitions of businesses, net of cash received |
|
|
|
0
|
|
| Decrease in restricted cash |
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Changes in other noncurrent assets |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Intercompany investing activities |
27
|
149
|
277
|
265
|
190
|
| Net cash used in investing activities |
18
|
124
|
213
|
259
|
180
|
| Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Payment of debt origination fees |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Payment of bond premium fees |
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
| Other financing activities |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Dividends paid to Liberty |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) |
65
|
86
|
(63)
|
(59)
|
2
|
| Intercompany financing activities |
(226)
|
(326)
|
(571)
|
(670)
|
(499)
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| Net cash used in financing activities |
(161)
|
(240)
|
(634)
|
(729)
|
(497)
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| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
29
|
(1)
|
(32)
|
(58)
|
63
|
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
133
|
165
|
165
|
223
|
160
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| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
162
|
164
|
133
|
165
|
223
|
|
Non-guarantor subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Net cash provided by operating activities |
160
|
52
|
205
|
332
|
213
|
| Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Capital expenditures, net |
38
|
(42)
|
(97)
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(165)
|
(168)
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| Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net |
0
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(1)
|
0
|
| Cash paid for joint ventures and acquisitions of businesses, net of cash received |
|
|
|
(95)
|
|
| Decrease in restricted cash |
|
|
(1)
|
0
|
0
|
| Changes in other noncurrent assets |
|
(3)
|
(1)
|
0
|
(1)
|
| Intercompany investing activities |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Net cash used in investing activities |
38
|
(46)
|
(101)
|
(261)
|
(169)
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| Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations |
(5)
|
(5)
|
(12)
|
(9)
|
(12)
|
| Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Payment of debt origination fees |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Payment of bond premium fees |
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
| Other financing activities |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Dividends paid to Liberty |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest |
(25)
|
(25)
|
(45)
|
(29)
|
(50)
|
| Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) |
(130)
|
(65)
|
(127)
|
(155)
|
(106)
|
| Intercompany financing activities |
90
|
62
|
49
|
108
|
37
|
| Net cash used in financing activities |
(70)
|
(33)
|
(135)
|
(85)
|
(131)
|
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
(6)
|
(29)
|
(23)
|
(20)
|
4
|
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
122
|
(56)
|
(54)
|
(34)
|
(83)
|
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
246
|
300
|
300
|
334
|
417
|
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
368
|
244
|
246
|
300
|
334
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
|
|
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| Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Net cash provided by operating activities |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Capital expenditures, net |
(20)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cash paid for joint ventures and acquisitions of businesses, net of cash received |
|
|
|
0
|
|
| Decrease in restricted cash |
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Changes in other noncurrent assets |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Intercompany investing activities |
(141)
|
(407)
|
(645)
|
(708)
|
(538)
|
| Net cash used in investing activities |
(161)
|
(407)
|
(645)
|
(708)
|
(538)
|
| Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Payment of debt origination fees |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Payment of bond premium fees |
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
| Other financing activities |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Dividends paid to Liberty |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Intercompany financing activities |
161
|
407
|
645
|
708
|
538
|
| Net cash used in financing activities |
161
|
407
|
645
|
708
|
538
|
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|