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Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Cash Flow) (Details)

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Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Cash Flow) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 261 $ 175  
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures, net (29) (33) (211)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net (8) (25)  
Changes in other noncurrent assets (2) (4)  
Intercompany investing activities 0 0  
Net cash used in investing activities (39) (62)  
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,188) (1,168)  
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 384 240  
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 999 1,050  
Payment of debt origination fees (12) (14)  
Payment of bond premium fees 0 (33)  
Other financing activities 7 4  
Dividends paid to Liberty (286) (244)  
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (25) (25)  
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0  
Intercompany financing activities 0 0  
Net cash used in financing activities (121) (190)  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 (24)  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 101 (101)  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 457 540 540
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 558 439 457
Parent company
      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 107 62  
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures, net (12) (12)  
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net 0 0  
Changes in other noncurrent assets (2) (1)  
Intercompany investing activities 65 212  
Net cash used in investing activities 51 199  
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,186) (1,166)  
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 384 240  
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 999 1,050  
Payment of debt origination fees (12) (14)  
Payment of bond premium fees   (33)  
Other financing activities 7 4  
Dividends paid to Liberty (286) (244)  
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0  
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (84) (76)  
Intercompany financing activities (11) (94)  
Net cash used in financing activities (189) (333)  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (31) (72)  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 78 75 75
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 47 3  
Guarantor subsidiaries
      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 98 79  
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures, net 0 0  
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net (8) (24)  
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0  
Intercompany investing activities 54 104  
Net cash used in investing activities 46 80  
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0  
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0  
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 0 0  
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0  
Payment of bond premium fees   0  
Other financing activities 0 0  
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0  
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0  
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 73 84  
Intercompany financing activities (132) (240)  
Net cash used in financing activities (59) (156)  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 85 3  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 133 165 165
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 218 168  
Non-guarantor subsidiaries
      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 56 34  
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures, net (17) (21)  
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net 0 (1)  
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 (3)  
Intercompany investing activities 0 0  
Net cash used in investing activities (17) (25)  
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (2) (2)  
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0  
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 0 0  
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0  
Payment of bond premium fees   0  
Other financing activities 0 0  
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0  
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (25) (25)  
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 11 (8)  
Intercompany financing activities 24 18  
Net cash used in financing activities 8 (17)  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 (24)  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 47 (32)  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 246 300 300
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 293 268  
Eliminations
      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 0 0  
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures, net 0 0  
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net 0 0  
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0  
Intercompany investing activities (119) (316)  
Net cash used in investing activities (119) (316)  
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0  
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0  
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 0 0  
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0  
Payment of bond premium fees   0  
Other financing activities 0 0  
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0  
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0  
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0  
Intercompany financing activities 119 316  
Net cash used in financing activities 119 316  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 0 0  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 0 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 0 $ 0