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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
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 549 $ 442  
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures, net (57) (75) (211)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net (8) (26)  
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 1  
Intercompany investing activities 0 0  
Net cash used in investing activities (65) (100)  
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,419) (1,695)  
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 554 1,053  
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 999 1,050  
Payment of debt origination fees (12) (16)  
Payment of bond premium fees 0 (46)  
Other financing activities (4) 7  
Dividends paid to Liberty (480) (765)  
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (25) (25)  
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 0 0  
Intercompany financing activities 0 0  
Net cash used in financing activities (387) (437)  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (6) (29)  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 91 (124)  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 457 540 540
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 548 416 457
Parent company
      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 217 275  
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures, net (74) (33)  
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net 0 0  
Changes in other noncurrent assets   4  
Intercompany investing activities 114 258  
Net cash used in investing activities 40 229  
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,414) (1,690)  
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 554 1,053  
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 999 1,050  
Payment of debt origination fees (12) (16)  
Payment of bond premium fees   (46)  
Other financing activities (4) 7  
Dividends paid to Liberty (480) (765)  
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0  
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 65 (21)  
Intercompany financing activities (25) (143)  
Net cash used in financing activities (317) (571)  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (60) (67)  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 78 75 75
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 18 8  
Guarantor subsidiaries
      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 172 115  
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures, net (1) 0  
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net (8) (25)  
Changes in other noncurrent assets   0  
Intercompany investing activities 27 149  
Net cash used in investing activities 18 124  
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 borrowings (repayments) 65 86  
Intercompany financing activities (226) (326)  
Net cash used in financing activities (161) (240)  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 29 (1)  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 133 165 165
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 162 164  
Non-guarantor subsidiaries
      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 160 52  
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures, net 38 (42)  
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net 0 (1)  
Changes in other noncurrent assets   (3)  
Intercompany investing activities 0 0  
Net cash used in investing activities 38 (46)  
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (5) (5)  
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 borrowings (repayments) (130) (65)  
Intercompany financing activities 90 62  
Net cash used in financing activities (70) (33)  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (6) (29)  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 122 (56)  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 246 300 300
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 368 244  
Eliminations
      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 0 0  
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures, net (20) 0  
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, net 0 0  
Changes in other noncurrent assets   0  
Intercompany investing activities (141) (407)  
Net cash used in investing activities (161) (407)  
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 borrowings (repayments) 0 0  
Intercompany financing activities 161 407  
Net cash used in financing activities 161 407  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0  
Net increase (decrease) 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