Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] | |||
| Provision at statutory rate | 21.00% | 35.00% | 35.00% |
| Income tax benefit | $ 282 | ||
| Tax benefit recognized | 1,000,000 | $ 9,000,000 | $ 7,000,000 |
| Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate | 43,000,000 | ||
| Federal tax effect on unrecognized tax benefits | 11,000,000 | ||
| Significant change in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible, amount of unrecorded benefit | $ 2,000,000 | ||
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| Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] | |||
| Provision at statutory rate | 21.00% | 35.00% | |
| Liberty | Tax Agreement | |||
| Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] | |||
| Capital contribution paid to parent company for taxes | $ 2,000,000 | $ 31,000,000 | |
| Cash dividends paid to parent company for taxes | $ 64,000,000 | ||
| Qurate | Tax Agreement | |||
| Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] | |||
| Current tax payments due to related parties | $ 26,000,000 | $ 52,000,000 | |
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- Definition Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of the unrecognized tax benefit of a position taken for which it is reasonably possible that the total amount thereof will significantly increase or decrease within twelve months of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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