Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Oct. 02, 2015
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Oct. 13, 2014 |
Apr. 11, 2014
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Feb. 27, 2014 |
Aug. 09, 2012 |
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
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Nov. 04, 2016 |
Jun. 02, 2015
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Oct. 20, 2014
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Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Capital stock designated as common stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 8,965,000,000 | Ìý |
Capital stock authorized for issuance | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 9,015,000,000 | Ìý |
Liberty Ventures common stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Shares issued as dividend | Ìý | Ìý | 1 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock split, conversion ratio | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 0.05 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Class A | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Share received in exchange | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Class A | Liberty Expedia Holdings | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Spilt-Off redemption ratio | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 0.4 | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Class A | QVC Group Common Stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Number of votes | Vote | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common stock, shares authorized | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 4,000,000,000 | 4,000,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 429,005,932 | 461,379,963 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 429,005,932 | 461,379,963 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Shares reserved for future issuance upon exercise of stock options | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 29,600,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 34,836,196 | 28,134,498 | 27,356,993 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value | $ | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 799 | $ 785 | $ 785 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock Issued During Period Shares Acquisitions] | 38,500,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Class A | Liberty Ventures common stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Number of votes | Vote | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common stock, shares authorized | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 400,000,000 | 400,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 81,150,711 | 134,961,466 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 81,150,711 | 134,961,466 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Shares reserved for future issuance upon exercise of stock options | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 2,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock split, conversion ratio | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 2 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Spilt-Off redemption ratio | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 0.4 | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Class B | Liberty Expedia Holdings | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Spilt-Off redemption ratio | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 0.4 | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Class B | QVC Group Common Stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Number of votes | Vote | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 10 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common stock, shares authorized | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 29,358,638 | 29,218,527 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 29,358,638 | 29,218,527 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Shares reserved for future issuance upon exercise of stock options | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,500,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Class B | Liberty Ventures common stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Number of votes | Vote | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 10 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common stock, shares authorized | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 15,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 4,271,958 | 7,092,111 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 4,271,958 | 7,092,111 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Shares reserved for future issuance upon exercise of stock options | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock split, conversion ratio | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 2 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Spilt-Off redemption ratio | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 0.4 | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Class C | QVC Group Common Stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common stock, shares authorized | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 4,000,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Class C | Liberty Ventures common stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common stock, shares authorized | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 400,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Reattribution Transaction | Liberty Ventures common stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 67,671,232 |
Liberty Ventures common stock | Reattribution Transaction | QVC Group Common Stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Ratio applied to the reattribution | Ìý | 0.14217 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Liberty Ventures common stock | Reattribution Transaction | Liberty Ventures common stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Ratio applied to the reattribution | Ìý | 0.14217 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |