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Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments) (Details)

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Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data
1 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2011
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý $ 4,244 $ 4,551
Stock issued during period, stock splits (shares) 8 Ìý Ìý
Stock issued during period, stock reverse splits (shares) 7 Ìý Ìý
Subscription agreement, shares Ìý 5,500,000 Ìý
Subscription agreement, amount Ìý 58 Ìý
Time Warner Inc. [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 453 [1],[2] 1,101 [1],[2]
Time Warner Cable Inc. [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 244 [1],[2] 567 [1],[2]
Sprint [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 248 [2] 301 [2]
Motorola Solutions [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 341 [2],[3] 471 [2],[3]
Motorola Mobility [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 143 [2],[3] Ìý
Viacom, Inc. [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 387 301
Live Nation [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 25 [4] 389 [4]
Century Link, Inc. [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 148 [2] 248 [2]
Priceline [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 267 [2] 208 [2]
Other AFS Equity Securities [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 43 [1],[2] 100 [1],[2]
SIRIUS XM Debt Securities [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 389 384
Other AFS Debt Securities [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 222 404
Other Cost Investments And Related Receivables [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 8 9
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 2,918 4,483
Time Warner Inc. [Member] | Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 792 [1] Ìý
Time Warner Cable Inc. [Member] | Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 427 [1] Ìý
Other [Member] | Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 42 [1] 1 [1]
Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 1,261 1
Other [Member] | Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý 65 67
Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities Ìý $ 65 $ 67
[1] As discussed in note 2, certain of these securities were reattributed from the Capital Group to the Interactive Group in the first quarter of 2011.
[2] Includes shares pledged as collateral for share borrowing arrangements. See note 8.
[3] Effective January 4, 2011 Motorola, Inc. separated Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. in a 1 for 8 stock distribution. Motorola, Inc. simultaneously completed a 1 for 7 reverse stock split and was renamed Motorola Solutions, Inc.
[4] In June 2011, the Company acquired an additional 5.5 million shares of Live Nation for $58 million. The additional ownership requires the Company to account for the investment as an equity method affiliate. For additional discussion see footnote 7. Liberty continues to hold debt securities in Live Nation which are included in available-for-sale securities.