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 |
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Jan. 31, 2011
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Jun. 30, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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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]
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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]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 244 | [1],[2] | 567 | [1],[2] | ||||||||
Sprint [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 248 | [2] | 301 | [2] | ||||||||
Motorola Solutions [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 341 | [2],[3] | 471 | [2],[3] | ||||||||
Motorola Mobility [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 143 | [2],[3] | Ìý | |||||||||
Viacom, Inc. [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 387 | 301 | ||||||||||
Live Nation [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 25 | [4] | 389 | [4] | ||||||||
Century Link, Inc. [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 148 | [2] | 248 | [2] | ||||||||
Priceline [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 267 | [2] | 208 | [2] | ||||||||
Other AFS Equity Securities [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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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]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 389 | 384 | ||||||||||
Other AFS Debt Securities [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 222 | 404 | ||||||||||
Other Cost Investments And Related Receivables [Member] | Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 2,918 | 4,483 | ||||||||||
Time Warner Inc. [Member] | Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 792 | [1] | Ìý | |||||||||
Time Warner Cable Inc. [Member] | Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 427 | [1] | Ìý | |||||||||
Other [Member] | Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 42 | [1] | 1 | [1] | ||||||||
Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 1,261 | 1 | ||||||||||
Other [Member] | Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | 65 | 67 | ||||||||||
Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
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Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | ||||||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | Ìý | $ 65 | $ 67 | ||||||||||
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