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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)

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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, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý $ 1,236us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent $ 1,224us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
Cash proceeds from dispositions of investments 25us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities Ìý Ìý
Liberty Interactive common stock Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cost Method Investments Ìý 4us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments
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Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý 4us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
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4us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
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Liberty Interactive common stock | QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý
Interest rate (as a percent) Ìý 3.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Liberty Ventures common stock Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý 1,232us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
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1,220us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
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Other Investments | Liberty Ventures common stock Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý 58us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
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Time Warner Inc | Fair Value Option, Other Eligible Items | Liberty Ventures common stock Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý 371us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
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375us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
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Time Warner Cable Inc | Fair Value Option, Other Eligible Items | Liberty Ventures common stock Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý $ 803us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
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$ 815us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
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