Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Equity (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
Total
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Preferred Stock [Member]
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Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings [Member]
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Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]
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Noncontrolling Interest In Equity Of Subsidiaries [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Series A [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class B [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Series A [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class B [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Series A [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class B [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2008 | $ 19,757 | $ 0 | $ 25,132 | $ 70 | $ (5,612) | $ 155 | Ìý | $ 1 | $ 0 | Ìý | Ìý | $ 5 | $ 0 | Ìý | $ 6 | $ 0 | Ìý |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | 39 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 39 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | 6,462 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 6,462 | Ìý | 127 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 6,077 | Ìý | Ìý | 258 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net earnings (loss) | 6,501 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent | 6,744 | Ìý | Ìý | 282 | Ìý | Ìý | 167 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 6,108 | Ìý | Ìý | 469 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | 32 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (7) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax | 275 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Requisite Service Period Recognition | 158 | Ìý | 158 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised | 117 | Ìý | 117 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (5) | Ìý | Ìý | (5) | (13) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (13) |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders | (59) | Ìý | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | (59) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stockholders' Equity Note, Spinoff Transaction | (16,486) | 0 | (16,481) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ìý | 0 | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | (5) | 0 | Ìý | 0 | 0 | Ìý |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other | Ìý | Ìý | (8) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stockholders' Equity, Other | (7) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2009 | 10,238 | 0 | 8,900 | 352 | 850 | 129 | Ìý | 1 | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | 0 | Ìý | 6 | 0 | Ìý |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | 45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | 1,892 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,892 | Ìý | 815 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 206 | Ìý | Ìý | 871 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net earnings (loss) | 1,937 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent | 1,766 | Ìý | Ìý | (126) | Ìý | Ìý | 834 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 206 | Ìý | Ìý | 726 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | 60 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 15 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax | (111) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Requisite Service Period Recognition | 148 | Ìý | 148 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised | 34 | Ìý | 34 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (714) | Ìý | Ìý | (714) | (40) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (40) |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders | (64) | Ìý | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | (64) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other | Ìý | Ìý | 10 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 4 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stockholders' Equity, Other | 14 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010 | 11,442 | 0 | 8,338 | 226 | 2,742 | 129 | Ìý | 1 | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | 0 | Ìý | 6 | 0 | Ìý |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | 53 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 53 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | 912 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 912 | Ìý | 211 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 177 | Ìý | Ìý | 524 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net earnings (loss) | 965 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent | 869 | Ìý | Ìý | (43) | Ìý | Ìý | 189 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 173 | Ìý | Ìý | 507 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | 57 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 4 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax | (39) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Requisite Service Period Recognition | 72 | Ìý | 72 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised | 17 | Ìý | 17 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (213) | Ìý | Ìý | (213) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (366) | Ìý | Ìý | (366) |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders | (67) | Ìý | (16) | Ìý | Ìý | (51) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Equity Issuance or Sale of Parent Equity Interest | (106) | Ìý | (100) | Ìý | Ìý | (6) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stockholders' Equity Note, Spinoff Transaction | (5,137) | 0 | (5,110) | (31) | 0 | 5 | Ìý | (1) | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | 0 | Ìý | 0 | 0 | Ìý |
Transfer of tax attributes in split-off | 59 | Ìý | 59 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 | $ 6,627 | $ 0 | $ 2,681 | $ 152 | $ 3,654 | $ 134 | Ìý | $ 0 | $ 0 | Ìý | Ìý | $ 0 | $ 0 | Ìý | $ 6 | $ 0 | Ìý |