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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2011
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
Dec. 31, 2009
Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]
Included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations are the following amounts of stock-based compensation (amounts in millions):

Years ended:
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December 31, 2011
$
49

December 31, 2010
$
67

December 31, 2009
$
47

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Allowance for Credit Losses [Text Block]
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Balance
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Additions
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Balance
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beginning
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Charged
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Deductions-
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end of
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of year
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to expense
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write-offs
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year
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amounts in millions
2011
$
67

Ìý
68

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(55
)
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80

2010
$
81

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79

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(93
)
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67

2009
$
74

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74

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(67
)
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81

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Net earnings attributable to stockholders [Table Text Block]
Net earnings attributable to Liberty Interactive Corporation stockholders are comprised of the following:
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Years ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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2009
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amounts in millions
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
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534

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788

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(76
)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
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378

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1,104

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6,538

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912

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1,892

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6,462

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Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block] Ìý
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Period ended
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Year ended
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Year ended
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September 23, 2011
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DecemberÌý31,
2010
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DecemberÌý31, 2009
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numbers of shares in millions
Basic WASO
81

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90

Ìý
96

Stock options
2

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3

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1

Diluted WASO
83

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93

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97

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Period ended
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Year ended
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Year ended
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September 23, 2011
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DecemberÌý31,
2010
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DecemberÌý31, 2009
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number of shares in millions
Basic WASO
51

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50

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463

Stock options
2

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2

Ìý
3

Diluted WASO
53

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52

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466

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Year ended
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Year ended
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Year ended
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DecemberÌý31, 2011
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DecemberÌý31,
2010
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DecemberÌý31, 2009
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number of shares in millions
Basic WASO
595

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596

Ìý
594

Stock options
7

Ìý
9

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—

Diluted WASO
602

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605

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594