Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Tracking Stock (Details)

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Tracking Stock (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended
Oct. 13, 2014
Apr. 11, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Oct. 20, 2014
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]              
Number of tracking stocks     2linta_Numberoftrackingstocks        
Cash and cash equivalents     $ 2,350us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 2,306us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 1,162us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 902us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue  
FTD              
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]              
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage       35.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= linta_FTDMember
     
Liberty Interactive common stock              
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]              
Cash and cash equivalents     530us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_InteractiveGroupMember
422us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_InteractiveGroupMember
679us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_InteractiveGroupMember
595us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_InteractiveGroupMember
 
Liberty Interactive common stock | HSN, Inc.              
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]              
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage     38.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_InteractiveGroupMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= linta_HsnIncMember
       
Liberty Interactive common stock | Common Class A              
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]              
Common Stock, Shares, Issued     444,595,005us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_InteractiveGroupMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
447,451,702us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_InteractiveGroupMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
     
Liberty Interactive common stock | Reattribution Transaction | Liberty Ventures common stock              
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]              
Ratio applied to the reattribution 0.14217linta_StockholdersEquityReattributionRatio
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_InteractiveGroupMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= linta_ReattributionTransactionMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= linta_VenturesGroupMember
           
Liberty Ventures common stock              
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]              
Cash and cash equivalents     $ 1,820us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_VenturesGroupMember
$ 1,884us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_VenturesGroupMember
$ 483us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_VenturesGroupMember
$ 307us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_VenturesGroupMember
 
Liberty Ventures common stock | FTD              
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]              
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage     35.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_VenturesGroupMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= linta_FTDMember
       
Liberty Ventures common stock | Common Class A              
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]              
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio   2us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteStockSplitConversionRatio1
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_VenturesGroupMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
         
Common Stock, Shares, Issued     134,566,440us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_VenturesGroupMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
134,525,874us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_VenturesGroupMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
     
Liberty Ventures common stock | Reattribution Transaction              
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]              
Common Stock, Shares, Issued             67,700,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ linta_EconomicPerformanceGroupAxis
= linta_VenturesGroupMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= linta_ReattributionTransactionMember