Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Tracking Stocks (Details)

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Tracking Stocks (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 13, 2014
Apr. 11, 2014
shares
Feb. 27, 2014
Aug. 09, 2012
Dec. 31, 2015
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$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2014
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shares
Oct. 20, 2014
shares
Oct. 03, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Sep. 22, 2011
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                      
Number of tracking stocks | item         2           3
Cash and cash equivalents         $ 2,449 $ 2,306     $ 902 $ 2,291  
Expected Investment in Liberty Broadband         2,400            
Expected Liberty Broadband investment in Charter stock         $ 4,300            
Price per share of Liberty Broadband Series C common stock | $ / shares         $ 56.23            
Liberty Broadband subscription agreements         $ 4,400            
Limit on investment in Liberty Broadband         25.00%            
HSN, Inc.                      
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                      
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage         38.00%            
QVC Group Common Stock                      
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                      
Cash and cash equivalents         $ 426 $ 422     595 698  
QVC Group Common Stock | HSN, Inc.                      
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                      
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage         38.00%            
QVC Group Common Stock | Common Class A                      
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                      
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares         461,379,963 447,451,702          
QVC Group Common Stock | Common Class B                      
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                      
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares         29,218,527 28,877,554          
QVC Group Common Stock | Reattribution Transaction | Liberty Ventures common stock                      
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                      
Cash reattributed as part of Reattributed Assets               $ 970      
Ratio applied to the reattribution 0.14217                    
Liberty Ventures common stock                      
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                      
Shares issued as dividend | shares   1                  
Stock Split, Conversion Ratio   2   0.05              
Cash and cash equivalents         $ 2,023 $ 1,884     $ 307 $ 1,593  
Liberty Ventures common stock | Common Class A                      
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                      
Stock Split, Conversion Ratio     2                
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares         134,961,466 134,525,874          
Liberty Ventures common stock | Common Class B                      
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                      
Stock Split, Conversion Ratio     2                
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares         7,092,111 6,991,127          
Liberty Ventures common stock | Reattribution Transaction                      
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                      
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | shares             67,671,232        
Liberty Ventures common stock | Reattribution Transaction | Liberty Ventures common stock                      
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                      
Ratio applied to the reattribution 0.14217