Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Tracking Stocks (Details)

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Tracking Stocks (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 22, 2016
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May 18, 2016
USD ($)
$ / shares
Oct. 01, 2015
USD ($)
$ / shares
Jun. 30, 2016
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
May 18, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Number of tracking stocks | item       2        
Cash and cash equivalents       $ 510 $ 2,449 $ 2,589   $ 2,306
Debt To Be Attributed To Expedia Holdings       400        
investment in affiliate       2,561        
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments       57        
Liberty Broadband                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
investment in affiliate             $ 2,400  
zulily                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred     $ 2,300          
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid     $ 1,200          
Business Acquisition, Share Price | $ / shares     $ 9.375          
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments       57        
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments       (40)        
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments       (50)        
Deferred Tax Liabilities Purchase Accounting Adjustments       33        
Business Acquisition, Amortization Adjustment Recognized During Measurement Period         (3)      
QVC Group Common Stock                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Cash and cash equivalents       $ 394 426 497   422
QVC Group Common Stock | HSN, Inc.                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage       38.00%        
QVC Group Common Stock | zulily                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Business Acquisition Equity Interests Issued or Issuable Number Of Shares Issued Per Shares Acquired     0.3098          
Liberty Ventures common stock                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Cash and cash equivalents       $ 116 $ 2,023 $ 2,092   $ 1,884
investment in affiliate       $ 2,561        
Price per share of Liberty Broadband Series C common stock | $ / shares   $ 56.23            
Liberty Ventures common stock | Liberty Broadband                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage       24.00%        
Liberty Broadband | Liberty Ventures common stock                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Liberty Broadband investment in Charter stock   $ 5,000            
CommerceHub | Common Class A                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Shares issued as dividend | shares 0.1              
CommerceHub | Common Class B                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Shares issued as dividend | shares 0.1              
CommerceHub | Common Class C                
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]                
Shares issued as dividend | shares 0.2