Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Tracking Stocks (Details)

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Tracking Stocks (Details)
 3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2017
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Mar. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Mar. 31, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Number of tracking stocks | item   2      
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 821,000,000 $ 825,000,000 $ 2,743,000,000 $ 2,449,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Reference price $ 43.65        
GCI common stock | Common Class B          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Redemption Premium   0      
QVC Group Common Stock          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 379,000,000 338,000,000 440,000,000 426,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock | HSN, Inc.          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage   38.00%      
Liberty Ventures common stock          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 442,000,000 $ 487,000,000 $ 2,303,000,000 $ 2,023,000,000
GCI | Common Class A          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Share exchange ratio 0.63        
Total consideration per share of GCI common stock $ 27.50        
GCI | Preferred Class A          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Share exchange ratio 0.20        
Total consideration per share of GCI common stock $ 5.00        
GCI | GCI common stock          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Total consideration per share of GCI common stock $ 32.50        
Minimum | GCI | Preferred Class A          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage 5.00%        
Maximum | GCI | Preferred Class A          
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]          
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage 7.00%