Employee Benefit Plans |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 | |
| Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract] | |
| Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans, Other than Share-based Compensation [Text Block] |
(16) Employee Benefit Plans
Subsidiaries of Liberty sponsor 401(k) plans, which provide their employees an opportunity to make contributions to a trust for investment in Liberty common stock, as well as other mutual funds. The Company's subsidiaries make matching contributions to their plans based on a percentage of the amount contributed by employees. Employer cash contributions to all plans aggregated $20 million, $25 million and $27 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. |