Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Millions |
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2019
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Jun. 30, 2018
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Jun. 30, 2019
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Jun. 30, 2018
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Mar. 09, 2018
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| Number Of Tracking Stock | item | 2 | |||||
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| Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction | $ 1 | $ 2 | $ 3 | $ 4 | ||
| GCI Liberty | ||||||
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| Tax sharing payable | 82 | 82 | ||||
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| Reclassification | $ (68) | $ (255) | (265) | $ (3,785) | ||
| Liberty Ventures common stock | Common Class A | ||||||
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| Share exchange ratio | 1 | |||||
| Liberty Ventures common stock | Common Class B | ||||||
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| Share exchange ratio | 1 | |||||
| Transfer to entity under common control | QVC Group | ||||||
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| Ownership interest transferred | 100 | |||||
| Reclassification Of Working Capital Categories In Operating Activities Of Statement Of Cash Flows | ||||||
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| Reclassification of prior period immaterial error | $ 281 | |||||
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