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Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share (Details)
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3 Months Ended | |||
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Nov. 28, 2011
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Mar. 31, 2012
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2011
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2011
Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
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| Equity Conversion | 0.88129 | |||
| Basic, Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 121 | 82 | 51 | |
| Stock options | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 125 | 84 | 53 | |
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Equity Conversion - ratio used to convert one class of stock for another class of stock. No definition available.
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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive for the period presented. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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