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Document And Entity Information
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3 Months Ended | ||||||
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Apr. 30, 2012
Common Class A [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
Common Class A [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Common Class A [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2012
Common Class B [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
Common Class B [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Common Class B [Member]
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| Entity Registrant Name | Liberty Interactive Corporation | ||||||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001355096 | ||||||
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||||||
| Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | ||||||
| Document Type | 10-Q | ||||||
| Amendment Flag | false | ||||||
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 529,654,238 | 538,162,793 | 549,361,673 | 28,984,735 | 28,989,160 | 28,989,160 | |
| Document Period End Date | Mar. 31, 2012 | ||||||
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2012 | ||||||
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q1 | ||||||
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | Yes | ||||||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||||||
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes |