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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Equity (USD $)
In Millions |
Series A [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Series A [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
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Series A [Member]
Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Series A [Member]
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings [Member]
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Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]
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Noncontrolling Interest In Equity Of Subsidiaries [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
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Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
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Total
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| Balance at Dec. 31, 2010 | $ 1 | $ 6 | $ 8,338 | $ 226 | $ 2,742 | $ 129 | $ 11,442 | |||||
| Net earnings (loss) | 646 | 22 | 300 | 120 | 248 | 668 | ||||||
| Other comprehensive earnings (loss) | 56 | (12) | (6) | 74 | 56 | |||||||
| Stock compensation | 38 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Series A Liberty Capital stock repurchases | (96) | (96) | ||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (50) | (50) | ||||||||||
| Sale of noncontrolling interest, net of tax impacts | (103) | (5) | (108) | |||||||||
| Other | (1) | (1) | ||||||||||
| Balance at Jun. 30, 2011 | 1 | 6 | 8,189 | 282 | 3,388 | 96 | 11,962 | |||||
| Balance at Mar. 31, 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) | 21 | 67 | 195 | 283 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive earnings (loss) | 12 | (1) | 23 | 34 | ||||||||
| Balance at Jun. 30, 2011 | $ 1 | $ 6 | $ 11,962 |