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Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments) (Details)

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Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments) (Details)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
shares
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
May 18, 2016
May 12, 2016
May 11, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments $ 1,819 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 1,353
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Marketable Securities 1,174 $ 1,180 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
QVC Group Common Stock Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 4 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 4
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Marketable Securities 12 160 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Liberty Ventures common stock Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 1,815 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 1,349
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Marketable Securities 1,162 $ 1,020 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other Investments | QVC Group Common Stock Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 4 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 4
Other Investments | Liberty Ventures common stock Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 80 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 71
Charter Communications, Inc. | Liberty Ventures common stock Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 1,447 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Share exchange ratio Ìý Ìý 1 Ìý Ìý Ìý
Interval Leisure Group | Liberty Ventures common stock Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments $ 286 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ownership Interest In Investee Ìý Ìý Ìý 12.80% 28.70% Ìý
Time Warner Inc Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Available for Sale Securities Number of Shares Sold | shares 4 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Time Warner Inc | Liberty Ventures common stock Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments $ 2 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 284
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Marketable Securities $ 341 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Time Warner Cable Inc | Liberty Ventures common stock Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 994