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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended 7 Months Ended 5 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]
Aug. 09, 2012
Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Interactive Group [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Ventures Group [Member]
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]
Included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations are the following amounts of stock-based compensation (amounts in millions):

Years ended:
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2012
$
91

December 31, 2011
$
49

DecemberÌý31, 2010
$
67

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Allowance for Credit Losses [Text Block]
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Balance
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Additions
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Balance
Ìý
beginning
Ìý
Charged
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Deductions-
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end of
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of year
Ìý
to expense
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Acquisitions
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write-offs
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year
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amounts in millions
2012
$
80

Ìý
75

Ìý
5

Ìý
(81
)
Ìý
79

2011
$
67

Ìý
68

Ìý
—

Ìý
(55
)
Ìý
80

2010
$
81

Ìý
79

Ìý
—

Ìý
(93
)
Ìý
67

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Net earnings attributable to stockholders [Table Text Block]
Net earnings attributable to Liberty Interactive Corporation stockholders are comprised of the following:
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Ìý
Years ended December 31,
Ìý
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2012
Ìý
2011
Ìý
2010
Ìý
Ìý
amounts in millions
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
Ìý
$
1,530

Ìý
534

Ìý
788

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
Ìý
—

Ìý
378

Ìý
1,104

Ìý
Ìý
$
1,530

Ìý
912

Ìý
1,892

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Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block] Ìý
Ìý
Year ended
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Year ended
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DecemberÌý31, 2011
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2010
Ìý
numbers of shares in millions
Basic WASO
81

Ìý
90

Stock options
2

Ìý
3

Diluted WASO
83

Ìý
93

Ìý
Year ended
Ìý
Year ended
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2011
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2010
Ìý
number of shares in millions
Basic WASO
51

Ìý
50

Stock options
2

Ìý
2

Diluted WASO
53

Ìý
52

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January 1, 2012
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Year ended
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Year ended
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through August 9, 2012
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2011
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2010
Ìý
number of shares in millions
Basic WASO
559

Ìý
595

Ìý
596

Stock options
9

Ìý
7

Ìý
9

Diluted WASO
568

Ìý
602

Ìý
605

Ìý
Year ended
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2012
Ìý
number of shares in millions
Basic WASO
541

Stock options
10

Diluted WASO
551

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Year ended
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2012
Ìý
number of shares in millions
Basic WASO
33

Stock options
—

Diluted WASO
33