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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity investee's stock owned by parent company after stock transaction.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - $ / shares	Apr. 16, 2019	Apr. 15, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 25, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, expected shares outstanding				134,390,305
Common stock, voting power, percentage				53.00%
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, expected shares outstanding	140,000,000	133,000,000
Common stock, voting power, percentage	50.00%
Class B Common Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)			$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001
Common stock, expected shares outstanding				12,799,999
Class B Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, expected shares outstanding	5,700,000
Agreement And Plan Of Merger \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion of stock, shares issued (in shares)	0.36
Liberty Expedia Holdings, LEMS I LLC \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, voting power, percentage		32.00%
Liberty Expedia Holdings, LEMS I LLC \| Class A Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01
Liberty Expedia Holdings, LEMS I LLC \| Class B Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01
Liberty Expedia Holdings, LEMS I LLC \| Expedia Group \| Class B Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale of stock, percentage of ownership after transaction	14.00%
The Diller Foundation d/b/a The Diller - von Furstenberg Family Foundation \| Class B Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, voting power, percentage	29.00%
The Diller Foundation d/b/a The Diller - von Furstenberg Family Foundation \| Exchange Agreement \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion of stock, shares issued (in shares)	5,700,000
The Diller Foundation d/b/a The Diller - von Furstenberg Family Foundation \| Second Amended And Restated Governance Agreement \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, voting power, percentage	48.00%
The Diller Foundation d/b/a The Diller - von Furstenberg Family Foundation \| Second Amended And Restated Governance Agreement \| Class B Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion of stock, future exchange rights, maximum share amount	12,799,999
Common stock, voting power, percentage	49.00%
Maximum \| The Diller Foundation d/b/a The Diller - von Furstenberg Family Foundation \| Class B Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, voting power, percentage	5.00%