2.2.0.25falsefalse11601 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit Planstruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 USD ($) $Duration_1_1_2010_To_12_31_2010http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001355096duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00Unit12Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170Unit13Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancepurexbrli0USDUSD$2true0lcapa_EmployeeBenefitPlansAbstractlcapafalsenadurationEmployee Benefit Plansfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringEmployee Benefit PlansfalsefalseEmployee Benefit Plans3false0us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitsDisclosureTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 10.8pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Courier; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b><font style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 9pt;" class="_mt">(16)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Employee Benefit Plans</u></font></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 10.8pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Courier; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 9pt;" class="_mt">Liberty is the sponsor of the Liberty Media 401(k) Savings Plan (the "Liberty 401(k) Plan"), which provides its employees and the employees of certain of its subsidiaries an opportunity for ownership in the Company and creates a retirement fund.&nbsp; The Liberty 401(k) Plan provides for employees to make contributions to a trust for investment in Liberty common stock, as well as several mutual funds.&nbsp; The Company and its subsidiaries make matching contributions to the Liberty 401(k) Plan based on a percentage of the amount contributed by employees.&nbsp; In addition, certain of the Company's subsidiaries have similar employee benefit plans.&nbsp; Employer cash contributions to all plans aggregated $<font class="_mt">28</font> million, $<font class="_mt">31</font> million and $<font class="_mt">31</font> million for the years ended December 31, </font><font style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 9pt;" class="_mt">2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.</font> </p> </div>(16)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Employee Benefit Plans Liberty is the sponsor of the Liberty Media 401(k) Savings Plan (the "Liberty 401(k) Plan"), whichfalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDescription containing the entire pension and other postretirement benefits disclosure as a single block of text.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Staff Position (FSP) -Number FAS106-2 -Paragraph 20, 21, 22 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 132R -Paragraph 5, 6, 7, 8 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 87 -Paragraph 264 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Implementation Guide (Q and A) -Number FAS88 -Paragraph 63 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 158 -Paragraph 7, 21, 22 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 132R -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph b Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 30 -Paragraph 26 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 106 -Paragraph 518 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) -Number 03-2 -Paragraph 8 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 132R -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph m Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 132R -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph h Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 132R -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph a Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 132R -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph q falsefalseEmployee Benefit Plans12Employee Benefit PlansUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue