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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Details 3) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014 item	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 7,966,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Cash proceeds from dispositions of investments			163,000,000	1,137,000,000	692,000,000
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method			1,633,000,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments	1,237,000,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
FTD
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries			145,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			35.00%
Number of shares of stock received			10.2
HSN, Inc.
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			38.00%
QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023
Principal amount			750,000,000
Liberty Interactive common stock
Long-term Debt, Gross			5,824,000,000
Cash proceeds from dispositions of investments				1,000,000
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method			375,000,000	343,000,000
Liberty Interactive common stock \| HSN, Inc.
Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions			22,000,000	16,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			38.00%
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method			328,000,000	293,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Quoted Market Value			1,521,000,000
Liberty Interactive common stock \| QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023
Long-term Debt, Gross			750,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock
Long-term Debt, Gross			2,142,000,000
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments	412,000,000
Cash proceeds from dispositions of investments			163,000,000	1,136,000,000	692,000,000
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method			1,258,000,000	894,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Expedia
underlying shares on forward contract		12
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal	443,000,000
Percentage board of directors members appointed			20
Total number of board of directors members			10
per share price of forward sales contract		$ 34.316
Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions			15,000,000	13,000,000	23,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			18.00%
voting ownership interest in investee			58.00%
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method			514,000,000	477,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Quoted Market Value			1,992,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock \| FTD
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			35.00%
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method			355,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Quoted Market Value			$ 355,000,000