Qurate Retail (QRTEP) 10-Q 8 May 14 2014 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
		Interactive Group	Interactive Group	Ventures Group	Ventures Group
		Common Class A	Common Class B	Common Class A	Common Class B
Entity Registrant Name	'Liberty Interactive Corporation	'	'	'	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001355096	'	'	'	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'	'	'	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'	'	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'	'	'	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'	'	'	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'	'	'	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'	'	'	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'	'	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	461,939,684	28,880,870	70,799,973	2,885,538
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'Yes	'	'	'	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'	'	'	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'	'	'	'

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets, Current	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$1,484,000,000	$1,256,000,000
Trade and other receivables, net	1,040,000,000	1,274,000,000
Inventory, net	1,213,000,000	1,135,000,000
Short term marketable securities	682,000,000	543,000,000
Other current assets	110,000,000	218,000,000
Total current assets	4,529,000,000	4,426,000,000
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	1,470,000,000	1,501,000,000
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	1,244,000,000	1,237,000,000
Property and equipment, at cost	2,329,000,000	2,256,000,000
Accumulated depreciation	-1,057,000,000	-1,009,000,000
Property and equipment, net	1,272,000,000	1,247,000,000
Intangible assets not subject to amortization (note 9):	'	'
Goodwill	9,338,000,000	9,332,000,000
Trademarks	4,345,000,000	4,343,000,000
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Total	13,683,000,000	13,675,000,000
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	2,352,000,000	2,492,000,000
Other assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization	112,000,000	98,000,000
Total assets	24,662,000,000	24,676,000,000
Liabilities and Equity	'	'
Accounts payable	724,000,000	660,000,000
Accrued liabilities	746,000,000	998,000,000
Current portion of debt	983,000,000	978,000,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	897,000,000	925,000,000
Other current liabilities	236,000,000	195,000,000
Total current liabilities	3,586,000,000	3,756,000,000
Long-term debt	6,608,000,000	6,406,000,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,831,000,000	2,844,000,000
Other liabilities	271,000,000	235,000,000
Total liabilities	13,296,000,000	13,241,000,000
Equity	'	'
Preferred stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares; no shares issued	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	948,000,000	1,146,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes	112,000,000	99,000,000
Retained earnings	5,767,000,000	5,685,000,000
Total stockholders' equity	6,833,000,000	6,936,000,000
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	4,533,000,000	4,499,000,000
Total equity	11,366,000,000	11,435,000,000
Commitments and contingencies	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	24,662,000,000	24,676,000,000
Interactive Group	'	'
Assets, Current	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	682,000,000	598,000,000
Trade and other receivables, net	885,000,000	'
Inventory, net	1,213,000,000	'
Short term marketable securities	0	'
Other current assets	248,000,000	'
Total current assets	3,028,000,000	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	4,000,000	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	362,000,000	343,000,000
Property and equipment, net	1,203,000,000	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization (note 9):	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	1,498,000,000	'
Other assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization	92,000,000	'
Total assets	14,580,000,000	'
Liabilities and Equity	'	'
Accounts payable	650,000,000	'
Accrued liabilities	651,000,000	'
Current portion of debt	36,000,000	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	0	'
Other current liabilities	176,000,000	'
Total current liabilities	1,563,000,000	'
Long-term debt	5,251,000,000	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,151,000,000	'
Other liabilities	197,000,000	'
Total liabilities	8,162,000,000	'
Equity	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	6,306,000,000	'
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	112,000,000	'
Total liabilities and equity	14,580,000,000	'
Interactive Group | Common Class A	'	'
Equity	'	'
Common stock value	5,000,000	5,000,000
Interactive Group | Common Class B	'	'
Equity	'	'
Common stock value	0	0
Ventures Group	'	'
Assets, Current	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	802,000,000	658,000,000
Trade and other receivables, net	155,000,000	'
Inventory, net	0	'
Short term marketable securities	682,000,000	'
Other current assets	21,000,000	'
Total current assets	1,660,000,000	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	1,466,000,000	1,497,000,000
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	882,000,000	894,000,000
Property and equipment, net	69,000,000	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization (note 9):	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	854,000,000	'
Other assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization	20,000,000	'
Total assets	10,241,000,000	'
Liabilities and Equity	'	'
Accounts payable	74,000,000	'
Accrued liabilities	95,000,000	'
Current portion of debt	947,000,000	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,056,000,000	'
Other current liabilities	60,000,000	'
Total current liabilities	2,182,000,000	'
Long-term debt	1,357,000,000	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,680,000,000	'
Other liabilities	74,000,000	'
Total liabilities	5,293,000,000	'
Equity	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	527,000,000	'
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	4,421,000,000	'
Total liabilities and equity	10,241,000,000	'
Ventures Group | Common Class A	'	'
Equity	'	'
Common stock value	1,000,000	1,000,000
Ventures Group | Common Class B	'	'
Equity	'	'
Common stock value	$0	$0

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	$88	$89
Carrying value of debt measured at fair value	$2,365	$2,355
Preferred stock, par or stated value per share	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	0	0
Interactive Group | Common Class A	'	'
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	4,000,000,000	4,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	464,806,904	471,625,030
Common stock, shares outstanding	464,806,904	471,625,030
Interactive Group | Common Class B	'	'
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	150,000,000	150,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	28,884,103	28,884,103
Common stock, shares outstanding	28,884,103	28,884,103
Ventures Group | Common Class A	'	'
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	70,786,768	70,761,208
Common stock, shares outstanding	70,786,768	70,761,208
Ventures Group | Common Class B	'	'
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	7,500,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	2,885,378	2,885,378
Common stock, shares outstanding	2,885,378	2,885,378

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenue:	'	'
Net retail sales	$2,447	$2,434
Other revenue	281	230
Total revenue	2,728	2,664
Operating costs and expenses:	'	'
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)	1,566	1,553
Operating, including stock-based compensation	265	244
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation	389	366
Depreciation and amortization	232	230
Total operating costs and expenses	2,452	2,393
Operating income (loss)	276	271
Other income (expense):	'	'
Interest expense	-99	-111
Share of earnings of affiliates, net	-2	-11
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	-25	-73
Other, net	8	-38
Total other income (expense)	-118	-233
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	158	38
Income tax expense	-48	15
Net earnings (loss)	110	53
Less net earnings (losses) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	28	26
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	82	27
Liberty Ventures [Member]	'	'
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	'	'
Earnings Per Share, Basic	($0.38)	($0.94)
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	($0.38)	($0.94)
Liberty Interactive	'	'
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	'	'
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$0.22	$0.18
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$0.22	$0.18
Interactive Group	'	'
Revenue:	'	'
Net retail sales	2,447	2,434
Other revenue	0	0
Total revenue	2,447	2,434
Operating costs and expenses:	'	'
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)	1,566	1,553
Operating, including stock-based compensation	217	208
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation	257	260
Depreciation and amortization	163	153
Total operating costs and expenses	2,203	2,174
Operating income (loss)	244	260
Other income (expense):	'	'
Interest expense	-77	-84
Share of earnings of affiliates, net	21	16
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	1	13
Other, net	1	-40
Total other income (expense)	-54	-95
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	190	165
Income tax expense	-70	-58
Net earnings (loss)	120	107
Less net earnings (losses) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	10	12
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	110	95
Ventures Group	'	'
Revenue:	'	'
Net retail sales	0	0
Other revenue	281	230
Total revenue	281	230
Operating costs and expenses:	'	'
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)	0	0
Operating, including stock-based compensation	48	36
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation	132	106
Depreciation and amortization	69	77
Total operating costs and expenses	249	219
Operating income (loss)	32	11
Other income (expense):	'	'
Interest expense	-22	-27
Share of earnings of affiliates, net	-23	-27
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	-26	-86
Other, net	7	2
Total other income (expense)	-64	-138
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	-32	-127
Income tax expense	22	73
Net earnings (loss)	-10	-54
Less net earnings (losses) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	18	14
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	($28)	($68)

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Net earnings (loss)	$110	$53
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of taxes:	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	25	-97
Other comprehensive earnings (loss)	25	-97
Comprehensive earnings (loss)	135	-44
Less comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	40	11
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	95	-55
Liberty Interactive	'	'
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of taxes:	'	'
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	123	10
Liberty Ventures [Member]	'	'
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of taxes:	'	'
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	-28	-65
Interactive Group	'	'
Net earnings (loss)	120	107
Ventures Group	'	'
Net earnings (loss)	($10)	($54)

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]	'	'
Net earnings (loss)	$110	$53
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	232	230
Stock-based compensation	42	42
Cash payments for stock-based Compensation	-4	-3
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	-19	-3
Share of earnings of affiliates, net	-2	-11
Cash receipts from return on equity investments	10	7
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	-25	-73
Deferred income tax expense	-47	-219
Other, net	1	11
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	'	'
Current and other assets	145	206
Payables and other current liabilities	29	-308
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	526	100
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Cash proceeds from dispositions	25	37
Investments in and loans to cost and equity investees	-18	-38
Capital expended for property and equipment	-88	-59
Purchases of short-term and other marketable securities	-310	-707
Net sales of short term investments	-165	-49
Other investing activities, net	-8	-36
Net cash used by investing activities	-234	-754
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Borrowings of debt	1,553	1,387
Repayments of debt	-1,362	-1,703
Repurchases of Liberty common stock	-213	-252
Minimum withholding taxes on net settlements of stock-based compensation	-26	-11
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	19	3
Other financing activities, net	-35	-37
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	-64	-613
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash	0	-23
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	228	-1,290
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,256	2,660
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$1,484	$1,370

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme3

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Equity (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	$4,533,000,000	$4,499,000,000
Total stockholders' equity	6,833,000,000	6,936,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Balance	11,366,000,000	'
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	82,000,000	'
Less net earnings (losses) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	28,000,000	'
Net earnings (loss)	110,000,000	'
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	95,000,000	'
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	40,000,000	'
Comprehensive earnings (loss)	25,000,000	'
Stock-based compensation	39,000,000	'
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options	2,000,000	'
Series A Liberty Interactive stock repurchases	-213,000,000	'
Minimum withholding taxes on net settlements of stock-based compensation	-26,000,000	'
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	19,000,000	'
Distribution to noncontrolling interest	-25,000,000	'
Balance	11,435,000,000	'
Preferred Stock	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	0	0
Additional Paid-In Capital	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	948,000,000	1,146,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Stock-based compensation	25,000,000	'
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options	2,000,000	'
Minimum withholding taxes on net settlements of stock-based compensation	-26,000,000	'
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	19,000,000	'
Distribution to noncontrolling interest	0	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	112,000,000	99,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	13,000,000	'
Retained Earnings	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	5,767,000,000	5,685,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	82,000,000	'
Noncontrolling Interest In Equity Of Subsidiaries	'	'
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	4,533,000,000	4,499,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Less net earnings (losses) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	28,000,000	'
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	12,000,000	'
Stock-based compensation	14,000,000	'
Distribution to noncontrolling interest	-25,000,000	'
Interactive Group	'	'
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	112,000,000	'
Total stockholders' equity	6,306,000,000	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	110,000,000	'
Less net earnings (losses) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	10,000,000	'
Net earnings (loss)	120,000,000	'
Minimum withholding taxes on net settlements of stock-based compensation	-6,000,000	'
Interactive Group | Common Class A | Common Stock	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	5,000,000	5,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Series A Liberty Interactive stock repurchases	0	'
Interactive Group | Common Class B | Common Stock	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	0	0
Ventures Group	'	'
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	4,421,000,000	'
Total stockholders' equity	527,000,000	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	-28,000,000	'
Less net earnings (losses) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	18,000,000	'
Net earnings (loss)	-10,000,000	'
Minimum withholding taxes on net settlements of stock-based compensation	-20,000,000	'
Ventures Group | Common Class A | Common Stock	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	1,000,000	1,000,000
Ventures Group | Common Class B | Common Stock	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	0	0
Liberty Interactive	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	123,000,000	'
Liberty Interactive | Series A | Additional Paid-In Capital	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Series A Liberty Interactive stock repurchases	-213,000,000	'
TripAdvisor, Inc.	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options	599,000	'
Shares issued by subsidiary	0	'
TripAdvisor, Inc. | Additional Paid-In Capital	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Shares issued by subsidiary	-5,000,000	'
TripAdvisor, Inc. | Noncontrolling Interest In Equity Of Subsidiaries	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'
Shares issued by subsidiary	$5,000,000	'

Basis_Of_Presentation

Basis Of Presentation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]	'
Basis of Presentation	'
	Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Liberty Interactive Corporation and its controlled subsidiaries (collectively, "Liberty" or the "Company" unless the context otherwise requires). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
	Liberty, through its ownership of interests in subsidiaries and other companies, is primarily engaged in the video and on-line commerce industries in North America, Europe and Asia.
	The accompanying (a) condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and (b) the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such periods have been included. Additionally, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for comparability with current period presentation. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in Liberty's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Liberty considers (i) fair value measurement, (ii) accounting for income taxes, (iii) assessments of other-than-temporary declines in fair value of its investments and (iv) estimates of retail-related adjustments and allowances to be its most significant estimates.
	Liberty holds investments that are accounted for using the equity method. Liberty does not control the decision making process or business management practices of these affiliates. Accordingly, Liberty relies on management of these affiliates to provide it with accurate financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP that Liberty uses in the application of the equity method. In addition, Liberty relies on audit reports that are provided by the affiliates' independent auditors on the financial statements of such affiliates. The Company is not aware, however, of any errors in or possible misstatements of the financial information provided by its equity affiliates that would have a material effect on Liberty's condensed consolidated financial statements.
	Liberty has entered into certain agreements with Liberty Media Corporation ("LMC"), a separate publicly traded company, neither of which has any stock ownership, beneficial or otherwise, in the other, in order to govern relationships between the companies. These agreements include a Reorganization Agreement, Services Agreement, Facilities Sharing Agreement and Tax Sharing Agreement.
	The Reorganization Agreement provides for, among other things, provisions governing the relationship between Liberty and LMC, including certain cross-indemnities. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, LMC provides Liberty with certain general and administrative services including legal, tax, accounting, treasury and investor relations support. Liberty reimburses LMC for direct, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by LMC in providing these services and for Liberty's allocable portion of costs associated with any shared services or personnel based on an estimated percentage of time spent providing services to Liberty. Under the Facilities Sharing Agreement, LMC shares office space and related amenities at its corporate headquarters with Liberty. Under these various agreements, approximately $3 million and $4 million were reimbursable to LMC for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Tax Sharing Agreement provides for the allocation and indemnification of tax liabilities and benefits between Liberty and Starz and other agreements related to tax matters.
	On October 10, 2013, Liberty announced that its board has authorized management to pursue a plan to recapitalize its Interactive Group tracking stock into two new tracking stocks, one (currently the Liberty Interactive common stock) to be renamed the QVC Group common stock and the other to be designated as the Liberty Digital Commerce common stock. The Digital Commerce Group would have attributed to it Liberty's subsidiaries Provide Commerce, Inc. ("Provide"), Backcountry.com, Inc. ("Backcountry"), Bodybuilding.com, LLC ("Bodybuilding"), CommerceHub and the Evite.com business, which is currently a part of Liberty's subsidiary Celebrate Interactive Holdings, LLC ("Celebrate"), along with cash and certain liabilities. The QVC Group, which is currently known as the Interactive Group, would have attributed to it Liberty’s subsidiary QVC, Inc. and its approximate 38% interest in HSN, Inc., along with cash and certain liabilities. Management continues to review the proposed recapitalization and no assurance can be given as to when or if the transaction will be completed.
	Additionally, on October 10, 2013, Liberty announced that its board has also authorized management to pursue a plan to spin-off to holders of its Liberty Ventures common stock shares of a newly formed company called Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. (“Trip Holdings”). Trip Holdings would be comprised of, among other things, Liberty’s 22% economic and 57% voting interest in TripAdvisor, as well as Liberty’s Celebrate retail business, which is currently a part of Liberty's subsidiary Celebrate, and an anticipated initial corporate level net debt balance of $350 million.

Tracking_Stock

Tracking Stock	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Tracking Stock [Abstract]	'
Tracking Stocks	'
	Tracking Stocks
	A tracking stock is a type of common stock that the issuing company intends to reflect or "track" the economic performance of a particular business or "group," rather than the economic performance of the company as a whole. Liberty has two tracking stocks—Liberty Interactive common stock and Liberty Ventures common stock, which are intended to track and reflect the economic performance of the Interactive Group and Ventures Group, respectively. While the Interactive Group and the Ventures Group have separate collections of businesses, assets and liabilities attributed to them, no group is a separate legal entity and therefore cannot own assets, issue securities or enter into legally binding agreements. Holders of tracking stocks have no direct claim to the group's stock or assets and are not represented by separate boards of directors. Instead, holders of tracking stock are stockholders of the parent corporation, with a single board of directors and subject to all of the risks and liabilities of the parent corporation.
	The term "Ventures Group" does not represent a separate legal entity, rather it represents those businesses, assets and liabilities that have been attributed to that group. The Ventures Group is primarily comprised of TripAdvisor, a consolidated subsidiary, and interests in Expedia, Inc., Interval Leisure Group, Inc., Tree.com, Inc., investments in Time Warner Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc., as well as cash and cash equivalents of approximately $802 million (at March 31, 2014). The Ventures Group also has attributed to it certain liabilities related to our corporate indebtedness (see note 9) and certain deferred tax liabilities. The Ventures Group is primarily focused on the maximization of the value of these investments and investing in new business opportunities.
	The term "Interactive Group" does not represent a separate legal entity, rather it represents those businesses, assets and liabilities that have been attributed to that group. The Interactive Group is primarily focused on video and e-commerce operating businesses and has attributed to it the remainder of Liberty's businesses and assets, including operating subsidiaries QVC, Inc. ("QVC"), Provide, Backcountry, Bodybuilding, Celebrate and CommerceHub as well as interests in HSN, Inc., and cash and cash equivalents of approximately $682 million (at March 31, 2014), which includes subsidiary cash. The Interactive Group has attributed to it liabilities that reside with QVC and the other entities listed as well as certain liabilities related to our corporate indebtedness (see note 9) and certain deferred tax liabilities.
	See Exhibit 99.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for unaudited attributed financial information for Liberty's tracking stock groups.

StockBased_Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company has granted to certain of its directors, employees and employees of its subsidiaries stock appreciation rights ("SARs"), restricted stock grants and options to purchase shares of Liberty common stock (collectively, "Awards"). The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an equity classified Award (such as stock options and restricted stock grants) based on the grant-date fair value of the Award, and recognizes that cost over the period during which the employee is required to provide service (usually the vesting period of the Award). The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for a liability classified Award (such as stock appreciation rights that will be settled in cash) based on the current fair value of the Award, and remeasures the fair value of the Award at each reporting date.
	Included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations are the following amounts of stock-based compensation, a portion of which relates to TripAdvisor as discussed below:
		Three months ended
		March 31,
		2014			2013
		(amounts in millions)
	Operating expense	$	7		8
	Selling, general and administrative expense	35			34
		$	42		42
	During the three months ended March 31, 2014, Liberty granted, primarily to QVC employees, 1.8 million options to purchase shares of Series A Liberty Interactive common stock. Such options had a weighted average grant-date fair value of $12.06 per share and vest semi-annually over the 4 year vesting period.
	The Company has calculated the grant-date fair value for all of its equity classified Awards and any subsequent remeasurement of its liability classified Awards using the Black-Scholes Model. The Company estimates the expected term of the Awards based on historical exercise and forfeiture data. The volatility used in the calculation for Awards is based on the historical volatility of Liberty's stock and the implied volatility of publicly traded Liberty options. The Company uses a zero dividend rate and the risk-free rate for Treasury Bonds with a term similar to that of the subject options.
	Liberty—Outstanding Awards
	The following tables present the number and weighted average exercise price ("WAEP") of the Awards to purchase Liberty Interactive and Liberty Ventures common stock granted to certain officers, employees and directors of the Company.
		Liberty Interactive
		Series A (000's)		WAEP		Weighted	Aggregate
						average	intrinsic
						remaining	value
						life	(millions)
	Outstanding at January 1, 2014	30,607		$	17.98
	Granted	1,810		$	29.21
	Exercised	(1,522	)	$	14.91
	Forfeited/Cancelled	(88	)	$	20.3
	Outstanding at March 31, 2014	30,807		$	18.78	5.1 years	$312
	Exercisable at March 31, 2014	13,700		$	16.69	4.4 years	$167
		Liberty Ventures
		Series A (000's)		WAEP		Weighted	Aggregate
						average	intrinsic
						remaining	value
						life	(millions)
	Outstanding at January 1, 2014	1,932		$	28.71
	Granted	1		$	73.05
	Exercised	(80	)	$	25.94
	Forfeited/Cancelled	—		$	—
	Outstanding at March 31, 2014	1,853		$	28.84	4.9 years	$67
	Exercisable at March 31, 2014	913		$	27.91	4.6 years	$34
	There was no activity during the period for the outstanding Series B awards.
	As of March 31, 2014, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested Liberty outstanding equity Awards was approximately $146 million, including compensation associated with the option exchange that occurred in December 2012. Such amount will be recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations over a weighted average period of approximately 2.0 years.
	TripAdvisor - Stock-based Compensation
	TripAdvisor has outstanding options and restricted stock which are exercisable into their common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, TripAdvisor issued approximately 477 thousand of primarily service based stock options under their 2011 Incentive Plan with a weighted average exercise price per option of $96.62 and a weighted average estimated grant-date fair value per option of $47.36. Approximately 599 thousand equity awards were exercised during the period at a weighted average exercise price of $34.63. As of March 31, 2014, TripAdvisor has 9.3 million options outstanding of which 4.2 million are exercisable with weighted average exercise prices of $43.40 and $31.54, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of these outstanding and exercisable options was $440 million and $247 million, respectively. TripAdvisor stock-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was approximately $17 million and $17 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2014, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested TripAdvisor stock options was approximately $110 million and will be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.2 years.
	Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2014, TripAdvisor granted approximately 460 thousand service based RSUs under their 2011 Incentive Plan for which the fair value was measured based on the quoted price of TripAdvisor common stock at the date of grant. As of March 31, 2014, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to 1.3 million unvested TripAdvisor RSUs was approximately $62 million and will be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.4 years.
	Other
	Certain of the Company's other subsidiaries have stock based compensation plans under which employees and non-employees are granted options or similar stock based awards. Awards made under these plans vest and become exercisable over various terms. The awards and compensation recorded, if any, under these plans is not significant to Liberty.

Earnings_Loss_Per_Common_Share

Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	'
	Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
	Basic earnings (loss) per common share ("EPS") is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented.
	Series A and Series B Liberty Interactive Common Stock
	Excluded from diluted EPS, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, are 2 million potential common shares because their inclusion would be antidilutive.
		Liberty Interactive Common Stock
		Three months ended	Three months ended March 31, 2013
		31-Mar-14
		number of shares in millions
	Basic EPS	494	535
	Potentially dilutive shares	10	7
	Diluted EPS	504	542
	Series A and Series B Liberty Ventures Common Stock
	As discussed in note 10, Liberty completed a two for one stock split on April 11, 2014 therefore all prior period outstanding share amounts have been retroactively adjusted for comparability. Excluded from diluted EPS, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, are less than a million potential common shares because their inclusion would be antidilutive.
		Liberty Ventures Common Stock
		Three months ended	Three months ended March 31, 2013
		31-Mar-14
		number of shares in millions
	Basic EPS	73	72
	Potentially dilutive shares	1	—
	Diluted EPS	74	72

Assets_And_Liabilities_Measure

Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value	'
	Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
	For assets and liabilities required to be reported at fair value, GAAP provides a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. Level 1 inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs, other than quoted market prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
	The Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value are as follows:
		Fair Value Measurements at						Fair Value Measurements at
		31-Mar-14						31-Dec-13
	Description	Total			Quoted prices		Significant other	Total	Quoted prices		Significant other
					in active markets		observable		in active markets		observable
					for identical assets		inputs		for identical assets		inputs
					(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 1)		(Level 2)
		amounts in millions
	Cash equivalents	$	1,055		1,055		—	918	$	918	$	—
	Short term marketable securities	$	682		95		587	543	$	62	$	481
	Available-for-sale securities	$	1,466		1,037		429	1,497	$	1,047	$	450
	Debt	$	2,365		—		2,365	2,355	$	—	$	2,355
	The majority of the Company's Level 2 financial assets and liabilities are debt instruments with quoted market prices that are not considered to be traded on "active markets," as defined in GAAP.
	Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Financial Instruments
	Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments are comprised of changes in the fair value of the following:
		Three months ended
		March 31,
		2014			2013
		amounts in millions
	Fair Value Option Securities	$	(10	)	224
	Exchangeable senior debentures	(15		)	(310	)
	Other financial instruments	—			13
		$	(25	)	(73	)

Investments_In_AvailableForSal

Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	'
	Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities and Other Cost Investments
	All marketable equity and debt securities held by the Company are classified as available-for-sale ("AFS") and are carried at fair value based on quoted market prices. GAAP permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments, such as AFS securities, and certain other items at fair value and to recognize the changes in fair value of such instruments in the entity's statement of operations (the "fair value option"). In prior years, Liberty entered into economic hedges for certain of its non-strategic AFS securities (although such instruments were not accounted for as fair value hedges by the Company). Changes in the fair value of these economic hedges were reflected in Liberty's statements of operations as unrealized gains (losses). In order to better match the changes in fair value of the subject AFS securities and the changes in fair value of the corresponding economic hedges in the Company's financial statements, Liberty elected the fair value option for those of its AFS securities which it considered to be non-strategic ("Fair Value Option Securities"). Accordingly, changes in the fair value of Fair Value Option Securities, as determined by quoted market prices, are reported in realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
	Investments in AFS securities, the majority of which are considered Fair Value Option Securities, and other cost investments are summarized as follows:
		March 31,		December 31, 2013
		2014
		amounts in millions
	Interactive Group
	Other cost investments	$	4	4
	Total attributed Interactive Group	4		4
	Ventures Group
	Time Warner Inc.	287		306
	Time Warner Cable Inc.	750		741
	TripAdvisor AFS securities	284		188
	Other AFS investments	145		262
	Total attributed Ventures Group	1,466		1,497
	Consolidated Liberty	$	1,470	1,501

Investments_In_Affiliates_Acco

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method	'
Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method	'
	Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method
	Liberty has various investments accounted for using the equity method. The following table includes Liberty's carrying amount, fair value, and percentage ownership of the more significant investments in affiliates at March 31, 2014 and the carrying amount at December 31, 2013:
		March 31, 2014								December 31, 2013
		Percentage			Fair value (Level 1)			Carrying		Carrying
		ownership						amount		amount
					dollars in millions
	Interactive Group
	HSN, Inc.	38	%		$	1,196		$	311	293
	Other	various			NA			51		50
	Total Interactive Group							362		343
	Ventures Group
	Expedia, Inc.	18	%		1,673			467		477
	Other	various			NA			415		417
	Total Ventures Group							882		894
	Consolidated Liberty							$	1,244	1,237
	The following table presents Liberty's share of earnings (losses) of affiliates:
		Three months ended March 31,
		2014				2013
		amounts in millions
	Interactive Group
	HSN, Inc.	$	22			20
	Other	(1		)		(4	)
	Total Interactive Group	21				16
	Ventures Group
	Expedia, Inc.	(6		)		(20	)
	Other	(17		)		(7	)
	Total Ventures Group	(23		)		(27	)
	Consolidated Liberty	$	(2	)		(11	)

Intangible_Assets

Intangible Assets	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Intangible Assets	'
	Intangible Assets
	Goodwill
	Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
		QVC		E-commerce		TripAdvisor	Total
		amounts in millions
	Balance at January 1, 2014	$	5,312	560		3,460	9,332
	Foreign currency translation adjustments	10		—		—	10
	Other	—		(4	)	—	(4	)
	Balance at March 31, 2014	$	5,322	556		3,460	9,338
	Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
	Amortization expense for intangible assets with finite useful lives was $190 million and $192 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of March 31, 2014, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):
	Remainder of 2014	$	561
	2015	$	665
	2016	$	550
	2017	$	374
	2018	$	80

LongTerm_Debt

Long-Term Debt	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]	'
Long-Term Debt	'
	Long-Term Debt
	Debt is summarized as follows:
			Outstanding principal at March 31, 2014		Carrying value
					March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
			amounts in millions
	Interactive Group
	Corporate level notes and debentures
		8.5% Senior Debentures due 2029	$	287	285			285
		8.25% Senior Debentures due 2030	504		501			501
		1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043	400		422			423
	Subsidiary level notes and facilities
		QVC 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019	769		761			761
		QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2019	400		399			—
		QVC 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020	500		500			500
		QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2022	500		500			500
		QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023	750		750			750
		QVC 4.850% Senior Secured Notes due 2024	600		600			—
		QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043	300		300			300
		QVC Bank Credit Facilities	124		124			922
		Other subsidiary debt	145		145			141
	Total Interactive Group		$	5,279	5,287			5,083
	Ventures Group
	Corporate level debentures
		4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2029	$	439	284			284
		3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030	438		276			270
		3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2031	359		316			316
		0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043	850		1,067			1,062
	Subsidiary level facilities
		TripAdvisor Debt Facilities	361		361			369
	Total Ventures Group debt		$	2,447	2,304			2,301
		Total consolidated Liberty debt	$	7,726	7,591			7,384
		Less current classification			(983		)	(978	)
		Total long-term debt			$	6,608		6,406
	QVC Senior Secured Notes
	On March 18, 2014, QVC, Inc. ("QVC"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corporation, issued $400 million principal amount of new 3.125% senior secured notes due 2019 at an issue price of 99.828% and $600 million principal amount of new 4.85% senior secured notes due 2024 at an issue price of 99.927% (collectively, the “Notes”). The Notes are secured by a first-priority lien on the capital stock of QVC, which is the same collateral that secures QVC's existing secured indebtedness. The net proceeds from the offering was used to repay indebtedness under QVC’s senior secured credit facility and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. QVC was in compliance with all of its debt covenants related to its outstanding senior secured notes at March 31, 2014.
	QVC Bank Credit Facilities
	The interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the QVC Bank Credit Facilities was 1.9% at March 31, 2014. Availability under the QVC Amended and Restated Credit Agreement at March 31, 2014 was $1,876 million. QVC was in compliance with all debt covenants related to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement at March 31, 2014.
	Exchangeable Senior Debentures
	Liberty has elected to account for the exchangeable senior debentures using the fair value option. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these instruments are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the statements of operations. Liberty will review the terms of the debentures on a quarterly basis to determine whether a triggering event has occurred to require current classification of the exchangeables upon a call event. As of March 31, 2014 the balance of the 4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2029, the 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030 and the 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2031 have been classified as current.
	Other Subsidiary Debt
	Other subsidiary debt at March 31, 2014 is comprised of capitalized satellite transponder lease obligations and bank debt of certain subsidiaries.
	Fair Value of Debt
	Liberty estimates the fair value of its debt based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rate offered to Liberty for debt of the same remaining maturities (Level 2). The fair value of Liberty's publicly traded debt securities that are not reported at fair value in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2014 are as follows (amounts in millions):
	Senior debentures	$	869
	QVC senior secured notes	$	3,946
	Due to the variable rate nature, Liberty believes that the carrying amount of its other debt, not discussed above, approximated fair value at March 31, 2014

Stockholders_Equity

Stockholders' Equity	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]	'
Stockholders' Equity	'
	Stockholders' Equity
	As of March 31, 2014, Liberty reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding stock options approximately 30.8 million shares of Series A Liberty Interactive common stock, 432 thousand shares of Series B Liberty Interactive common stock, 1.9 million shares of Series A Liberty Ventures common stock and 44 thousand shares of Series B Liberty Ventures common stock.
	In addition to the Series A and Series B Liberty Interactive and Liberty Ventures common stock there are 4 billion shares of Series C Liberty Interactive and 200 million shares of Series C Liberty Ventures common stock authorized for issuance. As of March 31, 2014, no shares of any Series C Liberty Interactive or Liberty Ventures common stock were issued or outstanding.
	On February 27, 2014, Liberty's board approved a two for one stock split of Series A and Series B Liberty Ventures common stock, effected by means of a dividend. The stock split was done in order to bring Liberty into compliance with a Nasdaq listing requirement regarding the minimum number of publicly held shares of the Series B Liberty Ventures common stock. In the stock split, a dividend was paid on April 11, 2014 of one share of Series A or Series B Liberty Ventures common stock to holders of each share of Series A or Series B Liberty Ventures common stock, respectively, held by them as of 5:00 pm, New York City time, on April 4, 2014. Due to the Liberty Ventures common stock split being completed prior to the issuance of these financial statements the stock split was recorded retroactively for all periods presented.

Commitments_And_Contingencies

Commitments And Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments And Contingencies	'
	Commitments and Contingencies
	Litigation
	Liberty has contingent liabilities related to legal and tax proceedings and other matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Although it is reasonably possible Liberty may incur losses upon conclusion of such matters, an estimate of any loss or range of loss cannot be made. In the opinion of management, it is expected that amounts, if any, which may be required to satisfy such contingencies will not be material in relation to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Information_About_Libertys_Ope

Information About Liberty's Operating Segments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Information About Liberty's Operating Segments	'
Information About Liberty's Operating Segments	'
	Information About Liberty's Operating Segments
	Liberty, through its ownership interests in subsidiaries and other companies, is primarily engaged in the video and on-line commerce industries. Liberty identifies its reportable segments as (A) those consolidated subsidiaries that represent 10% or more of its consolidated annual revenue, annual Adjusted OIBDA or total assets and (B) those equity method affiliates whose share of earnings represent 10% or more of Liberty's annual pre-tax earnings.
	Liberty evaluates performance and makes decisions about allocating resources to its operating segments based on financial measures such as revenue, Adjusted OIBDA, gross margin, average sales price per unit, number of units shipped and revenue or sales per customer equivalent. In addition, Liberty reviews nonfinancial measures such as unique website visitors, conversion rates and active customers, as appropriate.
	Liberty defines Adjusted OIBDA as revenue less cost of sales, operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses excluding all stock-based compensation. Liberty believes this measure is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses, including each business's ability to service debt and fund capital expenditures. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. This measure of performance excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and restructuring and impairment charges that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP. Accordingly, Adjusted OIBDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income, net income, cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Liberty generally accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current prices.
	For the three months ended March 31, 2014, Liberty has identified the following consolidated subsidiaries as its reportable segments:
	•	QVC - consolidated subsidiary that markets and sells a wide variety of consumer products in the United States and several foreign countries, primarily by means of its televised shopping programs and via the Internet through its domestic and international websites and mobile applications.
	•	TripAdvisor, Inc. - a consolidated subsidiary that is an online travel research company that empowers users to plan and maximize their travel experience.
	Additionally, for presentation purposes, Liberty is providing financial information of the E-commerce businesses on an aggregated basis. The consolidated E-commerce businesses do not contribute significantly to the overall operations of Liberty on an individual basis; however, Liberty believes that on an aggregated basis they provide relevant information for users of these financial statements. While these businesses may not meet the aggregation criteria under relevant accounting literature Liberty believes the information is relevant and helpful for a more complete understanding of the consolidated results.
	•	E-commerce - the aggregation of certain consolidated subsidiaries that market and sell a wide variety of consumer products via the Internet. Categories of consumer products include perishable and personal gift offerings (Provide Commerce, Inc.), active lifestyle gear and clothing (Backcountry.com, Inc.), fitness and health goods (Bodybuilding.com, LLC), celebration offerings from invitations to costumes (Celebrate Interactive Holdings LLC) and a drop-ship solutions company (CommerceHub).
	Liberty's operating segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each segment requires different technologies, distribution channels and marketing strategies. The accounting policies of the segments that are also consolidated subsidiaries are the same as those described in the Company's summary of significant accounting policies in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
	Performance Measures
		Three months ended March 31,
		2014					2013
		Revenue			Adjusted		Revenue	Adjusted
					OIBDA			OIBDA
		amounts in millions
	Interactive Group
	QVC	$	1,986		412		1,974	404
	E-commerce	461			23		460	39
	Corporate and other	—			(4	)	—	(6	)
	Total Interactive Group	2,447			431		2,434	437
	Ventures Group
	TripAdvisor, Inc.	281			122		230	109
	Corporate and other	—			(3	)	—	(3	)
	Total Ventures Group	281			119		230	106
	Consolidated Liberty	$	2,728		550		2,664	543
	Other Information
		March 31, 2014
		Total			Investments		Capital
		assets			in		expenditures
					affiliates
		amounts in millions
	Interactive Group
	QVC	$	12,898		51		29
	E-commerce	1,212			—		12
	Corporate and other	470			311		—
	Total Interactive Group	14,580			362		41
	Ventures Group
	TripAdvisor	7,151			—		47
	Corporate and other	3,090			882		—
	Total Ventures Group	10,241			882		47
	Inter-group eliminations	(159		)	—		—
	Consolidated Liberty	$	24,662		1,244		88
	The following table provides a reconciliation of segment Adjusted OIBDA to earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
		Three months ended
		March 31,
		2014			2013
		amounts in millions
	Consolidated segment Adjusted OIBDA	$	550		543
	Stock-based compensation	(42		)	(42	)
	Depreciation and amortization	(232		)	(230	)
	Interest expense	(99		)	(111	)
	Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net	(2		)	(11	)
	Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	(25		)	(73	)
	Other, net	8			(38	)
	Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$	158		38

Financial_Information_for_Trac

Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups	'
	BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
	March 31, 2014
	(unaudited)
		Attributed (note 1)
		Interactive			Ventures Group		Inter-group		Consolidated
		Group					eliminations		Liberty
		amounts in millions
	Assets
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	682		802		—		1,484
	Trade and other receivables, net	885			155		—		1,040
	Inventory, net	1,213			—		—		1,213
	Short term marketable securities	—			682		—		682
	Other current assets	248			21		(159	)	110
	Total current assets	3,028			1,660		(159	)	4,529
	Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments (note 2)	4			1,466		—		1,470
	Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method (note 3)	362			882		—		1,244
	Property and equipment, net	1,203			69		—		1,272
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization, net	8,393			5,290		—		13,683
	Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	1,498			854		—		2,352
	Other assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization	92			20		—		112
	Total assets	$	14,580		10,241		(159	)	24,662
	Liabilities and Equity
	Current liabilities:
	Intergroup payable (receivable) (note 7)	$	50		(50	)	—		—
	Accounts payable	650			74		—		724
	Accrued liabilities	651			95		—		746
	Current portion of debt (note 4)	36			947		—		983
	Deferred tax liabilities	—			1,056		(159	)	897
	Other current liabilities	176			60		—		236
	Total current liabilities	1,563			2,182		(159	)	3,586
	Long-term debt (note 4)	5,251			1,357		—		6,608
	Deferred income tax liabilities	1,151			1,680		—		2,831
	Other liabilities	197			74		—		271
	Total liabilities	8,162			5,293		(159	)	13,296
	Equity/Attributed net assets (liabilities)	6,306			527		—		6,833
	Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	112			4,421		—		4,533
	Total liabilities and equity	$	14,580		10,241		(159	)	24,662
		Attributed (note 1)
		Interactive Group			Ventures Group		Consolidated Liberty
		amounts in millions
	Revenue:
	Net retail sales	$	2,447		—		2,447
	Other revenue	—			281		281
	Total revenue	2,447			281		2,728
	Operating costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales	1,566			—		1,566
	Operating, including stock-based compensation (note 5)	217			48		265
	Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation (note 5)	257			132		389
	Depreciation and amortization	163			69		232
		2,203			249		2,452
	Operating income (loss)	244			32		276
	Other income (expense):
	Interest expense	(77		)	(22	)	(99	)
	Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net (note 3)	21			(23	)	(2	)
	Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	1			(26	)	(25	)
	Other, net	1			7		8
		(54		)	(64	)	(118	)
	Earnings (loss) before income taxes	190			(32	)	158
	Income tax benefit (expense)	(70		)	22		(48	)
	Net earnings (loss)	120			(10	)	110
	Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	10			18		28
	Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Interactive Corporation shareholders	$	110		(28	)	82
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION
Three months ended March 31, 2013
(unaudited)
	Attributed (note 1)
	Interactive Group			Ventures Group		Consolidated Liberty
	amounts in millions
Revenue:
Net retail sales	$	2,434		—		2,434
Other revenue	—			230		230
Total revenue	2,434			230		2,664
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	1,553			—		1,553
Operating	208			36		244
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation (note 5)	260			106		366
Depreciation and amortization	153			77		230
	2,174			219		2,393
Operating income (loss)	260			11		271
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(84		)	(27	)	(111	)
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net (note 3)	16			(27	)	(11	)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	13			(86	)	(73	)
Other, net	(40		)	2		(38	)
	(95		)	(138	)	(233	)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	165			(127	)	38
Income tax benefit (expense)	(58		)	73		15
Net earnings (loss)	107			(54	)	53
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	12			14		26
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Interactive Corporation shareholders	$	95		(68	)	27
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
Three months ended March 31, 2014
(unaudited)
	Attributed (note 1)
	Interactive			Ventures Group		Consolidated
	Group					Liberty
	amounts in millions
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)	$	120		(10	)	110
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	163			69		232
Stock-based compensation	24			18		42
Cash payments for stock based compensation	(3		)	(1	)	(4	)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	(8		)	(11	)	(19	)
Share of losses (earnings) of affiliates, net	(21		)	23		2
Cash receipts from return on equity investments	5			5		10
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	(1		)	26		25
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(49		)	2		(47	)
Other, net	1			—		1
Intergroup tax allocation	50			(50	)	—
Intergroup tax payment	(225		)	225		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Current and other assets	178			(33	)	145
Payables and other current liabilities	(59		)	88		29
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	175			351		526
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash proceeds from dispositions	—			25		25
Investments in and loans to cost and equity investees	—			(18	)	(18	)
Capital expended for property and equipment	(41		)	(47	)	(88	)
Purchases of short-term and other marketable securities	—			(310	)	(310	)
Sales of short term and other marketable securities	—			165		165
Other investing activities, net	(10		)	2		(8	)
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities	(51		)	(183	)	(234	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings of debt	1,551			2		1,553
Repayments of debt	(1,347		)	(15	)	(1,362	)
Intergroup receipts (payments), net	2			(2	)	—
Repurchases of Liberty common stock	(213		)	—		(213	)
Minimum withholding taxes on net settlements of stock-based compensation	(6		)	(20	)	(26	)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	8			11		19
Other financing activities, net	(35		)	—		(35	)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	(40		)	(24	)	(64	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	84			144		228
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	598			658		1,256
Cash and cash equivalents at end period	$	682		802		1,484
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
Three months ended March 31, 2013
(unaudited)
	Attributed (note 1)
	Interactive			Ventures Group		Consolidated
	Group					Liberty
	amounts in millions
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)	$	107		(54	)	53
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	153			77		230
Stock-based compensation	24			18		42
Cash payments for stock based compensation	(2		)	(1	)	(3	)
Excess tax benefits on stock-based compensation	(3		)	—		(3	)
Share of losses (earnings) of affiliates, net	(16		)	27		11
Cash receipts from return on equity investments	4			3		7
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	(13		)	86		73
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(27		)	(192	)	(219	)
Other, net	11			—		11
Intergroup tax allocation	41			(41	)	—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Current and other assets	259			(53	)	206
Payables and other current liabilities	(390		)	82		(308	)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	148			(48	)	100
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash proceeds from dispositions	—			37		37
Investments in and loans to cost and equity investees	—			(38	)	(38	)
Capital expended for property and equipment	(50		)	(9	)	(59	)
Purchases of short-term and other marketable securities	—			(707	)	(707	)
Sales of short term and other marketable securities	—			49		49
Other investing activities, net	(30		)	(6	)	(36	)
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities	(80		)	(674	)	(754	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings of debt	1,383			4		1,387
Repayments of debt	(1,251		)	(452	)	(1,703	)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	3			—		3
Minimum withholding taxes on net settlements of stock-based compensation	(5		)	(6	)	(11	)
Intergroup receipts (payments), net	2			(2	)	—
Repurchases of Liberty common stock	(252		)	—		(252	)
Other financing activities, net	(37		)	—		(37	)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	(157		)	(456	)	(613	)
Effect of foreign currency rates on cash	(23		)	—		(23	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(112		)	(1,178	)	(1,290	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	699			1,961		2,660
Cash and cash equivalents at end period	$	587		783		1,370

StockBased_Compensation_Tables

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Employee Service Share-Based Compensation, Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs	'
	Included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations are the following amounts of stock-based compensation, a portion of which relates to TripAdvisor as discussed below:
		Three months ended
		March 31,
		2014			2013
		(amounts in millions)
	Operating expense	$	7		8
	Selling, general and administrative expense	35			34
		$	42		42
Table Presents The Number And Weighted Average Exercise Price (WAEP) Of Certain Options And SARs To Purchase Common Stock Granted To Certain Officers, Employees And Directors Of The Company	'
	The following tables present the number and weighted average exercise price ("WAEP") of the Awards to purchase Liberty Interactive and Liberty Ventures common stock granted to certain officers, employees and directors of the Company.
		Liberty Interactive
		Series A (000's)		WAEP		Weighted	Aggregate
						average	intrinsic
						remaining	value
						life	(millions)
	Outstanding at January 1, 2014	30,607		$	17.98
	Granted	1,810		$	29.21
	Exercised	(1,522	)	$	14.91
	Forfeited/Cancelled	(88	)	$	20.3
	Outstanding at March 31, 2014	30,807		$	18.78	5.1 years	$312
	Exercisable at March 31, 2014	13,700		$	16.69	4.4 years	$167
		Liberty Ventures
		Series A (000's)		WAEP		Weighted	Aggregate
						average	intrinsic
						remaining	value
						life	(millions)
	Outstanding at January 1, 2014	1,932		$	28.71
	Granted	1		$	73.05
	Exercised	(80	)	$	25.94
	Forfeited/Cancelled	—		$	—
	Outstanding at March 31, 2014	1,853		$	28.84	4.9 years	$67
	Exercisable at March 31, 2014	913		$	27.91	4.6 years	$34

Earnings_Loss_Per_Common_Share1

Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares	'
	Series A and Series B Liberty Interactive Common Stock
	Excluded from diluted EPS, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, are 2 million potential common shares because their inclusion would be antidilutive.
		Liberty Interactive Common Stock
		Three months ended	Three months ended March 31, 2013
		31-Mar-14
		number of shares in millions
	Basic EPS	494	535
	Potentially dilutive shares	10	7
	Diluted EPS	504	542
	Series A and Series B Liberty Ventures Common Stock
	As discussed in note 10, Liberty completed a two for one stock split on April 11, 2014 therefore all prior period outstanding share amounts have been retroactively adjusted for comparability. Excluded from diluted EPS, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, are less than a million potential common shares because their inclusion would be antidilutive.
		Liberty Ventures Common Stock
		Three months ended	Three months ended March 31, 2013
		31-Mar-14
		number of shares in millions
	Basic EPS	73	72
	Potentially dilutive shares	1	—
	Diluted EPS	74	72

Assets_And_Liabilities_Measure1

Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis	'
	The Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value are as follows:
		Fair Value Measurements at						Fair Value Measurements at
		31-Mar-14						31-Dec-13
	Description	Total			Quoted prices		Significant other	Total	Quoted prices		Significant other
					in active markets		observable		in active markets		observable
					for identical assets		inputs		for identical assets		inputs
					(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 1)		(Level 2)
		amounts in millions
	Cash equivalents	$	1,055		1,055		—	918	$	918	$	—
	Short term marketable securities	$	682		95		587	543	$	62	$	481
	Available-for-sale securities	$	1,466		1,037		429	1,497	$	1,047	$	450
	Debt	$	2,365		—		2,365	2,355	$	—	$	2,355
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments	'
	Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments are comprised of changes in the fair value of the following:
		Three months ended
		March 31,
		2014			2013
		amounts in millions
	Fair Value Option Securities	$	(10	)	224
	Exchangeable senior debentures	(15		)	(310	)
	Other financial instruments	—			13
		$	(25	)	(73	)

Investments_In_AvailableForSal1

Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation	'
	Investments in AFS securities, the majority of which are considered Fair Value Option Securities, and other cost investments are summarized as follows:
		March 31,		December 31, 2013
		2014
		amounts in millions
	Interactive Group
	Other cost investments	$	4	4
	Total attributed Interactive Group	4		4
	Ventures Group
	Time Warner Inc.	287		306
	Time Warner Cable Inc.	750		741
	TripAdvisor AFS securities	284		188
	Other AFS investments	145		262
	Total attributed Ventures Group	1,466		1,497
	Consolidated Liberty	$	1,470	1,501

Investments_In_Affiliates_Acco1

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method	'
Schedule Of Equity Ownership And Carrying Amount	'
	Liberty has various investments accounted for using the equity method. The following table includes Liberty's carrying amount, fair value, and percentage ownership of the more significant investments in affiliates at March 31, 2014 and the carrying amount at December 31, 2013:
		March 31, 2014								December 31, 2013
		Percentage			Fair value (Level 1)			Carrying		Carrying
		ownership						amount		amount
					dollars in millions
	Interactive Group
	HSN, Inc.	38	%		$	1,196		$	311	293
	Other	various			NA			51		50
	Total Interactive Group							362		343
	Ventures Group
	Expedia, Inc.	18	%		1,673			467		477
	Other	various			NA			415		417
	Total Ventures Group							882		894
	Consolidated Liberty							$	1,244	1,237
Schedule Of Liberty's Share Of Earnings (Losses) Of Affiliates	'
	The following table presents Liberty's share of earnings (losses) of affiliates:
		Three months ended March 31,
		2014				2013
		amounts in millions
	Interactive Group
	HSN, Inc.	$	22			20
	Other	(1		)		(4	)
	Total Interactive Group	21				16
	Ventures Group
	Expedia, Inc.	(6		)		(20	)
	Other	(17		)		(7	)
	Total Ventures Group	(23		)		(27	)
	Consolidated Liberty	$	(2	)		(11	)

Intangible_Assets_Tables

Intangible Assets (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill	'
	Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
		QVC		E-commerce		TripAdvisor	Total
		amounts in millions
	Balance at January 1, 2014	$	5,312	560		3,460	9,332
	Foreign currency translation adjustments	10		—		—	10
	Other	—		(4	)	—	(4	)
	Balance at March 31, 2014	$	5,322	556		3,460	9,338
Amortization Expense For The Next Five Fiscal Years	'
	Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of March 31, 2014, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):
	Remainder of 2014	$	561
	2015	$	665
	2016	$	550
	2017	$	374
	2018	$	80

LongTerm_Debt_Tables

Long-Term Debt (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]	'
Debt Excluding Intergroup Debt	'
	Debt is summarized as follows:
			Outstanding principal at March 31, 2014		Carrying value
					March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
			amounts in millions
	Interactive Group
	Corporate level notes and debentures
		8.5% Senior Debentures due 2029	$	287	285			285
		8.25% Senior Debentures due 2030	504		501			501
		1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043	400		422			423
	Subsidiary level notes and facilities
		QVC 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019	769		761			761
		QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2019	400		399			—
		QVC 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020	500		500			500
		QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2022	500		500			500
		QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023	750		750			750
		QVC 4.850% Senior Secured Notes due 2024	600		600			—
		QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043	300		300			300
		QVC Bank Credit Facilities	124		124			922
		Other subsidiary debt	145		145			141
	Total Interactive Group		$	5,279	5,287			5,083
	Ventures Group
	Corporate level debentures
		4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2029	$	439	284			284
		3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030	438		276			270
		3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2031	359		316			316
		0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043	850		1,067			1,062
	Subsidiary level facilities
		TripAdvisor Debt Facilities	361		361			369
	Total Ventures Group debt		$	2,447	2,304			2,301
		Total consolidated Liberty debt	$	7,726	7,591			7,384
		Less current classification			(983		)	(978	)
		Total long-term debt			$	6,608		6,406
Debt Securities That Are Not Reported At Fair Value	'
	Liberty estimates the fair value of its debt based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rate offered to Liberty for debt of the same remaining maturities (Level 2). The fair value of Liberty's publicly traded debt securities that are not reported at fair value in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2014 are as follows (amounts in millions):
	Senior debentures	$	869
	QVC senior secured notes	$	3,946

Information_About_Libertys_Ope1

Information About Liberty's Operating Segments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Information About Liberty's Operating Segments	'
Performance Measures By Segment	'
	Performance Measures
		Three months ended March 31,
		2014					2013
		Revenue			Adjusted		Revenue	Adjusted
					OIBDA			OIBDA
		amounts in millions
	Interactive Group
	QVC	$	1,986		412		1,974	404
	E-commerce	461			23		460	39
	Corporate and other	—			(4	)	—	(6	)
	Total Interactive Group	2,447			431		2,434	437
	Ventures Group
	TripAdvisor, Inc.	281			122		230	109
	Corporate and other	—			(3	)	—	(3	)
	Total Ventures Group	281			119		230	106
	Consolidated Liberty	$	2,728		550		2,664	543
Other Information By Segment	'
	Other Information
		March 31, 2014
		Total			Investments		Capital
		assets			in		expenditures
					affiliates
		amounts in millions
	Interactive Group
	QVC	$	12,898		51		29
	E-commerce	1,212			—		12
	Corporate and other	470			311		—
	Total Interactive Group	14,580			362		41
	Ventures Group
	TripAdvisor	7,151			—		47
	Corporate and other	3,090			882		—
	Total Ventures Group	10,241			882		47
	Inter-group eliminations	(159		)	—		—
	Consolidated Liberty	$	24,662		1,244		88
Reconciliation Of Segment Adjusted OIBDA To Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	'
	The following table provides a reconciliation of segment Adjusted OIBDA to earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
		Three months ended
		March 31,
		2014			2013
		amounts in millions
	Consolidated segment Adjusted OIBDA	$	550		543
	Stock-based compensation	(42		)	(42	)
	Depreciation and amortization	(232		)	(230	)
	Interest expense	(99		)	(111	)
	Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net	(2		)	(11	)
	Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	(25		)	(73	)
	Other, net	8			(38	)
	Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$	158		38

Financial_Information_for_Trac1

Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Condensed Balance Sheet	'
	BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
	March 31, 2014
	(unaudited)
		Attributed (note 1)
		Interactive			Ventures Group		Inter-group		Consolidated
		Group					eliminations		Liberty
		amounts in millions
	Assets
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	682		802		—		1,484
	Trade and other receivables, net	885			155		—		1,040
	Inventory, net	1,213			—		—		1,213
	Short term marketable securities	—			682		—		682
	Other current assets	248			21		(159	)	110
	Total current assets	3,028			1,660		(159	)	4,529
	Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments (note 2)	4			1,466		—		1,470
	Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method (note 3)	362			882		—		1,244
	Property and equipment, net	1,203			69		—		1,272
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization, net	8,393			5,290		—		13,683
	Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	1,498			854		—		2,352
	Other assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization	92			20		—		112
	Total assets	$	14,580		10,241		(159	)	24,662
	Liabilities and Equity
	Current liabilities:
	Intergroup payable (receivable) (note 7)	$	50		(50	)	—		—
	Accounts payable	650			74		—		724
	Accrued liabilities	651			95		—		746
	Current portion of debt (note 4)	36			947		—		983
	Deferred tax liabilities	—			1,056		(159	)	897
	Other current liabilities	176			60		—		236
	Total current liabilities	1,563			2,182		(159	)	3,586
	Long-term debt (note 4)	5,251			1,357		—		6,608
	Deferred income tax liabilities	1,151			1,680		—		2,831
	Other liabilities	197			74		—		271
	Total liabilities	8,162			5,293		(159	)	13,296
	Equity/Attributed net assets (liabilities)	6,306			527		—		6,833
	Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	112			4,421		—		4,533
	Total liabilities and equity	$	14,580		10,241		(159	)	24,662
Condensed Income Statement	'
		Attributed (note 1)
		Interactive Group			Ventures Group		Consolidated Liberty
		amounts in millions
	Revenue:
	Net retail sales	$	2,447		—		2,447
	Other revenue	—			281		281
	Total revenue	2,447			281		2,728
	Operating costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales	1,566			—		1,566
	Operating, including stock-based compensation (note 5)	217			48		265
	Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation (note 5)	257			132		389
	Depreciation and amortization	163			69		232
		2,203			249		2,452
	Operating income (loss)	244			32		276
	Other income (expense):
	Interest expense	(77		)	(22	)	(99	)
	Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net (note 3)	21			(23	)	(2	)
	Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	1			(26	)	(25	)
	Other, net	1			7		8
		(54		)	(64	)	(118	)
	Earnings (loss) before income taxes	190			(32	)	158
	Income tax benefit (expense)	(70		)	22		(48	)
	Net earnings (loss)	120			(10	)	110
	Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	10			18		28
	Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Interactive Corporation shareholders	$	110		(28	)	82
	STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION
	Three months ended March 31, 2013
	(unaudited)
		Attributed (note 1)
		Interactive Group			Ventures Group		Consolidated Liberty
		amounts in millions
	Revenue:
	Net retail sales	$	2,434		—		2,434
	Other revenue	—			230		230
	Total revenue	2,434			230		2,664
	Operating costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales	1,553			—		1,553
	Operating	208			36		244
	Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation (note 5)	260			106		366
	Depreciation and amortization	153			77		230
		2,174			219		2,393
	Operating income (loss)	260			11		271
	Other income (expense):
	Interest expense	(84		)	(27	)	(111	)
	Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net (note 3)	16			(27	)	(11	)
	Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	13			(86	)	(73	)
	Other, net	(40		)	2		(38	)
		(95		)	(138	)	(233	)
	Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	165			(127	)	38
	Income tax benefit (expense)	(58		)	73		15
	Net earnings (loss)	107			(54	)	53
	Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	12			14		26
	Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Interactive Corporation shareholders	$	95		(68	)	27
Condensed Cash Flow Statement	'
	STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
	Three months ended March 31, 2014
	(unaudited)
		Attributed (note 1)
		Interactive			Ventures Group		Consolidated
		Group					Liberty
		amounts in millions
	Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net earnings (loss)	$	120		(10	)	110
	Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
	Depreciation and amortization	163			69		232
	Stock-based compensation	24			18		42
	Cash payments for stock based compensation	(3		)	(1	)	(4	)
	Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	(8		)	(11	)	(19	)
	Share of losses (earnings) of affiliates, net	(21		)	23		2
	Cash receipts from return on equity investments	5			5		10
	Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	(1		)	26		25
	Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(49		)	2		(47	)
	Other, net	1			—		1
	Intergroup tax allocation	50			(50	)	—
	Intergroup tax payment	(225		)	225		—
	Changes in operating assets and liabilities
	Current and other assets	178			(33	)	145
	Payables and other current liabilities	(59		)	88		29
	Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	175			351		526
	Cash flows from investing activities:
	Cash proceeds from dispositions	—			25		25
	Investments in and loans to cost and equity investees	—			(18	)	(18	)
	Capital expended for property and equipment	(41		)	(47	)	(88	)
	Purchases of short-term and other marketable securities	—			(310	)	(310	)
	Sales of short term and other marketable securities	—			165		165
	Other investing activities, net	(10		)	2		(8	)
	Net cash provided (used) by investing activities	(51		)	(183	)	(234	)
	Cash flows from financing activities:
	Borrowings of debt	1,551			2		1,553
	Repayments of debt	(1,347		)	(15	)	(1,362	)
	Intergroup receipts (payments), net	2			(2	)	—
	Repurchases of Liberty common stock	(213		)	—		(213	)
	Minimum withholding taxes on net settlements of stock-based compensation	(6		)	(20	)	(26	)
	Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	8			11		19
	Other financing activities, net	(35		)	—		(35	)
	Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	(40		)	(24	)	(64	)
	Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	84			144		228
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	598			658		1,256
	Cash and cash equivalents at end period	$	682		802		1,484
	STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
	Three months ended March 31, 2013
	(unaudited)
		Attributed (note 1)
		Interactive			Ventures Group		Consolidated
		Group					Liberty
		amounts in millions
	Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net earnings (loss)	$	107		(54	)	53
	Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
	Depreciation and amortization	153			77		230
	Stock-based compensation	24			18		42
	Cash payments for stock based compensation	(2		)	(1	)	(3	)
	Excess tax benefits on stock-based compensation	(3		)	—		(3	)
	Share of losses (earnings) of affiliates, net	(16		)	27		11
	Cash receipts from return on equity investments	4			3		7
	Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	(13		)	86		73
	Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(27		)	(192	)	(219	)
Other, net	11			—		11
Intergroup tax allocation	41			(41	)	—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Current and other assets	259			(53	)	206
Payables and other current liabilities	(390		)	82		(308	)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	148			(48	)	100
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash proceeds from dispositions	—			37		37
Investments in and loans to cost and equity investees	—			(38	)	(38	)
Capital expended for property and equipment	(50		)	(9	)	(59	)
Purchases of short-term and other marketable securities	—			(707	)	(707	)
Sales of short term and other marketable securities	—			49		49
Other investing activities, net	(30		)	(6	)	(36	)
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities	(80		)	(674	)	(754	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings of debt	1,383			4		1,387
Repayments of debt	(1,251		)	(452	)	(1,703	)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	3			—		3
Minimum withholding taxes on net settlements of stock-based compensation	(5		)	(6	)	(11	)
Intergroup receipts (payments), net	2			(2	)	—
Repurchases of Liberty common stock	(252		)	—		(252	)
Other financing activities, net	(37		)	—		(37	)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	(157		)	(456	)	(613	)
Effect of foreign currency rates on cash	(23		)	—		(23	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(112		)	(1,178	)	(1,290	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	699			1,961		2,660
Cash and cash equivalents at end period	$	587		783		1,370

Basis_of_Presentation_Basis_of

Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$3	$4	'
Long-term Debt	7,591	'	7,384
TripAdvisor, Inc.	'	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'	'
Ownership Interest In Investee	22.00%	'	'
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	57.00%	'	'
Interactive Group	'	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'	'
Long-term Debt	5,287	'	5,083
Interactive Group | HSN, Inc.	'	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'	'
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	38.00%	'	'
Corporate and Other | Trip Holdings	'	'	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'	'
Long-term Debt	$350	'	'

Tracking_Stock_Details

Tracking Stock (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of tracking stocks	2	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$1,484	$1,256	$1,370	$2,660
Ventures Group	'	'	'	'
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	802	658	783	1,961
Interactive Group	'	'	'	'
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$682	$598	$587	$699

StockBased_Compensation_StockB

Stock-Based Compensation (Stock-Based Compensation Allocated To Selling, General And Administrative Expenses) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Stock-based compensation allocated to selling, general, and administrative	$42	$42
Operating Expense	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Stock-based compensation allocated to selling, general, and administrative	7	8
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Stock-based compensation allocated to selling, general, and administrative	$35	$34

StockBased_Compensation_Outsta

Stock-Based Compensation (Outstanding Awards) (Details) (Common Class A, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Liberty Interactive	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'
Outstanding options	30,607,000
Options granted	1,810,000
Options exercised	-1,522,000
Options forfeited/cancelled	-88,000
Outstanding options	30,807,000
Exercisable options	13,700,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]	'
Outstanding WAEP	$17.98
WAEP of grants in the period	$29.21
WAEP exercised	$14.91
WAEP forfeited/cancelled during period	$20.30
Outstanding WAEP	$18.78
Exercisable WAEP	$16.69
Weighted average remaining life - options outstanding	'5 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted average remaining life - options exercisable	'4 years 4 months 24 days
Aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding	$312
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable	167
Liberty Ventures [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'
Outstanding options	1,932,000
Options granted	1,000
Options exercised	-80,000
Options forfeited/cancelled	0
Outstanding options	1,853,000
Exercisable options	913,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]	'
Outstanding WAEP	$28.71
WAEP of grants in the period	$73.05
WAEP exercised	$25.94
WAEP forfeited/cancelled during period	$0
Outstanding WAEP	$28.84
Exercisable WAEP	$27.91
Weighted average remaining life - options outstanding	'4 years 10 months 26 days
Weighted average remaining life - options exercisable	'4 years 7 months 6 days
Aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding	67
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable	$34

StockBased_Compensation_Narrat

Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'	'
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options	$2,000,000	'
Stock-based compensation	42,000,000	42,000,000
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested Liberty equity awards	146,000,000	'
Weighted average period of recognition related to unvested equity awards (in years)	'2 years 0 months 0 days	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	'
TripAdvisor, Inc.	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'	'
Options granted	477,000	'
WAEP of grants in the period	$96.62	'
Weighted average grant-date fair value of options	$47.36	'
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options	599,000	'
WAEP exercised	$34.63	'
Outstanding options	9,300,000	'
Exercisable options	4,200,000	'
Outstanding WAEP	$43.40	'
Exercisable WAEP	$31.54	'
Aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding	440,000,000	'
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable	247,000,000	'
Stock-based compensation	17,000,000	17,000,000
Nonvested awards, Total compensation cost not yet recognized, stock options	110,000,000	'
Weighted average period of recognition related to unvested equity awards (in years)	'3 years 2 months	'
Grants in period	460,000	'
Nonvested awards, number	1,300,000	'
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, awards other than options	$62,000,000	'
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | TripAdvisor, Inc.	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'	'
Weighted average period of recognition related to unvested equity awards (in years)	'3 years 5 months 0 days	'
Series A | Liberty Interactive	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'	'
Options granted	1,800,000	'
Weighted average grant-date fair value of options	$12.06	'
Award vesting period	'4 years 0 months 0 days	'

Earnings_Loss_Per_Common_Share2

Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Earrings Per Share Basic and Diluted) (Details)	3 Months Ended				0 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 11, 2014
	Liberty Interactive	Liberty Interactive	Liberty Ventures [Member]	Liberty Ventures [Member]	Subsequent Event
					Ventures Group
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	2	'	'	'	'
Basic EPS (in shares)	494	535	73	72	'
Potentially dilutive shares (in shares)	10	7	1	0	'
Diluted EPS (in shares)	504	542	74	72	'
Stock split, conversion ratio	'	'	'	'	2

Assets_And_Liabilities_Measure2

Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value (Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Cash equivalents	$1,055	$918
Short term marketable securities	682	543
Available-for-sale securities	1,466	1,497
Debt	2,365	2,355
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Cash equivalents	1,055	918
Short term marketable securities	95	62
Available-for-sale securities	1,037	1,047
Debt	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Cash equivalents	0	0
Short term marketable securities	587	481
Available-for-sale securities	429	450
Debt	$2,365	$2,355

Assets_And_Liabilities_Measure3

Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value Realized Unrealized Gain Loss (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	($25)	($73)
Fair Value Option Securities	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	-10	224
Exchangeable Senior Debentures	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	-15	-310
Other Financial Instruments	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	$0	$13

Investments_In_AvailableForSal2

Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Open Option Contracts Written [Line Items]	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	$1,470	$1,501
Interactive Group	'	'
Open Option Contracts Written [Line Items]	'	'
Cost Method Investments	4	4
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	4	'
Ventures Group	'	'
Open Option Contracts Written [Line Items]	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	1,466	1,497
TripAdvisor AFS Securities | Ventures Group	'	'
Open Option Contracts Written [Line Items]	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	284	188
Other Investments | Ventures Group	'	'
Open Option Contracts Written [Line Items]	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	145	262
Time Warner Cable Inc | Fair Value Option, Other Eligible Items | Ventures Group	'	'
Open Option Contracts Written [Line Items]	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	750	741
Time Warner Inc | Fair Value Option, Other Eligible Items | Ventures Group	'	'
Open Option Contracts Written [Line Items]	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	$287	$306

Investments_In_Affiliates_Acco2

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Schedule Of Equity Ownership And Carrying Amount) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	$1,244	$1,237
Interactive Group	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	362	343
Interactive Group | HSN, Inc.	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Percentage ownership	38.00%	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	311	293
Interactive Group | Equity method investment, other	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	51	50
Ventures Group	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	882	894
Ventures Group | Expedia	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Percentage ownership	18.00%	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	467	477
Ventures Group | Equity method investment, other	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	415	417
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Interactive Group | HSN, Inc.	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Equity Method Investment, Quoted Market Value	1,196	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Ventures Group | Expedia	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Equity Method Investment, Quoted Market Value	$1,673	'

Investments_In_Affiliates_Acco3

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Schedule Of Liberty's Share Of Earnings (Losses) Of Affiliates) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Share of earnings of affiliates, net	($2)	($11)
HSN, Inc.	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Share of earnings of affiliates, net	22	20
Expedia	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Share of earnings of affiliates, net	-6	-20
Interactive Group	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Share of earnings of affiliates, net	21	16
Interactive Group | Equity method investment, other	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Share of earnings of affiliates, net	-1	-4
Ventures Group	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Share of earnings of affiliates, net	-23	-27
Ventures Group | Equity method investment, other	'	'
Equity Method Investments and Operating Activities Segment [Line Items]	'	'
Share of earnings of affiliates, net	($17)	($7)

Intangible_Assets_Changes_In_T

Intangible Assets (Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'
Balance, beginning of the year	$9,332
Foreign currency translation adjustments	10
Other	-4
Balance, ending of the year	9,338
QVC	'
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'
Balance, beginning of the year	5,312
Foreign currency translation adjustments	10
Other	0
Balance, ending of the year	5,322
E-commerce	'
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'
Balance, beginning of the year	560
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0
Other	-4
Balance, ending of the year	556
TripAdvisor, Inc.	'
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'
Balance, beginning of the year	3,460
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0
Other	0
Balance, ending of the year	$3,460

Intangible_Assets_Amortization

Intangible Assets (Amortization Expense For The Next Five Fiscal Years) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Remainder of 2014	$561
2014 amortization expense	665
2015 amortization expense	550
2016 amortization expense	374
2017 amortization expense	$80

Intangible_Assets_Narrative_De

Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$190	$192

LongTerm_Debt_Debt_Excluding_I

Long-Term Debt (Debt Excluding Intergroup Debt) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$7,726	'
Long-term Debt	7,591	7,384
Current portion of debt	-983	-978
Long-term debt	6,608	6,406
Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	5,279	'
Long-term Debt	5,287	5,083
Current portion of debt	-36	'
Long-term debt	5,251	'
Ventures Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	2,447	'
Long-term Debt	2,304	2,301
Current portion of debt	-947	'
Long-term debt	1,357	'
8.5% Senior Debentures Due 2029 | Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	287	'
Long-term Debt	285	285
Debt instrument interest rate	8.50%	'
8.25% Senior Debentures Due 2030 | Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	504	'
Long-term Debt	501	501
Debt instrument interest rate	8.25%	'
1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043 | Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	400	'
Long-term Debt	422	423
Debt instrument interest rate	1.00%	'
QVC 7.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 | Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	769	'
Long-term Debt	761	761
Debt instrument interest rate	7.50%	'
QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 | Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	400	'
Long-term Debt	399	0
Debt instrument interest rate	3.13%	'
QVC 7.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 | Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	500	'
Long-term Debt	500	500
Debt instrument interest rate	7.38%	'
QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes 2022 | Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	500	'
Long-term Debt	500	500
Debt instrument interest rate	5.13%	'
QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 | Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	750	'
Long-term Debt	750	750
Debt instrument interest rate	4.38%	'
QVC 4.850% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 | Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	600	'
Long-term Debt	600	0
Debt instrument interest rate	4.85%	'
QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043 | Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	300	'
Long-term Debt	300	300
Debt instrument interest rate	5.95%	'
QVC Bank Credit Facilities | Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	124	'
Long-term Debt	124	922
Subsidiary Debt | Interactive Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	145	'
Long-term Debt	145	141
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029 | Ventures Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	439	'
Long-term Debt	284	284
Debt instrument interest rate	4.00%	'
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030 | Ventures Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	438	'
Long-term Debt	276	270
Debt instrument interest rate	3.75%	'
3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031 | Ventures Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	359	'
Long-term Debt	316	316
Debt instrument interest rate	3.50%	'
0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043 | Ventures Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	850	'
Long-term Debt	1,067	1,062
Debt instrument interest rate	0.75%	'
TripAdvisor Debt Facilities | Ventures Group	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	361	'
Long-term Debt	$361	$369

LongTerm_Debt_Debt_Securities_

Long-Term Debt (Debt Securities That Are Not Reported At Fair Value) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying value of debt measured at fair value	$2,365	$2,355
Senior Debentures	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying value of debt measured at fair value	869	'
QVC Senior Secured Notes	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying value of debt measured at fair value	$3,946	'

LongTerm_Debt_Narrative_Detail

Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 18, 2014	Mar. 18, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
QVC Bank Credit Facilities	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Remaining borrowing capacity	1,876	'	'
QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Senior Notes	'	'	400
Debt instrument interest rate	3.13%	'	'
Debt issuance price as percent of par	'	99.83%	'
QVC 4.850% Senior Secured Notes due 2024	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Senior Notes	'	'	$600
Debt instrument interest rate	4.85%	'	'
Debt issuance price as percent of par	'	99.93%	'
QVC Bank Credit Facilities	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Debt instrument interest rate	1.90%	'	'

Stockholders_Equity_Narrative_

Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)	0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 27, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 11, 2014	Apr. 11, 2014	Apr. 11, 2014
	Series A	Series A	Series B	Series B	Series B	Series C	Series C	Subsequent Event	Subsequent Event	Subsequent Event
		Interactive Group		Interactive Group	Ventures Group	Interactive Group	Ventures Group	Ventures Group	Series A	Series B
Class of Stock [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Outstanding options	'	30,800,000	'	432,000	44,000	0	0	'	'	'
Common stock, shares authorized	'	'	'	'	'	4,000,000,000	200,000,000	'	'	'
Stock split, conversion ratio	2	'	2	'	'	'	'	2	'	'
Stock split, dividends	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1	1

Information_About_Libertys_Ope2

Information About Liberty's Operating Segments (Performance Measures By Segment) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Total revenues	$2,728	$2,664
Adjusted OIBDA	550	543
Interactive Group	'	'
Total revenues	2,447	2,434
Adjusted OIBDA	431	437
Interactive Group | QVC	'	'
Total revenues	1,986	1,974
Adjusted OIBDA	412	404
Interactive Group | E-commerce	'	'
Total revenues	461	460
Adjusted OIBDA	23	39
Interactive Group | Corporate and Other	'	'
Total revenues	0	0
Adjusted OIBDA	-4	-6
Ventures Group	'	'
Total revenues	281	230
Adjusted OIBDA	119	106
Ventures Group | TripAdvisor, Inc.	'	'
Total revenues	281	230
Adjusted OIBDA	122	109
Ventures Group | Corporate and Other	'	'
Total revenues	0	0
Adjusted OIBDA	($3)	($3)

Information_About_Libertys_Ope3

Information About Liberty's Operating Segments (Other Information By Segment) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Total assets	$24,662	'	$24,676
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	1,244	'	1,237
Capital expenditures	88	59	'
Inter-group Eliminations	'	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	0	'	'
Capital expenditures	0	'	'
Interactive Group	'	'	'
Total assets	14,580	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	362	'	343
Capital expenditures	41	50	'
Interactive Group | QVC	'	'	'
Total assets	12,898	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	51	'	'
Capital expenditures	29	'	'
Interactive Group | E-commerce	'	'	'
Total assets	1,212	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	0	'	'
Capital expenditures	12	'	'
Interactive Group | Corporate and Other	'	'	'
Total assets	470	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	311	'	'
Capital expenditures	0	'	'
Ventures Group	'	'	'
Total assets	10,241	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	882	'	894
Capital expenditures	47	9	'
Ventures Group | TripAdvisor, Inc.	'	'	'
Total assets	7,151	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	0	'	'
Capital expenditures	47	'	'
Ventures Group | Corporate and Other	'	'	'
Total assets	3,090	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	882	'	'
Capital expenditures	0	'	'
Inter-group Eliminations	'	'	'
Total assets	-159	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	$0	'	'

Information_About_Libertys_Ope4

Information About Liberty's Operating Segments (Reconciliation Of Segment Adjusted OIBDA To Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Information About Liberty's Operating Segments	'	'
Adjusted OIBDA	$550	$543
Stock-based compensation	42	42
Depreciation and amortization	232	230
Interest expense	99	111
Share of earnings of affiliates, net	-2	-11
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	-25	-73
Other, net	8	-38
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$158	$38

Financial_Information_for_Trac2

Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups - Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$1,484,000,000	$1,256,000,000	$1,370,000,000	$2,660,000,000
Trade and other receivables, net	1,040,000,000	1,274,000,000	'	'
Inventory, net	1,213,000,000	1,135,000,000	'	'
Short term marketable securities	682,000,000	543,000,000	'	'
Other current assets	110,000,000	218,000,000	'	'
Total current assets	4,529,000,000	4,426,000,000	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	1,470,000,000	1,501,000,000	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	1,244,000,000	1,237,000,000	'	'
Property and equipment, net	1,272,000,000	1,247,000,000	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization, net	13,683,000,000	'	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	2,352,000,000	2,492,000,000	'	'
Other assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization	112,000,000	98,000,000	'	'
Total assets	24,662,000,000	24,676,000,000	'	'
Intergroup payable receivable	0	'	'	'
Accounts payable	724,000,000	660,000,000	'	'
Accrued liabilities	746,000,000	998,000,000	'	'
Current portion of debt	983,000,000	978,000,000	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	897,000,000	925,000,000	'	'
Other current liabilities	236,000,000	195,000,000	'	'
Total current liabilities	3,586,000,000	3,756,000,000	'	'
Long-term debt	6,608,000,000	6,406,000,000	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,831,000,000	2,844,000,000	'	'
Other liabilities	271,000,000	235,000,000	'	'
Total liabilities	13,296,000,000	13,241,000,000	'	'
Equity/Attributed net assets (liabilities)	6,833,000,000	6,936,000,000	'	'
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	4,533,000,000	4,499,000,000	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	24,662,000,000	24,676,000,000	'	'
Interactive Group	'	'	'	'
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	682,000,000	598,000,000	587,000,000	699,000,000
Trade and other receivables, net	885,000,000	'	'	'
Inventory, net	1,213,000,000	'	'	'
Short term marketable securities	0	'	'	'
Other current assets	248,000,000	'	'	'
Total current assets	3,028,000,000	'	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	4,000,000	'	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	362,000,000	343,000,000	'	'
Property and equipment, net	1,203,000,000	'	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization, net	8,393,000,000	'	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	1,498,000,000	'	'	'
Other assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization	92,000,000	'	'	'
Total assets	14,580,000,000	'	'	'
Intergroup payable receivable	50,000,000	'	'	'
Accounts payable	650,000,000	'	'	'
Accrued liabilities	651,000,000	'	'	'
Current portion of debt	36,000,000	'	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	0	'	'	'
Other current liabilities	176,000,000	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	1,563,000,000	'	'	'
Long-term debt	5,251,000,000	'	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,151,000,000	'	'	'
Other liabilities	197,000,000	'	'	'
Total liabilities	8,162,000,000	'	'	'
Equity/Attributed net assets (liabilities)	6,306,000,000	'	'	'
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	112,000,000	'	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	14,580,000,000	'	'	'
Ventures Group	'	'	'	'
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	802,000,000	658,000,000	783,000,000	1,961,000,000
Trade and other receivables, net	155,000,000	'	'	'
Inventory, net	0	'	'	'
Short term marketable securities	682,000,000	'	'	'
Other current assets	21,000,000	'	'	'
Total current assets	1,660,000,000	'	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	1,466,000,000	1,497,000,000	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	882,000,000	894,000,000	'	'
Property and equipment, net	69,000,000	'	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization, net	5,290,000,000	'	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	854,000,000	'	'	'
Other assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization	20,000,000	'	'	'
Total assets	10,241,000,000	'	'	'
Intergroup payable receivable	-50,000,000	'	'	'
Accounts payable	74,000,000	'	'	'
Accrued liabilities	95,000,000	'	'	'
Current portion of debt	947,000,000	'	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,056,000,000	'	'	'
Other current liabilities	60,000,000	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	2,182,000,000	'	'	'
Long-term debt	1,357,000,000	'	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,680,000,000	'	'	'
Other liabilities	74,000,000	'	'	'
Total liabilities	5,293,000,000	'	'	'
Equity/Attributed net assets (liabilities)	527,000,000	'	'	'
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	4,421,000,000	'	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	10,241,000,000	'	'	'
Inter-group Eliminations	'	'	'	'
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0	'	'	'
Trade and other receivables, net	0	'	'	'
Inventory, net	0	'	'	'
Short term marketable securities	0	'	'	'
Other current assets	-159,000,000	'	'	'
Total current assets	-159,000,000	'	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments	0	'	'	'
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	0	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net	0	'	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization, net	0	'	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	0	'	'	'
Other assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization	0	'	'	'
Total assets	-159,000,000	'	'	'
Intergroup payable receivable	0	'	'	'
Accounts payable	0	'	'	'
Accrued liabilities	0	'	'	'
Current portion of debt	0	'	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	-159,000,000	'	'	'
Other current liabilities	0	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	-159,000,000	'	'	'
Long-term debt	0	'	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	0	'	'	'
Other liabilities	0	'	'	'
Total liabilities	-159,000,000	'	'	'
Equity/Attributed net assets (liabilities)	0	'	'	'
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries	0	'	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	($159,000,000)	'	'	'

Financial_Information_for_Trac3

Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups - Statement of Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net retail sales	$2,447	$2,434
Other revenue	281	230
Total revenue	2,728	2,664
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation shown)	1,566	1,553
Operating, including stock-based compensation	265	244
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation	389	366
Depreciation and amortization	232	230
Total operating costs and expenses	2,452	2,393
Operating income (loss)	276	271
Interest expense	-99	-111
Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net	-2	-11
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	-25	-73
Other, net	8	-38
Total other income (expense)	-118	-233
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	158	38
Income tax benefit (expense)	-48	15
Net earnings (loss)	110	53
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	28	26
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	82	27
Interactive Group	'	'
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net retail sales	2,447	2,434
Other revenue	0	0
Total revenue	2,447	2,434
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation shown)	1,566	1,553
Operating, including stock-based compensation	217	208
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation	257	260
Depreciation and amortization	163	153
Total operating costs and expenses	2,203	2,174
Operating income (loss)	244	260
Interest expense	-77	-84
Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net	21	16
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	1	13
Other, net	1	-40
Total other income (expense)	-54	-95
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	190	165
Income tax benefit (expense)	-70	-58
Net earnings (loss)	120	107
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	10	12
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	110	95
Ventures Group	'	'
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net retail sales	0	0
Other revenue	281	230
Total revenue	281	230
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation shown)	0	0
Operating, including stock-based compensation	48	36
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation	132	106
Depreciation and amortization	69	77
Total operating costs and expenses	249	219
Operating income (loss)	32	11
Interest expense	-22	-27
Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net	-23	-27
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	-26	-86
Other, net	7	2
Total other income (expense)	-64	-138
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	-32	-127
Income tax benefit (expense)	22	73
Net earnings (loss)	-10	-54
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	18	14
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Media Corporation shareholders	($28)	($68)

Financial_Information_for_Trac4

Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups - Statement of Cash Flow (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net earnings (loss)	$110	$53
Depreciation and amortization	232	230
Stock-based compensation	42	42
Cash payments for stock based compensation	-4	-3
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	-19	-3
Share of losses (earnings) of affiliates, net	2	11
Cash receipts from return on equity investments	10	7
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	-25	-73
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	-47	-219
Other, net	1	11
Intergroup tax allocation	0	0
Intergroup tax payments	0	'
Current and other assets	145	206
Payables and other current liabilities	29	-308
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	526	100
Cash proceeds from dispositions	25	37
Investments in and loans to cost and equity investees	-18	-38
Capital expended for property and equipment	-88	-59
Purchases of short-term and other marketable securities	-310	-707
Sales of short term and other marketable securities	165	49
Other investing activities, net	-8	-36
Net cash used by investing activities	-234	-754
Borrowings of debt	1,553	1,387
Repayments of debt	-1,362	-1,703
Intergroup receipts (payments), net	0	0
Repurchases of Liberty common stock	-213	-252
Minimum withholding taxes on net settlements of stock-based compensation	-26	-11
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	19	3
Other financing activities, net	-35	-37
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	-64	-613
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash	0	-23
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	228	-1,290
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,256	2,660
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,484	1,370
Interactive Group	'	'
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net earnings (loss)	120	107
Depreciation and amortization	163	153
Stock-based compensation	24	24
Cash payments for stock based compensation	-3	-2
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	-8	-3
Share of losses (earnings) of affiliates, net	-21	-16
Cash receipts from return on equity investments	5	4
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	1	13
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	-49	-27
Other, net	1	11
Intergroup tax allocation	50	41
Intergroup tax payments	-225	'
Current and other assets	178	259
Payables and other current liabilities	-59	-390
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	175	148
Cash proceeds from dispositions	0	0
Investments in and loans to cost and equity investees	0	0
Capital expended for property and equipment	-41	-50
Purchases of short-term and other marketable securities	0	0
Sales of short term and other marketable securities	0	0
Other investing activities, net	-10	-30
Net cash used by investing activities	-51	-80
Borrowings of debt	1,551	1,383
Repayments of debt	-1,347	-1,251
Intergroup receipts (payments), net	2	2
Repurchases of Liberty common stock	-213	-252
Minimum withholding taxes on net settlements of stock-based compensation	-6	-5
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	8	3
Other financing activities, net	-35	-37
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	-40	-157
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash	'	-23
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	84	-112
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	598	699
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	682	587
Ventures Group	'	'
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net earnings (loss)	-10	-54
Depreciation and amortization	69	77
Stock-based compensation	18	18
Cash payments for stock based compensation	-1	-1
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	-11	0
Share of losses (earnings) of affiliates, net	23	27
Cash receipts from return on equity investments	5	3
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net	-26	-86
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	2	-192
Other, net	0	0
Intergroup tax allocation	-50	-41
Intergroup tax payments	225	'
Current and other assets	-33	-53
Payables and other current liabilities	88	82
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	351	-48
Cash proceeds from dispositions	25	37
Investments in and loans to cost and equity investees	-18	-38
Capital expended for property and equipment	-47	-9
Purchases of short-term and other marketable securities	-310	-707
Sales of short term and other marketable securities	165	49
Other investing activities, net	2	-6
Net cash used by investing activities	-183	-674
Borrowings of debt	2	4
Repayments of debt	-15	-452
Intergroup receipts (payments), net	-2	-2
Repurchases of Liberty common stock	0	0
Minimum withholding taxes on net settlements of stock-based compensation	-20	-6
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	11	0
Other financing activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	-24	-456
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash	'	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	144	-1,178
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	658	1,961
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$802	$783