| Submission | Aug. 21, 2024 |
| Submission [Line Items] | |
| Central Index Key | 0001560385 |
| Registrant Name | Liberty Media Corp |
| Registration File Number | 333-281660 |
| Form Type | S-3 |
| Submission Type | 424B2 |
| Fee Exhibit Type | EX-FILING FEES |
| Offerings - Offering: 1 | Aug. 21, 2024 USD ($) shares |
| Offering: | |
| Fee Previously Paid | false |
| Rule 457(r) | true |
| Security Type | Equity |
| Security Class Title | Series C Liberty Formula One common stock, par value $0.01 per share |
| Amount Registered | shares | 12,247,500 |
| Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Unit | 77.50 |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 949,181,250 |
| Fee Rate | 0.01476% |
| Amount of Registration Fee | $ 140,099.15 |
| Offering Note | (1) Includes 1,597,500 shares of Series C Liberty Formula One common stock issuable upon exercise of the underwriter's option to purchase additional shares of such common stock. (2) Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
| Fees Summary | Aug. 21, 2024 USD ($) shares |
| Fees Summary [Line Items] | |
| Total Offering | $ 949,181,250 |
| Previously Paid Amount | 0 |
| Total Fee Amount | 140,099.15 |
| Total Offset Amount | $ 0 |
| Narrative Disclosure | |
| Net Fee | $ 140,099.15 |
| Narrative - Max Aggregate Offering Amount | shares | 949,181,250 |
| Final Prospectus | true |
