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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 16 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | ||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2013
7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
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Oct. 31, 2010
7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
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Oct. 09, 2013
October 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Member]
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Oct. 25, 2013
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2014
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Liberty Media [Member]
7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Liberty Media [Member]
7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
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Oct. 09, 2013
Liberty Media [Member]
October 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2014
Liberty Media [Member]
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
October 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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Jan. 31, 2014
Liberty Media [Member]
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
October 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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Nov. 30, 2013
Liberty Media [Member]
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
October 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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| Subsequent Event [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock repurchase program, authorized amount | $ 2,000,000,000 | $ 500,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Payments to repurchase common stock | 1,602,360,000 | 0 | 2,100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 270,000,000 | 130,000,000 | ||||||||||
| Extinguishment of debt, amount | 59,799,000 | 160,449,000 | 539,551,000 | |||||||||||||
| Interest rate on instrument | 7.625% | 7.625% | 7.625% | 7.625% | ||||||||||||
| Repurchase price of long-term debt | 1,085,737,000 | 914,028,000 | 66,782,000 | 179,351,000 | 618,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Aggregate (loss) on extinguishment of notes | $ (107,971,000) | $ (107,105,000) | $ (124,348,000) | $ (132,726,000) | $ (6,908,000) | $ (19,530,000) | $ (66,000,000) | |||||||||