Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Formula 1 Debt (Details)

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Formula 1 Debt (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2018
Jun. 30, 2017
Jan. 23, 2017
Nov. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2017
May 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Aug. 03, 2017
Aug. 02, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Long-term Debt               $ 13,388 $ 13,954      
Borrowings of debt               3,617 6,697 $ 2,745    
Repayments of Long-term Debt               4,057 5,107 1,749    
Cash and cash equivalents               $ 358 1,029      
Proceeds from Liberty Braves common stock rights offering                   203    
Formula 1 | Senior Loan Facility                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity                     $ 500 $ 75
Formula 1 | First lien loan USD Tranche                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Long-term Debt $ 2,900                   $ 3,300 $ 3,100
Repayments of Long-term Debt 400           $ 628          
Line of Credit 250                      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 150                      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.50%   3.75%   3.00%   3.25%          
Effective interest rate               4.74%        
Formula 1 | First lien term loan Euro Tranche                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Repayments of Long-term Debt   $ 42                    
Formula 1 | Second Lien Facility                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Long-term Debt     $ 1,000                  
Formula 1 | Delta Topco Limited Exchangeable Redeemable Loan Notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Repayments of Long-term Debt       $ 27 $ 323              
Formula 1 | Interest Rate Swap | First lien loan USD Tranche                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivatives                 2,500      
Formula 1 | Minimum | First lien loan USD Tranche                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis             1%          
Common Class C | Formula 1 | Delta Topco Limited Exchangeable Redeemable Loan Notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities       1,200,000 14,500,000              
Formula One Group                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Long-term Debt               $ 5,039 5,796      
Borrowings of debt               699 1,600 438    
Repayments of Long-term Debt               1,309 1,673 $ 2    
Cash and cash equivalents               160 $ 282      
Formula One Group | Formula 1                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Cash and cash equivalents               $ 30        
Formula One Group | Common Class C                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Common Stock, Shares, Issued           12,900,000   202,887,872 202,720,588      
Proceeds from Liberty Braves common stock rights offering           $ 388