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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net earnings (loss) $ 19us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 72us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract]    
Depreciation and amortization 84us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 90us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Stock-based compensation 44us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 49us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation (14)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities (11)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities
Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net 37us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 35us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net 28us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities 65us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities
Losses (gains) on dilution of investment in affiliate 1lmca_Gainlossondilutionofinvestmentinaffiliate 50lmca_Gainlossondilutionofinvestmentinaffiliate
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) 70us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (93)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Other, net 6us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense (10)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Changes in operating assets and liabilities    
Current and other assets (22)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingAssets (27)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingAssets
Payables and other current liabilities 62us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities 74us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 315us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 294us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities 113us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities  
Cash (paid) for acquisitions, net of cash acquired   (58)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Proceeds (payments) from settlement of financial instruments, net 17us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities  
Capital expended for property and equipment (64)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (66)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Purchases of short term investments and other marketable securities (10)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments (46)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments
Sales of short term investments and other marketable securities 136us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities 55us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities
Other investing activities, net (14)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities 4us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities 144us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (111)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Borrowings of debt 1,275us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt  
Repayments of debt (658)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (821)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Repurchases of Liberty common stock (58)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock  
Shares repurchased by subsidiary (535)lmca_SubsidiarySharesRepurchasedBySubsidiary (81)lmca_SubsidiarySharesRepurchasedBySubsidiary
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation (16)us-gaap_PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation (4)us-gaap_PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation 14us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 11us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Other financing activities, net 10us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities 1us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities 32us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (894)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 491us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (711)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 681us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,088us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 1,172us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 377us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue