Liberty Media Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
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Consolidated Statements of Equity

v3.10.0.1

Consolidated Statements of Equity - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2018 - USD ($) $ in Millions	Liberty Sirius XM Group Common Class A	Liberty Sirius XM Group Common Class C	Liberty Sirius XM Group	Braves Group	Formula One Group Common Class C	Formula One Group	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Retained Earnings	Noncontrolling Interest	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 1	$ 2	油	油	$ 2	油	$ 3,892	$ (35)	$ 13,081	$ 5,631	$ 22,574
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	油	油	油	油	油	油	油	油	油	油	油
Net earnings	油	油	$ 813	$ (14)	油	$ 35	油	油	571	263	834
Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)	油	油	油	油	油	油	油	(42)	油	(3)	(45)
Cumulative effect of accounting change	油	油	油	油	油	油	22	2	36	12	72
Stock-based compensation	油	油	油	油	油	油	108	油	油	29	137
Withholding taxes on net share settlements of stock-based compensation	油	油	油	油	油	油	(122)	油	油	油	(122)
Issuance of stock upon exercise of stock options	油	油	油	油	油	油	4	油	油	油	4
Liberty stock repurchases	油	油	油	油	油	油	(368)	油	油	油	(368)
Shares repurchased by subsidiary	油	油	油	油	油	油	(219)	油	油	(432)	(651)
Shares issued by subsidiary	油	油	油	油	油	油	(62)	油	油	62	油
Dividends issued by subsidiary	油	油	油	油	油	油	油	油	油	(44)	(44)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	油	油	油	油	油	油	(9)	油	油	(9)	(18)
Other, net	油	油	油	油	油	油	油	油	(4)	油	(4)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 1	$ 2	油	油	$ 2	油	$ 3,246	$ (75)	$ 13,684	$ 5,509	$ 22,369

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Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Consolidated Statements of Equity