Commitments and Contingencies (Details) € in Millions |
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Jul. 06, 2018
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Mar. 13, 2017
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Feb. 29, 2016
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
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Jan. 17, 2013
EUR (€)
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Jun. 25, 2012
EUR (€)
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 511,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Litigation Settlement, Expense | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 69,000,000 | $ 45,000,000 | (465,000,000) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Sirius XM other contractual arrangements amounts payable in 2019 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 146,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Sirius XM other contractual arrangements amounts payable in 2020 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 69,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Sirius XM other contractual arrangements amounts payable in 2021 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 20,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Sirius XM other contractual arrangements amounts payable in 2022 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 13,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Sirius XM other contractual arrangements amounts payable in 2023 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 10,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due [Abstract] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Operating Leases, Rent Expense | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 64,000,000 | $ 58,000,000 | $ 52,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
2019 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 54,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
2020 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 59,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
2021 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 53,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
2022 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 48,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
2023 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 40,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Thereafter | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 179,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
SIRIUS XM | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue share and royalties | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 45,000,000 | $ 46,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Estimate of amounts payable for programming and music royalties in 2019 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 430,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Estimate of amounts payable for programming and music royalties in 2020 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 335,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Estimate of amounts payable for programming and music royalties in 2021 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 218,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Estimate of amounts payable for programming and music royalties in 2022 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 79,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Estimate of amounts payable for programming and music royalties in 2023 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 38,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Vivendi Universal SA Suit | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Gain Contingency, Unrecorded Amount | € | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | € 765 |
Litigation settlement from other party | Ìý | Ìý | $ 775,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement | Ìý | Ìý | $ 511,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Telephone Consumer Protection Act Of 1991 Lawsuit | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Loss Contingency Damages Sought Value Per Willful Violation | Ìý | $ 1,500 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Loss Contingency Damages Sought Per Violation | Ìý | $ 500 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Settled Litigation | Sound exchange Lawsuit | SIRIUS XM | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Payments for Legal Settlements | $ 150,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Remaining liability accrued | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 69,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý |
Including prejudgment interest | Vivendi Universal SA Suit | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Gain Contingency, Unrecorded Amount | € | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | € 945 | Ìý |
Braves Holdings | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Compensation guarantee aggregate total | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 165,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2019 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 93,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2020 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 36,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2021 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 34,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2022 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 2,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Amount payable under guarantee, thereafter | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 0 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Lease Term | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 30 years | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 45 years | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Maximum | Braves Holdings | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2023 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 1,000,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |