麻豆最新出品 Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended			72 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 23, 2014	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Feb. 01, 2019	Jan. 23, 2017	Sep. 07, 2016	Nov. 04, 2014
Basis of Presentation	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Number of shares received in spin-off	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	0.25
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	听	$ 30	$ 24	$ 21	听	听	听	听	听
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares	听	听	0	0	听	听	听	听	听
Repurchases of 麻豆最新出品 common stock	听	466	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Starz	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Basis of Presentation	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	听	$ 4	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Common Class C \| 麻豆最新出品	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Basis of Presentation	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Number of shares issued during the period for each share of Series A and Series B stock held by shareholders prior to the distribution	2	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
SIRIUS XM	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Basis of Presentation	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares	听	听	听	听	2,500,000,000	听	听	听	听
Repurchases of 麻豆最新出品 common stock	听	听	听	听	$ 9,400	听	听	听	听
Ownership Interest In Investee	听	73.00%	听	听	73.00%	67.00%	听	听	听
Delta Topco	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Basis of Presentation	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Interest acquired (as a percent)	听	听	听	听	听	听	100.00%	20.00%	听
Maximum \| Delta Topco	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Basis of Presentation	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
Interest acquired (as a percent)	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	20.00%	听

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