Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue recognition - Statement of operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Subscriber acquisition costs | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 470 | $ 499 | $ 513 |
Selling, general and administrative | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,203 | 1,162 | 886 |
Income tax benefit (expense) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (176) | 1,063 | (495) |
Net earnings (loss) | $ 31 | $ 366 | $ 255 | $ 213 | $ 1,429 | $ 261 | $ 156 | $ 44 | 865 | 1,890 | 924 |
Subscriber | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 4,594 | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue Share And Royalties | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Cost of subscriber services and Formula 1 revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,394 | $ 1,210 | $ 1,109 |
Other | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,619 | Ìý | Ìý |
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Subscriber acquisition costs | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 4 | Ìý | Ìý |
Selling, general and administrative | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (1) | Ìý | Ìý |
Income tax benefit (expense) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (1) | Ìý | Ìý |
Net earnings (loss) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1 | Ìý | Ìý |
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Subscriber acquisition costs | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 474 | Ìý | Ìý |
Selling, general and administrative | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,202 | Ìý | Ìý |
Income tax benefit (expense) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (177) | Ìý | Ìý |
Net earnings (loss) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 866 | Ìý | Ìý |
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Subscriber | Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 95 | Ìý | Ìý |
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Subscriber | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 4,689 | Ìý | Ìý |
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Revenue Share And Royalties | Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Cost of subscriber services and Formula 1 revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 88 | Ìý | Ìý |
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Revenue Share And Royalties | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Cost of subscriber services and Formula 1 revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,482 | Ìý | Ìý |
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Other | Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (2) | Ìý | Ìý |
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Other | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 1,617 | Ìý | Ìý |