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Jul. 06, 2018
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Mar. 13, 2017
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Feb. 29, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Jun. 30, 2018
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Jan. 17, 2013
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Jun. 25, 2012
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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 |
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- Definition Estimated amounts payable for Sirius XM other contractual arrangements five years after balance sheet date. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) recognized in settlement of litigation and insurance claims. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. No definition available.
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