Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Equity (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
Total
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Segment, Â鶹×îгöÆ· Starz [Member]
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Segment, Â鶹×îгöÆ· Capital [Member]
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Preferred Stock [Member]
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Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
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Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Segment, Â鶹×îгöÆ· Starz [Member]
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Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Segment, Â鶹×îгöÆ· Capital [Member]
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Parent [Member]
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Parent [Member]
Segment, Â鶹×îгöÆ· Starz [Member]
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Parent [Member]
Segment, Â鶹×îгöÆ· Capital [Member]
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
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Retained Earnings [Member]
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Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
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Segment, Â鶹×îгöÆ· Capital [Member]
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Segment, Â鶹×îгöÆ· Capital [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class A [Member]
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Segment, Â鶹×îгöÆ· Capital [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class B [Member]
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Segment, Â鶹×îгöÆ· Starz [Member]
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Segment, Â鶹×îгöÆ· Starz [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class A [Member]
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Segment, Â鶹×îгöÆ· Starz [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Common Class B [Member]
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2009 | $ 3,310 | Ìý | Ìý | $ 0 | $ 0 | Ìý | Ìý | $ 3,446 | Ìý | Ìý | $ 35 | $ (171) | $ 0 | Ìý | $ 0 | $ 0 | Ìý | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Â鶹×îгöÆ· shareholders | (1,000) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (1,000) | Ìý | (794) | Ìý | Ìý | (206) | Ìý | Ìý |
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | 997 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | (3) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (3) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) | 19 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 19 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock compensation | 22 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 22 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | 24 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 24 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Income Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation | 77 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 77 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value | Ìý | (40) | (714) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (40) | (714) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Equity Impact from Reattribution | 1,285 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,285 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Other | 20 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 17 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010 | 5,000 | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | 4,117 | Ìý | Ìý | 54 | 829 | 0 | Ìý | 0 | 0 | Ìý | 0 | 0 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Â鶹×îгöÆ· shareholders | (836) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (836) | Ìý | (607) | Ìý | Ìý | (229) | Ìý | Ìý |
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | 832 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | (4) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (4) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) | (25) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (25) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock compensation | 23 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 7 | Ìý | Ìý | 16 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | 7 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1 | Ìý | Ìý | 6 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation | (9) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (9) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Income Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation | 9 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 9 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value | Ìý | (365) | (100) | Ìý | Ìý | (152) | (100) | Ìý | (213) | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Equity Impact from Reattribution | 45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Transfer of tax attributes in split-off | (59) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (59) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Change in capitalization from Split-off | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | 3,808 | Ìý | Ìý | (3,809) | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ìý | 1 | 0 | Ìý | 0 | 0 |
Sale of noncontrolling interest, net of tax impacts | (106) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (100) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (6) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Other | (3) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (3) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 | 5,249 | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | 3,564 | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | 29 | 1,665 | (10) | Ìý | 1 | 0 | Ìý | 0 | 0 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Â鶹×îгöÆ· shareholders | (1,414) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (1,414) | Ìý | (1,414) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | 1,412 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | (2) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (2) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) | (17) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (17) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock compensation | 68 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 68 | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | 7 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 7 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation | (181) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (181) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Income Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation | 146 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 146 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value | (323) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (323) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Tax Benefit From Transactions with former Parent | 72 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 72 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other | (1) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (5) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 4 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | 6,432 | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | 3,348 | Ìý | Ìý | 0 | Ìý | Ìý | 12 | 3,079 | (8) | Ìý | 1 | 0 | Ìý | 0 | 0 |
Balance at Sep. 30, 2012 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Â鶹×îгöÆ· shareholders | Ìý | Ìý | (106) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 0 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 1 | $ 0 | Ìý | $ 0 | $ 0 |