Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Nov. 03, 2014
Restricted cash   $ 4,082,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 4,074,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue        
Allowance for doubtful accounts   45,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable 1,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable        
Write-down of inventory   363,000us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown 445,000us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown 11,169,000us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown      
Property and equipment, gross   39,914,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 40,352,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross        
Accumulated depreciation   (36,324,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (35,692,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment        
Property and equipment, net   3,590,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 4,660,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet        
Impairment of long-lived assets   0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse      
Investments, at fair value   360,762,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent 326,700,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent        
Recognition of previously deferred revenue   0us-gaap_DeferredRevenueRevenueRecognized          
Deferred revenue   37,567,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent 35,740,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent        
Stock-based compensation   999,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 996,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense (2,383,000)us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense      
Shares issued during period 85,761,332us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 85,761,332us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues          
Basic WASO   88,143,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 88,343,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 88,343,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic      
Potentially dilutive shares   630,000us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements          
Diluted WASO   88,773,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 88,343,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 88,343,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding      
Antidilutive shares excluded   17,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount          
Class C common stock              
Shares issued during period         17,277,224us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Significant customer              
Deferred revenue   35,500,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent
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Significant customer | Revenue | Customer concentration              
Number of major customers   1lbrda_NumberOfCustomers
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/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
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Customer concentration (as a percent)   83.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
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= lbrda_SignificantCustomerMember
85.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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93.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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Minimum              
Useful life   3 years          
Maximum              
Useful life   5 years          
Operating expense              
Stock-based compensation   1,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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2,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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(398,000)us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Selling, general and administrative              
Stock-based compensation   832,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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751,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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(1,484,000)us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Research and development              
Stock-based compensation   166,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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243,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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(501,000)us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Available for sale securities              
Investments, at fair value   360,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
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320,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
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Share price target duration   12 months          
AFS impairment charge   0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax
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0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax
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0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax
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Support equipment              
Property and equipment, gross   34,526,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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34,542,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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Property estimated useful life   5 years          
Computer equipment              
Property and equipment, gross   3,382,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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= us-gaap_ComputerEquipmentMember
3,961,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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Property estimated useful life   3 years          
Furniture & fixtures              
Property and equipment, gross   2,006,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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= us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember
1,849,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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Property estimated useful life   5 years          
TruePosition              
Recognition of hardware software usage fee revenue   0us-gaap_LicenseAndServicesRevenue
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Term of warranty   1 year          
Accrued warranty liability   $ 2,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent
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$ 222,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent
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TruePosition | Significant customer | Revenue              
Number of major customers           1lbrda_NumberOfCustomers
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Customer concentration (as a percent)     90.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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= lbrda_TruePositionIncMember
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90.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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Awards              
Number of awards outstanding (in shares)             0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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