Liberty Broadband Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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

Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Principles (Narratives) (Details)

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Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Principles (Narratives) (Details) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 entity	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 02, 2015
Business
Year founded	1979
Principles of Consolidation
Number of VIEs	4
Common Stock
Stock repurchased during period, value	$ 16,993,000	$ 529,000
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Receivables
Period past due for write-off of trade accounts receivable	120 days
Revenue Recognition
Revenues	231,089,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	216,283,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Receivables	198,721,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent		212,441,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
Total High Cost Support Program [Member]
Revenue Recognition
Revenues	17,300,000	16,500,000
Receivables	47,100,000
Common Stock - Class A [Member]
Common Stock
Stock repurchased during period, shares	1,091	26
Stock repurchased during period, value	16,878,000	529,000
Stock Buyback Program [Member]
Common Stock
Authorized amount, repurchase of stock	5,000,000
Stock repurchase program, remaining value authorized to be repurchased	111,400,000
Stock Buyback Program [Member] \| Common Stock - Class A [Member]
Common Stock
Stock repurchased during period, shares	1,100	0
Stock repurchased during period, value	$ 16,100,000
ACS Wireless [Member]
Principles of Consolidation
Voting interests acquired				33.33%
Interests acquired from noncontrolling interest				66.67%

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