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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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

Commitments and Contingencies (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	Apr. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2017 year $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2017	Apr. 12, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Consideration per share \| $ / shares		$ 32.50
Liberty Ventures reference price (USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 43.65
Years to redemption date \| year		21
Senior Notes Due 2021
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of consent received \| $				$ 312,418,000
Percent of total consent received				96.13%
Aggregate consent fee \| $	$ 812,500
Senior Notes Due 2025
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of consent received \| $				$ 443,538,000
Percent of total consent received				98.56%
Aggregate consent fee \| $	$ 1,125,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2021
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Debt stated percentage	6.75%		6.75%	6.75%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2025
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Debt stated percentage	6.875%		6.875%	6.875%
Minimum
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Series A preferred shares dividend rate		5.00%
Maximum
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Series A preferred shares dividend rate		7.00%
Common Stock
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Ratio of new stock received		0.63
Consideration per share \| $ / shares		$ 27.50
Preferred Stock
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Ratio of new stock received		0.20
Consideration per share \| $ / shares		$ 5.00

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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