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Segment Information (Details 3)

v2.4.1.9
Segment Information (Details 3) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Reconciliation of segment Adjusted OIBDA to earnings (loss) before income taxes    
Combined segment Adjusted OIBDA $ (5,435)lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization $ (2,457)lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization
Stock-based compensation (1,355)us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense (456)us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Depreciation and amortization (3,244)us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization (1,623)us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Gain (Loss) on legal settlement 60,505us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement  
Interest expense (1,761)us-gaap_InterestExpense  
Dividend and interest income 1,036us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividend 1,423us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividend
Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net (43,050)lbrda_ShareOfEarningsLossesOfAffiliates (29,650)lbrda_ShareOfEarningsLossesOfAffiliates
Gain Loss On Financial Instruments Net (1,329)lbrda_GainLossOnInvestmentsAndDerivativeInstrumentsNet (12,702)lbrda_GainLossOnInvestmentsAndDerivativeInstrumentsNet
Gain (loss) on dilution of investment in affiliate (410)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPreviouslyUnissuedStockBySubsidiaryOrEquityInvesteeNonoperatingIncome (45,838)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPreviouslyUnissuedStockBySubsidiaryOrEquityInvesteeNonoperatingIncome
Other, net (24)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (45)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Earnings (loss) before income taxes $ 4,933us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ (91,348)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest