Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Details)

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Stockholders' Equity (Details)
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
May 18, 2016
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jan. 09, 2015
shares
Dec. 10, 2014
$ / shares
Nov. 04, 2014
shares
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
May 31, 2016
shares
Dec. 31, 2016
Vote
item
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2015
$ / shares
shares
Shares issued during period         85,761,332       85,761,332
Zero-strike call option                  
Derivative premium paid | $           $ 47,900,000      
Series A common stock                  
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares $ 0.01         $ 0.01   $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Number Of Votes | Vote               1  
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance 454,000         454,000   454,000  
Series B common stock                  
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares $ 0.01         $ 0.01   $ 0.01 0.01
Number Of Votes | Vote               10  
Common Stock Shares Received In Exchange For One Share Of Series B | item               1  
Series C                  
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock | $   $ 4,400,000,000              
Shares issued during period   78,250,042 17,277,224            
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares $ 0.01 $ 0.01       $ 0.01   $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Purchase price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares   $ 56.23   $ 40.36          
Discount percentage for holders to acquire shares enabled by subscription rights       20.00%          
Number of trading days of volume weighted average trading price used for calculating discount for holders to acquire shares enabled by subscription rights       20 days          
Number Of Votes | Vote               0  
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance 2,500,000         2,500,000   2,500,000  
Series C | Zero-strike call option                  
Derivative underlying share amount | $ $ 704,908                
Liberty Interactive                  
Number of shares purchased             42,700,000    
Non-voting economic ownership percentage 23.50%