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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Investments in Charter Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Details)

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Investments in Charter Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	May 18, 2016
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired			25.01%
Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity	$ 3,037	$ 2,975
A/N \| Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Proxy agreement term	5 years
Trading days before proposed sale of A/N	2 days
first \| A/N \| Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	25.01%
Maximum percentage of New Charter shares that may be voted by proxy	7.00%
last \| A/N \| Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Maximum percentage of New Charter shares that may be voted by proxy	7.00%
Series C common stock
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Common stock par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Series A common stock
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Common stock par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01

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