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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |
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Sep. 05, 2023 | May 09, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) D $ / shares shares | Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares | May 31, 2025 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2024 | Aug. 12, 2022 USD ($)
Liberty Live Group | Live Nation Forward Contracts | Pro Forma |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares to be delivered | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 10.5 |  |
Amount of prepayment to be received |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,150,000 |  |
Liberty Live Group | Live Nation | Live Nation Forward Contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares | shares |  |  |  | 10.5 | 10.5 |  |  |
Share value |  |  |  | $ 1,587,000,000 | $ 1,587,000,000 |  |  |
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Liberty Live Group | 2.375% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2053 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 2.375% | 2.375% |  | 2.375% |
Principal amount |  |  | $ 1,150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Trading Days | D |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days | D |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |
Percentage of stock price trigger |  |  |  | 130.00% |  |  |  |
Convertible of debt, term |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |
Liberty Live Group | Live Nation Margin Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Variable Interest Rate, Type [Extensible Enumeration] | us-gaap:SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember | us-gaap:SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread adjustment |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Undrawn commitment fee |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |
Liberty Live Group | Live Nation | 2.375% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2053 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares underlying the debentures | shares |  |  | 11.0 |  |  |  |  |
Conversion price for exchangeable debt | $ / shares |  |  | $ 104.91 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Liberty Live Group | Live Nation | Live Nation Margin Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares | shares |  |  |  | 9.0 | 9.0 |  |  |
Share value |  |  |  | $ 1,357,000,000 | $ 1,357,000,000 |  |  |
Financial Instrument, Owned, Pledged Status [Extensible Enumeration] |  |  |  | us-gaap:AssetPledgedAsCollateralMember | us-gaap:AssetPledgedAsCollateralMember |  |  |
Formula One Group | 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 2.25% | 2.25% |  | 2.25% |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 475,000,000
Formula One Group | 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 | Common Class C |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount per debenture |  |  |  | $ 1,000 | $ 1,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion ratio |  |  |  |  | 12.0505 |  |  |
Conversion price for exchangeable debt | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 82.98 | $ 82.98 |  |  |

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