Basis of Presentation (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
$ / shares
$ / item
shares
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Jul. 23, 2014
shares
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Oct. 31, 2014
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
$ / shares
$ / item
shares
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Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
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Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2014
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2014
USD ($)
|
Mar. 31, 2014
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
$ / shares
$ / item
shares
|
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
|
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
|
Nov. 04, 2014
shares
|
Oct. 17, 2013
$ / shares
|
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Entity Information [Line Items] | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Additional paid in capital deficit reclassification | $ 499 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Cash received from consolidated subsidiary | 听 | 听 | $ 300 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Number of shares received in spin-off | shares | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 0.25 | 听 |
Revenue | 听 | 听 | 听 | $ 1,208 | $ 1,284 | $ 1,222 | $ 1,081 | $ 1,095 | $ 1,184 | $ 1,160 | $ 1,011 | $ 4,795 | $ 4,450 | $ 4,002 | 听 | 听 |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 458 | 461 | 8,856 | 听 | 听 |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to 午夜寻花 Stockholders | 听 | 听 | 听 | $ 44 | $ (22) | $ 61 | $ (19) | $ 73 | $ 33 | $ 50 | $ 22 | 64 | 178 | 8,780 | 听 | 听 |
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 听 | 听 |
Starz, LLC | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Entity Information [Line Items] | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | $ 3 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Common Class A | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Entity Information [Line Items] | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding | shares | 21,085,900 | 听 | 听 | 21,085,900 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 21,085,900 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares | $ 64.46 | 听 | 听 | $ 64.46 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | $ 64.46 | 听 | 听 | 听 | $ 255.64 |
Common Class C | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Entity Information [Line Items] | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Number of shares issued during the period for each share of Series A and Series B stock held by shareholders prior to the distribution | shares | 听 | 2 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
1.375% Convertible Notes Bond Hedge Transaction | Common Class A | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Entity Information [Line Items] | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Number of derivative shares hedged | shares | 21,085,900 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Derivative, Price Risk Option Strike Price | $ / item | 47.43 | 听 | 听 | 47.43 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 47.43 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
TruePosition | Spinoff | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Entity Information [Line Items] | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Revenue | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 57 | 77 | 听 | 听 |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | (6) | 1 | 听 | 听 |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to 午夜寻花 Stockholders | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | $ (8) | $ 2 | 听 | 听 |