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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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 06, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) product	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Liberty
Reimbursable amount \| $		$ 1.0	$ 0.7	$ 3.2	$ 18.6
Liberty \| CEO
CEO compensation allocation percentage				18.00%
Series A and B common stock \| GCI Liberty
Business combination shares issued ratio	0.58
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock \| GCI Liberty
Business combination shares issued ratio	1
Skyhook
Number of primary products \| product				2
Charter
Non-diluted voting interest				25.01%

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