Liberty Broadband Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Commitments and Contingencies (Details)

v3.22.2

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	May 05, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 plaintiff	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Litigation settlement expense				$ 10	$ 10	$ 110
Hollywood Firefighters' Pension Fund et al Versus GCI Liberty, Inc. et al
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff			2
Litigation settlement expense	$ 110
GCI Holdings \| Rural Health Care ("RHC") Program
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Estimated Litigation Liability							$ 12
GCI Holdings \| Minimum \| Rural Health Care ("RHC") Program
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Estimated allocation							0
GCI Holdings \| Maximum \| Rural Health Care ("RHC") Program
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Estimated allocation							$ 44
GCI Holdings \| Rural Health Care ("RHC") Program
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Litigation settlement expense		$ 10

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