Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Segment Information (Details)

v2.4.1.9
Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment information      
Revenue $ 13,316us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 16,921us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet  
Adjusted OIBDA (5,435)lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization (2,457)lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization  
Total assets 3,770,211us-gaap_Assets   3,003,932us-gaap_Assets
Investments in affiliates 2,455,859us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments   2,498,804us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Capital expenditures 75lbrda_CapitalExpenditures    
Corporate and Other      
Segment information      
Adjusted OIBDA (2,916)lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
   
Total assets 3,534,779us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
   
Investments in affiliates 2,455,859us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
   
Operating segments      
Segment information      
Revenue 2,375,316us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
2,218,921us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
 
Adjusted OIBDA 776,565lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
754,543lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
 
Total assets 28,180,211us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
   
Investments in affiliates 2,455,859us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
   
Capital expenditures 351,075lbrda_CapitalExpenditures
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
   
Operating segments | TruePosition      
Segment information      
Revenue 13,316us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbrda_TruePositionMember
16,921us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbrda_TruePositionMember
 
Adjusted OIBDA (2,519)lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbrda_TruePositionMember
(2,457)lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbrda_TruePositionMember
 
Total assets 235,432us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbrda_TruePositionMember
   
Capital expenditures 75lbrda_CapitalExpenditures
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbrda_TruePositionMember
   
Operating segments | Charter      
Segment information      
Revenue 2,362,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbrda_CharterMember
2,202,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbrda_CharterMember
 
Adjusted OIBDA 782,000lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbrda_CharterMember
757,000lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbrda_CharterMember
 
Total assets 24,410,000us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbrda_CharterMember
   
Capital expenditures 351,000lbrda_CapitalExpenditures
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lbrda_CharterMember
   
Eliminate equity method affiliate      
Segment information      
Revenue (2,362,000)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
(2,202,000)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
 
Adjusted OIBDA (782,000)lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
(757,000)lbrda_AdjustedOperatingIncomeBeforeDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
 
Total assets (24,410,000)us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
   
Capital expenditures $ (351,000)lbrda_CapitalExpenditures
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember