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Liberty Media Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘XML’

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/28/24  Liberty Media Corp.               10-K       12/31/23  120:28M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   5.49M 
 2: EX-4.13     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    105K 
 3: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     49K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     33K 
 8: EX-97       Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     57K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 9: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML   2.16M 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
 7: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
15: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML    129K 
16: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    186K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     85K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    160K 
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings   HTML     84K 
                (Loss)                                                           
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    140K 
21: R7          Consolidated Statement of Equity                    HTML    116K 
22: R8          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     41K 
23: R9          Tracking Stocks                                     HTML     46K 
24: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    300K 
25: R11         Supplemental Disclosures to Consolidated            HTML     82K 
                Statements of Cash Flows                                         
26: R12         Restructurings                                      HTML     37K 
27: R13         Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value       HTML    102K 
28: R14         Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The   HTML    225K 
                Equity Method                                                    
29: R15         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    103K 
30: R16         Debt                                                HTML    208K 
31: R17         Leases                                              HTML    139K 
32: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML    174K 
33: R19         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     49K 
34: R20         Related Party Transactions with Officers and        HTML     51K 
                Directors                                                        
35: R21         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    263K 
36: R22         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     39K 
37: R23         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)                 HTML    119K 
38: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     58K 
39: R25         Information About Liberty's Operating Segments      HTML    280K 
40: R26         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    350K 
                (Policies)                                                       
41: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    254K 
                (Tables)                                                         
42: R28         Supplemental Disclosures to Consolidated            HTML     83K 
                Statements of Cash Flows (Tables)                                
43: R29         Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value       HTML    100K 
                (Tables)                                                         
44: R30         Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The   HTML    222K 
                Equity Method (Tables)                                           
45: R31         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    106K 
46: R32         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    176K 
47: R33         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    162K 
48: R34         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    173K 
49: R35         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    257K 
50: R36         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) (Tables)        HTML    120K 
51: R37         Information About Liberty's Operating Segments      HTML    276K 
                (Tables)                                                         
52: R38         Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups     HTML   1.21M 
                (Tables)                                                         
53: R39         Basis of Presentation (Details)                     HTML     51K 
54: R40         Tracking Stocks (Details)                           HTML    129K 
55: R41         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     44K 
                Receivables and Investments (Details)                            
56: R42         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     60K 
                Property and Equipment (Details)                                 
57: R43         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     59K 
                Revenue recognition - Deferred revenue (Details)                 
58: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     47K 
                Revenue recognition - Performance obligations                    
                (Details)                                                        
59: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     57K 
                Revenue recognition - Disaggregation of revenue -                
                SIRIUS XM (Details)                                              
60: R46         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     45K 
                Revenue recognition - Disaggregation of revenue -                
                Formula 1 (Details)                                              
61: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     46K 
                Revenue recognition - Disaggregation of revenue -                
                Braves Holdings (Details)                                        
62: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     74K 
                Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                               
63: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - EPS    HTML    101K 
                (Details)                                                        
64: R50         Supplemental Disclosures to Consolidated            HTML     56K 
                Statements of Cash Flows (Details)                               
65: R51         Supplemental Disclosures to Consolidated            HTML     50K 
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on                        
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                Equity Method (Details)                                          
70: R56         Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The   HTML     57K 
                Equity Method - Share Of Earnings (Losses) Of                    
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71: R57         Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The   HTML    115K 
                Equity Method - Live Nation - Consolidated Balance               
                Sheets (Details)                                                 
72: R58         Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The   HTML    110K 
                Equity Method - Live Nation - Consolidated                       
                Statements of Operations (Details)                               
73: R59         Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The   HTML     69K 
                Equity Method - Sirius XM Canada (Details)                       
74: R60         Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The   HTML     52K 
                Equity Method - SoundCloud (Details)                             
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                Rollforward (Details)                                            
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                Assets Not Subject to Amortization (Details)                     
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                Assets Subject to Amortization (Details)                         
78: R64         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets -              HTML     47K 
                Amortization (Details)                                           
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80: R66         Debt (Details)                                      HTML    194K 
81: R67         Debt - Narrative (Details)                          HTML    354K 
82: R68         Debt - Formula 1 (Details)                          HTML     83K 
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86: R72         Leases - Components of lease expense (Details)      HTML     48K 
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88: R74         Leases - Supplemental balance sheet information     HTML     69K 
                related to leases (Details)                                      
89: R75         Leases - Supplemental cash flow information         HTML     40K 
                related to leases (Details)                                      
90: R76         Leases - Finance leases and Operating leases        HTML     74K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R77         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     69K 
92: R78         Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate, Tax Rate  HTML     67K 
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
93: R79         Income Taxes - Tax Effects And Reconciliation Of    HTML    113K 
                Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)                              
94: R80         Stockholders' Equity (Details)                      HTML     72K 
95: R81         Stockholders' Equity - Liberty Media Acquisition    HTML     83K 
                Corporation (Details)                                            
96: R82         Related Party Transactions with Officers and        HTML     89K 
                Directors (Details)                                              
97: R83         Related Party Transactions with Officers and        HTML     47K 
                Directors - Chairman's Employment Agreement                      
                (Details)                                                        
98: R84         Stock-Based Compensation - Grants of stock options  HTML    109K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R85         Stock-Based Compensation - Liberty - Outstanding    HTML    146K 
                Awards (Details)                                                 
100: R86         Stock-Based Compensation - SIRIUS XM Holdings       HTML     84K  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R87         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML     34K  
102: R88         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) (Details)       HTML     63K  
103: R89         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Tax Effects   HTML     56K  
                of Components of OCI (Details)                                   
104: R90         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML    119K  
105: R91         Information About Liberty's Operating Segments      HTML     47K  
                (Details)                                                        
106: R92         Information About Liberty's Operating Segments -    HTML     73K  
                Revenue and Adjusted OIBDA (Details)                             
107: R93         Information About Liberty's Operating Segments -    HTML     85K  
                Other Information (Details)                                      
108: R94         Information About Liberty's Operating Segments -    HTML     64K  
                Reconciliation Of Segment Adjusted OIBDA (Details)               
109: R95         Information About Liberty's Operating Segments -    HTML     47K  
                Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Area                 
                (Details)                                                        
110: R96         Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups -   HTML    190K  
                Balance Sheet (Details)                                          
111: R97         Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups -   HTML    177K  
                Statement of Operations (Details)                                
112: R98         Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups -   HTML    234K  
                Cash Flows (Details)                                             
113: R99         Document Information                                HTML     41K  
114: R100        Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     45K  
115: R101        Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     39K  
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 4/20/17  Liberty Media Corp.               DEF 14A     5/24/17    1:2.1M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
 4/20/16  Liberty Media Corp.               8-K/A:2,9   4/15/16    2:481K
 2/26/16  Liberty Media Corp.               10-K       12/31/15   97:15M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 8/06/15  Liberty Media Corp.               8-K:2,5,9   8/06/15    3:890K
 5/08/15  Liberty Media Corp.               10-Q        3/31/15   64:9.4M                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 2/28/14  Liberty Media Corp.               10-K       12/31/13  106:19M
11/05/13  Liberty Media Corp.               10-Q        9/30/13   89:14M
 2/23/12  Starz Acquisition LLC             10-K       12/31/11  102:15M
 9/23/11  Starz Acquisition LLC             POS EX      9/23/11   17:2M                                     Toppan Merrill-FA
 2/25/10  Qurate Retail, Inc.               10-K       12/31/09   69:12M                                    Toppan Merrill-FA
 2/27/09  Qurate Retail, Inc.               10-K       12/31/08   16:5.2M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
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