Qurate Retail, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt - Narrative (Details)

Debt - Narrative (Details)					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 15, 2024 USD ($) $ / item	Dec. 29, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 13, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 09, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Debt
Repayments of long-term debt							$ 2,258,000,000	$ 3,008,000,000	$ 594,000,000
Long-term debt							5,340,000,000	6,353,000,000
Debt, Current							642,000,000	828,000,000
Senior debentures
Debt
Aggregate unamortized discount and issuance costs							$ 3,000,000	3,000,000
QVC Global \| Forward Contracts
Debt
Fair value of debt redeemed									573,000,000
Total cash payments			$ 1,000,000
8.5% Senior Debentures due 2029
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)							8.50%
8.25% Senior Debentures due 2030
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)							8.25%
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2029
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)							4.00%
Debt instrument conversion ratio denominator							$ 1,000
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2029 \| Adjusted face amount per debenture
Debt
Debt instrument conversion ratio denominator							$ 906
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2029 \| Sprint Corporation
Debt
Debt instrument, conversion ratio							3.2265
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2029 \| Lumen Technologies
Debt
Debt instrument, conversion ratio				0.7860			0.7860
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2029 \| T-Mobile US, Inc.
Debt
Debt instrument, conversion ratio				0.3309
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)				3.75%			3.75%
Debt instrument conversion ratio denominator				$ 1,000			$ 1,000	1,000
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030 \| Subsequent Event
Debt
Debt instrument conversion ratio denominator	$ 1,000
Interest payment \| $ / item	18.75
Additional distribution \| $ / item	0.1572
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030 \| Adjusted face amount per debenture
Debt
Debt instrument conversion ratio denominator								$ 933
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030 \| Adjusted face amount per debenture \| Subsequent Event
Debt
Debt instrument conversion ratio denominator	$ 932
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030 \| Sprint Corporation
Debt
Debt instrument, conversion ratio				2.3578
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030 \| Lumen Technologies
Debt
Debt instrument, conversion ratio				0.5746			0.5746
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030 \| T-Mobile US, Inc.
Debt
Debt instrument, conversion ratio							0.2419
1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046
Debt
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt							$ 60,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							1.75%	1.75%
Debt exchanged							$ 330,000,000
Debt instrument conversion ratio denominator					$ 1,000
1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 \| Charter
Debt
Debt instrument, conversion ratio					2.9317
Exchange Price of Shares Attributable to Debentures \| $ / shares					$ 341.10
Exchangeable Senior Debentures
Debt
Debt, Current							219,000,000
Promissory note
Debt
Repayments of Debt		$ 85,000,000
Annual interest payment		$ 9,000,000
QVC
Debt
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt							10,000,000
QVC \| 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031
Debt
Long-term debt									$ 0
Interest rate (as a percent)										3.50%
QVC \| 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031 \| Motorola Solutions
Debt
Debt instrument conversion ratio denominator							$ 1,000
Debt instrument, conversion ratio							5.2598
QVC \| QVC senior secured notes
Debt
Leverage ratio							3.5
QVC \| QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)							4.375%	4.375%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 750,000,000
Debt issuance price as percent of par								99.968
QVC \| QVC 4.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2025
Debt
Repayments of long-term debt						$ 15,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							4.45%	4.45%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 600,000,000
Debt issuance price as percent of par							99.860
QVC \| QVC 4.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)							4.75%
QVC \| QVC 4.85% Senior Secured Notes due 2024
Debt
Repayments of long-term debt						$ 177,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							4.85%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 600,000,000
Debt issuance price as percent of par								99.927
QVC \| QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)							4.375%
QVC \| QVC 5.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2034
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)							5.45%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 400,000,000
Debt issuance price as percent of par							99.784
QVC \| QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)							5.95%	5.95%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 300,000,000
Debt issuance price as percent of par								99.973
QVC \| QVC 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2067
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)							6.375%					6.375%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount												$ 225,000,000
QVC \| QVC 6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2068
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)							6.25%				6.25%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount											$ 500,000,000
QVC \| Promissory note
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)										0.48%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										$ 1,800,000,000
T-Mobile US, Inc. \| Sprint Corporation \| 4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2029
Debt
Acquisition, conversion ratio of shares				0.10256
Debt instrument conversion ratio denominator				$ 1,000