Qurate Retail, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)

Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)	0 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)	Apr. 11, 2014	Oct. 13, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Oct. 20, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued			0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued	0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
Common Class A \| Liberty Interactive common stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized			4,000,000,000	4,000,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued			444,595,005	447,451,702
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding			444,595,005	447,451,702
Shares reserved for future issuance upon exercise of stock options			25,600,000
Outstanding options			25,597,000	24,900,000
Common Class A \| Liberty Ventures common stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized			200,000,000	200,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued			134,566,440	134,525,874
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding			134,566,440	134,525,874
Shares reserved for future issuance upon exercise of stock options			4,100,000
Stock split, conversion ratio	2
Outstanding options			4,108,000	3,997,000
Stock split, dividends	1
Common Class B \| Liberty Interactive common stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized			150,000,000	150,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued			29,275,775	28,877,554
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding			29,275,775	28,877,554
Shares reserved for future issuance upon exercise of stock options			778,000
Outstanding options			778,000	1,044,000
Common Class B \| Liberty Ventures common stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized			7,500,000	7,500,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued			7,092,111	6,991,127
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding			7,092,111	6,991,127
Shares reserved for future issuance upon exercise of stock options			1,500,000
Stock split, conversion ratio	2
Outstanding options			1,541,000	1,507,000
Stock split, dividends	1
Common Class C \| Liberty Interactive common stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized			4,000,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued			0
Common Class C \| Liberty Ventures common stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized			200,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding			0
Reattribution Transaction \| Liberty Ventures common stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares, Issued					67,700,000
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Reattribution Transaction \| Liberty Interactive common stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Ratio applied to the reattribution		0.14217