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

Information About Liberty's Operating Segments (Other Information By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Total assets	$ 18,002us-gaap_Assets		$ 18,641us-gaap_Assets
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	1,419us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments		1,633us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Capital expenditures	44	41
Liberty Interactive common stock
Total assets	12,481
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	193		375
Capital expenditures	31	41
Liberty Interactive common stock \| QVC
Total assets	12,074
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	46
Capital expenditures	31
Liberty Interactive common stock \| Corporate and Other
Total assets	407
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	147
Liberty Ventures common stock
Total assets	5,726
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	1,226		1,258
Capital expenditures	13
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Digital commerce
Total assets	1,011
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	352
Capital expenditures	13
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Corporate and Other
Total assets	4,715
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	874
Inter-group Eliminations
Total assets	$ (205)