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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Details) shares in Millions		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 22, 2011 item
Maximum Value of Promissory Note If Margin Call Thresold is Met			$ 200,000,000
Number of tracking stocks \| item			2			3
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction			$ 13,000,000	$ 11,000,000	$ 15,000,000
HSN, Inc.
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			38.00%
FTD
Transfer to Investments				$ 355,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				35.00%
Number of shares of stock received \| shares				10.2
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries				$ 145,000,000
Gain on sale of subsidiary				$ 75,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| HSN, Inc.
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			38.00%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| FTD
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			37.00%	35.00%
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings \| Spinoff
Ownership Interest In Investee	22.00%
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	57.00%
Net debt	$ 350,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt		$ 400,000,000
Cash distribution to parent from discontinued operation		$ 350,000,000

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