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)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2014	Aug. 09, 2012	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 21, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 18, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	May. 22, 2012 $ / shares
Loss on extinguishment of debt											$ (21,000,000)	$ (48,000,000)	$ (57,000,000)
Debt, Current											1,226,000,000	946,000,000
Senior Debentures
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount											5,000,000	5,000,000
Motorola Mobility [Member]
Business Acquisition, Share Price \| $ / shares																	$ 40
HSN, Inc.
Quarterly dividend received per share from equity method affiliate	$ 0.35	$ 0.35	$ 0.35		$ 0.35
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions									$ 200,000,000
Exchangeable Senior Debentures
Debt, Current											844,000,000
1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Repayments of Debt								$ 54,000,000
Principal amount											$ 1,000
Interest rate (as a percent)											1.00%
Exchangeable Senior Debentures remaining principal outstanding upon partial redemption											$ 100,000,000
1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043 \| HSN, Inc.
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio											13.4580
QVC 7.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019
Principal amount											$ 1,000,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)											7.50%
Debt issuance price as percent of par											98.278%
QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019
Principal amount															$ 400,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)															3.125%
Debt issuance price as percent of par															99.828%
QVC 7.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020
Principal amount											$ 500,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)											7.375%
QVC 7.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 \| Senior secured note [Member]
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount				$ 1,036.88
Principal amount				1,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount				$ 500,000,000
QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes 2022
Principal amount											$ 500,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)											5.125%
QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023
Principal amount											$ 750,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)											4.375%
QVC 4.850% Senior Secured Notes due 2024
Principal amount															$ 600,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)															4.85%
Debt issuance price as percent of par															99.927%
QVC 4.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 [Member]
Principal amount														$ 600,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)														4.45%
Debt issuance price as percent of par														99.86%
QVC 5.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2034 [Member]
Principal amount														$ 400,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)														5.45%
Debt issuance price as percent of par														99.784%
QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043
Principal amount											$ 300,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)											5.95%
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029
Principal amount											$ 1,000
Interest rate (as a percent)											4.00%
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029 \| Sprint [Member]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio											3.2265
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029 \| Century Link, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio											0.7860
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030
Principal amount											$ 1,000
Interest rate (as a percent)											3.75%
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030 \| Sprint [Member]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio											2.3578
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030 \| Century Link, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio											0.5746
3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031
Repayments of Debt										$ 111,000,000
Principal amount											$ 1,000
Interest rate (as a percent)											3.50%
3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031 \| Motorola Solutions [Member]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio											5.2598
Stock split, conversion ratio											7
3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031 \| Motorola Mobility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio											4.6024
Stock split, conversion ratio											8
0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Principal amount											$ 1,000
Interest rate (as a percent)											0.75%
0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043 \| Time Warner Cable Inc
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio											6.3040
0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043 \| Time Warner Inc
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio											5.1635
0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043 \| Time Inc
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio											0.6454
principal repayment per debenture [Member] \| 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031
Repayments of Debt										$ 184.096
Adjusted face amount per debenture [Member] \| 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031
Debt instrument, face amount per debenture											$ 577
HSN, Inc.
Quarterly dividend received per share from equity method affiliate											$ 0.18
Special dividend received per share from equity method affiliate \| $ / shares									$ 10
QVC \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount																$ 3,100,000,000
Minimum \| 1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043 \| HSN, Inc.
Conversion obligation average trading price (as a percent)											130.00%
Maximum \| 1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043 \| HSN, Inc.
Conversion obligation average trading price (as a percent)											98.00%
QVC Group Common Stock
Loss on extinguishment of debt											$ (21,000,000)	(48,000,000)	$ (57,000,000)
Debt, Current											$ 358,000,000	9,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| 8.5% Senior Debentures Due 2029
Interest rate (as a percent)											8.50%
QVC Group Common Stock \| 8.25% Senior Debentures Due 2030
Interest rate (as a percent)											8.25%
QVC Group Common Stock \| 1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Interest rate (as a percent)											1.00%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019
Interest rate (as a percent)											3.125%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 7.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020
Interest rate (as a percent)											7.375%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes 2022
Interest rate (as a percent)											5.125%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023
Interest rate (as a percent)											4.375%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 4.850% Senior Secured Notes due 2024
Interest rate (as a percent)											4.85%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 4.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 [Member]
Interest rate (as a percent)											4.45%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 5.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2034 [Member]
Interest rate (as a percent)											5.45%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043
Interest rate (as a percent)											5.95%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities
Maximum Borrowing Capacity					2,250,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Interest rate (as a percent)											1.90%
Remaining borrowing capacity											$ 434,800,000
Number of Quarters Used In Computing Debt Ratio \| item											4
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC \| Standby Letters of Credit
Maximum Borrowing Capacity					250,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC \| Uncommitted Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments or Incremental Term Loans
Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 1,500,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| LIBOR \| QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis					LIBOR
QVC Group Common Stock \| Alternate Base Rate [Member] \| QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis					ABR
QVC Group Common Stock \| Minimum \| QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					0.25%
QVC Group Common Stock \| Maximum \| QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					1.75%
Liberty Ventures common stock
Stock split, conversion ratio						2	0.05
Debt, Current											$ 868,000,000	$ 937,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029
Interest rate (as a percent)											4.00%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030
Interest rate (as a percent)											3.75%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031
Interest rate (as a percent)											3.50%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Interest rate (as a percent)											0.75%