Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt (Debt Excluding Intergroup Debt) (Details)

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Debt (Debt Excluding Intergroup Debt) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2016
Aug. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Aug. 21, 2014
Mar. 18, 2014
Outstanding principal $ 8,371        
Total consolidated debt 8,042   $ 8,707    
Less debt classified as current (876)   (1,226)    
Long-term debt 7,166   7,481    
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 8,371        
8.5% Senior Debentures Due 2029          
Debt instrument interest rate 8.50%        
8.25% Senior Debentures Due 2030          
Debt instrument interest rate 8.25%        
1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043          
Debt instrument interest rate 1.00%        
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029          
Debt instrument interest rate 4.00%        
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030          
Debt instrument interest rate 3.75%        
3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031          
Debt instrument interest rate 3.50%        
0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043          
Debt instrument interest rate 0.75%        
1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 [Member]          
Outstanding principal $ 750        
Total consolidated debt 805        
Debt instrument interest rate   1.75%      
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 750        
QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member]          
Debt instrument interest rate 3.125%       3.125%
QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022 [Member]          
Debt instrument interest rate 5.125%        
QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023          
Debt instrument interest rate 4.375%        
QVC 4.85% Senior Secured Notes Due 2024 [Member]          
Debt instrument interest rate         4.85%
QVC 4.45% Senior Secured Notes Due 2025 [Member]          
Debt instrument interest rate       4.45%  
QVC 5.45% Senior Secured Notes Due 2034 [Member]          
Debt instrument interest rate       5.45%  
QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043          
Debt instrument interest rate 5.95%        
QVC Group Common Stock          
Outstanding principal $ 6,412        
Total consolidated debt 6,375   6,535    
Less debt classified as current (14)   (358)    
Long-term debt 6,361   6,177    
Deferred loan costs (28)   (34)    
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount 6,412        
QVC Group Common Stock | 8.5% Senior Debentures Due 2029          
Outstanding principal 287        
Total consolidated debt $ 285   285    
Debt instrument interest rate 8.50%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 287        
QVC Group Common Stock | 8.25% Senior Debentures Due 2030          
Outstanding principal 504        
Total consolidated debt $ 501   501    
Debt instrument interest rate 8.25%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 504        
QVC Group Common Stock | 1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043          
Outstanding principal $ 1        
Total consolidated debt     349    
Debt instrument interest rate 1.00%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 1        
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member]          
Outstanding principal 400        
Total consolidated debt 399   399    
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount 400        
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022 [Member]          
Outstanding principal 500        
Total consolidated debt $ 500   500    
Debt instrument interest rate 5.125%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 500        
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023          
Outstanding principal 750        
Total consolidated debt $ 750   750    
Debt instrument interest rate 4.375%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 750        
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 4.85% Senior Secured Notes Due 2024 [Member]          
Outstanding principal 600        
Total consolidated debt $ 600   600    
Debt instrument interest rate 4.85%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 600        
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 4.45% Senior Secured Notes Due 2025 [Member]          
Outstanding principal 600        
Total consolidated debt $ 599   599    
Debt instrument interest rate 4.45%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 600        
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 5.45% Senior Secured Notes Due 2034 [Member]          
Outstanding principal 400        
Total consolidated debt $ 399   399    
Debt instrument interest rate 5.45%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 400        
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043          
Outstanding principal 300        
Total consolidated debt $ 300   300    
Debt instrument interest rate 5.95%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 300        
QVC Group Common Stock | Amendment No. 2 QVC Bank Credit Facility          
Outstanding principal 1,896        
Total consolidated debt 1,896   1,815    
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount 1,896        
QVC Group Common Stock | Other Debt [Member]          
Outstanding principal 174        
Total consolidated debt 174   72    
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount 174        
Liberty Ventures common stock          
Outstanding principal 1,959        
Total consolidated debt 1,667   2,172    
Less debt classified as current (862)   (868)    
Long-term debt 805   1,304    
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount 1,959        
Liberty Ventures common stock | 4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029          
Outstanding principal 435        
Total consolidated debt $ 276   257    
Debt instrument interest rate 4.00%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 435        
Liberty Ventures common stock | 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030          
Outstanding principal 436        
Total consolidated debt $ 267   275    
Debt instrument interest rate 3.75%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 436        
Liberty Ventures common stock | 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031          
Outstanding principal 337        
Total consolidated debt $ 316   312    
Debt instrument interest rate 3.50%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 337        
Liberty Ventures common stock | 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043          
Outstanding principal 1        
Total consolidated debt $ 3   1,287    
Debt instrument interest rate 0.75%        
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount $ 1        
Liberty Ventures common stock | 1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 [Member]          
Debt instrument interest rate 1.75%        
Liberty Ventures common stock | Other Debt [Member]          
Total consolidated debt     $ 41