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

Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments (Performance Measures By Segment) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Number of reportable segments \| segment				1
Revenues	$ 4,376	$ 3,231	$ 3,233	$ 3,230	$ 3,344	$ 2,381	$ 2,352	$ 2,327	$ 14,070	$ 10,404	$ 10,647
Adjusted OIBDA									2,154	1,950	1,939
Corp and Other
Revenues									973	23	428
Adjusted OIBDA									(13)	(47)	(13)
Inter-group Eliminations
Revenues									(9)	(3)	(10)
QVC US \| Operating Segments
Revenues									6,349	6,140	6,120
Adjusted OIBDA									1,417	1,455	1,435
QVC International \| Operating Segments
Revenues									2,738	2,631	2,562
Adjusted OIBDA									429	451	405
HSN \| Operating Segments
Revenues									2,202
Adjusted OIBDA									213
zulily \| Operating Segments
Revenues									1,817	1,613	1,547
Adjusted OIBDA									108	91	112
United States
Revenues									11,233	7,684	7,979
Japan
Revenues									947	934	900
Germany
Revenues									943	899	866
Other Foreign Countries
Revenues									$ 947	$ 887	$ 902