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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups - Statement of Operations (Details)

Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups - Statement of Operations (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net retail sales									$ 10,499us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 10,219us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 9,888us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation shown)									6,684	6,533	6,307
Operating expense									891us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses	862us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses	819us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation									1,067	1,029	955
Depreciation and amortization									662us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	629us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	591us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Impairment of intangible assets									7	30	53
Total operating costs and expenses									9,311us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses	9,083us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses	8,725us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
Operating income (loss)	444us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	239us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	259us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	246us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	406us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	197us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	269us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	264us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	1,188us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	1,136us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	1,163us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense									(387)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(380)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(466)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net									39	33	47
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net									(57)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities	(22)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities	(351)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities
Gains (losses) on transactions, net									74us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets	(1)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets	443us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets
Other, net									(21)linta_OtherIncomeExpensesNet	(29)linta_OtherIncomeExpensesNet	47linta_OtherIncomeExpensesNet
Total other income (expense)									(352)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	(399)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	(280)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes									836	737	883
Income tax benefit (expense)									(258)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(183)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(278)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	271	129	87	91	260	122	131	41	578	554	605
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes									48	26	986
Net earnings (loss)									626us-gaap_ProfitLoss	580us-gaap_ProfitLoss	1,591us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests									89	79	61
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Interactive Corporation shareholders									537us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	501us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	1,530us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Liberty Interactive common stock
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net retail sales									10,028	10,219
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation shown)									6,378	6,533
Operating expense									854	862
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation									940	1,010
Depreciation and amortization									643	629	591
Impairment of intangible assets									7	30	53
Total operating costs and expenses									8,822	9,064
Operating income (loss)									1,206	1,155
Interest expense									(312)	(290)
Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net									51	48	28
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net									(22)	(12)	51
Gains (losses) on transactions, net										(1)
Other, net									(43)	(54)
Total other income (expense)									(326)	(309)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes									880	846
Income tax benefit (expense)									(306)	(346)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations									574	500
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes									(15)	(17)	(46)
Net earnings (loss)									559	483	529
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests									39	45
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Interactive Corporation shareholders	222	83	105	110	157	77	109	95	520	438	212
Liberty Ventures common stock
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net retail sales									471
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation shown)									306
Operating expense									37
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation									127	19
Depreciation and amortization									19
Total operating costs and expenses									489	19
Operating income (loss)									(18)	(19)
Interest expense									(75)	(90)
Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net									(12)	(15)	19
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net									(35)	(10)	(402)
Gains (losses) on transactions, net									74		443
Other, net									22	25
Total other income (expense)									(26)	(90)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes									(44)	(109)
Income tax benefit (expense)									48	163
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations									4	54
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes									63	43	1,032
Net earnings (loss)									67	97	1,062
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests									50	34
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Interactive Corporation shareholders	36	37	(28)	(28)	84	36	11	(68)	17	63	1,024
Pro Forma \| Liberty Interactive common stock
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net retail sales											9,888
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation shown)											6,307
Operating expense											819
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation											943
Depreciation and amortization											591
Impairment of intangible assets											53
Total operating costs and expenses											8,713
Operating income (loss)											1,175
Interest expense											(322)
Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net											28
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net											51
Total other income (expense)											(243)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes											932
Income tax benefit (expense)											(357)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations											575
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes											(46)
Net earnings (loss)											529
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests											63
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Interactive Corporation shareholders											466
Pro Forma \| Liberty Ventures common stock
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation											12
Total operating costs and expenses											12
Operating income (loss)											(12)
Interest expense											(144)
Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net											19
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net											(402)
Gains (losses) on transactions, net											443
Other, net											47
Total other income (expense)											(37)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes											(49)
Income tax benefit (expense)											79
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations											30
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes											1,032
Net earnings (loss)											1,062
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests											(2)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Interactive Corporation shareholders											$ 1,064