Qurate Retail, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Information About Liberty's Operating Segments (Other Information By Segment) (Details)

Information About Liberty's Operating Segments (Other Information By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Total assets	$ 24,370		$ 26,255
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	1,225		851
Capital expenditures	217	237
Inter-group Eliminations [Member]
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	0
Capital expenditures	0
Interactive Group [Member]
Total assets	14,484
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	335		304
Capital expenditures	178	237
Interactive Group [Member] \| QVC [Member]
Total assets	12,811
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	52
Capital expenditures	122
Interactive Group [Member] \| E-commerce [Member]
Total assets	1,229
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	0
Capital expenditures	56
Interactive Group [Member] \| Corporate And Other [Member]
Total assets	444
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	283
Capital expenditures	0
Ventures Group [Member]
Total assets	10,041
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	890		547
Capital expenditures	39	0
Ventures Group [Member] \| Corporate And Other [Member]
Total assets	2,716
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	890
Capital expenditures	0
Ventures Group [Member] \| TripAdvisor, Inc. [Member]
Total assets	7,325
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	0
Capital expenditures	39
Inter-group Eliminations [Member]
Total assets	(155)
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	$ 0

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