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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

7 Months Ended

5 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment, Liberty Starz [Member]

Aug. 09, 2012

Segment, Liberty Interactive [Member]

Dec. 31, 2012

Interactive Group [Member]

Dec. 31, 2012

Ventures Group [Member]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property and equipment consisted of the following:



		December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
		amounts in millions
Land		$	91	100
Buildings and improvements		1,022		909
Support equipment		1,058		948
Projects in progress		85		213
	Total property and equipment	$	2,256	2,170

Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]



	Balance		Additions				Balance
	beginning		Charged		Deductions-		end of
	of year		to expense	Other	write-offs		year
	amounts in millions
2013	$	79	83	—	(73	)	89
2012	$	80	75	5	(81	)	79
2011	$	67	68	—	(55	)	80

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

Included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations are the following amounts of stock-based compensation :



	Year ended December 31,
	2013		2012	2011
	amounts in millions
Operating expense	$	26	—	—
Selling, general and administrative	152		91	49
	$	178	91	49

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block]



			Year ended
			December 31, 2011

Basic WASO			81
Stock options			2
Diluted WASO			83



			Year ended
			December 31, 2011

Basic WASO			51
Stock options			2
Diluted WASO			53



	January 1, 2012	Year ended
	August 9, 2012	December 31, 2011
	number of shares in millions
Basic WASO	559	595
Stock options	9	7
Diluted WASO	568	602



	Year ended	Year ended
	December 31, 2013	December 31, 2012
	number of shares in millions
Basic WASO	519	541
Stock options	8	10
Diluted WASO	527	551



	Year ended	Year ended
	December 31, 2013	December 31, 2012
	number of shares in millions
Basic WASO	37	33
Stock options	—	—
Diluted WASO	37	33

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the allocation of equity-based compensation costs to a given line item on the balance sheet and income statement for the period. This may include the reporting line for the costs and the amount capitalized and expensed.

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