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Employee Benefit Plans
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Employee Benefit Plans
In certain markets, QVC sponsors defined contribution plans, which provide employees an opportunity to make contributions to a trust for investment in a variety of securities. Generally, the Company makes matching contributions to the plans based on a percentage of the amount contributed by employees. The Company's cash contributions to the plans were $19 million, $16 million and $16 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
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- Definition
The entire disclosure for an entity's employee compensation and benefit plans, including, but not limited to, postemployment and postretirement benefit plans, defined benefit pension plans, defined contribution plans, non-qualified and supplemental benefit plans, deferred compensation, share-based compensation, life insurance, severance, health care, unemployment and other benefit plans. No definition available.
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