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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 18, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility remaining borrowing capacity	$ 1,900,000,000
Line of credit facility interest rate at period end	1.90%
Debt weighted average interest rate	5.40%
3.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2019, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		400,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	3.125%	3.125%
Debt issuance price percentage		99.828%
7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	7.50%
7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	7.375%
5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	5.125%
4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	4.375%
4.85% Senior Secured Notes due 2024, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 600,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	4.85%	4.85%
Debt issuance price percentage		99.927%
5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	5.95%

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