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Stock Options and Other Share-Based Awards (Stock Options Valuations Assumptions) (Details)

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Stock Options and Other Share-Based Awards (Stock Options Valuations Assumptions) (Details) (Liberty Incentive Plan, Stock options)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
LINTA
     
Black‑Scholes option pricing model valuation assumptions      
Expected volatility 38.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LINTAMember
38.26%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LINTAMember
41.90%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LINTAMember
Expected term (years) 6 years 3 months 18 days 6 years 2 months 12 days 5 years 2 months 12 days
Risk free interest rate 2.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LINTAMember
1.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LINTAMember
0.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LINTAMember
Expected dividend yield 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LINTAMember
0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LINTAMember
0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LINTAMember
LVNTA
     
Black‑Scholes option pricing model valuation assumptions      
Expected volatility 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LVNTAMember
0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LVNTAMember
49.90%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LVNTAMember
Expected term (years)     4 years 10 months 24 days
Risk free interest rate 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LVNTAMember
0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LVNTAMember
0.60%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LVNTAMember
Expected dividend yield 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LVNTAMember
0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LVNTAMember
0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= qvc_LibertyIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= qvc_LVNTAMember