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

Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Depreciation/Amortization by Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 135us-gaap_Depreciation	$ 127us-gaap_Depreciation	$ 126us-gaap_Depreciation
Amortization	452us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	431us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	400us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
QVC-U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	56	55	51
Amortization	391	362	338
QVC-Germany
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	33	30	31
Amortization	36	38	33
QVC-Japan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	19	23	16
Amortization	9	9	10
QVC-U.K.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	16	12	21
Amortization	14	14	12
QVC-Italy
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	11	7	7
Amortization	$ 2	$ 8	$ 7