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Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
2 Months Ended 7 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Oct. 03, 2014
Mar. 08, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
General business information          
Dividend paid to noncontrolling interest       $ 20 $ 25
Cash dividends paid to Liberty       $ (444) $ (764)
Liberty          
General business information          
Cash dividends paid to Liberty $ 1,000        
CNR Home Shopping Co., Ltd.          
General business information          
Equity method investment, ownership percentage     49.00% 49.00%  
QVC-Japan          
General business information          
Investment owned, percent of net assets     60.00% 60.00%  
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners     40.00% 40.00%  
Liberty Ventures Group          
General business information          
Cash dividends paid to Liberty $ 970        
HSN, Inc.          
General business information          
Parent ownership in equity investment     38.00% 38.00%  
Live Programming - U.S.          
General business information          
Hours of distribution per day       24 hours  
Days per year of programming       364 days  
Live Programming - France          
General business information          
Hours of Distribution Each Day, Weekdays       8 hours  
Hours of Distribution Each Day, Weekends       12 hours  
Recorded Programming - France          
General business information          
Hours of Distribution Each Day, Weekdays       14 hours  
Hours of Distribution Each Day, Weekends       10 hours  
General Interest Programming - France          
General business information          
Hours of Distribution Each Day, Weekdays       2 hours  
Hours of Distribution Each Day, Weekends       2 hours  
Distribution - Germany          
General business information          
Hours of distribution per day       24 hours  
Live Programming - Germany          
General business information          
Hours of distribution per day       17 hours  
Live Programming - Japan          
General business information          
Hours of distribution per day       24 hours  
Distribution - U.K.          
General business information          
Hours of distribution per day       24 hours  
Live Programming - U.K.          
General business information          
Hours of distribution per day   17 hours 16 hours    
Live Programming - Italy          
General business information          
Hours of distribution per day       17 hours  
Recorded Programming - Italy          
General business information          
Hours of distribution per day       7 hours  
Live Programming - CNRS          
General business information          
Hours of distribution per day       17 hours  
Recorded Programming - CNRS          
General business information          
Hours of distribution per day       7 hours