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Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2015
Mar. 31, 2016
Mar. 31, 2015
General business information      
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest   $ (21) $ (20)
Dividends paid to Liberty   (234) (59)
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction   2  
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party   1  
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation   $ 182 181
QVC-Japan      
General business information      
Investment Owned, Percent of Net Assets   60.00%  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners   40.00%  
CNR Home Shopping Co., Ltd.      
General business information      
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage   49.00%  
HSN, Inc.      
General business information      
Ownership Percentage by Parent   38.00%  
Liberty      
General business information      
Dividends paid to Liberty $ 910    
CommerceHub, Inc.      
General business information      
Ownership Percentage by Parent   99.00%  
Live Programming - U.S.      
General business information      
Days Per Year Programming   364 days  
Hours of Distribution Each Day   24 hours  
Distribution - Germany      
General business information      
Hours of Distribution Each Day   24 hours  
Live Programming - Germany      
General business information      
Hours of Distribution Each Day   17 hours  
Live Programming - Japan      
General business information      
Hours of Distribution Each Day   24 hours  
Distribution - U.K.      
General business information      
Hours of Distribution Each Day   24 hours  
Live Programming - U.K.      
General business information      
Hours of Distribution Each Day   16 hours  
Live Programming - Italy      
General business information      
Hours of Distribution Each Day   17 hours  
Recorded Programming - Italy      
General business information      
Hours of Distribution Each Day   7 hours  
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  
Live Programming - CNRS      
General business information      
Hours of Distribution Each Day   17 hours  
Recorded Programming - CNRS      
General business information      
Hours of Distribution Each Day   7 hours  
Restatement adjustment      
General business information      
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation     $ 31