Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Operations) (Details)

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Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net revenue $ 2,658 $ 1,948 $ 2,063 $ 2,013 $ 2,800 $ 2,007 $ 1,998 $ 1,938 $ 8,682 $ 8,743 $ 8,801
Cost of goods sold                 5,540 5,528 5,547
Gross profit                 3,142 3,215 3,254
Operating expenses:                      
Operating                 606 607 618
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation                 728 745 770
Depreciation                 142 134 135
Amortization                 463 454 452
Operating expenses                 1,939 1,940 1,975
Operating income 404 231 307 261 455 280 294 246 1,203 1,275 1,279
Other (expense) income:                      
Equity in losses of investee                 (6) (9) (8)
Gains on financial instruments                 2 0 0
Interest expense, net                 (210) (208) (239)
Foreign currency gain (loss)                 38 14 3
Loss on extinguishment of debt                 0 (21) (48)
Intercompany interest (expense) income                 0 0 0
Nonoperating (expense) income                 (176) (224) (292)
Income before income taxes                 1,027 1,051 987
Income tax expense                 (385) (389) (354)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax                 0 0 0
Net income 225 116 168 133 260 154 124 124 642 662 633
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                 (38) (34) (39)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 215 $ 107 $ 157 $ 125 $ 251 $ 146 $ 116 $ 115 604 628 594
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net revenue                 6,179 6,416 6,198
Cost of goods sold                 3,855 4,018 3,907
Gross profit                 2,324 2,398 2,291
Operating expenses:                      
Operating                 414 338 288
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation                 1,116 1,180 1,142
Depreciation                 57 43 39
Amortization                 245 233 223
Operating expenses                 1,832 1,794 1,692
Operating income                 492 604 599
Other (expense) income:                      
Equity in losses of investee                 0 0 0
Gains on financial instruments                 2    
Interest expense, net                 (211) (205) (230)
Foreign currency gain (loss)                 17 15 16
Loss on extinguishment of debt                   (21) (48)
Intercompany interest (expense) income                 (2) (7) (22)
Nonoperating (expense) income                 (194) (218) (284)
Income before income taxes                 298 386 315
Income tax expense                 (114) (136) (73)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax                 458 412 391
Net income                 642 662 633
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                 (38) (34) (39)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 604 628 594
Combined subsidiary guarantors                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net revenue                 1,001 962 920
Cost of goods sold                 169 109 108
Gross profit                 832 853 812
Operating expenses:                      
Operating                 258 265 269
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation                 1 1 1
Depreciation                 7 8 5
Amortization                 168 163 153
Operating expenses                 434 437 428
Operating income                 398 416 384
Other (expense) income:                      
Equity in losses of investee                 0 0 0
Gains on financial instruments                 0    
Interest expense, net                 0 0 0
Foreign currency gain (loss)                 0 (1) (3)
Loss on extinguishment of debt                   0 0
Intercompany interest (expense) income                 1 (51) 51
Nonoperating (expense) income                 1 (52) 48
Income before income taxes                 399 364 432
Income tax expense                 (156) (153) (135)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax                 189 262 25
Net income                 432 473 322
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                 0 0 0
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 432 473 322
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net revenue                 2,787 2,717 2,992
Cost of goods sold                 1,726 1,624 1,807
Gross profit                 1,061 1,093 1,185
Operating expenses:                      
Operating                 274 293 296
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation                 346 404 426
Depreciation                 78 83 91
Amortization                 50 58 76
Operating expenses                 748 838 889
Operating income                 313 255 296
Other (expense) income:                      
Equity in losses of investee                 (6) (9) (8)
Gains on financial instruments                 0    
Interest expense, net                 1 (3) (9)
Foreign currency gain (loss)                 21 0 (10)
Loss on extinguishment of debt                   0 0
Intercompany interest (expense) income                 1 58 (9)
Nonoperating (expense) income                 17 46 (36)
Income before income taxes                 330 301 260
Income tax expense                 (115) (100) (146)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax                 0 0 0
Net income                 215 201 114
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                 (38) (34) (39)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 177 167 75
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net revenue                 (1,285) (1,352) (1,309)
Cost of goods sold                 (210) (223) (275)
Gross profit                 (1,075) (1,129) (1,034)
Operating expenses:                      
Operating                 (340) (289) (235)
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation                 (735) (840) (799)
Depreciation                 0 0 0
Amortization                 0 0 0
Operating expenses                 (1,075) (1,129) (1,034)
Operating income                 0 0 0
Other (expense) income:                      
Equity in losses of investee                 0 0 0
Gains on financial instruments                 0    
Interest expense, net                 0 0 0
Foreign currency gain (loss)                 0 0 0
Loss on extinguishment of debt                   0 0
Intercompany interest (expense) income                 0 0 (20)
Nonoperating (expense) income                 0 0 (20)
Income before income taxes                 0 0 (20)
Income tax expense                 0 0 0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax                 (647) (674) (416)
Net income                 (647) (674) (436)
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                 38 34 39
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 $ (609) $ (640) $ (397)