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

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Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Cash Flow) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 349 $ 457    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures (36) (17)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights (20) (1)    
Other investing activities   0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 (3)    
Intercompany investing activities 0 0    
Net cash used in investing activities (56) (21)    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (967) (650)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 872 454    
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc. 140 0    
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc. (233) (183)    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (23) (22)    
Other financing activities (7) (4)    
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities 0 0    
Net cash used in financing activities (218) (405)    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 13 9    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 88 40    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 356 334 $ 268 $ 294
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.        
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities 166 220    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures (18) (13)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0    
Other investing activities   0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets 2 (2)    
Intercompany investing activities 82 201    
Net cash used in investing activities 66 186    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (964) (648)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 872 454    
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc. 140      
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc. (233) (183)    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0    
Other financing activities (7) (4)    
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (19) (20)    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities (13) (6)    
Net cash used in financing activities (224) (407)    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 0 0    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 8 (1)    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 15 9 7 10
Combined subsidiary guarantors        
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities 169 155    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures (1) (1)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights (19) (1)    
Other investing activities   0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0    
Intercompany investing activities (105) (522)    
Net cash used in investing activities (125) (524)    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0    
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc. 0      
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc. 0 0    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0    
Other financing activities 0 0    
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 14 (1,030)    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities 6 1,453    
Net cash used in financing activities 20 423    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 0 0    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 64 54    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 97 151 33 97
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries        
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities 14 82    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures (17) (3)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights (1) 0    
Other investing activities   0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets (2) (1)    
Intercompany investing activities 0 0    
Net cash used in investing activities (20) (4)    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (3) (2)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0    
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc. 0      
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc. 0 0    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (23) (22)    
Other financing activities 0 0    
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 5 1,050    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities 30 (1,126)    
Net cash used in financing activities 9 (100)    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 13 9    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 16 (13)    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 244 174 228 187
Eliminations        
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities 0 0    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures 0 0    
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0    
Other investing activities   0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0    
Intercompany investing activities 23 321    
Net cash used in investing activities 23 321    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0    
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc. 0      
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc. 0 0    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0    
Other financing activities 0 0    
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities (23) (321)    
Net cash used in financing activities (23) (321)    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 0 0    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 0 0    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0