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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, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 267 $ 344    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures (54) (38)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights (52) (20)    
Other investing activities 29 (25)    
Changes in other noncurrent assets (10) 0    
Intercompany investing activities 0 0    
Net cash used in investing activities (87) (83)    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of debt and finance lease obligations (563) (1,037)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 663 982    
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc. 0 140    
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc. (354) (233)    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (22) (23)    
Other financing activities (4) (14)    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 0 0    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities 0 0    
Net cash used in financing activities (280) (185)    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (4) 13    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (104) 89    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 446 379 $ 550 $ 290
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.        
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities (1) 166    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures (24) (18)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0    
Other investing activities 0 0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets (8) 2    
Intercompany investing activities 82 82    
Net cash used in investing activities 50 66    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of debt and finance lease obligations (560) (964)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 663 872    
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc.   140    
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc. (354) (233)    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0    
Other financing activities (4) (7)    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 150 (19)    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities (2) (13)    
Net cash used in financing activities (107) (224)    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 0 0    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (58) 8    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 20 15 78 7
Combined subsidiary guarantors        
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities 233 164    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures (10) (3)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights (52) (19)    
Other investing activities 29 (25)    
Changes in other noncurrent assets 1 0    
Intercompany investing activities (333) (105)    
Net cash used in investing activities (365) (152)    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of debt and finance lease obligations 0 (70)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 110    
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 (7)    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) (162) 14    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities 249 6    
Net cash used in financing activities 87 53    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 0 0    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (45) 65    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 147 120 192 55
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries        
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities 35 14    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures (20) (17)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 (1)    
Other investing activities 0 0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets (3) (2)    
Intercompany investing activities 0 0    
Net cash used in investing activities (23) (20)    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of debt and finance lease obligations (3) (3)    
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 (22) (23)    
Other financing activities 0 0    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 12 5    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities 4 30    
Net cash used in financing activities (9) 9    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (4) 13    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (1) 16    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 279 244 280 228
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 0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0    
Intercompany investing activities 251 23    
Net cash used in investing activities 251 23    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of debt and finance 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 borrowings (repayments) 0 0    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities (251) (23)    
Net cash used in financing activities (251) (23)    
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