Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2021
Mar. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Mar. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 30, 2020
General business information                
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest   $ 27 $ 31          
Note receivable - related party (note 1) $ 1,740 $ 1,740     $ 1,740     $ 1,800
Receivable with Imputed Interest, Effective Yield (Interest Rate)   0.48%            
Interest Income, Related Party 2 $ 4            
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,307 at June 30, 2022 and $1,371 at December 31, 2021 730 730     919      
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net 612 612     633      
Total equity 7,652 7,652 8,190 $ 7,547 7,721 $ 8,049 $ 8,091  
Accumulated deficit                
General business information                
Total equity $ (2,751) $ (2,751) (2,605) $ (3,012) (2,942) $ (2,721) $ (2,766)  
Revision of Prior Period, Adjustment                
General business information                
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,307 at June 30, 2022 and $1,371 at December 31, 2021         47      
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net         3      
Revision of Prior Period, Adjustment | Accumulated deficit                
General business information                
Total equity         $ 44      
QVC-Japan                
General business information                
Investment Owned, Percent of Net Assets 60.00% 60.00%            
QVC-Japan | Mitsui [Domain]                
General business information                
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners 40.00% 40.00%            
QVC to Zulily allocated expenses [Member] | zulily, llc [Member]                
General business information                
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction   $ 4 4          
Zulily to QVC allocated expenses [Member] | zulily, llc [Member]                
General business information                
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction   5 5          
QVC to CBI Allocated Expenses [Member] | Cornerstone Brands Inc [Member]                
General business information                
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party   13 11          
CBI to QVC allocated expenses [Member] | Cornerstone Brands Inc [Member]                
General business information                
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party   1 $ 1          
QVC to Zulily loan [Member] | zulily, llc [Member]                
General business information                
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 100 $ 100            
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description   variable interest rate equal to the LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin rate