Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2021
Jun. 30, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Jun. 30, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 30, 2020
General business information              
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest $ 39 $ 46          
Note receivable - related party (note 1) $ 1,740     $ 1,740     $ 1,800
Receivable with Imputed Interest, Effective Yield (Interest Rate) 0.48%            
Interest Income, Related Party $ 6            
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 504     919      
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net 580     633      
Total equity 5,228 8,224 $ 7,652 7,721 $ 8,190 $ 8,091  
Accumulated deficit              
General business information              
Total equity $ (5,019) (2,552) $ (2,751) (2,942) $ (2,605) $ (2,766)  
Revision of Prior Period, Adjustment              
General business information              
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net       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%            
QVC-Japan | Mitsui [Domain]              
General business information              
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners 40.00%            
QVC to Zulily allocated expenses [Member] | zulily, llc [Member]              
General business information              
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction $ 3 6          
Zulily to QVC allocated expenses [Member] | zulily, llc [Member]              
General business information              
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction 6 6          
QVC to CBI Allocated Expenses [Member] | Cornerstone Brands Inc [Member]              
General business information              
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party 22 16          
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            
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description variable interest rate equal to the LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin rate