Qurate Retail, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Earrings Per Share Basic and Diluted) (Details)

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Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Earrings Per Share Basic and Diluted) (Details) - shares shares in Millions	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 09, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
QVC Group
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		11	14
Basic EPS (WA shares outstanding)		476	453
Potentially dilutive shares		5	2
Diluted EPS (WA shares outstanding)		481	455
Liberty Ventures common stock
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		2
Basic EPS (WA shares outstanding)	86		85
Potentially dilutive shares	1		1
Diluted EPS (WA shares outstanding)	87		86
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Maximum
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount			1

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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