Qurate Retail, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Related Party Transactions with Officers and Directors (Details)

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Related Party Transactions with Officers and Directors (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Aug. 13, 2018	Sep. 27, 2015	Dec. 31, 2018
Chairman
Employment agreement term			5 years
Officers' Compensation			$ 960,750
Annual base salary increase			5.00%
Annual target cash bonus			250.00%
CEO
Employment agreement term			5 years
Officers' Compensation			$ 1,250,000
Annual target cash bonus			100.00%
Termination Benefits Scenario Without Cause or Good Reason [Member] \| Chairman
Severance payment multiple			1.5
Pro rated severance payment			$ 11,750,000
Fixed severance payments			$ 17,500,000
Additional vesting added upon termination			18 months
Termination Benefits Scenario With No Good Reason [Member] \| Chairman
Fixed severance payments			$ 11,750,000
Termination Benefits Scenario For Death Or Disability [Member] \| Chairman
Severance payment multiple			1.5
Pro rated severance payment			$ 11,750,000
Fixed severance payments			17,500,000
Performance Options And Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Common Class B \| Chairman
Target Allocation [Abstract]
2015			16,000,000
2016			17,000,000
2017			18,000,000
2018			19,000,000
2019			20,000,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| CEO
Officers' Compensation			$ 4,125,000
Performance Shares \| CEO
Grants in period	182,983
Employee Stock Option \| CEO
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	7 years
Options granted	577,358	1,680,065
Option exercise price	$ 22.18	$ 26.00
Employee Stock Option \| CEO \| Tranche One
Award Vesting Period Percentage	50.00%	50.00%
Employee Stock Option \| CEO \| Tranche Two
Award Vesting Period Percentage	50.00%	50.00%

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