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Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments - Revenue Disaggregation (Details)

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Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments - Revenue Disaggregation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2020
Sep. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net $ 3,383 $ 3,089 $ 9,725 $ 9,285
Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 1,468 1,188 4,089 3,551
Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 611 621 1,748 1,871
Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 482 476 1,459 1,414
Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 380 352 1,145 1,152
Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 225 233 676 642
Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 164 169 462 501
Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 53 50 146 154
Operating Segments | QxH        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 1,980 1,854 5,782 5,585
Operating Segments | QxH | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 819 670 2,303 2,009
Operating Segments | QxH | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 312 334 913 1,005
Operating Segments | QxH | Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 297 303 910 915
Operating Segments | QxH | Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 219 199 676 667
Operating Segments | QxH | Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 197 209 588 564
Operating Segments | QxH | Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 93 98 273 303
Operating Segments | QxH | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 43 41 119 122
Operating Segments | QVC International        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 723 650 2,071 1,934
Operating Segments | QVC International | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 286 236 829 714
Operating Segments | QVC International | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 115 107 316 327
Operating Segments | QVC International | Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 168 161 499 462
Operating Segments | QVC International | Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 67 63 188 190
Operating Segments | QVC International | Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 25 21 78 68
Operating Segments | QVC International | Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 59 59 155 161
Operating Segments | QVC International | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 3 3 6 12
Operating Segments | Zulily        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 395 359 1,133 1,119
Operating Segments | Zulily | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 115 95 326 298
Operating Segments | Zulily | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 147 141 411 422
Operating Segments | Zulily | Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 17 12 50 37
Operating Segments | Zulily | Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 94 90 281 295
Operating Segments | Zulily | Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 3 3 10 10
Operating Segments | Zulily | Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 12 12 34 37
Operating Segments | Zulily | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 7 6 21 20
Corporate and Other        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 285 226 739 647
Corporate and Other | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 248 187 631 530
Corporate and Other | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net $ 37 $ 39 $ 108 $ 117