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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, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Sep. 30, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net $ 3,144 $ 3,383 $ 9,985 $ 9,725
Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 1,302 1,468 4,218 4,089
Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 633 611 1,919 1,748
Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 458 482 1,430 1,459
Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 338 380 1,137 1,145
Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 198 225 638 676
Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 161 164 475 462
Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 54 53 168 146
Operating Segments | QxH        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 1,813 1,980 5,738 5,782
Operating Segments | QxH | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 679 819 2,229 2,303
Operating Segments | QxH | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 336 312 985 913
Operating Segments | QxH | Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 279 297 859 910
Operating Segments | QxH | Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 210 219 720 676
Operating Segments | QxH | Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 171 197 539 588
Operating Segments | QxH | Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 95 93 269 273
Operating Segments | QxH | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 43 43 137 119
Operating Segments | QVC International        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 699 723 2,264 2,071
Operating Segments | QVC International | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 272 286 905 829
Operating Segments | QVC International | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 119 115 372 316
Operating Segments | QVC International | Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 164 168 521 499
Operating Segments | QVC International | Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 62 67 199 188
Operating Segments | QVC International | Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 24 25 89 78
Operating Segments | QVC International | Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 55 59 169 155
Operating Segments | QVC International | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 3 3 9 6
Operating Segments | Zulily        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 328 395 1,102 1,133
Operating Segments | Zulily | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 93 115 336 326
Operating Segments | Zulily | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 132 147 429 411
Operating Segments | Zulily | Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 15 17 50 50
Operating Segments | Zulily | Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 66 94 218 281
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 11 12 37 34
Operating Segments | Zulily | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 8 7 22 21
Corporate and Other        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 304 285 881 739
Corporate and Other | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 258 248 748 631
Corporate and Other | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net $ 46 $ 37 $ 133 $ 108