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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies - Gain on Sale Leaseback Transaction (Details)

Commitments and Contingencies - Gain on Sale Leaseback Transaction (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) item property	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($) item property	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets							$ 202	$ 701
Sale leaseback gain					$ 277		119	520
Operating lease right-of-use assets			$ 577				577		$ 585
Operating lease liabilities			539				539		518
Other assets held for sale									71
Foreign Exchange Forward
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount										$ 167
Derivative liability									$ 10
Derivative Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]									Accrued Liabilities, Current
Payment for net cash settlement of derivative	$ 12
QVC
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| property	2	5
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets		$ 443
Initial term of lease (in years)	20 years	20 years
Operating lease, existence of option to extend	true	true
Maximum number of consecutive terms eligible for extension \| item	4	4
Renewal term	5 years	5 years
Sale leaseback gain					$ 277			$ 277
Operating lease right-of-use assets		$ 207
Operating lease liabilities		$ 205
Consumer Product Safety Civil Penalties			$ 16				$ 16
QVC \| New Lease
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets						$ 250
Sale leaseback gain						240
Debt forgiveness						84
Operating lease right-of-use assets						37
Operating lease liabilities						$ 31
QVC \| German Facility
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	$ 102
Sale leaseback gain				$ 69
Operating lease right-of-use assets				42
Operating lease liabilities				42
QVC \| United Kingdom Facility
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	$ 80
Sale leaseback gain				44
Operating lease right-of-use assets				32
Operating lease liabilities				$ 32