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

Information About Liberty's Operating Segments (Other Information By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Total assets	$ 24,722		$ 24,676
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	1,236		1,237
Capital expenditures	129	136
Inter-group Eliminations
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	0
Capital expenditures	0
Interactive Group
Total assets	14,346
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	363		343
Capital expenditures	87	111
Interactive Group \| QVC
Total assets	12,648
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	50
Capital expenditures	57
Interactive Group \| E-commerce
Total assets	1,233
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	0
Capital expenditures	30
Interactive Group \| Corporate and Other
Total assets	465
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	313
Capital expenditures	0
Ventures Group
Total assets	10,535
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	873		894
Capital expenditures	42	25
Ventures Group \| TripAdvisor, Inc.
Total assets	7,321
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	0
Capital expenditures	42
Ventures Group \| Corporate and Other
Total assets	3,214
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	873
Capital expenditures	0
Inter-group Eliminations
Total assets	(159)
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	$ 0