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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net $ 14,177 $ 13,458 $ 14,070
Corporate and other      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,069 901 971
QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 8,505 8,277 8,544
QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 2,967 2,709 2,738
Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,636 1,571 1,817
Home      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 6,121 5,214 5,510
Home | Corporate and other      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 903 729 791
Home | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 3,529 3,053 3,185
Home | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,199 1,010 1,023
Home | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 490 422 511
Beauty      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 2,058 2,016 2,020
Beauty | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,261 1,304 1,330
Beauty | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 724 659 640
Beauty | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 73 53 50
Apparel      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 2,356 2,484 2,642
Apparel | Corporate and other      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 166 172 180
Apparel | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,170 1,291 1,325
Apparel | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 437 439 453
Apparel | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 583 582 684
Accessories      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,598 1,597 1,679
Accessories | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 944 919 934
Accessories | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 260 262 273
Accessories | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 394 416 472
Electronics      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,208 1,261 1,271
Electronics | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,069 1,142 1,134
Electronics | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 122 104 119
Electronics | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 17 15 18
Jewelry      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 630 677 740
Jewelry | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 363 402 474
Jewelry | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 216 221 213
Jewelry | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 51 54 53
Other revenue      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 206 209 208
Other revenue | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 169 166 162
Other revenue | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 9 14 17
Other revenue | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net $ 28 $ 29 $ 29