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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)

Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)						1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015	Jun. 01, 2015	Apr. 15, 2015	Mar. 09, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Loss on extinguishment of debt											$ (21,000,000)	$ (48,000,000)
HSN, Inc.
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.35	$ 0.35		$ 0.35
Special dividend received per share from equity method affiliate							$ 10
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions						$ 200,000,000
1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043 \| HSN, Inc.
Dividend Received Per Share From Equity Method Affiliate								$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.18
Portion of Dividend Passed Through To Note Holders											$ 54,000,000
QVC 7.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 \| Senior secured note [Member]
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount				$ 1,036.88
Principal amount				500,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 21,000,000
QVC Bank Credit Facilities
Interest rate (as a percent)								1.70%			1.70%
Remaining borrowing capacity								$ 1,300,000,000			$ 1,300,000,000
QVC
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company	$ 910,000,000
QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities \| Segment, Liberty Interactive Corporation \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 2,250,000,000
Standby letters of credit					250,000,000
Incremental borrowing capacity					$ 1,500,000,000
LIBOR \| QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis					LIBOR
Alternate Base Rate [Member] \| QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis					ABR
Minimum \| QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities \| Segment, Liberty Interactive Corporation \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					0.25%
Maximum \| QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities \| Segment, Liberty Interactive Corporation \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					1.75%
QVC Group Common Stock
Loss on extinguishment of debt											$ (21,000,000)	$ (48,000,000)
QVC Group Common Stock \| 8.5% Senior Debentures Due 2029
Interest rate (as a percent)								8.50%			8.50%
QVC Group Common Stock \| 8.25% Senior Debentures Due 2030
Interest rate (as a percent)								8.25%			8.25%
QVC Group Common Stock \| 1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Interest rate (as a percent)								1.00%			1.00%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019
Interest rate (as a percent)								3.125%			3.125%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 7.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020
Interest rate (as a percent)								7.375%			7.375%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes 2022
Interest rate (as a percent)								5.125%			5.125%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023
Interest rate (as a percent)								4.375%			4.375%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 4.850% Senior Secured Notes due 2024
Interest rate (as a percent)								4.85%			4.85%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 4.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 [Member]
Interest rate (as a percent)								4.45%			4.45%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 5.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2034 [Member]
Interest rate (as a percent)								5.45%			5.45%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043
Interest rate (as a percent)								5.95%			5.95%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029
Interest rate (as a percent)								4.00%			4.00%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030
Interest rate (as a percent)								3.75%			3.75%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031
Interest rate (as a percent)								3.50%			3.50%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Interest rate (as a percent)								0.75%			0.75%