Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt (Debt Excluding Intergroup Debt) (Details)

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Long-Term Debt (Debt Excluding Intergroup Debt) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Sep. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Outstanding principal $ 7,797  
Long-term Debt 7,855 $ 8,051
Current portion of debt (894) (946)
Long-term debt $ 6,961 7,105
QVC Bank Credit Facilities    
Debt instrument interest rate 1.70%  
QVC Group Common Stock    
Outstanding principal $ 5,684  
Long-term Debt 5,691 5,860
Current portion of debt (9)  
Long-term debt 5,682  
QVC Group Common Stock | 8.5% Senior Debentures Due 2029    
Outstanding principal 287  
Long-term Debt $ 285 285
Debt instrument interest rate 8.50%  
QVC Group Common Stock | 8.25% Senior Debentures Due 2030    
Outstanding principal $ 505  
Long-term Debt $ 501 501
Debt instrument interest rate 8.25%  
QVC Group Common Stock | 1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043    
Outstanding principal $ 346  
Long-term Debt $ 362 444
Debt instrument interest rate 1.00%  
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019    
Outstanding principal $ 400  
Long-term Debt $ 399 399
Debt instrument interest rate 3.125%  
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 7.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020    
Long-term Debt   500
Debt instrument interest rate 7.375%  
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes 2022    
Outstanding principal $ 500  
Long-term Debt $ 500 500
Debt instrument interest rate 5.125%  
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023    
Outstanding principal $ 750  
Long-term Debt $ 750 750
Debt instrument interest rate 4.375%  
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 4.850% Senior Secured Notes due 2024    
Outstanding principal $ 600  
Long-term Debt $ 600 600
Debt instrument interest rate 4.85%  
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 4.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 [Member]    
Outstanding principal $ 600  
Long-term Debt $ 599 599
Debt instrument interest rate 4.45%  
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 5.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2034 [Member]    
Outstanding principal $ 400  
Long-term Debt $ 399 399
Debt instrument interest rate 5.45%  
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043    
Outstanding principal $ 300  
Long-term Debt $ 300 300
Debt instrument interest rate 5.95%  
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC Bank Credit Facilities    
Outstanding principal $ 920  
Long-term Debt 920 508
QVC Group Common Stock | Subsidiary Debt    
Outstanding principal 76  
Long-term Debt 76 75
Liberty Ventures common stock    
Outstanding principal 2,113  
Long-term Debt 2,164 2,191
Current portion of debt (885)  
Long-term debt 1,279  
Liberty Ventures common stock | 4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029    
Outstanding principal 437  
Long-term Debt $ 267 294
Debt instrument interest rate 4.00%  
Liberty Ventures common stock | 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030    
Outstanding principal $ 437  
Long-term Debt $ 278 291
Debt instrument interest rate 3.75%  
Liberty Ventures common stock | 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031    
Outstanding principal $ 346  
Long-term Debt $ 315 325
Debt instrument interest rate 3.50%  
Liberty Ventures common stock | 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043    
Outstanding principal $ 850  
Long-term Debt $ 1,261 1,220
Debt instrument interest rate 0.75%  
Liberty Ventures common stock | Subsidiary Debt    
Outstanding principal $ 43  
Long-term Debt $ 43 $ 61