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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt (Narrative) (Details)

Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2016	May 13, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 09, 2015
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount					$ 8,260,000,000
1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					1,000
0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Debt exchanged				$ 148,000,000	321,000,000
Repayments of Debt				$ 173,000,000	540,000,000
Extraordinary Distribution to Bondholder					325,000,000
QVC \| Amendment No. 2 QVC Bank Credit Facility \| Segment, Liberty Interactive Corporation \| Revolving Credit Facility
Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 2,250,000,000
QVC \| Standby Letters of Credit \| Segment, Liberty Interactive Corporation \| Revolving Credit Facility
Maximum Borrowing Capacity						250,000,000
QVC \| Uncommitted Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments or Incremental Term Loans \| Segment, Liberty Interactive Corporation \| Revolving Credit Facility
Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 1,500,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount					6,437,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| 1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount					$ 345,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)					1.00%
QVC Group Common Stock \| Amendment No. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount					$ 1,675,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)					1.90%
Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,650,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity					$ 975,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| Standby Letters of Credit
Maximum Borrowing Capacity	300,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| Uncommitted Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments or Incremental Term Loans
Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,500,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| Portion of Credit Facility Available Only to QVC
Maximum Borrowing Capacity	2,250,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| Portion of Credit Facility Available to QVC and zulily
Maximum Borrowing Capacity	400,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| Portion of Credit Facility that matures on March 9, 2020 [Member]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 140,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| Subsidiary Debt
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount					76,000,000
QVC Group Common Stock \| LIBOR \| Amendment No. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis	LIBOR
QVC Group Common Stock \| Alternate Base Rate [Member] \| Amendment No. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis	ABR
QVC Group Common Stock \| Minimum \| Amendment No. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.25%
QVC Group Common Stock \| Maximum \| Amendment No. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%
Liberty Ventures common stock
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount					1,823,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount					$ 204,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)					0.75%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Subsidiary Debt
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount					$ 29,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Ventures Margin Loan
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount					$ 375,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 450,000,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis		LIBOR
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		2.65%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Ventures Margin Loan \| Charter Communications, Inc.
Shares Pledged as Collateral		5,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Expedia Margin Loan
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 300,000,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis			LIBOR
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.60%