Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt (Debt Excluding Intergroup Debt) (Details)

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Debt (Debt Excluding Intergroup Debt) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Sep. 30, 2016
Aug. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Outstanding principal $ 8,476    
Total consolidated debt 8,155   $ 8,707
Less debt classified as current (900)   (1,226)
Long-term debt 7,255   7,481
1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 [Member]      
Debt instrument interest rate   1.75%  
QVC Group Common Stock      
Outstanding principal 6,489    
Total consolidated debt 6,452   6,535
Less debt classified as current (13)    
Long-term debt 6,439    
Deferred loan costs (30)   (34)
QVC Group Common Stock | 8.5% Senior Debentures Due 2029      
Outstanding principal 287    
Total consolidated debt $ 285   285
Debt instrument interest rate 8.50%    
QVC Group Common Stock | 8.25% Senior Debentures Due 2030      
Outstanding principal $ 504    
Total consolidated debt $ 501   501
Debt instrument interest rate 8.25%    
QVC Group Common Stock | 1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043      
Outstanding principal $ 345    
Total consolidated debt $ 346   349
Debt instrument interest rate 1.00%    
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member]      
Outstanding principal $ 400    
Total consolidated debt $ 399   399
Debt instrument interest rate 3.125%    
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022 [Member]      
Outstanding principal $ 500    
Total consolidated debt $ 500   500
Debt instrument interest rate 5.125%    
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023      
Outstanding principal $ 750    
Total consolidated debt $ 750   750
Debt instrument interest rate 4.375%    
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 4.85% Senior Secured Notes Due 2024 [Member]      
Outstanding principal $ 600    
Total consolidated 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    
Total consolidated 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    
Total consolidated debt $ 399   399
Debt instrument interest rate 5.45%    
QVC Group Common Stock | QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043      
Outstanding principal $ 300    
Total consolidated debt $ 300   300
Debt instrument interest rate 5.95%    
QVC Group Common Stock | Amendment No. 2 QVC Bank Credit Facility      
Total consolidated debt     1,815
QVC Group Common Stock | Amendment No. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility      
Outstanding principal $ 1,625    
Total consolidated debt $ 1,625    
Debt instrument interest rate 1.90%    
QVC Group Common Stock | Subsidiary Debt      
Outstanding principal $ 178    
Total consolidated debt 178   72
Liberty Ventures common stock      
Outstanding principal 1,987    
Total consolidated debt 1,703   2,172
Less debt classified as current (887)    
Long-term debt 816    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029      
Outstanding principal 436    
Total consolidated debt $ 291   257
Debt instrument interest rate 4.00%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030      
Outstanding principal $ 436    
Total consolidated debt $ 273   275
Debt instrument interest rate 3.75%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031      
Outstanding principal $ 337    
Total consolidated debt $ 313   312
Debt instrument interest rate 3.50%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043      
Outstanding principal $ 2    
Total consolidated debt $ 6   1,287
Debt instrument interest rate 0.75%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 [Member]      
Outstanding principal $ 750    
Total consolidated debt $ 794    
Debt instrument interest rate 1.75%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | Subsidiary Debt      
Outstanding principal $ 26    
Total consolidated debt $ 26   $ 41