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)					1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Oct. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 07, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2016 USD ($)	May 13, 2016 USD ($) shares	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 8,476,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt						2,688,000,000	$ 1,956,000,000
Debt, Current						900,000,000		$ 1,226,000,000
1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						1,000
Repayments of Debt	$ 345,000,000
0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Debt exchanged						523,000,000
Repayments of Debt						1,181,000,000
Extraordinary Distribution to Bondholder						325,000,000
1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 [Member]
Interest rate (as a percent)					1.75%
1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 [Member] \| Charter Communications, Inc.
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio					2.9317
Exchange Price of Shares Attributable to Debentures \| $ / shares					$ 341.10
Ventures Margin Loan
Repayments of Debt						450,000,000
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						6,489,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt						1,143,000,000	1,470,000,000
Debt, Current						13,000,000
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 \| QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 400,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						3.125%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 500,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						5.125%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 750,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						4.375%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 4.85% Senior Secured Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 600,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						4.85%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 4.45% Senior Secured Notes Due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 600,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						4.45%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 5.45% Senior Secured Notes Due 2034 [Member]
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 400,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						5.45%
QVC Group Common Stock \| QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 300,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						5.95%
QVC Group Common Stock \| Amendment No. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 1,625,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						1.90%
Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 2,650,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity						$ 1,025,000,000
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						178,000,000
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						1,987,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt						1,545,000,000	$ 486,000,000
Debt, Current						887,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 436,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						4.00%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 436,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						3.75%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 337,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						3.50%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 2,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						0.75%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| 1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 [Member]
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 750,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 750,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						1.75%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Subsidiary Debt
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount						$ 26,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Ventures Margin Loan
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 450,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Ventures Margin Loan \| Charter Communications, Inc.
Shares Pledged as Collateral \| shares				5,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Expedia Margin Loan
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 300,000,000
Liberty Ventures common stock \| LIBOR \| Ventures Margin Loan
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis				LIBOR
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.65%
Liberty Ventures common stock \| LIBOR \| Expedia Margin Loan
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis		LIBOR
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.60%