Qurate Retail, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Disposals (Details)

Disposals (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 27, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Earnings (loss) before income taxes						$ 24	$ 437	$ 61
Income tax (expense) benefit						(4)	(157)	(21)
Current assets of Expedia, Inc.	$ 2,976
Total assets of Expedia, Inc.	15,486
Current liabilities of Expedia, Inc.	5,926
Total liabilities of Expedia, Inc.	10,556
Total equity of Expedia, Inc.	4,930
Total operating income of Expedia, Inc.	414		$ 518
Gain on sale of business, Expedia, Inc.	509
Income tax (benefit), Expedia, Inc.	(203)		(92)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Expedia shareholders, Expedia, Inc.	764		$ 398
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method, disposal group	927
Deferred income tax liabilities, disposal group	285
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes						20	280	88
Maximum value of promissory note if margin call threshold is met						200
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash distribution to parent from discontinued operation					$ 350
Trip Holdings \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt					$ 400
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue								883
Earnings (loss) before income taxes								68
Income tax (expense) benefit								(20)
Earnings (loss) attributable to parent								(1)
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net debt				$ 350
Backcountry \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue							227	471
Earnings (loss) attributable to parent							(3)	1
Consideration from sale of business		$ 350
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal		$ 105
CommerceHub \| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue						51	89	66
Disposal Group Net Earnings (Loss)						5	(10)	6
Disposal Group Total Assets	115						115
Liberty Expedia Holdings \| Bodybuilding \| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue						355	464	455
Disposal Group Net Earnings (Loss)						$ 6	3	5
Disposal Group Total Assets	$ 198						198
Provide \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue								666
Disposal Group Net Earnings (Loss)								$ 10
QVC Group Common Stock
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations and Disposal of Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Basic Share								$ (0.03)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share								$ (0.03)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes							$ 0	$ (15)
Liberty Ventures common stock
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations and Disposal of Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Basic Share						$ 0.15	$ 1.97	$ 0.62
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share						$ 0.15	$ 1.96	$ 0.61
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes						$ 20	$ 280	$ 103
TripAdvisor, Inc. \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership interest in investee				22.00%
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired				57.00%
FTD
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	35.00%		35.00%				35.00%	35.00%
FTD \| Liberty Ventures common stock
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage						37.00%