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
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Aug. 31, 2016
Outstanding principal $ 8,176    
Total consolidated debt 7,930 $ 8,042  
Less debt classified as current (917) (876)  
Long-term debt, including current portion 7,013 7,166  
1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 [Member]      
Debt instrument interest rate     1.75%
QVC Group Common Stock      
Outstanding principal 6,221    
Total consolidated debt 6,184 6,375  
Less debt classified as current (15)    
Long-term debt, including current portion 6,169    
Deferred loan costs (29) (28)  
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 $ 502 501  
Debt instrument interest rate 8.25%    
QVC Group Common Stock | 1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043      
Outstanding principal $ 1    
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. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility      
Outstanding principal $ 1,699    
Total consolidated debt $ 1,699 1,896  
Debt instrument interest rate 2.50%    
QVC Group Common Stock | Subsidiary Debt      
Outstanding principal $ 180    
Total consolidated debt 180 174  
Liberty Ventures common stock      
Outstanding principal 1,955    
Total consolidated debt 1,746 1,667  
Less debt classified as current (902)    
Long-term debt, including current portion 844    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029      
Outstanding principal 435    
Total consolidated debt $ 290 276  
Debt instrument interest rate 4.00%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030      
Outstanding principal $ 436    
Total consolidated debt $ 284 267  
Debt instrument interest rate 3.75%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031      
Outstanding principal $ 333    
Total consolidated debt $ 324 316  
Debt instrument interest rate 3.50%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043      
Outstanding principal $ 1    
Total consolidated debt $ 3 3  
Debt instrument interest rate 0.75%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 [Member]      
Outstanding principal $ 750    
Total consolidated debt $ 845 $ 805  
Debt instrument interest rate 1.75%