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
Sep. 30, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Outstanding principal $ 8,157  
Total consolidated debt 8,061 $ 8,042
Less debt classified as current (1,011) (876)
Long-term debt, including current portion 7,050 7,166
QVC Group Common Stock    
Outstanding principal 6,208  
Total consolidated debt 6,175 6,375
Less debt classified as current (17)  
Long-term debt, including current portion 6,158  
Deferred loan costs (26) (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 | 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 $ 1,690  
Total consolidated debt $ 1,690 1,896
Debt instrument interest rate 2.70%  
QVC Group Common Stock | Subsidiary Debt    
Outstanding principal $ 177  
Total consolidated debt 177 174
Liberty Ventures common stock    
Outstanding principal 1,949  
Total consolidated debt 1,886 1,667
Less debt classified as current (994)  
Long-term debt, including current portion 892  
Liberty Ventures common stock | 4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029    
Outstanding principal 435  
Total consolidated debt $ 334 276
Debt instrument interest rate 4.00%  
Liberty Ventures common stock | 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030    
Outstanding principal $ 435  
Total consolidated debt $ 326 267
Debt instrument interest rate 3.75%  
Liberty Ventures common stock | 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031    
Outstanding principal $ 328  
Total consolidated debt $ 331 316
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 $ 892 $ 805
Debt instrument interest rate 1.75%