Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 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
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Aug. 31, 2016
Outstanding principal $ 8,681    
Total consolidated debt 8,549 $ 8,042  
Less debt classified as current (996) (876)  
Long-term debt, including current portion $ 7,553 7,166  
8.5% Senior Debentures Due 2029      
Debt instrument interest rate 8.50%    
8.25% Senior Debentures Due 2030      
Debt instrument interest rate 8.25%    
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029      
Debt instrument interest rate 4.00%    
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030      
Debt instrument interest rate 3.75%    
3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031      
Debt instrument interest rate 3.50%    
0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043      
Debt instrument interest rate 0.75%    
1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046      
Outstanding principal $ 750   $ 750
Total consolidated debt $ 868 805  
Debt instrument interest rate 1.75%    
QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member]      
Debt instrument interest rate 3.125%    
QVC Group Common Stock      
Outstanding principal $ 6,734    
Total consolidated debt 6,703 6,375  
Less debt classified as current (17) (14)  
Long-term debt, including current portion 6,686 6,361  
Deferred loan costs (24) (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  
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      
Outstanding principal $ 1,763    
Total consolidated debt 1,763 1,896  
QVC Group Common Stock | HSNi Bank Credit Facility      
Outstanding principal 460    
Total consolidated debt 460    
QVC Group Common Stock | Other Debt [Member]      
Outstanding principal 170    
Total consolidated debt 170 174  
Liberty Ventures common stock      
Outstanding principal 1,947    
Total consolidated debt 1,846 1,667  
Less debt classified as current (979) (862)  
Long-term debt, including current portion 867 805  
Liberty Ventures common stock | 4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029      
Outstanding principal 434    
Total consolidated debt $ 316 276  
Debt instrument interest rate 4.00%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030      
Outstanding principal $ 435    
Total consolidated debt $ 318 267  
Debt instrument interest rate 3.75%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031      
Outstanding principal $ 328    
Total consolidated debt $ 342 316  
Debt instrument interest rate 3.50%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043      
Total consolidated debt $ 2 $ 3  
Debt instrument interest rate 0.75%    
Liberty Ventures common stock | 1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046      
Debt instrument interest rate 1.75%