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Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Revenue Disaggregation) (Details)

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Revenue Disaggregation) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue $ 3,231 $ 9,694
Maximum sales return period   30 days
Home    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 1,236 $ 3,681
Apparel    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 634 1,923
Beauty    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 454 1,402
Accessories    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 411 1,262
Electronics    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 236 630
Jewelry    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 181 551
Other    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 79 245
QVC US    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 1,418 4,262
QVC US | Home    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 497 1,450
QVC US | Apparel    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 286 898
QVC US | Beauty    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 228 717
QVC US | Accessories    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 180 560
QVC US | Electronics    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 115 290
QVC US | Jewelry    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 79 250
QVC US | Other    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 33 97
QVC Int'l    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 640 1,972
QVC Int'l | Home    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 235 730
QVC Int'l | Apparel    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 113 348
QVC Int'l | Beauty    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 148 450
QVC Int'l | Accessories    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 64 203
QVC Int'l | Electronics    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 26 74
QVC Int'l | Jewelry    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 51 154
QVC Int'l | Other    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 3 13
HSN    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 513 1,495
HSN | Home    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 216 640
HSN | Apparel    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 23 74
HSN | Beauty    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 67 200
HSN | Accessories    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 62 170
HSN | Electronics    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 92 255
HSN | Jewelry    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 39 112
HSN | Other    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 14 44
zulily    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 432 1,266
zulily | Home    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 118 341
zulily | Apparel    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 175 494
zulily | Beauty    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 11 35
zulily | Accessories    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 105 329
zulily | Electronics    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 3 11
zulily | Jewelry    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 12 35
zulily | Other    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 8 21
Corp and Other    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 228 699
Corp and Other | Home    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 170 520
Corp and Other | Apparel    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue 37 109
Corp and Other | Other    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Net revenue $ 21 $ 70