Qurate Retail, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)

Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands				9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Long-term debt				$ 7,357,000	$ 8,549,000
Outstanding principal				$ 7,487,000
8.5% Senior Debentures Due 2029
Interest rate (as a percent)				8.50%
Long-term debt				$ 286,000	285,000
Outstanding principal				$ 287,000
8.25% Senior Debentures Due 2030
Interest rate (as a percent)				8.25%
Long-term debt				$ 502,000	502,000
Outstanding principal				$ 504,000
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029
Interest rate (as a percent)				4.00%
Long-term debt				$ 325,000	316,000
Outstanding principal				$ 433,000
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030
Interest rate (as a percent)				3.75%
Long-term debt				$ 315,000	318,000
Outstanding principal				$ 434,000
3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031
Interest rate (as a percent)				3.50%
Long-term debt				$ 412,000	342,000
Outstanding principal				$ 318,000
0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Interest rate (as a percent)				0.75%
Long-term debt				$ 2,000	2,000
1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046
Interest rate (as a percent)				1.75%
Long-term debt				$ 372,000	868,000
Outstanding principal				332,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount				457,000
Subsidiary Debt
Long-term debt				189,000	170,000
Outstanding principal				$ 189,000
QVC \| QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019
Interest rate (as a percent)				3.125%
Long-term debt				$ 399,000	399,000
Outstanding principal				$ 400,000
QVC \| QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022
Interest rate (as a percent)				5.125%
Long-term debt				$ 500,000	500,000
Outstanding principal				$ 500,000
QVC \| QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023
Interest rate (as a percent)				4.375%
Long-term debt				$ 750,000	750,000
Outstanding principal				$ 750,000
QVC \| QVC 4.85% Senior Secured Notes Due 2024
Interest rate (as a percent)				4.85%
Long-term debt				$ 600,000	600,000
Outstanding principal				$ 600,000
QVC \| QVC 4.45% Senior Secured Notes Due 2025 [Member]
Interest rate (as a percent)				4.45%
Long-term debt				$ 599,000	599,000
Outstanding principal				$ 600,000
QVC \| QVC 5.45% Senior Secured Notes Due 2034 [Member]
Interest rate (as a percent)				5.45%
Long-term debt				$ 399,000	399,000
Outstanding principal				$ 400,000
QVC \| QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043
Interest rate (as a percent)				5.95%
Long-term debt				$ 300,000	300,000
Outstanding principal				300,000
QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities
Long-term debt				825,000	1,763,000
Outstanding principal				$ 825,000
QVC \| Amendment No. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 2,650,000
Interest rate (as a percent)				3.70%
Remaining borrowing capacity				$ 1,800,000
Number of Quarters Used In Computing Debt Ratio \| item				4
QVC \| QVC 6.735% Senior Secured Notes Due 2067
Interest rate (as a percent)				6.375%
Long-term debt				$ 225,000
Outstanding principal				$ 225,000
Debt instrument, term				5 years
QVC \| Standby Letters of Credit
Maximum borrowing capacity		300,000
QVC \| Standby Letters of Credit \| Portion of Credit Facility Available to QVC and zulily
Maximum borrowing capacity		50,000
QVC \| Uncommitted Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments or Incremental Term Loans
Maximum borrowing capacity		1,500,000
QVC \| Portion of Credit Facility Available Only to QVC
Maximum borrowing capacity		2,250,000
QVC \| Portion of Credit Facility Available to QVC and zulily
Maximum borrowing capacity		400,000
Remaining borrowing capacity				$ 400,000
QVC \| Portion of Credit Facility that matures on March 9, 2020 [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 140,000
HSNi \| HSNi Bank Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,750,000
Long-term debt				390,000	$ 460,000
Outstanding principal				390,000
Secured debt			$ 1,250,000
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Percentage secured by U.S. subsidiaries			100.00%
Percentage secured by foreign subsidiaries			65.00%
Line of Credit, current borrowing capacity			$ 750,000
HSNi \| HSNi Bank Credit Facility \| Senior secured note
Secured debt			$ 500,000
HSNi \| Amendment No. 1 HSNi Bank Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity				$ 602,000
Debt instrument interest Rate Interest rate (as a percent)				3.70%
Leverage ratio	3.50
Credit issued under the revolving credit facility				$ 8,400
Minimum \| HSNi \| Amendment No. 1 HSNi Bank Credit Facility
Commitment fee (as a percent)	0.20%
Minimum \| LIBOR \| QVC \| Amendment No. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.25%
Minimum \| LIBOR \| HSNi \| Amendment No. 1 HSNi Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.25%
Minimum \| Base Rate \| QVC \| Amendment No. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.25%
Minimum \| Base Rate \| HSNi \| Amendment No. 1 HSNi Bank Credit Facility
Debt instrument interest Rate Interest rate (as a percent)	0.25%
Maximum \| HSNi \| Amendment No. 1 HSNi Bank Credit Facility
Commitment fee (as a percent)	0.30%
Maximum \| LIBOR \| QVC \| Amendment No. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.75%
Maximum \| LIBOR \| HSNi \| Amendment No. 1 HSNi Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%
Maximum \| Base Rate \| QVC \| Amendment No. 3 QVC Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.75%
Maximum \| Base Rate \| HSNi \| Amendment No. 1 HSNi Bank Credit Facility
Debt instrument interest Rate Interest rate (as a percent)	0.75%