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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis Of Presentation (Policies)
Notes Tables
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Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2018 item
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Number Of Tracking Stock \| item				2
LMC
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Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction		$ 2	$ 3
GCI Liberty
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Tax sharing payable		112
GCI Liberty \| Other Current Liabilities
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Tax sharing payable		37
Retained Earnings
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Reclassification		$ (197)	(3,530)
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Common Class A
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Share exchange ratio				1
Liberty Ventures common stock \| Common Class B
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Share exchange ratio				1
Transfer to entity under common control \| QVC Group
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Ownership interest transferred	100
Reclassification Of Working Capital Categories In Operating Activities Of Statement Of Cash Flows
Basic of presentation
Reclassification of prior period immaterial error			$ 281

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