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Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments - Revenue Disaggregation (Details)

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Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments - Revenue Disaggregation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net $ 3,085 $ 3,230
Home    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 1,183 1,249
Apparel    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 619 639
Beauty    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 448 462
Accessories    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 390 400
Electronics    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 210 202
Jewelry    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 177 199
Other revenue    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 58 79
Operating Segments | QxH    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 1,857 1,926
Operating Segments | QxH | Home    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 679 726
Operating Segments | QxH | Apparel    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 326 325
Operating Segments | QxH | Beauty    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 292 306
Operating Segments | QxH | Accessories    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 220 219
Operating Segments | QxH | Electronics    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 181 172
Operating Segments | QxH | Jewelry    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 112 132
Operating Segments | QxH | Other revenue    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 47 46
Operating Segments | QVC International    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 644 676
Operating Segments | QVC International | Home    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 247 260
Operating Segments | QVC International | Apparel    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 112 119
Operating Segments | QVC International | Beauty    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 143 144
Operating Segments | QVC International | Accessories    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 62 67
Operating Segments | QVC International | Electronics    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 25 26
Operating Segments | QVC International | Jewelry    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 52 55
Operating Segments | QVC International | Other revenue    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 3 5
Operating Segments | Zulily    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 397 419
Operating Segments | Zulily | Home    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 111 116
Operating Segments | Zulily | Apparel    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 140 156
Operating Segments | Zulily | Beauty    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 13 12
Operating Segments | Zulily | Accessories    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 108 114
Operating Segments | Zulily | Electronics    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 4 4
Operating Segments | Zulily | Jewelry    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 13 12
Operating Segments | Zulily | Other revenue    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 8 5
Corp and Other    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 187 209
Corp and Other | Home    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 146 147
Corp and Other | Apparel    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net $ 41 39
Corp and Other | Other revenue    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net   $ 23