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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 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net $ 3,089 $ 3,231 $ 9,285 $ 9,694
Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 1,186 1,236 3,544 3,681
Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 621 656 1,870 1,985
Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 476 453 1,411 1,401
Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 352 388 1,151 1,200
Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 231 236 639 628
Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 168 180 500 551
Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 55 82 170 248
Operating Segments | QxH        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 1,854 1,929 5,585 5,755
Operating Segments | QxH | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 668 713 2,002 2,090
Operating Segments | QxH | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 334 331 1,004 1,034
Operating Segments | QxH | Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 303 294 912 916
Operating Segments | QxH | Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 199 219 666 668
Operating Segments | QxH | Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 207 207 561 543
Operating Segments | QxH | Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 97 117 302 362
Operating Segments | QxH | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 46 48 138 142
Operating Segments | QVC International        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 650 640 1,934 1,972
Operating Segments | QVC International | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 236 235 714 730
Operating Segments | QVC International | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 107 113 327 348
Operating Segments | QVC International | Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 161 148 462 450
Operating Segments | QVC International | Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 63 64 190 203
Operating Segments | QVC International | Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 21 26 68 74
Operating Segments | QVC International | Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 59 51 161 154
Operating Segments | QVC International | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 3 3 12 13
Operating Segments | Zulily        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 359 432 1,119 1,266
Operating Segments | Zulily | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 95 118 298 341
Operating Segments | Zulily | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 141 175 422 494
Operating Segments | Zulily | Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 12 11 37 35
Operating Segments | Zulily | Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 90 105 295 329
Operating Segments | Zulily | Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 3 3 10 11
Operating Segments | Zulily | Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 12 12 37 35
Operating Segments | Zulily | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 6 8 20 21
Corp and Other        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 226 230 647 701
Corp and Other | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 187 170 530 520
Corp and Other | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net $ 39 37 $ 117 109
Corp and Other | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net   $ 23   $ 72