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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 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net $ 3,422 $ 3,111 $ 6,342 $ 6,196
Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 1,461 1,177 2,621 2,363
Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 581 630 1,137 1,250
Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 528 490 977 938
Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 419 409 765 800
Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 252 198 451 409
Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 138 154 298 332
Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 43 53 93 104
Operating Segments | QxH        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 2,010 1,874 3,802 3,731
Operating Segments | QxH | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 803 657 1,484 1,339
Operating Segments | QxH | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 302 344 601 671
Operating Segments | QxH | Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 325 320 613 612
Operating Segments | QxH | Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 245 247 457 468
Operating Segments | QxH | Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 217 173 391 355
Operating Segments | QxH | Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 82 92 180 205
Operating Segments | QxH | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 36 41 76 81
Operating Segments | QVC International        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 713 640 1,348 1,284
Operating Segments | QVC International | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 286 231 543 478
Operating Segments | QVC International | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 100 108 201 220
Operating Segments | QVC International | Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 186 158 331 301
Operating Segments | QVC International | Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 63 65 121 127
Operating Segments | QVC International | Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 31 22 53 47
Operating Segments | QVC International | Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 47 50 96 102
Operating Segments | QVC International | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net   6 3 9
Operating Segments | Zulily        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 422 363 738 760
Operating Segments | Zulily | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 130 92 211 203
Operating Segments | Zulily | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 144 141 264 281
Operating Segments | Zulily | Beauty        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 17 12 33 25
Operating Segments | Zulily | Accessories        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 111 97 187 205
Operating Segments | Zulily | Electronics        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 4 3 7 7
Operating Segments | Zulily | Jewelry        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 9 12 22 25
Operating Segments | Zulily | Other revenue        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 7 6 14 14
Corporate and Other        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 277 234 454 421
Corporate and Other | Home        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net 242 197 383 343
Corporate and Other | Apparel        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total revenue, net $ 35 $ 37 $ 71 $ 78