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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, 2021
Mar. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net $ 3,337 $ 2,920
Home    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 1,428 1,160
Apparel    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 595 556
Beauty    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 469 449
Accessories    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 379 346
Electronics    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 238 199
Jewelry    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 172 160
Other revenue    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 56 50
Operating Segments | QxH    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 1,936 1,792
Operating Segments | QxH | Home    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 775 681
Operating Segments | QxH | Apparel    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 290 299
Operating Segments | QxH | Beauty    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 286 288
Operating Segments | QxH | Accessories    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 238 212
Operating Segments | QxH | Electronics    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 201 174
Operating Segments | QxH | Jewelry    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 98 98
Operating Segments | QxH | Other revenue    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 48 40
Operating Segments | QVC International    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 774 635
Operating Segments | QVC International | Home    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 324 257
Operating Segments | QVC International | Apparel    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 126 101
Operating Segments | QVC International | Beauty    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 164 145
Operating Segments | QVC International | Accessories    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 66 58
Operating Segments | QVC International | Electronics    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 33 22
Operating Segments | QVC International | Jewelry    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 60 49
Operating Segments | QVC International | Other revenue    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 1 3
Operating Segments | Zulily    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 377 316
Operating Segments | Zulily | Home    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 123 81
Operating Segments | Zulily | Apparel    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 135 120
Operating Segments | Zulily | Beauty    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 19 16
Operating Segments | Zulily | Accessories    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 75 76
Operating Segments | Zulily | Electronics    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 4 3
Operating Segments | Zulily | Jewelry    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 14 13
Operating Segments | Zulily | Other revenue    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 7 7
Corporate and Other    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 250 177
Corporate and Other | Home    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net 206 141
Corporate and Other | Apparel    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Total revenue, net $ 44 $ 36