Qurate Retail, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value (Tables)

Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value

Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis



	December 31, 2011					December 31, 2010
Description	Total		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)	Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)	Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)	Total	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)	Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)	Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
	amounts in millions
Short term marketable securities	$	46	—	46	—	—	—	—	—
Available-for-sale securities	$	1,165	1,165	—	—	1,109	1,109	—	—
Financial instruments	$	61	—	61	—	128	—	128	—
Debt	$	2,443	—	2,443	—	2,506	—	2,506	—

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments [Table Text Block]

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments are comprised of changes in the fair value of the following:



		Years ended December 31,
		2011			2010		2009
	amounts in millions
Non-strategic Securities		$	55		202		238
Exchangeable senior debentures		(46		)	(257	)	(856	)
Other		75			117		29
		$	84		62		(589	)

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Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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