Qurate Retail, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Information About Liberty's Operating Segments (Other Information By Segment) (Details)

Information About Liberty's Operating Segments (Other Information By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Total assets	$ 25,354		$ 26,255
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	870		851
Capital expenditures	59	68
Inter-group Eliminations [Member]
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	0
Capital expenditures	0
Interactive Group [Member]
Total assets	14,554
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	319		304
Capital expenditures	50	68
Interactive Group [Member] \| QVC [Member]
Total assets	12,865
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	53
Capital expenditures	33
Interactive Group [Member] \| E-commerce [Member]
Total assets	1,455
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	5
Capital expenditures	17
Interactive Group [Member] \| Corporate And Other [Member]
Total assets	234
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	261
Capital expenditures	0
Ventures Group [Member]
Total assets	10,956
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	551		547
Capital expenditures	9	0
Ventures Group [Member] \| Corporate And Other [Member]
Total assets	3,592
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	551
Capital expenditures	0
Ventures Group [Member] \| TripAdvisor, Inc. [Member]
Total assets	7,364
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	0
Capital expenditures	9
Inter-group Eliminations [Member]
Total assets	(156)
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method	$ 0

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