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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net $ 14,044 $ 14,177 $ 13,458
Corporate and other      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,237 1,069 901
QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 8,277 8,505 8,277
QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 3,077 2,967 2,709
Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,453 1,636 1,571
Home      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 5,993 6,121 5,214
Home | Corporate and other      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,038 903 729
Home | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 3,278 3,529 3,053
Home | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,237 1,199 1,010
Home | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 440 490 422
Beauty      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 2,012 2,058 2,016
Beauty | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,223 1,261 1,304
Beauty | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 723 724 659
Beauty | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 66 73 53
Apparel      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 2,541 2,356 2,484
Apparel | Corporate and other      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 199 166 172
Apparel | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,291 1,170 1,291
Apparel | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 492 437 439
Apparel | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 559 583 582
Accessories      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,540 1,598 1,597
Accessories | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 980 944 919
Accessories | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 265 260 262
Accessories | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 295 394 416
Electronics      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 1,096 1,208 1,261
Electronics | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 964 1,069 1,142
Electronics | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 119 122 104
Electronics | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 13 17 15
Jewelry      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 637 630 677
Jewelry | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 359 363 402
Jewelry | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 228 216 221
Jewelry | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 50 51 54
Other revenue      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 225 206 209
Other revenue | QxH      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 182 169 166
Other revenue | QVC International      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net 13 9 14
Other revenue | Zulily      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenue, net $ 30 $ 28 $ 29