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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Operations) (Details)

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 3,467	$ 2,504	$ 2,514	$ 2,501	$ 3,555	$ 2,569	$ 2,556	$ 2,602	$ 10,986	$ 11,282	$ 8,771
Cost of Goods and Services Sold									7,148	7,248	5,598
Operating									768	881	601
Selling, General and Administrative, Including Transaction Related Costs and Stock-Based Compensation									1,128	1,200	744
Selling, General and Administrative Expense											744
Depreciation									186	174	155
Amortization									282	237	364
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)									147	30	0
Operating Expenses									9,659	9,770	7,462
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating income	306	330	365	326	461	305	390	356	1,327	1,512	1,309
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee									0	(3)	(3)
Losses on financial instruments									(5)	(2)	0
Interest expense, net									(240)	(243)	(214)
Foreign currency loss									(3)	0	(6)
Loss on extinguishment of debt									0	(2)	0
Intercompany interest income (expense)									0	0	0
Nonoperating expense									(248)	(250)	(223)
Income before income taxes									1,079	1,262	1,086
Income tax expense									(262)	(334)	(139)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									0	0	0
Net income	225	188	218	186	291	181	244	212	817	928	947
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									(50)	(46)	(46)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder	$ 211	$ 174	$ 206	$ 176	$ 278	$ 170	$ 233	$ 201	767	882	901
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue									6,236	6,502	6,298
Cost of Goods and Services Sold									3,879	3,979	3,877
Operating									441	442	433
Selling, General and Administrative, Including Transaction Related Costs and Stock-Based Compensation									1,225	1,252
Selling, General and Administrative Expense											1,097
Depreciation									63	65	67
Amortization									71	79	187
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)									0	0
Operating Expenses									5,679	5,817	5,661
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating income									557	685	637
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee										0	0
Losses on financial instruments									(5)	(1)
Interest expense, net									(236)	(223)	(215)
Foreign currency loss									(1)	2	(5)
Loss on extinguishment of debt										0
Intercompany interest income (expense)									(28)	34	12
Nonoperating expense									(214)	(256)	(232)
Income before income taxes									343	429	405
Income tax expense									(102)	(127)	(129)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									576	626	671
Net income									817	928	947
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									(50)	(46)	(46)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									767	882	901
Combined subsidiary guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue									3,094	3,185	1,000
Cost of Goods and Services Sold									1,593	1,617	157
Operating									416	533	265
Selling, General and Administrative, Including Transaction Related Costs and Stock-Based Compensation									215	282
Selling, General and Administrative Expense											40
Depreciation									35	37	7
Amortization									199	147	142
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)									147	30
Operating Expenses									2,605	2,646	611
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating income									489	539	389
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee										0	0
Losses on financial instruments									0	(1)
Interest expense, net									4	(15)	1
Foreign currency loss									0	0	1
Loss on extinguishment of debt										(2)
Intercompany interest income (expense)									(40)	(151)	(96)
Nonoperating expense									44	133	98
Income before income taxes									533	672	487
Income tax expense									(68)	(121)	93
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									37	50	47
Net income									502	601	627
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									0	0	0
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									502	601	627
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue									2,938	2,964	2,848
Cost of Goods and Services Sold									1,826	1,832	1,744
Operating									279	288	277
Selling, General and Administrative, Including Transaction Related Costs and Stock-Based Compensation									452	473
Selling, General and Administrative Expense											428
Depreciation									88	72	81
Amortization									12	11	35
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)									0	0
Operating Expenses									2,657	2,676	2,565
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating income									281	288	283
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee										(3)	(3)
Losses on financial instruments									0	0
Interest expense, net									(8)	(5)	0
Foreign currency loss									(2)	(2)	(2)
Loss on extinguishment of debt										0
Intercompany interest income (expense)									68	117	84
Nonoperating expense									(78)	(127)	(89)
Income before income taxes									203	161	194
Income tax expense									(92)	(86)	(103)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									0	0	0
Net income									111	75	91
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									(50)	(46)	(46)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									61	29	45
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue									(1,282)	(1,369)	(1,375)
Cost of Goods and Services Sold									(150)	(180)	(180)
Operating									(368)	(382)	(374)
Selling, General and Administrative, Including Transaction Related Costs and Stock-Based Compensation									(764)	(807)
Selling, General and Administrative Expense											(821)
Depreciation									0	0	0
Amortization									0	0	0
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)									0	0
Operating Expenses									(1,282)	(1,369)	(1,375)
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating income									0	0	0
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee										0	0
Losses on financial instruments									0	0
Interest expense, net									0	0	0
Foreign currency loss									0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt										0
Intercompany interest income (expense)									0	0	0
Nonoperating expense									0	0	0
Income before income taxes									0	0	0
Income tax expense									0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									(613)	(676)	(718)
Net income									(613)	(676)	(718)
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									50	46	46
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									$ (563)	$ (630)	$ (672)