Other Comprehensive Income (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
9 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
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| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ||
| Beginning balance | $ (144) | $ (144) |
| Other comprehensive loss attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder | 41 | (30) |
| Ending balance | (103) | (174) |
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent | 41 | |
| AOCL | ||
| Beginning balance | (144) | (144) |
| Ending balance | (103) | (174) |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | ||
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent | $ 41 | |
| QVC, Inc. stockholder [Member] | ||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ||
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent | (30) | |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | ||
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent | $ (30) | |
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- Definition Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward] No definition available.
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- Definition Accumulated adjustment, net of tax, that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency from the functional currency of the reporting entity, net of reclassification of realized foreign currency translation gains or losses. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, attributable to parent entity. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to parent entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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