Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details)

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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Mar. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill [Line Items]      
Balance as of December 31, 2020 $ 6,034    
Exchange rate fluctuations (37)    
Balance as of March 31, 2021 $ 5,997    
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2021    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Trademarks (indefinite life) $ 2,878   $ 2,878
Other intangible assets (excluding goodwill), gross 6,678   6,685
Other intangible assets (excluding goodwill), accumulated amortization (3,237)   (3,231)
Other intangible assets (excluding goodwill), net 3,441   3,454
Amortization of other intangible assets 37 $ 37  
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Remainder of 2021 133    
2022 151    
2023 115    
2024 70    
2025 47    
QxH [Member]      
Goodwill [Line Items]      
Balance as of December 31, 2020 5,112    
Exchange rate fluctuations 0    
Balance as of March 31, 2021 5,112    
QVC-International      
Goodwill [Line Items]      
Balance as of December 31, 2020 922    
Exchange rate fluctuations (37)    
Balance as of March 31, 2021 885    
Software and Software Development Costs      
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Purchased and internally developed software 953   952
Purchased and internally developed software (664)   (663)
Purchased and internally developed software 289   289
Customer Relationships      
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Affiliate and customer relationships 2,837   2,845
Affiliate and customer relationships (2,568)   (2,564)
Affiliate and customer relationships 269   281
Debt      
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Debt origination fees 10   10
Debt origination fees (5)   (4)
Debt origination fees $ 5   $ 6