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Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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| Accounts Receivable [Abstract] | |||
| Number of credit programs | 2 | ||
| Minimum number of installments to pay for items purchased under the QVC Easy-Pay Plan | 2 | ||
| Typical maximum number of additional monthly installments to be subsequently billed to the customer's credit card until the total purchase price of the products has been billed | 5 | ||
| Amount of noninterest bearing cash deposit recovered | $ 501 | ||
| Net amount of finance income resulting from credit card operations | |||
| Finance charges earned on customers' account balances | 81 | ||
| Less service fees | (10) | ||
| Subtotal | 71 | ||
| Finance income under amended agreement | 65 | 58 | 20 |
| Net finance income | $ 65 | $ 58 | $ 91 |
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Represents the amount of noninterest bearing cash deposit recovered by the entity. No definition available.
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Represents the gross amount of finance charges earned by the entity on the account balances of its customers maintained by a financial institution during the reporting period. No definition available.
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Represents the net amount of finance charges earned by the entity on the account balances of its customers maintained by a financial institution during the reporting period. No definition available.
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Represents the net amount of finance income earned by the entity during the reporting period. No definition available.
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Represents the amount of finance income earned as per the amended agreement with a financial institution. No definition available.
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Represents the minimum number of installments for customers to pay for items purchased under the entity's credit program. No definition available.
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Represents the number of credit programs of the entity. No definition available.
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Represents the amount of service fee charged by a financial institution during the reporting period. No definition available.
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Represents the typical maximum number of additional monthly installments to be subsequently billed to the customer's credit card by the entity until the billing of the total purchase price of the products. No definition available.
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