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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information Document
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Oct. 03, 2014
General business information
Dividend paid to noncontrolling interest	$ 42	$ 45	$ 29
Cash dividends paid to Liberty	(1,765)	(1,005)	(1,817)
Live Programming - U.S.
General business information
Hours of distribution per day	24 hours
Days per year of programming	364 days
Distribution - Germany
General business information
Hours of distribution per day	24 hours
Live Programming - Germany
General business information
Hours of distribution per day	17 hours
Live Programming - Japan
General business information
Hours of distribution per day	24 hours
Distribution - U.K.
General business information
Hours of distribution per day	24 hours
Live Programming - U.K.
General business information
Hours of distribution per day	17 hours
Live Programming - Italy
General business information
Hours of distribution per day	17 hours
Recorded Programming - Italy
General business information
Hours of distribution per day	7 hours
Live Programming - CNRS
General business information
Hours of distribution per day	17 hours
Recorded Programming - CNRS
General business information
Hours of distribution per day	7 hours
Liberty
General business information
Cash dividends paid to Liberty				1,000
CNR Home Shopping Co., Ltd.
General business information
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	49.00%
QVC-Japan
General business information
Investment owned, percent of net assets	60.00%
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners	40.00%
Liberty Ventures Group
General business information
Cash dividends paid to Liberty				$ 970
HSN, Inc.
General business information
Parent ownership in equity investment	38.00%

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