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Significant Accounting Policies Other Details (Details)

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Significant Accounting Policies Other Details (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 01, 2013
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Cash equivalents $ 245,000,000us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 342,000,000us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue    
Customer returns 2,023,000,000qvc_Returnsimpacttothestatementofoperations 2,036,000,000qvc_Returnsimpacttothestatementofoperations 1,965,000,000qvc_Returnsimpacttothestatementofoperations  
Advertising expense 92,000,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 89,000,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 91,000,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense  
Derivative, notional amount       $ 3,100,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Software Development [Member]        
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 3 years