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

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)

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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid to parent company for taxes	$ 375qvc_RelatedPartyTransactionDividends	$ 385qvc_RelatedPartyTransactionDividends	$ 338qvc_RelatedPartyTransactionDividends
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate net	59
Unrecognized tax benefits, federal tax benefits portion	32
Unrecognized tax benefits, net decreases expected during 2014	23
United States
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income tax benefit recorded on undistributed foreign earnings	3	3	12
Liberty \| Tax agreement
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Capital contribution paid to parent company for taxes	29
Cash dividends paid to parent company for taxes		45	47
Current tax payments due to related parties	$ 52	$ 78

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