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

Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Total Assets and CAPEX by Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 12,476us-gaap_Assets	$ 13,056us-gaap_Assets
Capital expenditures	182qvc_CapitalExpenditures	211qvc_CapitalExpenditures
QVC-U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	10,133	10,322
Capital expenditures	141	123
QVC-Germany
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	915	1,109
Capital expenditures	10	28
QVC-Japan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	644	732
Capital expenditures	2	16
QVC-U.K.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	537	613
Capital expenditures	16	16
QVC-Italy
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	245	280
Capital expenditures	12	28
QVC-France
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	2	0
Capital expenditures	$ 1	$ 0