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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 400us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $ 347us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
| Restricted cash | 12us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 12us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
| Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $88 at March 31, 2015 and $91 at December 31, 2014 | 836us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent | 1,196us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent |
| Inventories | 965us-gaap_InventoryNet | 882us-gaap_InventoryNet |
| Deferred income taxes | 212us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent | 210us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent |
| Prepaid expenses | 51us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent | 50us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent |
| Total current assets | 2,476us-gaap_AssetsCurrent | 2,697us-gaap_AssetsCurrent |
| Noncurrent assets: | ||
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $878 at March 31, 2015 and $884 at December 31, 2014 | 972us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 1,026us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet |
| Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net | 452qvc_CableAndSatelliteTelevisionDistributionRightsNet | 461qvc_CableAndSatelliteTelevisionDistributionRightsNet |
| Goodwill | 5,033us-gaap_Goodwill | 5,091us-gaap_Goodwill |
| Other intangible assets, net | 3,085us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill | 3,143us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill |
| Other noncurrent assets | 63us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent | 58us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent |
| Total assets | 12,081us-gaap_Assets | 12,476us-gaap_Assets |
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations | 8us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent | 9us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent |
| Accounts payable-trade | 554us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent | 629us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent |
| Accrued liabilities | 737us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent | 885us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent |
| Total current liabilities | 1,299us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent | 1,523us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent |
| Noncurrent liabilities: | ||
| Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations | 4,554us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | 4,620us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations |
| Deferred compensation | 13us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent | 17us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent |
| Deferred income taxes | 1,069us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent | 1,121us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent |
| Other long-term liabilities | 153us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent | 149us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent |
| Total liabilities | 7,088us-gaap_Liabilities | 7,430us-gaap_Liabilities |
| QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity: | ||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1 authorized share | 0us-gaap_CommonStockValue | 0us-gaap_CommonStockValue |
| Additional paid-in capital | 6,799us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital | 6,787us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital |
| Accumulated deficit | (1,757)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | (1,805)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (140)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax | (39)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax |
| Total QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity | 4,902us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | 4,943us-gaap_StockholdersEquity |
| Noncontrolling interest | 91us-gaap_MinorityInterest | 103us-gaap_MinorityInterest |
| Total equity | 4,993us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | 5,046us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest |
| Total liabilities and equity | $ 12,081us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity | $ 12,476us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity |
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Affiliation agreements with cable and satellite television providers for carriage of the company's service, as well as for certain channel placement, net of accumulated amortization. No definition available.
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Excess of issue price over par or stated value of the entity's capital stock and amounts received from other transactions involving the entity's stock or stockholders. Includes adjustments to additional paid in capital. Some examples of such adjustments include recording the issuance of debt with a beneficial conversion feature and certain tax consequences of equity instruments awarded to employees. Use this element for the aggregate amount of additional paid-in capital associated with common and preferred stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only common stock, use the element additional paid in capital, common stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only preferred stock, use the element additional paid in capital, preferred stock. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable common stock (or common stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable common shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for all deferred compensation arrangements payable beyond one year (or the operating cycle, if longer). No definition available.
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Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, netted by jurisdiction and classified as current. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences, netted by jurisdiction and classified as noncurrent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of liabilities and equity items, including the portion of equity attributable to noncontrolling interests, if any. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of long-term debt and capital leases due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which is directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (that is, noncontrolling interest, previously referred to as minority interest). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent assets are expected to be realized or consumed after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent liabilities are expected to be paid after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits within a future period of one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. For a classified balance sheet represents the current portion only (the noncurrent portion has a separate concept); there is a separate and distinct element for unclassified presentations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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