Qurate Retail, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Notes Tables
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Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Oct. 03, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 08, 2015
General business information
Dividend paid to noncontrolling interest	$ 20	$ 25
Cash dividends paid to Liberty	(59)	(286)
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%			49.00%
QVC-Japan
General business information
Investment owned, percent of net assets	60.00%			60.00%
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners	40.00%			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%			38.00%
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				16 hours	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

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