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

Goodwill Goodwill (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$ 5,091us-gaap_Goodwill
Exchange rate fluctuations	(58)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Balance as of March 31, 2015	5,033us-gaap_Goodwill
QVC-U.S.
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance as of December 31, 2014	4,190
Exchange rate fluctuations	0
Balance as of March 31, 2015	4,190
QVC-Germany
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance as of December 31, 2014	308
Exchange rate fluctuations	(33)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	275
QVC-Japan
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance as of December 31, 2014	253
Exchange rate fluctuations	(1)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	252
QVC-U.K.
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance as of December 31, 2014	203
Exchange rate fluctuations	(9)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	194
QVC-Italy
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance as of December 31, 2014	137
Exchange rate fluctuations	(15)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	$ 122