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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 09, 2015
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| Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
| Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity | $ 2,250,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity | |
| Line of credit facility standby letter of credit | 250,000,000qvc_LineOfCreditFacilityStandbyLetterOfCredit | |
| Line of credit facility uncommitted loan | 1,500,000,000qvc_LineOfCreditFacilityUncommittedLoan | |
| Debt instrument lower range of basis spread on variable rate | 0.25%qvc_DebtInstrumentLowerRangeOfBasisSpreadOnVariableRate | |
| Debt instrument higher range of basis spread on variable rate | 1.75%qvc_DebtInstrumentHigherRangeOfBasisSpreadOnVariableRate | |
| Line of credit facility remaining borrowing capacity | $ 1,800,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity | |
| Line of credit facility interest rate at period end | 1.60%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd | |
| Debt weighted average interest rate | 4.70%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate |
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High end of the range of percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument. No definition available.
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Low end of the range of percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument. No definition available.
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Standby Letter of Credit - The total amount available under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date. No definition available.
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Uncommitted incremental revolving loan or incremental term loan No definition available.
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- Details
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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding. No definition available.
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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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