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

Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Depreciation/Amortization by Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 33us-gaap_Depreciation	$ 33us-gaap_Depreciation
Amortization	120us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	111us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
QVC-U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	16	13
Amortization	106	94
QVC-Germany
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	7	8
Amortization	8	11
QVC-Japan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	5	5
Amortization	2	2
QVC-U.K.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	3	4
Amortization	3	3
QVC-Italy
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	2	3
Amortization	$ 1	$ 1