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

Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Total Assets and CAPEX by Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 12,081us-gaap_Assets	$ 12,476us-gaap_Assets
Capital expenditures, net	31qvc_CapitalExpenditures	182qvc_CapitalExpenditures
QVC-U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	9,982	10,133
Capital expenditures, net	23	141
QVC-Germany
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	811	915
Capital expenditures, net	2	10
QVC-Japan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	589	644
Capital expenditures, net	0	2
QVC-U.K.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	477	537
Capital expenditures, net	1	16
QVC-Italy
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	214	245
Capital expenditures, net	1	12
QVC-France
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	8	2
Capital expenditures, net	$ 4	$ 1