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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- Document and Entity Information Document
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		2 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 03, 2014	Mar. 08, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
General business information
Dividend paid to noncontrolling interest				$ 20	$ 25
Cash dividends paid to Liberty				$ (210)	$ (480)
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		17 hours	16 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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