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Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Cash Flow) (Details)

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Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Cash Flow) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 780 $ 812
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (132) (99)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (48) (30)
Decreases in restricted cash 0 2
Changes in other noncurrent assets (1) (1)
Other investing activities 2 1
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (179) (127)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,565) (2,396)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,470 726
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 0 1,997
Payment of debt origination fees (3) (25)
Payment of bond premium fees (18) (32)
Other financing activities (1) (5)
Dividends paid to Liberty (444) (764)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (20) (25)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities 0 0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (581) (524)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (4) (32)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 16 129
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 347 457
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 363 586
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 351 311
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (90) (103)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 0
Decreases in restricted cash 1 1
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 (1)
Other investing activities 2 1
Intercompany investing activities 339 258
Net cash used in investing activities 252 156
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,560) (2,388)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,470 726
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount   1,997
Payment of debt origination fees (3) (25)
Payment of bond premium fees (18) (32)
Other financing activities (1) (5)
Dividends paid to Liberty (444) (764)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (884) 90
Other intercompany financing activities 837 (143)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (603) (544)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 0 (77)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 2 78
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 2 1
Combined subsidiary guarantors    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 152 273
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (6) (3)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (45) (30)
Decreases in restricted cash 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Other investing activities 0 0
Intercompany investing activities 382 78
Net cash used in investing activities 331 45
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount   0
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0
Payment of bond premium fees 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 2,224 76
Other intercompany financing activities (2,695) (302)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (471) (226)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 12 92
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 123 133
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 135 225
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 277 228
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (36) 27
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (3) 0
Decreases in restricted cash (1) 1
Changes in other noncurrent assets (1) 0
Other investing activities 0 0
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (41) 28
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (5) (8)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount   0
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0
Payment of bond premium fees 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (20) (25)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (1,340) (166)
Other intercompany financing activities 1,137 89
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (228) (110)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (4) (32)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 4 114
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 222 246
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 226 360
Eliminations    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 0 0
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures 0 (20)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 0
Decreases in restricted cash 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Other investing activities 0 0
Intercompany investing activities (721) (336)
Net cash used in investing activities (721) (356)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount   0
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0
Payment of bond premium fees 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities 721 356
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 721 356
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 0 $ 0