Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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

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Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net revenue $ 2,800 $ 2,007 $ 1,998 $ 1,938 $ 2,781 $ 2,020 $ 2,014 $ 1,986 $ 8,743 $ 8,801 $ 8,623
Cost of goods sold                 5,528 5,547 5,465
Gross profit                 3,215 3,254 3,158
Operating expenses:                      
Operating                 607 618 610
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation                 745 770 745
Depreciation                 134 135 127
Amortization                 454 452 431
Operating expenses                 1,940 1,975 1,913
Operating income 455 280 294 246 459 276 284 260 1,275 1,279 1,245
Other (expense) income:                      
Equity in losses of investee                 (9) (8) (4)
Gains on financial instruments                 0 0 15
Interest expense, net                 (208) (239) (214)
Foreign currency gain                 14 3 1
Loss on extinguishment of debt                 (21) (48) (57)
Intercompany interest (expense) income                 0 0 0
Nonoperating (expense) income                 (224) (292) (259)
Income before income taxes                 1,051 987 986
Income tax expense                 (389) (354) (353)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax                 0 0 0
Net income 260 154 124 124 268 103 140 122 662 633 633
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                 (34) (39) (45)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 251 $ 146 $ 116 $ 115 $ 256 $ 95 $ 130 $ 113 628 594 588
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net revenue                 6,416 6,198 5,979
Cost of goods sold                 4,018 3,907 3,804
Gross profit                 2,398 2,291 2,175
Operating expenses:                      
Operating                 338 288 234
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation                 1,180 1,142 1,083
Depreciation                 43 39 38
Amortization                 233 223 204
Operating expenses                 1,794 1,692 1,559
Operating income                 604 599 616
Other (expense) income:                      
Equity in losses of investee                 0 0 0
Gains on financial instruments                     12
Interest expense, net                 (205) (230) (214)
Foreign currency gain                 15 16 (7)
Loss on extinguishment of debt                 (21) (48) (57)
Intercompany interest (expense) income                 (7) (22) (16)
Nonoperating (expense) income                 (218) (284) (282)
Income before income taxes                 386 315 334
Income tax expense                 (136) (73) (119)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax                 412 391 418
Net income                 662 633 633
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                 (34) (39) (45)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 628 594 588
Combined subsidiary guarantors                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net revenue                 962 920 893
Cost of goods sold                 109 108 107
Gross profit                 853 812 786
Operating expenses:                      
Operating                 265 269 267
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation                 1 1 0
Depreciation                 8 5 6
Amortization                 163 153 146
Operating expenses                 437 428 419
Operating income                 416 384 367
Other (expense) income:                      
Equity in losses of investee                 0 0 0
Gains on financial instruments                     0
Interest expense, net                 0 0 0
Foreign currency gain                 (1) (3) 0
Loss on extinguishment of debt                 0 0 0
Intercompany interest (expense) income                 (51) 51 51
Nonoperating (expense) income                 (52) 48 51
Income before income taxes                 364 432 418
Income tax expense                 (153) (135) (132)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax                 262 25 76
Net income                 473 322 362
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                 0 0 0
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 473 322 362
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net revenue                 2,717 2,992 2,977
Cost of goods sold                 1,624 1,807 1,831
Gross profit                 1,093 1,185 1,146
Operating expenses:                      
Operating                 293 296 289
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation                 404 426 431
Depreciation                 83 91 83
Amortization                 58 76 81
Operating expenses                 838 889 884
Operating income                 255 296 262
Other (expense) income:                      
Equity in losses of investee                 (9) (8) (4)
Gains on financial instruments                     3
Interest expense, net                 (3) (9) 0
Foreign currency gain                 0 (10) 8
Loss on extinguishment of debt                 0 0 0
Intercompany interest (expense) income                 58 (9) (35)
Nonoperating (expense) income                 46 (36) (28)
Income before income taxes                 301 260 234
Income tax expense                 (100) (146) (102)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax                 0 0 0
Net income                 201 114 132
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                 (34) (39) (45)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 167 75 87
Eliminations                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net revenue                 (1,352) (1,309) (1,226)
Cost of goods sold                 (223) (275) (277)
Gross profit                 (1,129) (1,034) (949)
Operating expenses:                      
Operating                 (289) (235) (180)
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation                 (840) (799) (769)
Depreciation                 0 0 0
Amortization                 0 0 0
Operating expenses                 (1,129) (1,034) (949)
Operating income                 0 0 0
Other (expense) income:                      
Equity in losses of investee                 0 0 0
Gains on financial instruments                     0
Interest expense, net                 0 0 0
Foreign currency gain                 0 0 0
Loss on extinguishment of debt                 0 0 0
Intercompany interest (expense) income                 0 (20) 0
Nonoperating (expense) income                 0 (20) 0
Income before income taxes                 0 (20) 0
Income tax expense                 0 0 0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax                 (674) (416) (494)
Net income                 (674) (436) (494)
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                 34 39 45
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder                 $ (640) $ (397) $ (449)