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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
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,028 $ 1,213 $ 973
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (215) (183) (214)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (72) (31) (58)
Decreases in restricted cash 0 2 1
Other investing activities 2 1 3
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0 (2)
Intercompany investing activities 0 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (285) (211) (270)
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (2,177) (3,049) (2,387)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 2,974 1,852 1,674
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 0 1,997 1,050
Payment of debt origination fees (3) (24) (16)
Payment of bond premium fees (18) (32) (46)
Other financing activities (15) (3) 12
Dividends paid to Liberty (1,485) (1,765) (1,005)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (36) (42) (45)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities 0 0 0
Net cash used in financing activities (760) (1,066) (763)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (3) (46) (23)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (20) (110) (83)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 347 457 540
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 327 347 457
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 274 343 373
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (154) (161) (106)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 0 0
Decreases in restricted cash 1 1 2
Other investing activities 2 1 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 12   (1)
Intercompany investing activities 525 607 368
Net cash used in investing activities 386 448 263
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (2,170) (3,039) (2,375)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 2,974 1,852 1,674
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount   1,997 1,050
Payment of debt origination fees (3) (24) (16)
Payment of bond premium fees (18) (32) (46)
Other financing activities (15) (3) 12
Dividends paid to Liberty (1,485) (1,765) (1,005)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (822) 365 190
Other intercompany financing activities 877 (218) (117)
Net cash used in financing activities (662) (867) (633)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (2) (76) 3
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 2 78 75
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 0 2 78
Combined subsidiary guarantors      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 314 459 389
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (9) (7) (8)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (68) (31) (56)
Decreases in restricted cash 0 0 0
Other investing activities 0 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0   0
Intercompany investing activities 413 267 277
Net cash used in investing activities 336 229 213
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0 0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount   0 0
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0 0
Payment of bond premium fees 0 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 2,192 (42) (63)
Other intercompany financing activities (2,853) (656) (571)
Net cash used in financing activities (661) (698) (634)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (11) (10) (32)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 123 133 165
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 112 123 133
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 440 411 211
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (52) 5 (100)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (4) 0 (2)
Decreases in restricted cash (1) 1 (1)
Other investing activities 0 0 3
Changes in other noncurrent assets (12)   (1)
Intercompany investing activities 0 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (69) 6 (101)
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (7) (10) (12)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount   0 0
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0 0
Payment of bond premium fees 0 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (36) (42) (45)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (1,370) (323) (127)
Other intercompany financing activities 1,038 (20) 43
Net cash used in financing activities (375) (395) (141)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (3) (46) (23)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (7) (24) (54)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 222 246 300
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 215 222 246
Eliminations      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 0 0 0
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures 0 (20) 0
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 0 0
Decreases in restricted cash 0 0 0
Other investing activities 0 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0   0
Intercompany investing activities (938) (874) (645)
Net cash used in investing activities (938) (894) (645)
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0 0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount   0 0
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0 0
Payment of bond premium fees 0 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities 938 894 645
Net cash used in financing activities 938 894 645
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 0 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 0 $ 0 $ 0