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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
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Mar. 31, 2015
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 276 $ 285
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (39) (31)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (1) (44)
Changes in other noncurrent assets (2) (3)
Other investing activities   0
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (42) (78)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (438) (412)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 515 351
Payment of debt origination fees 0 (3)
Other financing activities (9) (1)
Dividends paid to Liberty (234) (59)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (21) (20)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0
Net cash used in financing activities (187) (144)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (13) (10)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 34 53
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 327 347
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 361 400
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 181 116
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (29) (22)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 25 (4)
Other investing activities   1
Intercompany investing activities 151 243
Net cash used in investing activities 147 218
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (436) (410)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 515 351
Payment of debt origination fees   (3)
Other financing activities (9) (1)
Dividends paid to Liberty (234) (59)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (82) (63)
Other financing activities (80) (100)
Net cash used in financing activities (326) (285)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 2 49
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 0 2
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 2 51
Combined subsidiary guarantors    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 77 106
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (2) (1)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 1 (44)
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Other investing activities   0
Intercompany investing activities 22 150
Net cash used in investing activities 21 105
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0
Payment of debt origination fees   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 137 144
Other financing activities (155) (259)
Net cash used in financing activities (18) (115)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 80 96
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 112 123
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 192 219
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 18 63
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (8) (8)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (2) 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets (27) 1
Other investing activities   (1)
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (37) (8)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (2) (2)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0
Payment of debt origination fees   0
Other financing activities 0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (21) (20)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (55) (81)
Other financing activities 62 (34)
Net cash used in financing activities (16) (137)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (13) (10)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (48) (92)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 215 222
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 167 130
Eliminations    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 0 0
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures 0 0
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Other investing activities   0
Intercompany investing activities (173) (393)
Net cash used in investing activities (173) (393)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0
Payment of debt origination fees   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 financing activities 173 393
Net cash used in financing activities 173 393
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