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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
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2015
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 601 $ 605
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (98) (80)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (6) (45)
Other investing activities 2 1
Changes in other noncurrent assets (2) (3)
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (104) (127)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (923) (1,216)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 778 1,098
Payment of debt origination fees (2) (3)
Payment of Bond Premium Fees 0 (18)
Dividends paid to Liberty (323) (210)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (21) (20)
Other financing activities (2) (1)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities 0 0
Net cash used in financing activities (493) (370)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 4 (10)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 8 98
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 327 347
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 335 445
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 422 349
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (75) (56)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 0
Other investing activities (6) 1
Changes in other noncurrent assets 1 (1)
Intercompany investing activities 316 1,147
Net cash used in investing activities 236 1,091
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (920) (1,212)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 778 1,098
Payment of debt origination fees (2) (3)
Payment of Bond Premium Fees   (18)
Dividends paid to Liberty (323) (210)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Other financing activities (2) (1)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (90) (947)
Other intercompany financing activities (96) (97)
Net cash used in financing activities (655) (1,390)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 3 50
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 0 2
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 3 52
Combined subsidiary guarantors    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 182 166
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (3) (5)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (6) (45)
Other investing activities 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Intercompany investing activities 127 296
Net cash used in investing activities 118 246
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 0
Payment of Bond Premium Fees   0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (1,473) 2,262
Other intercompany financing activities 1,198 (2,614)
Net cash used in financing activities (275) (352)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 25 60
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 112 123
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 137 183
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities (3) 90
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (20) (19)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 0
Other investing activities 8 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets (3) (2)
Intercompany investing activities 0 (1,307)
Net cash used in investing activities (15) (1,328)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (3) (4)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0
Payment of Bond Premium Fees   0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (21) (20)
Other financing activities 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 1,563 (1,315)
Other intercompany financing activities (1,545) 2,575
Net cash used in financing activities (6) 1,236
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 4 (10)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (20) (12)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 215 222
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 195 210
Elimination    
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
Other investing activities 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Intercompany investing activities (443) (136)
Net cash used in investing activities (443) (136)
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 0
Payment of Bond Premium Fees   0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities 443 136
Net cash used in financing activities 443 136
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