Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2015
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 23, 2016
General business information            
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest       $ 21,000,000 $ 20,000,000  
Dividends paid to Liberty       427,000,000 444,000,000  
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction       11,000,000    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity           $ 2,650,000,000
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party       2,000,000    
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation   $ 172,000,000 $ 176,000,000 533,000,000 536,000,000  
Operating Expenses   $ 466,000,000 461,000,000 $ 1,409,000,000 1,402,000,000  
QVC-Japan            
General business information            
Investment Owned, Percent of Net Assets   60.00%   60.00%    
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners   40.00%   40.00%    
CNR Home Shopping Co., Ltd.            
General business information            
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage   49.00%   49.00%    
HSN, Inc.            
General business information            
Ownership Percentage by Parent   38.00%   38.00%    
Liberty            
General business information            
Dividends paid to Liberty $ 910,000,000          
CommerceHub, Inc.            
General business information            
Ownership Percentage by Parent   99.00%   99.00%    
Live Programming - U.S.            
General business information            
Days Per Year Programming       364 days    
Hours of Distribution Each Day       24 hours    
Distribution - Germany            
General business information            
Hours of Distribution Each Day       24 hours    
Live Programming - Germany            
General business information            
Hours of Distribution Each Day       17 hours    
Live Programming - Japan            
General business information            
Hours of Distribution Each Day       24 hours    
Distribution - U.K.            
General business information            
Hours of Distribution Each Day       24 hours    
Live Programming - U.K.            
General business information            
Hours of Distribution Each Day       16 hours    
Live Programming - Italy            
General business information            
Hours of Distribution Each Day       17 hours    
Recorded Programming - Italy            
General business information            
Hours of Distribution Each Day       7 hours    
Live Programming - France            
General business information            
Hours of Distribution Each Day, Weekdays       8 hours    
Hours of Distribution Each Day, Weekends       12 hours    
Recorded Programming - France            
General business information            
Hours of Distribution Each Day, Weekdays       14 hours    
Hours of Distribution Each Day, Weekends       10 hours    
General Interest Programming - France            
General business information            
Hours of Distribution Each Day, Weekdays       2 hours    
Hours of Distribution Each Day, Weekends       2 hours    
Live Programming - CNRS            
General business information            
Hours of Distribution Each Day       15 hours    
Recorded Programming - CNRS            
General business information            
Hours of Distribution Each Day       9 hours    
Restatement adjustment            
General business information            
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation     30,000,000   93,000,000  
Operating Expenses     $ (30,000,000)   (93,000,000)  
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Operating Activities       $ 6,000,000 13,000,000  
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation, financing activities       (6,000,000) $ (13,000,000)  
Revolving Credit Facility | QVC            
General business information            
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity           2,250,000,000.00
Revolving Credit Facility | Tranche One, Shared with Related Party            
General business information            
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity           $ 400,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding   $ 55,000,000   $ 55,000,000