Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill Goodwill (Details)

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Goodwill Goodwill (Details)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]  
Balance as of December 31, 2015 $ 5,035
Exchange rate fluctuations 34
Balance as of September 30, 2016 5,069
QVC-U.S.  
Goodwill [Line Items]  
Balance as of December 31, 2015 4,190
Exchange rate fluctuations 0
Balance as of September 30, 2016 4,190
QVC-Germany  
Goodwill [Line Items]  
Balance as of December 31, 2015 278
Exchange rate fluctuations 6
Balance as of September 30, 2016 284
QVC-Japan  
Goodwill [Line Items]  
Balance as of December 31, 2015 251
Exchange rate fluctuations 47
Balance as of September 30, 2016 298
QVC-U.K.  
Goodwill [Line Items]  
Balance as of December 31, 2015 193
Exchange rate fluctuations (23)
Balance as of September 30, 2016 170
QVC-Italy  
Goodwill [Line Items]  
Balance as of December 31, 2015 123
Exchange rate fluctuations 4
Balance as of September 30, 2016 $ 127