Qurate Retail, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information Document
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)

v3.5.0.2

Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 23, 2016	Apr. 15, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (21,000,000)
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 2,650,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Standby Letter of Credit					300,000,000
Line of credit facility, uncommitted loan					1,500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Lower Range of Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.25%		0.25%
Debt Instrument, Higher Range of Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.75%		0.75%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,024,800,000		$ 1,024,800,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	1.90%		1.90%
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.80%		3.80%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Lower Range of Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.25%		1.25%
Debt Instrument, Higher Range of Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%		1.75%
7.375% Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						7.375%
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Price Including Premium						$ 1,036.88
Debt Insturment, Face Value of Individual Bonds Repurchased						$ 1,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Tranche One, Shared with Related Party
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					400,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| QVC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					2,250,000,000.00
Standby Letters of Credit \| Tranche One, Shared with Related Party
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Standby Letter of Credit					$ 50,000,000

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