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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
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 849 $ 793
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (140) (132)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (8) (48)
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash   0
Other investing activities (3) 2
Changes in other noncurrent assets (2) (1)
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (153) (179)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,300) (1,565)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,048 1,470
Payment of debt origination fees (2) (3)
Payment of bond premium fees 0 (18)
Dividends paid to Liberty 427 444
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (21) (20)
Other financing activities (9) (14)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities 0 0
Net cash used in financing activities (711) (594)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 7 (4)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (8) 16
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 327 347
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 319 363
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 586 359
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (113) (90)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 0
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash   1
Other investing activities (12) 2
Changes in other noncurrent assets 6 0
Intercompany investing activities 432 339
Net cash used in investing activities 313 252
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,295) (1,560)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,048 1,470
Payment of debt origination fees (2) (3)
Payment of bond premium fees   (18)
Dividends paid to Liberty 427 444
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Other financing activities (9) (14)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (83) (884)
Other intercompany financing activities (129) 837
Net cash used in financing activities (897) (616)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 2 (5)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 0 2
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 2 (3)
Combined subsidiary guarantors    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 256 152
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (3) (6)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (8) (45)
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash   0
Other investing activities 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Intercompany investing activities 137 382
Net cash used in investing activities 126 331
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 (1,474) 2,224
Other intercompany financing activities 1,079 (2,695)
Net cash used in financing activities (395) (471)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (13) 12
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 112 123
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 99 135
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 7 282
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (24) (36)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 (3)
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash   (1)
Other investing activities 9 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets (8) (1)
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (23) (41)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (5) (5)
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 1,557 (1,340)
Other intercompany financing activities (1,519) 1,137
Net cash used in financing activities 12 (228)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 7 (4)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 3 9
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 215 222
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 218 231
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
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash   0
Other investing activities 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Intercompany investing activities (569) (721)
Net cash used in investing activities (569) (721)
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 569 721
Net cash used in financing activities 569 721
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net (decrease) 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