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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
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,178 $ 1,028 $ 1,229
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (179) (215) (183)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (38) (72) (31)
Decreases in restricted cash 1 0 2
Other investing activities (3) 2 1
Changes in other noncurrent assets (1) 0 0
Intercompany investing activities 0 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (220) (285) (211)
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,733) (2,177) (3,049)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,505 2,974 1,852
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 0 0 1,997
Payment of debt origination fees (2) (3) (24)
Payment of bond premium fees 0 (18) (32)
Dividends paid to Liberty (703) (1,485) (1,765)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (39) (36) (42)
Other financing activities (9) (15) (19)
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 0 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities 0 0 0
Net cash used in financing activities (981) (760) (1,082)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (20) (3) (46)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (43) (20) (110)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 327 347 457
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 284 327 347
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 555 274 359
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (141) (154) (161)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 0 0
Decreases in restricted cash 1 1 1
Other investing activities (12) 2 1
Changes in other noncurrent assets (2) 12  
Intercompany investing activities 452 525 607
Net cash used in investing activities 298 386 448
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,727) (2,170) (3,039)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,505 2,974 1,852
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount     1,997
Payment of debt origination fees (2) (3) (24)
Payment of bond premium fees   (18) (32)
Dividends paid to Liberty (703) (1,485) (1,765)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0 0
Other financing activities (9) (15) (19)
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 61 (822) 365
Other intercompany financing activities 24 877 (218)
Net cash used in financing activities (851) (662) (883)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 2 (2) (76)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 0 2 78
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 2 0 2
Combined subsidiary guarantors      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 408 314 459
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (2) (9) (7)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights (38) (68) (31)
Decreases in restricted cash 0 0 0
Other investing activities 0 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0  
Intercompany investing activities 131 413 267
Net cash used in investing activities 91 336 229
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0 0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount     0
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0 0
Payment of bond premium fees   0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) (1,517) 2,192 (42)
Other intercompany financing activities 1,003 (2,853) (656)
Net cash used in financing activities (514) (661) (698)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (15) (11) (10)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 112 123 133
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 97 112 123
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 215 440 411
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (36) (52) 5
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 (4) 0
Decreases in restricted cash 0 (1) 1
Other investing activities 9 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 1 (12)  
Intercompany investing activities 0 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (26) (69) 6
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (6) (7) (10)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount     0
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0 0
Payment of bond premium fees   0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (39) (36) (42)
Other financing activities 0 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 1,456 (1,370) (323)
Other intercompany financing activities (1,610) 1,038 (20)
Net cash used in financing activities (199) (375) (395)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (20) (3) (46)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (30) (7) (24)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 215 222 246
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 185 215 222
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash provided by operating activities 0 0 0
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures 0 0 (20)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights 0 0 0
Decreases in restricted cash 0 0 0
Other investing activities 0 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0  
Intercompany investing activities (583) (938) (874)
Net cash used in investing activities (583) (938) (894)
Financing activities:      
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0 0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount     0
Payment of debt origination fees 0 0 0
Payment of bond premium fees   0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty 0 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 0 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities 583 938 894
Net cash used in financing activities 583 938 894
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 0 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 0 $ 0 $ 0