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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
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2016
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 457 $ 280
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (17) (39)
Expenditures for television distribution rights (1) (1)
Other investing activities 0 (6)
Changes in other noncurrent assets (3) (2)
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (21) (48)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (650) (438)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 454 515
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation (183) (234)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (22) (21)
Other financing activities (4) (7)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0
Proceeds from (payments for) intercompany financing activities 0 0
Net cash used in financing activities (405) (185)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 9 (13)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 40 34
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 284 327
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 324 361
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 220 209
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (13) (29)
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0
Other investing activities   (6)
Changes in other noncurrent assets (2) 1
Intercompany investing activities 201 151
Net cash used in investing activities 186 117
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (648) (436)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 454 515
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation (183) (234)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Other financing activities (4) (7)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (20) (82)
Proceeds from (payments for) intercompany financing activities (6) (80)
Net cash used in financing activities (407) (324)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (1) 2
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 2 0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 1 2
Combined subsidiary guarantors    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 155 77
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (1) (1)
Expenditures for television distribution rights (1) (1)
Other investing activities   0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Intercompany investing activities (522) 22
Net cash used in investing activities (524) 20
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (1,030) 137
Proceeds from (payments for) intercompany financing activities 1,453 (154)
Net cash used in financing activities 423 (17)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 54 80
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 97 112
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 151 192
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 82 (6)
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (3) (9)
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0
Other investing activities   0
Changes in other noncurrent assets (1) (3)
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (4) (12)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (2) (2)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (22) (21)
Other financing activities 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 1,050 (55)
Proceeds from (payments for) intercompany financing activities (1,126) 61
Net cash used in financing activities (100) (17)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 9 (13)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (13) (48)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 185 215
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 172 167
Eliminations    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 0 0
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures 0 0
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0
Other investing activities   0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Intercompany investing activities 321 (173)
Net cash used in investing activities 321 (173)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations 0 0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation 0 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Other financing activities 0 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0
Proceeds from (payments for) intercompany financing activities (321) 173
Net cash used in financing activities (321) 173
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net 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