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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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

Subsequent Events (Details)

v3.7.0.1

Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 08, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 01, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation		$ 233.0	$ 323.0
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		$ 1,029.0
Liberty \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation	$ 33.0
HSN, Inc.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage by Parent		38.00%
HSN, Inc.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage by Parent		62.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Tranche One, Shared with Related Party \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity				$ 325.0

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