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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
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2016
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 663 $ 607
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (44) (98)
Expenditures for television distribution rights (29) (6)
Changes in other noncurrent assets (1) (2)
Other investing activities 0 2
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (74) (104)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,406) (923)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,094 778
Payment of debt origination fees 0 (2)
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation (233) (323)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (22) (21)
Other financing activities (9) (8)
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities 0 0
Net cash used in financing activities (576) (499)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 9 4
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 22 8
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 284 327
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 306 335
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 318 428
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (29) (75)
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets (1) 1
Other investing activities 0 (6)
Intercompany investing activities 270 316
Net cash used in investing activities 240 236
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,402) (920)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,094 778
Payment of debt origination fees 0 (2)
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation (233) (323)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Other financing activities (9) (8)
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 4 (90)
Other intercompany financing activities (13) (96)
Net cash used in financing activities (559) (661)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (1) 3
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 2 0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 1 3
Combined subsidiary guarantors    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 235 182
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures 0 (3)
Expenditures for television distribution rights (29) (6)
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Other investing activities 0 0
Intercompany investing activities (668) 127
Net cash used in investing activities (697) 118
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
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 borrowings (repayments) (1,027) (1,473)
Other intercompany financing activities 1,511 1,198
Net cash used in financing activities 484 (275)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 22 25
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 97 112
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 119 137
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 110 (3)
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (15) (20)
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 (3)
Other investing activities 0 8
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (15) (15)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (4) (3)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0
Payment of debt origination fees 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 borrowings (repayments) 1,023 1,563
Other intercompany financing activities (1,100) (1,545)
Net cash used in financing activities (103) (6)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 9 4
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 1 (20)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 185 215
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 186 195
Elimination    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 0 0
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures 0 0
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Other investing activities 0 0
Intercompany investing activities 398 (443)
Net cash used in investing activities 398 (443)
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
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 borrowings (repayments) 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities (398) 443
Net cash used in financing activities (398) 443
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