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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, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 907 $ 849
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (83) (140)
Expenditures for television distribution rights (35) (8)
Changes in other noncurrent assets (2) (2)
Other investing activities 0 (3)
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (120) (153)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,791) (1,300)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,574 1,048
Payment of debt origination fees 0 (2)
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation (491) (427)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (22) (21)
Other financing activities (10) (9)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities 0 0
Net cash used in financing activities (740) (711)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 12 7
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 59 (8)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 284 327
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 343 319
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 550 586
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (54) (113)
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets (1) 6
Other investing activities 0 (12)
Intercompany investing activities 385 432
Net cash used in investing activities 330 313
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (1,785) (1,295)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,574 1,048
Payment of debt origination fees 0 (2)
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation (491) (427)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0
Other financing activities (10) (9)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (353) (83)
Other intercompany financing activities 186 (129)
Net cash used in financing activities (879) (897)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1 2
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 2 0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 3 2
Combined subsidiary guarantors    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 306 256
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (2) (3)
Expenditures for television distribution rights (35) (8)
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0
Other investing activities 0 0
Intercompany investing activities (1,087) 137
Net cash used in investing activities (1,124) 126
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 (repayments) borrowings (1,188) (1,474)
Other intercompany financing activities 1,959 1,079
Net cash used in financing activities 771 (395)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (47) (13)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 97 112
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 50 99
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries    
Operating activities:    
Net cash provided by operating activities 51 7
Investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (27) (24)
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets (1) (8)
Other investing activities 0 9
Intercompany investing activities 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (28) (23)
Financing activities:    
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (6) (5)
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 (repayments) borrowings 1,541 1,557
Other intercompany financing activities (1,443) (1,519)
Net cash used in financing activities 70 12
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 12 7
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 105 3
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 185 215
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 290 218
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 702 (569)
Net cash used in investing activities 702 (569)
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 (repayments) borrowings 0 0
Other intercompany financing activities (702) 569
Net cash used in financing activities (702) 569
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase (decrease) 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