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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Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)

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Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	$ 207	$ 135
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	70	27
Total comprehensive income	277	162
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(18)	(17)
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder	259	145
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	207	135
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	70	27
Total comprehensive income	277	162
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(18)	(17)
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder	259	145
Combined subsidiary guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	140	92
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	0	0
Total comprehensive income	140	92
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder	140	92
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	22	19
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	70	27
Total comprehensive income	92	46
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(18)	(17)
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder	74	29
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	(162)	(111)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	(70)	(27)
Total comprehensive income	(232)	(138)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	18	17
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder	$ (214)	$ (121)

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