Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Revenue (Details)

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Revenue (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue $ 2,058 $ 2,010 $ 6,234 $ 5,954
Home        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 732   2,180  
Apparel        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 399   1,246  
Beauty        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 376   1,167  
Accessories        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 244   763  
Jewelry        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 130   404  
Electronics        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 141   364  
Other revenue        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 36   110  
QVC-U.S.        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 1,418 1,374 4,262 4,111
QVC-U.S. | Home        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 497   1,450  
QVC-U.S. | Apparel        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 286   898  
QVC-U.S. | Beauty        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 228   717  
QVC-U.S. | Accessories        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 180   560  
QVC-U.S. | Jewelry        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 79   250  
QVC-U.S. | Electronics        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 115   290  
QVC-U.S. | Other revenue        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 33   97  
QVC- International        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 640 $ 636 1,972 $ 1,843
QVC- International | Home        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 235   730  
QVC- International | Apparel        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 113   348  
QVC- International | Beauty        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 148   450  
QVC- International | Accessories        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 64   203  
QVC- International | Jewelry        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 51   154  
QVC- International | Electronics        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue 26   74  
QVC- International | Other revenue        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Net revenue $ 3   $ 13