Qurate Retail, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Operations) (Details)

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 3,555	$ 2,569	$ 2,556	$ 2,602	$ 2,817	$ 2,010	$ 1,979	$ 1,965	$ 11,282	$ 8,771	$ 8,682
Cost of Goods Sold, Excluding Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization									7,248	5,598	5,540
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating									881	601	606
Selling, General and Administrative, Including Transaction Related Costs and Stock-Based Compensation									1,200	744
Selling, General and Administrative Expense											728
Depreciation									174	155	142
Amortization									237	364	463
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)									30	0	0
Operating expenses									9,770	7,462	7,479
Operating income	461	305	390	356	458	274	306	271	1,512	1,309	1,203
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee									(3)	(3)	(6)
(Losses) gains on financial instruments									(2)	0	2
Interest expense, net									(243)	(214)	(210)
Foreign currency gain (loss)									0	(6)	38
Loss on extinguishment of debt									(2)	0	0
Intercompany interest (expense) income									0	0	0
Nonoperating (expense) income									(250)	(223)	(176)
Income before income taxes									1,262	1,086	1,027
Income tax expense									(334)	(139)	(385)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									0	0	0
Net income	291	181	244	212	495	166	151	135	928	947	642
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									(46)	(46)	(38)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder	$ 278	$ 170	$ 233	$ 201	$ 482	$ 154	$ 141	$ 124	882	901	604
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue									6,502	6,298	6,179
Cost of Goods Sold, Excluding Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization									3,979	3,877	3,855
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating									442	433	414
Selling, General and Administrative, Including Transaction Related Costs and Stock-Based Compensation									1,252	1,097
Selling, General and Administrative Expense											1,116
Depreciation									65	67	57
Amortization									79	187	245
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)									0
Operating expenses									5,817	5,661	5,687
Operating income									685	637	492
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee									0	0	0
(Losses) gains on financial instruments									(1)		2
Interest expense, net									(223)	(215)	(211)
Foreign currency gain (loss)									2	(5)	17
Loss on extinguishment of debt									0
Intercompany interest (expense) income									(34)	(12)	(2)
Nonoperating (expense) income									(256)	(232)	(194)
Income before income taxes									429	405	298
Income tax expense									(127)	(129)	(114)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									626	671	458
Net income									928	947	642
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									(46)	(46)	(38)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									882	901	604
Combined subsidiary guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue									3,185	1,000	1,001
Cost of Goods Sold, Excluding Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization									1,617	157	169
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating									533	265	258
Selling, General and Administrative, Including Transaction Related Costs and Stock-Based Compensation									282	40
Selling, General and Administrative Expense											1
Depreciation									37	7	7
Amortization									147	142	168
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)									30
Operating expenses									2,646	611	603
Operating income									539	389	398
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee									0	0	0
(Losses) gains on financial instruments									(1)		0
Interest expense, net									(15)	1	0
Foreign currency gain (loss)									0	1	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt									(2)
Intercompany interest (expense) income									151	96	1
Nonoperating (expense) income									133	98	1
Income before income taxes									672	487	399
Income tax expense									(121)	93	(156)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									50	47	189
Net income									601	627	432
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									0	0	0
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									601	627	432
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue									2,964	2,848	2,787
Cost of Goods Sold, Excluding Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization									1,832	1,744	1,726
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating									288	277	274
Selling, General and Administrative, Including Transaction Related Costs and Stock-Based Compensation									473	428
Selling, General and Administrative Expense											346
Depreciation									72	81	78
Amortization									11	35	50
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)									0
Operating expenses									2,676	2,565	2,474
Operating income									288	283	313
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee									(3)	(3)	(6)
(Losses) gains on financial instruments									0		0
Interest expense, net									(5)	0	1
Foreign currency gain (loss)									(2)	(2)	21
Loss on extinguishment of debt									0
Intercompany interest (expense) income									(117)	(84)	1
Nonoperating (expense) income									(127)	(89)	17
Income before income taxes									161	194	330
Income tax expense									(86)	(103)	(115)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									0	0	0
Net income									75	91	215
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									(46)	(46)	(38)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									29	45	177
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue									(1,369)	(1,375)	(1,285)
Cost of Goods Sold, Excluding Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization									(180)	(180)	(210)
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating									(382)	(374)	(340)
Selling, General and Administrative, Including Transaction Related Costs and Stock-Based Compensation									(807)	(821)
Selling, General and Administrative Expense											(735)
Depreciation									0	0	0
Amortization									0	0	0
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)									0
Operating expenses									(1,369)	(1,375)	(1,285)
Operating income									0	0	0
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee									0	0	0
(Losses) gains on financial instruments									0		0
Interest expense, net									0	0	0
Foreign currency gain (loss)									0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt									0
Intercompany interest (expense) income									0	0	0
Nonoperating (expense) income									0	0	0
Income before income taxes									0	0	0
Income tax expense									0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									(676)	(718)	(647)
Net income									(676)	(718)	(647)
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									46	46	38
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									$ (630)	$ (672)	$ (609)