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 Cash Flow) (Details)

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Cash Flow) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 1,156	$ 1,202	$ 1,178
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(228)	(152)	(179)
Expenditures for television distribution rights	(140)	(50)	(38)
Other investing activities	(29)	0	(3)
Changes in other noncurrent assets	(16)	(1)	(1)
Intercompany investing activities	0	0	0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Businesses and Interest in Affiliates	0	22	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(413)	(181)	(221)
Financing activities:
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations	(3,541)	(2,278)	(1,733)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facilities	2,750	2,162	1,505
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	225	0	0
Payment of debt origination fees	(14)	0	(2)
Capital contributions received from Qurate Retail, Inc.	520	0	0
Payments of Dividends	(367)	(866)	(703)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	(40)	(40)	(39)
Other financing activities	(18)	(16)	(9)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings	0	0	0
Other intercompany financing activities	0	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(485)	(1,038)	(981)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	2	13	(20)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	260	(4)	(44)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	550	290	294	$ 338
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	461	641	555
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(121)	(103)	(141)
Expenditures for television distribution rights	0	0	0
Other investing activities	0		(12)
Changes in other noncurrent assets	1	(1)	(2)
Intercompany investing activities	433	545	452
Payments for (Proceeds from) Businesses and Interest in Affiliates		0
Net cash used in investing activities	313	441	297
Financing activities:
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations	(2,680)	(2,268)	(1,727)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facilities	2,362	2,162	1,505
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	225
Payment of debt origination fees	(14)		(2)
Capital contributions received from Qurate Retail, Inc.	340
Payments of Dividends	(367)	(866)	(703)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0
Other financing activities	(10)	(16)	(9)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings	(548)	(170)	61
Other intercompany financing activities	(11)	73	24
Net cash used in financing activities	(703)	(1,085)	(851)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	71	(3)	1
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	78	7	10	9
Combined subsidiary guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	592	507	408
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(19)	(4)	(2)
Expenditures for television distribution rights	(139)	(50)	(38)
Other investing activities	(29)		0
Changes in other noncurrent assets	(4)	0	0
Intercompany investing activities	(688)	(1,507)	131
Payments for (Proceeds from) Businesses and Interest in Affiliates		22
Net cash used in investing activities	(879)	(1,539)	91
Financing activities:
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations	(851)	0	0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facilities	388	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	0
Payment of debt origination fees	0		0
Capital contributions received from Qurate Retail, Inc.	180
Payments of Dividends	0	0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0
Other financing activities	(8)	0	0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings	498	(1,267)	(1,517)
Other intercompany financing activities	217	2,257	1,003
Net cash used in financing activities	424	990	(514)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	137	(42)	(15)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	192	55	97	112
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	103	54	215
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(88)	(45)	(36)
Expenditures for television distribution rights	(1)	0	0
Other investing activities	0		9
Changes in other noncurrent assets	(13)	0	1
Intercompany investing activities	0	0	0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Businesses and Interest in Affiliates		0
Net cash used in investing activities	(102)	(45)	(26)
Financing activities:
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations	(10)	(10)	(6)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facilities	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	0
Payment of debt origination fees	0		0
Capital contributions received from Qurate Retail, Inc.	0
Payments of Dividends	0	0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	(40)	(40)	(39)
Other financing activities	0	0	0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings	50	1,437	1,456
Other intercompany financing activities	49	(1,368)	(1,610)
Net cash used in financing activities	49	19	(199)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	2	13	(20)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	52	41	(30)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	280	228	187	217
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	0	0	0
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	0	0
Expenditures for television distribution rights	0	0	0
Other investing activities	0		0
Changes in other noncurrent assets	0	0	0
Intercompany investing activities	255	962	(583)
Payments for (Proceeds from) Businesses and Interest in Affiliates		0
Net cash used in investing activities	255	962	(583)
Financing activities:
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations	0	0	0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facilities	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes	0
Payment of debt origination fees	0		0
Capital contributions received from Qurate Retail, Inc.	0
Payments of Dividends	0	0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0
Other financing activities	0	0	0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings	0	0	0
Other intercompany financing activities	(255)	(962)	583
Net cash used in financing activities	(255)	(962)	583
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0