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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
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 699 $ 651    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures (153) (74)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights (124) (61)    
Other investing activities 29 (8)    
Changes in other noncurrent assets (13) 0    
Intercompany investing activities 0 0    
Net cash used in investing activities (261) (143)    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of senior secured credit facility and finance lease obligations (1,425) (1,608)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,795 1,458    
Repayments of Secured Debt 400 0    
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc. 0 140    
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc. (469) (243)    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (28) (23)    
Other financing activities (4) (14)    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 0 0    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities 0 0    
Net cash used in financing activities (531) (290)    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 1 4    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (92) 222    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 458 512 $ 550 $ 290
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.        
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities 293 345    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures (61) (39)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0    
Other investing activities 0 0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets (10) 1    
Intercompany investing activities 77 89    
Net cash used in investing activities 6 51    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of senior secured credit facility and finance lease obligations (1,420) (1,442)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,795 1,278    
Repayments of Secured Debt (400)      
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc.   140    
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc. (469) (243)    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0    
Other financing activities (4) (7)    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 157 (86)    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities (20) (14)    
Net cash used in financing activities (361) (374)    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 0 0    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (62) 22    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 16 29 78 7
Combined subsidiary guarantors        
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities 383 252    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures (28) (7)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights (124) (60)    
Other investing activities 29 (8)    
Changes in other noncurrent assets 8 0    
Intercompany investing activities (319) (105)    
Net cash used in investing activities (434) (180)    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of senior secured credit facility and finance lease obligations 0 (160)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 180    
Repayments of Secured Debt 0      
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc.   0    
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc. 0 0    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0    
Other financing activities 0 (7)    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) (201) 36    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities 246 5    
Net cash used in financing activities 45 54    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 0 0    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (6) 126    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 186 181 192 55
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries        
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities 23 54    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures (64) (28)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 (1)    
Other investing activities 0 0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets (11) (1)    
Intercompany investing activities 0 0    
Net cash used in investing activities (75) (30)    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of senior secured credit facility and finance lease obligations (5) (6)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0    
Repayments of Secured Debt 0      
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc.   0    
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc. 0 0    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (28) (23)    
Other financing activities 0 0    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 44 50    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities 16 25    
Net cash used in financing activities 27 46    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 1 4    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (24) 74    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 256 302 280 228
Eliminations        
Operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities 0 0    
Investing activities:        
Capital expenditures 0 0    
Expenditures for television distribution rights 0 0    
Other investing activities 0 0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets 0 0    
Intercompany investing activities 242 16    
Net cash used in investing activities 242 16    
Financing activities:        
Principal payments of senior secured credit facility and finance lease obligations 0 0    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 0 0    
Repayments of Secured Debt 0      
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc.   0    
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc. 0 0    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest 0 0    
Other financing activities 0 0    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 0 0    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities (242) (16)    
Net cash used in financing activities (242) (16)    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 0 0    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 0 0    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0