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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
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Operating activities:            
Net cash provided by operating activities     $ 1,018 $ 915    
Investing activities:            
Capital expenditures     (225) (136)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights     (128) (120)    
Other investing activities     29 (25)    
Changes in other noncurrent assets     (9) 1    
Intercompany investing activities     0 0    
Net cash used in investing activities     (333) (280)    
Financing activities:            
Principal payments of senior secured credit facility and finance lease obligations     (1,648) (2,636)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility     2,061 1,731    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt     0 225    
Repayments of Secured Debt     (400) 0    
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc. $ 50 $ 380 50 520    
Payment of debt origination fees     0 (8)    
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc.     (698) (297)    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest     (34) (23)    
Other financing activities     (4) (18)    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments)     0 0    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities     0 0    
Net cash used in financing activities     (673) (506)    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     (3) (2)    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     9 127    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 559 417 559 417 $ 550 $ 290
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.            
Operating activities:            
Net cash provided by operating activities     429 484    
Investing activities:            
Capital expenditures     (92) (68)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights     0 0    
Other investing activities     0 0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets     (10) 2    
Intercompany investing activities     77 233    
Net cash used in investing activities     (25) 167    
Financing activities:            
Principal payments of senior secured credit facility and finance lease obligations     (1,637) (2,277)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility     2,061 1,451    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt       225    
Repayments of Secured Debt     (400)      
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc.     50 340    
Payment of debt origination fees       (8)    
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc.     (698) (297)    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest     0 0    
Other financing activities     (4) (10)    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments)     205 (15)    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities     (23) (17)    
Net cash used in financing activities     (446) (608)    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     0 0    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     (42) 43    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 36 50 36 50 78 7
Combined subsidiary guarantors            
Operating activities:            
Net cash provided by operating activities     573 369    
Investing activities:            
Capital expenditures     (47) (14)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights     (128) (119)    
Other investing activities     29 (25)    
Changes in other noncurrent assets     (1) 0    
Intercompany investing activities     (319) (552)    
Net cash used in investing activities     (466) (710)    
Financing activities:            
Principal payments of senior secured credit facility and finance lease obligations     0 (351)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility     0 280    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt       0    
Repayments of Secured Debt     0      
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc.     0 180    
Payment of debt origination fees       0    
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc.     0 0    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest     0 0    
Other financing activities     0 (8)    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments)     (275) (16)    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities     239 313    
Net cash used in financing activities     (36) 398    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     0 0    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     71 57    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 263 112 263 112 192 55
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries            
Operating activities:            
Net cash provided by operating activities     16 62    
Investing activities:            
Capital expenditures     (86) (54)    
Expenditures for television distribution rights     0 (1)    
Other investing activities     0 0    
Changes in other noncurrent assets     2 (1)    
Intercompany investing activities     0 0    
Net cash used in investing activities     (84) (56)    
Financing activities:            
Principal payments of senior secured credit facility and finance lease obligations     (11) (8)    
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility     0 0    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt       0    
Repayments of Secured Debt     0      
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc.     0 0    
Payment of debt origination fees       0    
Dividends paid to Qurate Retail, Inc.     0 0    
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest     (34) (23)    
Other financing activities     0 0    
Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments)     70 31    
Proceeds from (Payments for) Intercompany Financing Activities     26 23    
Net cash used in financing activities     51 23    
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     (3) (2)    
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     (20) 27    
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 260 255 260 255 280 228
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     242 319    
Net cash used in investing activities     242 319    
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    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt       0    
Repayments of Secured Debt     0      
Capital contribution received from Qurate Retail, Inc.     0 0    
Payment of debt origination fees       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) (319)    
Net cash used in financing activities     (242) (319)    
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 $ 0 $ 0