Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock Options and Other Share-Based Awards Stock Options and Other Share- Based Awards (Stock Options Activity) (Details)

v3.22.0.1
Stock Options and Other Share-Based Awards Stock Options and Other Share- Based Awards (Stock Options Activity) (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 31,372 $ 60,652  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value $ 7,811    
Special Dividend      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Granted (in shares) 3,625,561    
Weight average exercise price      
Granted (in dollars per share) $ 9.64    
Liberty Incentive Plan      
Exercisable at December 31, 2018      
Intrinsic value of options exercised during period $ 15,000 $ 15,000 $ 2,000
QRTEA | Liberty Incentive Plan      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Outstanding at beginning of the year (in shares) 24,546,114    
Granted (in shares) 1,949,619    
Exercised (in shares) (2,201,183)    
Forfeited (in shares) (2,986,048)    
Outstanding at end of the year (in shares) 24,934,063 24,546,114  
Weight average exercise price      
Outstanding at beginning of year (in dollars per share) $ 10.98    
Granted (in dollars per share) 11.45    
Exercised (in dollars per share) 5.64    
Forfeited (in dollars per share) 12.87    
Outstanding at ending of year (in dollars per share) $ 9.65 $ 10.98  
Additional Stock Option Disclosures      
Weighted average remaining life (years) 3 years 3 months 18 days 3 years 10 months 24 days  
Exercisable at December 31, 2018      
Options (in shares) 17,023,527    
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 11.56    
Weighted average remaining life (years) 2 years 3 months 18 days    
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during period $ 5.70 $ 1.97 $ 4.08