Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details)

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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill [Line Items]      
Balance as of December 31, 2021 $ 5,968    
Exchange rate fluctuations (27)    
Balance as of March 31, 2022 $ 5,941    
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2022    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Trademarks (indefinite life) $ 2,878   $ 2,878
Other intangible assets (excluding goodwill), gross 6,682   6,664
Other intangible assets (excluding goodwill), accumulated amortization (3,291)   (3,257)
Other intangible assets, net (note 3) 3,391   3,407
Amortization of other intangible assets 43 $ 37  
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Remainder of 2022 140    
2023 158    
2024 112    
2025 55    
2026 48    
QxH [Member]      
Goodwill [Line Items]      
Balance as of December 31, 2021 5,112    
Exchange rate fluctuations 0    
Balance as of March 31, 2022 5,112    
QVC-International      
Goodwill [Line Items]      
Balance as of December 31, 2021 856    
Exchange rate fluctuations (27)    
Balance as of March 31, 2022 829    
Software and Software Development Costs      
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Purchased and internally developed software 967   945
Purchased and internally developed software (685)   (659)
Purchased and internally developed software 282   286
Customer Relationships      
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Affiliate and customer relationships 2,828   2,832
Affiliate and customer relationships (2,605)   (2,598)
Affiliate and customer relationships 223   234
Debt      
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Debt origination fees 9   9
Debt origination fees (1)   0
Debt origination fees $ 8   $ 9