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Income Taxes Income Tax (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Tax (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
Income tax expense consisted of the following:
Years ended December 31,
(in millions) 2023 2022 2021
Current:
U.S. federal $ 72  159  329 
State and local (6) 38  44 
Foreign jurisdictions 84  84  117 
Total 150  281  490 
Deferred:
U.S. federal 21  (43) (67)
State and local (13)
Foreign jurisdictions 27  (19) (2)
Total 55  (61) (82)
Total income tax expense $ 205  220  408 
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
Pre-tax income was as follows:
Years ended December 31,
(in millions) 2023 2022 2021
QxH $ 114  (1,812) 883 
QVC-International 302  222  376 
Consolidated QVC $ 416  (1,590) 1,259 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
Total income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 21% in 2023, 2022 and 2021, as a result of the following:
Years ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Provision at statutory rate $ 87  (334) 264
State income taxes, net of federal benefit 31 24
Foreign taxes 24  (7) 19
Goodwill Impairment 68  508 — 
Valuation allowance (1) 12
Tax on foreign earnings, net of federal tax benefits
16 87
Other permanent differences 12  4 4
Other, net —  3 (2)
Total income tax expense $ 205  220 408
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are presented below:
December 31,
(in millions) 2023 2022
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable, principally due to the allowance for credit losses and related reserves for the uncollectible accounts $ 19  22 
Inventories, principally due to obsolescence reserves and additional costs of inventories for tax purposes pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986
37  31 
Allowance for sales returns
21  16 
Deferred revenue
68  80 
Deferred compensation
14  10 
Unrecognized federal and state tax benefits
10  16 
Net operating loss and other carryforwards 119  113 
Foreign tax credits carryforward
57  54 
Lease obligations
129  90 
Cumulative translation of foreign currencies
Accrued liabilities
12  15 
Other
25 
Subtotal
493  477 
Valuation allowance
(177) (169)
Total deferred tax assets
316  308 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization
(779) (751)
Lease assets
(126) (89)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(905) (840)
Net deferred tax liability
$ (589) (532)
Summary of Positions for which Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Table Text Block]
A reconciliation of the 2022 and 2023 beginning and ending amount of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2022 $ 73 
Increases related to prior year tax positions
Decreases related to prior year tax positions (7)
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities (4)
Increases related to current year tax positions
Balance at December 31, 2022 76 
Increases related to prior year tax positions
Decreases related to prior year tax positions (14)
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities (26)
Increases related to current year tax positions
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ 47