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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)
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6 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Jun. 30, 2011
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Jun. 30, 2012
11.25% Senior Notes Due August 1, 2016 [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
Maximum [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
Minimum [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
Syndicated Credit Agreement [Member]
Year
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Apr. 24, 2012
Syndicated Credit Agreement [Member]
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Apr. 24, 2012
Syndicated Credit Agreement [Member]
Voting Equity Securities of HSNi US Subsidiaries [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
Syndicated Credit Agreement [Member]
Voting Equity Securities Of First-Tier Subsidiaries [Member]
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Apr. 24, 2012
Syndicated Credit Agreement [Member]
Voting Equity Securities Of First-Tier Subsidiaries [Member]
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Apr. 24, 2012
Syndicated Credit Agreement [Member]
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
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Apr. 24, 2012
Syndicated Credit Agreement [Member]
Term Loan [Member]
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| Debt [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Revolving credit facility | $ 600,000,000 | $ 350,000,000 | $ 250,000,000 | ||||||||||
| Terms of debt, years | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Secured rate | 100.00% | 65.00% | |||||||||||
| Revolving credit agreement, replaced amount, expire date | 2013-07 | ||||||||||||
| Maximum borrowing capacity | 850,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Expiration Date | Apr. 24, 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Financing costs, capitalized | 5,500,000 | ||||||||||||
| Amortization of finance cost | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Leverage ratio | 3.00 | 3.00 | |||||||||||
| Leverage ratio | 0.79 | ||||||||||||
| Actual interest coverage ratio | 10.10 | ||||||||||||
| HSNi's leverage ratio | 1.50% | 2.25% | 1.50% | ||||||||||
| Base Rate plus a predetermined margin, percentage | 0.50% | ||||||||||||
| Base Rate plus a predetermined margin, percentage | 1.25% | ||||||||||||
| Commitment fee ranging | 0.40% | 0.25% | |||||||||||
| Outstanding letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility | 21,800,000 | ||||||||||||
| Additional amount that could be borrowed under the revolving credit facility | 328,200,000 | ||||||||||||
| Senior notes due 2016 | 240,000,000 | 240,000,000 | 240,000,000 | 240,000,000 | |||||||||
| Subordinated borrowing, interest rate | 11.25% | ||||||||||||
| Senior Notes Redemption Percentage | 105.625% | ||||||||||||
| Term loan | 250,000,000 | 69,841,000 | |||||||||||
| Redemption premium | 13,500,000 | ||||||||||||
| Pre-tax charges associated with redemption of the Senior Notes | 18,300,000 | ||||||||||||
| Write-off of unamortized issuance costs and original issue discount | $ 4,800,000 | ||||||||||||