Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments (Tables)
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12 Months Ended | 
Dec. 31, 2022  | 
| Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments | 
 
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| Performance Measures | 
  
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Years ended December 31,  | 
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2022  | 
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2021  | 
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2020  | 
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Revenue  | 
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OIBDA  | 
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Revenue  | 
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OIBDA  | 
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Revenue  | 
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 OIBDA  | 
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amounts in millions  | 
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QxH  | 
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$  | 
 7,359  | 
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 750  | 
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 8,277  | 
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 1,439  | 
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 8,505  | 
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 1,547  | 
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QVC International   | 
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 2,528  | 
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 358  | 
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 3,077  | 
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 562  | 
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 2,967  | 
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 510  | 
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CBI  | 
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 1,313  | 
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 78  | 
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 1,238  | 
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 137  | 
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 1,070  | 
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 94  | 
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Corporate and other  | 
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 906  | 
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 (122)  | 
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 1,453  | 
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 (58)  | 
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 1,636  | 
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 47  | 
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Inter-segment eliminations  | 
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 (1)  | 
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 (1)  | 
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 —  | 
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Consolidated Qurate Retail   | 
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$  | 
 12,106  | 
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 1,064  | 
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 14,044  | 
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 2,080  | 
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 14,177  | 
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 2,198  | 
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| Other Information By Segment | 
  
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December 31, 2022  | 
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December 31, 2021  | 
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Total  | 
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Capital  | 
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Total  | 
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Capital  | 
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assets  | 
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expenditures  | 
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assets  | 
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expenditures  | 
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amounts in millions  | 
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QxH  | 
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$  | 
 8,731  | 
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 178  | 
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 12,302  | 
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 169  | 
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QVC International   | 
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 1,933  | 
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 38  | 
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 2,214  | 
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 41  | 
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CBI  | 
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 558  | 
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 39  | 
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 485  | 
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 14  | 
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Corporate and other  | 
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 1,349  | 
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 13  | 
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 1,201  | 
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 20  | 
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Consolidated Qurate Retail   | 
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$  | 
 12,571  | 
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 268  | 
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 16,202  | 
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 244  | 
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| Reconciliation Of Segment Adjusted OIBDA To Operating income (loss) and Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes | 
  
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Years ended December 31,  | 
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2022  | 
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2021  | 
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amounts in millions  | 
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Consolidated segment Adjusted OIBDA  | 
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$  | 
 1,064  | 
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 2,080  | 
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 2,198  | 
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Stock-based compensation  | 
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 (60)  | 
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 (72)  | 
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 (64)  | 
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Depreciation and amortization  | 
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 (481)  | 
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 (537)  | 
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 (562)  | 
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Restructuring and fire related (costs), net of recoveries  | 
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 (3)  | 
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 (21)  | 
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Gains on sale leaseback transactions  | 
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 520  | 
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 —  | 
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Impairment of intangible assets  | 
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 (3,081)  | 
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 (363)  | 
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Operating income  | 
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 (2,041)  | 
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 1,087  | 
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 1,572  | 
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Interest expense  | 
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 (456)  | 
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 (468)  | 
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 (408)  | 
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Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net  | 
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 (1)  | 
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 (94)  | 
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 (156)  | 
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Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net  | 
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 41  | 
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 99  | 
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 (110)  | 
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Gains (losses) on transactions, net  | 
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 10  | 
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 224  | 
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Tax sharing income (expense) with Liberty Broadband  | 
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 79  | 
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 10  | 
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 (39)  | 
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Other, net  | 
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 70  | 
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 (6)  | 
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 (32)  | 
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes  | 
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 (2,308)  | 
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 638  | 
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 1,051  | 
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| Schedule of Revenue by geographic area | 
  
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Years ended December 31,  | 
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2022  | 
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amounts in millions  | 
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United States  | 
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$  | 
 9,514  | 
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 10,864  | 
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 11,119  | 
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Japan  | 
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 1,017  | 
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 1,167  | 
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 1,132  | 
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Germany  | 
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 813  | 
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 1,027  | 
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 978  | 
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Other foreign countries  | 
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 762  | 
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 986  | 
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 948  | 
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$  | 
 12,106  | 
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 14,044  | 
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 14,177  | 
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| Schedule of Long-lived Assets by Geographic Area | 
  
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December 31,  | 
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2022  | 
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2021  | 
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amounts in millions  | 
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U.S.  | 
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$  | 
 378  | 
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 686  | 
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Japan  | 
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 104  | 
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 123  | 
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Germany  | 
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 36  | 
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 121  | 
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Other foreign countries  | 
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 52  | 
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 100  | 
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$  | 
 570  | 
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 1,030  | 
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