Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill) (Details)

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Total cash consideration		$ 24	$ 83
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the year	5,872us-gaap_Goodwill	5,907us-gaap_Goodwill
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(106)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	(37)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Acquisitions		7us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Impairment	(7)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	(5)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Sale of Subsidiary	(352)
Other	(3)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges
Balance, end of the year	5,404us-gaap_Goodwill	5,872us-gaap_Goodwill	5,907us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangibles subject to amortization		2	40
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	5,531	5,748
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(4,346)	(4,161)
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	1,185us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	1,587us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment	(7)	(30)	(53)
Amortization of Intangible Assets	504us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	482us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	449us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	9 years
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	111
QVC
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the year	5,312	5,349
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(106)	(37)
Balance, end of the year	5,206	5,312
Digital commerce
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the year	560	558
Acquisitions		7
Impairment	(7)	(5)
Sale of Subsidiary	(352)
Other	(3)
Balance, end of the year	198	560
Television distribution Rights [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	2,308	2,324
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(1,847)	(1,700)
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	461	624
Customer Relationships [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	2,488	2,620
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(2,015)	(1,940)
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	473	680
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	735	804
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(484)	(521)
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	$ 251	$ 283