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Goodwill Goodwill (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | |
| Balance as of December 31, 2014 | $ 5,091us-gaap_Goodwill |
| Exchange rate fluctuations | (58)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments |
| Balance as of March 31, 2015 | 5,033us-gaap_Goodwill |
| QVC-U.S. | |
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |
| Balance as of December 31, 2014 |
4,190us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcUSMember |
| Exchange rate fluctuations |
0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcUSMember |
| Balance as of March 31, 2015 |
4,190us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcUSMember |
| QVC-Germany | |
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |
| Balance as of December 31, 2014 |
308us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcGermanyMember |
| Exchange rate fluctuations |
(33)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcGermanyMember |
| Balance as of March 31, 2015 |
275us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcGermanyMember |
| QVC-Japan | |
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |
| Balance as of December 31, 2014 |
253us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcJapanMember |
| Exchange rate fluctuations |
(1)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcJapanMember |
| Balance as of March 31, 2015 |
252us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcJapanMember |
| QVC-U.K. | |
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |
| Balance as of December 31, 2014 |
203us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcUKMember |
| Exchange rate fluctuations |
(9)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcUKMember |
| Balance as of March 31, 2015 |
194us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcUKMember |
| QVC-Italy | |
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |
| Balance as of December 31, 2014 |
137us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcItalyMember |
| Exchange rate fluctuations |
(15)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcItalyMember |
| Balance as of March 31, 2015 |
$ 122us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = qvc_QvcItalyMember |
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