Goodwill (Details) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | |
| Balance as of December 31, 2017 | $ 5,075 |
| Exchange rate fluctuations | 34 |
| Balance as of March 31, 2018 | 5,109 |
| QVC-U.S. | |
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |
| Balance as of December 31, 2017 | 4,190 |
| Exchange rate fluctuations | 0 |
| Balance as of March 31, 2018 | 4,190 |
| QVC-Germany | |
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |
| Balance as of December 31, 2017 | 305 |
| Exchange rate fluctuations | 7 |
| Balance as of March 31, 2018 | 312 |
| QVC-Japan | |
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |
| Balance as of December 31, 2017 | 269 |
| Exchange rate fluctuations | 15 |
| Balance as of March 31, 2018 | 284 |
| QVC-U.K. | |
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |
| Balance as of December 31, 2017 | 176 |
| Exchange rate fluctuations | 8 |
| Balance as of March 31, 2018 | 184 |
| QVC-Italy | |
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |
| Balance as of December 31, 2017 | 135 |
| Exchange rate fluctuations | 4 |
| Balance as of March 31, 2018 | $ 139 |
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