Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Tables)
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12 Months Ended | 
Dec. 31, 2024  | 
| Segment Reporting [Abstract] | 
 
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| Schedule of Revenue and Adjusted OIBDA by Segment | 
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Year ended December 31, 2024 | 
 
| (in millions) | 
QxH | 
QVC-International | 
Consolidated QVC | 
 
| Net revenue | 
$ | 
6,598  | 
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2,399  | 
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8,997  | 
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| Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) | 
4,373  | 
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1,532  | 
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5,905  | 
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| Segment gross profit | 
2,225  | 
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867  | 
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3,092  | 
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| Operating | 
512  | 
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181  | 
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693  | 
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| Advertising | 
277  | 
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35  | 
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312  | 
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| Selling, general and administrative, excluding stock-based compensation and advertising | 
671  | 
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318  | 
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989  | 
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| Adjusted OIBDA | 
$ | 
765  | 
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333  | 
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1,098  | 
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Year ended December 31, 2023 | 
 
| (in millions) | 
QxH | 
QVC-International | 
Total | 
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| Net revenue | 
$ | 
6,995  | 
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2,454  | 
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9,449  | 
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| Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) | 
4,711  | 
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1,562  | 
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6,273  | 
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| Segment gross profit | 
2,284  | 
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892  | 
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3,176  | 
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| Operating | 
549  | 
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190  | 
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739  | 
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| Advertising | 
251  | 
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38  | 
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289  | 
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| Selling, general and administrative, excluding stock-based compensation and advertising | 
738  | 
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339  | 
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1,077  | 
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| Adjusted OIBDA | 
$ | 
746  | 
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325  | 
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1,071  | 
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Year ended December 31, 2022 | 
 
| (in millions) | 
QxH | 
QVC-International | 
Total | 
 
| Net revenue | 
$ | 
7,359  | 
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2,528  | 
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9,887  | 
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| Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and Rocky Mount inventory losses) | 
5,131  | 
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1,620  | 
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6,751  | 
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| Segment gross profit | 
2,228  | 
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908  | 
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3,136  | 
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| Operating | 
562  | 
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198  | 
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760  | 
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| Advertising | 
259  | 
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39  | 
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298  | 
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| Selling, general and administrative, excluding stock-based compensation and advertising | 
657  | 
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313  | 
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970  | 
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| Adjusted OIBDA | 
$ | 
750  | 
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358  | 
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1,108  | 
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| Schedule of Depreciation and Amortization by Segment | 
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Years ended December 31, | 
 
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2024 | 
2023 | 
2022 | 
 
| (in millions) | 
Depreciation | 
Amortization | 
Depreciation | 
Amortization | 
Depreciation | 
Amortization | 
 
| QxH | 
$ | 
51  | 
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252  | 
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59  | 
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265  | 
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77  | 
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277  | 
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| QVC-International | 
26  | 
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22  | 
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31  | 
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17  | 
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34  | 
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13  | 
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| Consolidated QVC | 
$ | 
77  | 
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274  | 
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90  | 
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282  | 
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111  | 
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290  | 
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| Schedule of Capital Expenditures and Total Assets by Segment | 
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Years ended December 31, | 
 
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2024 | 
2023 | 
 
| (in millions) | 
Total assets | 
Capital expenditures | 
Total assets | 
Capital expenditures | 
 
| QxH | 
$ | 
8,128  | 
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122  | 
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9,828  | 
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128  | 
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| QVC-International | 
1,761  | 
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51  | 
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1,892  | 
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54  | 
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| Consolidated QVC | 
$ | 
9,889  | 
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173  | 
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11,720  | 
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182  | 
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| Property and equipment, net by Segment | 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, by segment was as follows:
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December 31, | 
 
| (in millions) | 
2024 | 
2023 | 
 
| QxH | 
$ | 
259  | 
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263  | 
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| QVC-International | 
151  | 
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164  | 
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| Consolidated QVC | 
$ | 
410  | 
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427  | 
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| Reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA to Income before Income Taxes | 
The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA to income before income taxes:
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Years ended December 31,  | 
 
| (in millions) | 
2024 | 
2023 | 
2022 | 
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| Adjusted OIBDA | 
$ | 
1,098  | 
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1,071  | 
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1,108  | 
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| Gains on sales of assets and sale leaseback transactions | 
1  | 
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113  | 
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520  | 
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Restructuring, penalties and fire related (costs), net of recoveries (including Rocky Mount inventory losses)  | 
(18) | 
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196  | 
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10  | 
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| Impairment losses | 
(1,480) | 
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(326) | 
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(2,600) | 
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| Stock-based compensation | 
(20) | 
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(37) | 
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(36) | 
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| Depreciation and amortization | 
(351) | 
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(372) | 
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(401) | 
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| Operating (loss) income | 
(770) | 
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645  | 
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(1,399) | 
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| Losses on financial instruments | 
—  | 
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(1) | 
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(9) | 
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| Interest expense, net | 
(251) | 
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(228) | 
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(228) | 
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| Foreign currency gain (loss) | 
9  | 
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(10) | 
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32  | 
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| Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt | 
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10  | 
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(6) | 
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| Other (loss) income | 
(7) | 
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20  | 
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| (Loss) income before income taxes | 
$ | 
(1,019) | 
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416  | 
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(1,590) | 
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| Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area | 
The following table summarizes net revenues based on revenues generated by subsidiaries located within the identified geographic area:
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Years ended December 31, | 
 
| (in millions) | 
2024 | 
2023 | 
2022 | 
 
| United States | 
$ | 
6,598  | 
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6,995  | 
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7,359  | 
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| Japan | 
870  | 
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945  | 
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1,017  | 
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| Germany | 
785  | 
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788  | 
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813  | 
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| United Kingdom | 
629  | 
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594  | 
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565  | 
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| Other countries | 
115  | 
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127  | 
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133  | 
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| Consolidated QVC | 
$ | 
8,997  | 
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9,449  | 
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9,887  | 
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| Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas | 
The following table summarizes property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, based on physical location:
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December 31, | 
 
| (in millions) | 
2024 | 
2023 | 
 
| United States | 
$ | 
259  | 
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263  | 
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| Japan | 
81  | 
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91  | 
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| Other countries | 
70  | 
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73  | 
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| Consolidated QVC | 
$ | 
410  | 
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427  | 
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