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Long-Term Debt - Debt Excluding Intergroup Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 7,442
Total consolidated debt	7,540		$ 7,373
Less debt classified as current	(1,202)		(1,410)
Long-term debt, including current portion	6,338		5,963
Deferred loan costs	(24)		(29)
8.5% Senior Debentures Due 2029
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	287
Total consolidated debt	$ 285		286
Debt instrument interest rate	8.50%
8.25% Senior Debentures Due 2030
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 504
Total consolidated debt	$ 502		502
Debt instrument interest rate	8.25%
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2029
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 432
Total consolidated debt	$ 342		304
Debt instrument interest rate	4.00%
3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2030
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 433
Total consolidated debt	$ 322		307
Debt instrument interest rate	3.75%
3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2031
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 302
Total consolidated debt	$ 536		377
Debt instrument interest rate	3.50%
0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
Long-term debt
Total consolidated debt	$ 2		2
Debt instrument interest rate	0.75%
1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 332
Total consolidated debt	$ 425		344
Debt instrument interest rate	1.75%
Other subsidiary debt
Long-term debt
Total consolidated debt			188
QVC \| QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019
Long-term debt
Total consolidated debt			$ 399
Debt instrument interest rate		3.125%	3.125%
QVC \| QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 500
Total consolidated debt	$ 500		$ 500
Debt instrument interest rate	5.125%
QVC \| QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 750
Total consolidated debt	$ 750		750
Debt instrument interest rate	4.375%
QVC \| QVC 4.85% Senior Secured Notes Due 2024
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 600
Total consolidated debt	$ 600		600
Debt instrument interest rate	4.85%
QVC \| QVC 4.45% Senior Secured Notes Due 2025
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 600
Total consolidated debt	$ 599		599
Debt instrument interest rate	4.45%
QVC \| QVC 5.45% Senior Secured Notes Due 2034
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 400
Total consolidated debt	$ 399		399
Debt instrument interest rate	5.45%
QVC \| QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 300
Total consolidated debt	$ 300		300
Debt instrument interest rate	5.95%
QVC \| QVC 6.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2067
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 225
Total consolidated debt	$ 225		225
Debt instrument interest rate	6.375%
QVC \| QVC Bank Credit Facilities
Long-term debt
Outstanding principal	$ 1,777
Total consolidated debt	$ 1,777		$ 1,320