QVC, Inc. 6.250% Senior Secured (QVCC) 10-K 29 Feb 16 2015 FY Annual report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information Document $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)shares
Document Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	QVC INC
Entity Central Index Key	1,254,699
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | shares	1
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Current Reporting Status submitted electronically	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float | $	$ 0

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 327	$ 347
Restricted cash	11	12
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $86 at December 31, 2015 and $91 at December 31, 2014	1,370	1,196
Inventories	929	882
Prepaid expenses	42	50
Total current assets	2,679	2,487
Noncurrent assets:
Property and equipment, net	1,002	1,026
Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net	339	461
Goodwill	5,035	5,091
Other intangible assets, net	2,936	3,102
Other noncurrent assets	67	58
Total assets	12,058	12,225
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations	9	9
Accounts payable-trade	658	629
Accrued liabilities	872	885
Total current liabilities	1,539	1,523
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations	5,393	4,579
Deferred compensation	13	17
Deferred income taxes	827	911
Other long-term liabilities	168	149
Total liabilities	7,940	7,179
QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1 authorized share	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	6,827	6,787
Accumulated deficit	(2,669)	(1,805)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(140)	(39)
Total QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity	4,018	4,943
Noncontrolling interest	100	103
Total equity	4,118	5,046
Total liabilities and equity	$ 12,058	$ 12,225

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 86	$ 91
Accumulated depreciation	$ 941	$ 884
Common stock par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	1	1

Consolidated Statements of Oper

Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net revenue	$ 2,800	$ 2,007	$ 1,998	$ 1,938	$ 2,781	$ 2,020	$ 2,014	$ 1,986	$ 8,743	$ 8,801	$ 8,623
Cost of goods sold									5,528	5,547	5,465
Gross profit									3,215	3,254	3,158
Operating expenses:
Operating									607	618	610
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation									745	770	745
Depreciation									134	135	127
Amortization									454	452	431
Operating expenses									1,940	1,975	1,913
Operating income	455	280	294	246	459	276	284	260	1,275	1,279	1,245
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee									(9)	(8)	(4)
Gains on financial instruments									0	0	15
Interest expense, net									(208)	(239)	(214)
Foreign currency gain									14	3	1
Loss on extinguishment of debt									(21)	(48)	(57)
Nonoperating expense									(224)	(292)	(259)
Income before income taxes									1,051	987	986
Income tax expense									(389)	(354)	(353)
Net income	260	154	124	124	268	103	140	122	662	633	633
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									(34)	(39)	(45)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder	$ 251	$ 146	$ 116	$ 115	$ 256	$ 95	$ 130	$ 113	$ 628	$ 594	$ 588

Consolidated Statements of Comp

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Statement - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net income	$ 260	$ 154	$ 124	$ 124	$ 268	$ 103	$ 140	$ 122	$ 662	$ 633	$ 633
Foreign currency translation adjustments									(102)	(191)	(72)
Total comprehensive income									560	442	561
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest									(33)	(26)	(20)
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									$ 527	$ 416	$ 541

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net income	$ 662	$ 633	$ 633
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Equity in losses of investee	9	8	4
Deferred income taxes	(90)	(202)	(108)
Foreign currency gain	(14)	(3)	(1)
Depreciation	134	135	127
Amortization	454	452	431
Change in fair value of financial instruments and noncash interest	7	9	(6)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	21	48	57
Stock-based compensation	31	44	38
Change in other long-term liabilities	0	47	3
Effects of changes in working capital items	(186)	42	(205)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,028	1,213	973
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(215)	(183)	(214)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights	(72)	(31)	(58)
Decreases in restricted cash	0	2	1
Changes in other noncurrent assets	0	0	(2)
Other investing activities	2	1	3
Net cash used in investing activities	(285)	(211)	(270)
Financing activities:
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations	(2,177)	(3,049)	(2,387)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility	2,974	1,852	1,674
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount	0	1,997	1,050
Payment of debt origination fees	(3)	(24)	(16)
Payment of bond premium fees	(18)	(32)	(46)
Dividends paid to Liberty	(1,485)	(1,765)	(1,005)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	(36)	(42)	(45)
Other financing activities	(15)	(3)	12
Net cash used in financing activities	(760)	(1,066)	(763)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(3)	(46)	(23)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(20)	(110)	(83)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	347	457	540
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	327	347	457
Effects of changes in working capital items:
Increase in accounts receivable	(178)	(96)	(63)
(Increase) decrease in inventories	(68)	20	(14)
Increase in prepaid expenses	(9)	(1)	(1)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable-trade	27	172	(121)
Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities and other	42	(53)	(6)
Effects of changes in working capital items	(186)	42	(205)
Cash paid for taxes-to Liberty	330	375	385
Cash paid for taxes-other	141	98	156
Cash paid for interest	$ 223	$ 211	$ 206

Consolidated Statement of Equit

Consolidated Statement of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common stock	Additional paid-in capital	Accumulated deficit	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Noncontrolling interest
Balance, December 31, 2014 at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 6,834	$ 0	$ 6,665	$ (161)	$ 186	$ 144
Balance beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		1
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	633		0	588	0	45
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(72)		0	0	(47)	(25)
Dividends paid to Liberty and noncontrolling interest and other	(1,047)		0	(1,002)	0	(45)
Impact of tax liability allocation and indemnification agreement with Liberty	(45)		0	(45)	0	0
Minimum withholding taxes on net share settlements of stock-based compensation	(12)		(12)	0	0	0
Excess tax benefit resulting from stock-based compensation	12		12	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation	38		38	0	0	0
Balance, December 31, 2015 at Dec. 31, 2013	6,341	$ 0	6,703	(620)	139	119
Balance ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013		1
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	633		0	594	0	39
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(191)		0	0	(178)	(13)
Dividends paid to Liberty and noncontrolling interest and other	(1,821)		0	(1,779)	0	(42)
Impact of tax liability allocation and indemnification agreement with Liberty	35		35	0	0	0
Minimum withholding taxes on net share settlements of stock-based compensation	(11)		(11)	0	0	0
Excess tax benefit resulting from stock-based compensation	16		16	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation	44		44	0	0	0
Balance, December 31, 2015 at Dec. 31, 2014	5,046	$ 0	6,787	(1,805)	(39)	103
Balance ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		1
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	662		0	628	0	34
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(102)		0	0	(101)	(1)
Dividends paid to Liberty and noncontrolling interest and other	(1,528)		0	(1,492)	0	(36)
Impact of tax liability allocation and indemnification agreement with Liberty	18		18	0	0	0
Minimum withholding taxes on net share settlements of stock-based compensation	(9)		(9)	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation	31		31	0	0	0
Balance, December 31, 2015 at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 4,118	$ 0	$ 6,827	$ (2,669)	$ (140)	$ 100
Balance ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		1

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Basis of presentation	Basis of Presentation QVC, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries ("QVC" or the "Company") is a retailer of a wide range of consumer products, which are marketed and sold primarily by merchandise-focused televised shopping programs, the Internet and mobile applications. In the United States ("U.S."), QVC's live programming is distributed via its nationally televised shopping program 24 hours per day, 364 days per year ("QVC-U.S."). Internationally, QVC's program services are based in Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom ("U.K."), the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Japan,and France ("QVC-International"). QVC-International distributes programming live between eight and 24 hours per day, and an additional seven to 16 hours per day of recorded programming, depending on the market. The Company's Japanese operations ("QVC-Japan") are conducted through a joint venture with Mitsui & Co., LTD ("Mitsui") for a television and multimedia retailing service in Japan. QVC-Japan is owned 60% by the Company and 40% by Mitsui. The Company and Mitsui share in all profits and losses based on their respective ownership interests. During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 , QVC-Japan paid dividends to Mitsui of $36 million and $42 million , respectively. The Company also has a joint venture with CNR Media Group, formerly known as China Broadcasting Corporation, a limited liability company owned by China National Radio (''CNR''). The Company owns a 49% interest in a CNR subsidiary, CNR Home Shopping Co., Ltd. (''CNRS''). CNRS operates a retail business in China through a shopping television channel with an associated website. Live programming is distributed for 17 hours per day and recorded programming for seven hours per day. This joint venture is accounted for as an equity method investment recorded as equity in losses of investee in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corporation ("Liberty"), which owns interests in a broad range of digital commerce businesses. On October 3, 2014, the Company declared and paid a dividend in cash to Liberty in the amount of $1 billion with funds drawn from the Company's credit facility. Additionally, Liberty reattributed from the Interactive Group to the Ventures Group $970 million in cash and certain of its digital commerce companies, including Backcountry.com, Inc., Bodybuilding.com, LLC, CommerceHub, Provide Commerce, Inc., and Evite, Inc.. As a result of these transactions, the Interactive Group is now referred to as the QVC Group, which tracks the Company, zulily (defined below) (as of October 1, 2015) and Liberty's 38% equity interest in HSN, Inc., one of the Company's two closest televised shopping competitors, along with cash and certain liabilities. The Liberty Interactive tracking stock trading symbol "LINTA" was changed to "QVCA" and the "LINTB" trading symbol was changed to "QVCB," effective October 7, 2014. Effective June 4, 2015, the name of the “Liberty Interactive common stock” was changed to the “QVC Group common stock.” On October 1, 2015, Liberty acquired all of the outstanding shares of zulily, inc. ("zulily") (now known as zulily, llc) and QVC declared and paid a dividend to Liberty in the amount of $910 million with funds drawn from the Company’s credit facility to support Liberty’s purchase. zulily is an online retailer offering customers a fun and entertaining shopping experience with a fresh selection of new product styles launched each day for a limited time period. zulily is attributed to the QVC Group and the Company believes that its business is complementary to the Company. zulily is not part of the results of operations or financial position of QVC presented in these consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of QVC, Inc. and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions were eliminated in consolidation.

Summary of Significant Accounti

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Notes)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Significant accounting policies	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (a) Cash and cash equivalents All highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are classified as cash equivalents. Cash equivalents were $218 million and $245 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values (Level 1). (b) Restricted cash Restricted cash at December 31, 2015 and 2014 primarily includes a cash deposit with a third party trustee that provides financial assurance that the Company will fulfill its obligations in relation to claims under its workers' compensation policy. (c) Accounts receivable A provision for customer bad debts is provided as a percentage of accounts receivable based on historical experience and is included within selling, general and administrative expense. A provision for noncustomer bad debt expense, related to amounts due from vendors for unsold and returned products, is provided based on an estimate of the probable expected losses and is included in cost of goods sold. (d) Inventories Inventories, consisting primarily of products held for sale, are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the average cost method, which approximates the first-in, first-out method. Assessments about the realizability of inventory require the Company to make judgments based on currently available information about the likely method of disposition including sales to individual customers, returns to product vendors, liquidations and the estimated recoverable values of each disposition category. (e) Property and equipment The costs of property and equipment are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method beginning in the month of acquisition or in-service date. Transponders under capital leases are stated at the present value of minimum lease payments. When assets are sold or retired, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in net income. The costs of maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. The Company is party to several transponder capacity arrangements as a lessee, which are accounted for as capital leases. (f) Capitalized interest The Company capitalizes interest cost incurred on debt during the construction of major projects exceeding one year. Capitalized interest was not material to the consolidated financial statements for any periods presented. (g) Internally developed software Internal software development costs are capitalized in accordance with guidance on accounting for the costs of computer software developed or obtained for internal use, and are classified within other intangible assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company amortizes computer software and internal software development costs over an estimated useful life of approximately three years using the straight-line method. (h) Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess of costs over the fair value of the net assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill is not amortized. Goodwill is tested annually for impairment, and more frequently if events and circumstances indicated that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss would be recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeded the reporting unit's fair value. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows: (in millions) QVC-U.S. QVC-Germany QVC-Japan QVC-U.K. QVC-Italy Total Balance as of December 31, 2013 $ 4,190 348 288 216 155 5,197 Exchange rate fluctuations — (40 ) (35 ) (13 ) (18 ) (106 ) Balance as of December 31, 2014 4,190 308 253 203 137 5,091 Exchange rate fluctuations — (30 ) (2 ) (10 ) (14 ) (56 ) Balance as of December 31, 2015 $ 4,190 278 251 193 123 5,035 QVC utilizes a qualitative assessment for determining whether step one of the goodwill impairment analysis is necessary. The accounting guidance permits entities to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. In evaluating goodwill on a qualitative basis, QVC reviews the business performance of each reporting unit and evaluates other relevant factors as identified in the relevant accounting guidance to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indicated impairment exists for any of its reporting units. A reporting unit is defined in accounting guidance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP" or "GAAP") as an operating segment or one level below an operating segment (also known as a component). A component of an operating segment is a reporting unit if the component constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and segment management regularly reviews the operating results of that component. The Company considers whether there were any negative macroeconomic conditions, industry specific conditions, market changes, increased competition, increased costs in doing business, management challenges and the legal environments, and how these factors might impact country specific performance in future periods. The accounting guidance also permits entities to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If the qualitative assessment supports that it is more likely than not that the carrying value of the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets, other than goodwill, exceeds its fair value, then a quantitative assessment is performed. If the carrying value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. If a step one test is considered necessary based on the qualitative factors, the Company compares the estimated fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying value. Developing estimates of fair value requires significant judgments, including making assumptions about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, relevant comparable market multiples, public trading prices and the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The cash flows employed in the Company's valuation analysis are based on management's best estimates considering current marketplace factors and risks as well as assumptions of growth rates in future years. There is no assurance that actual results in the future will approximate these forecasts. For those reporting units whose carrying value exceeds the fair value, a second test is required to measure the impairment loss (the "Step 2 Test"). In the Step 2 Test, the fair value (Level 3) of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit with any residual value being allocated to goodwill. Any excess of the carrying value of the goodwill over this allocated amount is recorded as an impairment charge. There were no goodwill impairments recorded during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 . (i) Translation of foreign currencies Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries are translated at the spot rate in effect at the applicable reporting date and the consolidated statements of operations are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the applicable period. The resulting unrealized cumulative translation adjustments, net of applicable income taxes, are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in equity. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are recorded based on exchange rates at the time such transactions arise. Subsequent changes in exchange rates result in transaction gains and losses, which are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as unrealized (based on the applicable period-end exchange rate) or realized upon settlement of the transactions. (j) Revenue recognition The Company recognizes revenue at the time of delivery to customers. The revenue for shipments in-transit is recorded as deferred revenue. The Company's general policy is to allow customers to return merchandise for up to thirty days after the date of shipment. An allowance for returned merchandise is provided at the time revenue is recorded as a percentage of sales based on historical experience. The total reduction in net revenue due to returns for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 aggregated to $1,971 million , $2,023 million and $2,036 million , respectively. A summary of activity in the allowance for sales returns, recorded on a net margin basis, was as follows: (in millions) Balance Additions- Deductions Balance 2015 $ 109 1,213 (1,215 ) 107 2014 106 1,253 (1,250 ) 109 2013 90 1,296 (1,280 ) 106 The Company evaluates the criteria for reporting revenue gross as a principal versus net as an agent, in determining whether it is appropriate to record the gross amount of product sales and related costs or the net amount earned as commissions. Generally, the Company is the primary obligor in the arrangement, has inventory risk, has latitude in establishing the selling price and selecting suppliers, and accordingly, records revenue gross. Sales and use taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and, therefore, are excluded from net revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. (k) Cost of goods sold Cost of goods sold primarily includes actual product cost, provision for obsolete inventory, buying allowances received from suppliers, shipping and handling costs and warehouse costs. (l) Advertising costs Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs amounted to $87 million , $92 million and $89 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. These costs were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. (m) Stock-based compensation As more fully described in note 10, the Company and Liberty have granted certain stock-based awards to employees of the Company. The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments (such as stock options and restricted stock) based on the grant-date fair value of the award, and recognizes that cost over the period during which the employee is required to provide service (usually the vesting period of the award). Stock-based compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. (n) Impairment of long-lived assets The Company reviews long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, internally developed software and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Impairment charges are recognized as an acceleration of depreciation expense or amortization expense in the consolidated statement of operations. (o) Derivatives The Company accounts for derivatives and hedging activities in accordance with standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), which requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at their respective fair values. Fair value is based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. For derivatives designated as hedges, changes in the fair value are either offset against the changes in fair value of the designated hedged item through earnings or recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The Company generally enters into derivative contracts that it intends to designate as a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (cash flow hedge). For all hedging relationships, the Company formally documents the hedging relationship and its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge, the hedging instrument, the hedged item, the nature of the risk being hedged, how the hedging instrument's effectiveness in offsetting the hedged risk will be assessed prospectively and retrospectively, and a description of the method of measuring ineffectiveness. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge's inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting cash flows of hedged items. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is highly effective and that is designated and qualifies as a cash flow hedge are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income to the extent that the derivative is effective as a hedge, until earnings are affected by the variability in cash flows of the designated hedged item. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of a derivative instrument that qualifies as a cash flow hedge is reported in earnings. During the year ended December 31, 2015 , QVC entered into a hedge of a net investment in a foreign subsidiary. The purpose of the investment is to protect QVC's investment in the foreign subsidiary against the variability of the U.S. dollar and Euro exchange rate. The gain is recognized in other comprehensive income. For additional information, refer to note 14. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2011, QVC entered into several interest rate swap arrangements to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with interest payments related to its variable rate debt. QVC assessed the effectiveness of its interest rate swaps using the hypothetical derivative method. During 2013 and 2012, QVC's elected interest terms did not effectively match the terms of the swap arrangements. As a result, the swaps did not qualify as cash flow hedges. Changes in fair value of these interest rate swaps were included in gains on financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations. In March 2013, QVC's notional interest rate swaps of $3.1 billion expired. (p) Income taxes Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using statutory tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of an enacted change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. When the tax law requires interest to be paid on an underpayment of income taxes, the Company recognizes interest expense from the first period the interest would begin accruing according to the relevant tax law. The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations. (q) Noncontrolling interest The Company reports the noncontrolling interest of QVC-Japan within equity in the consolidated balance sheets and the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest is presented in the consolidated statements of operations. (r) Business acquisitions Acquired businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires the Company to record assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their respective fair values with the excess of the purchase price over estimated fair values recorded as goodwill. The assumptions made in determining the fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities as well as asset lives can materially impact the results of operations. The Company obtains information during due diligence and through other sources to establish respective fair values. Examples of factors and information that the Company uses to determine the fair values include tangible and intangible asset evaluations and appraisals and evaluations of existing contingencies and liabilities. If the initial valuation for an acquisition is incomplete by the end of the quarter in which the acquisition occurred, the Company will record a provisional estimate in the financial statements. The provisional estimate will be finalized as soon as information becomes available, but not later than one year from the acquisition date. (s) Investment in affiliate The Company holds an investment in China that is accounted for using the equity method. The equity method of accounting is used when the Company exercises significant influence, but do not have operating control, generally assumed to be 20%-50% ownership. Under the equity method, original investments are recorded at cost and adjusted by its share of undistributed earnings or losses of these companies. The excess of the Company's cost on its underlying interest in the net assets of the affiliate is allocated to identifiable intangible assets and goodwill. Equity investments are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the investment may not be recoverable. On July 4, 2012, the Company entered into a joint venture with CNR Media Group, a limited liability company, owned by CNR for a 49% interest in a CNR subsidiary, CNRS. The CNRS joint venture is accounted for as an equity method investment as a component of other noncurrent assets on the consolidated balance sheets and equity in losses of investee in the consolidated statements of operations. CNRS operates a retailing business in China through a televised shopping channel with an associated website. CNRS is headquartered in Beijing, China. The joint venture's strategy is to combine CNRS' existing knowledge of the digital shopping market and consumers in China with QVC's global experience and know-how in multimedia retailing. The current investment in CNRS is approximately $43 million classified within other noncurrent assets on the balance sheet. (t) Use of estimates in the preparation of consolidated financial statements The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates include, but are not limited to, sales returns, uncollectible receivables, inventory obsolescence, medical and other benefit related costs, depreciable lives of fixed assets, internally developed software, valuation of acquired intangible assets and goodwill, income taxes and stock-based compensation. (u) Recent accounting pronouncements On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either a retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14 which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 to fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, which was the original effective date. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU No. 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting. On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the debt liability. This ASU intends to simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs. This standard will more closely align the presentation of debt issuance costs under U.S. GAAP with the presentation under comparable International Financial Reporting Standards. Subsequent to the issuance of ASU 2015-03, the SEC staff made an announcement regarding the presentation of debt issuance costs associated with line-of-credit arrangements, which was codified by the FASB in ASU 2015-15, Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements . The amendments in these new accounting standards are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those years. The Company adopted this new guidance effective fourth quarter of 2015. The retrospective application of this guidance decreased other intangible assets, net and decreased long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations by $41 million on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014. In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, Customer's Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement , which provides explicit guidance to help companies evaluate the accounting for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement. The new guidance clarifies that if a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the customer should account for the license consistent with its accounting for other software licenses. If the arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. This new standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company has determined there is no significant effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory , that changes the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or market to lower of cost and net realizable value. The new principle is part of the FASB’s simplification initiative and applies to entities that measure inventory using a method other than last-in, first-out (LIFO) or the retail inventory method. The new standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company has determined there is no significant effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting. In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16 , Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments, which eliminates the requirement for an acquirer to retrospectively adjust the financial statements for measurement-period adjustments that occur in periods after a business combination is consummated. The new standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company has determined there is no significant effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified balance sheet and permits the use of either a retrospective or prospective transition method. The new standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company has adopted this new guidance effective fourth quarter of 2015. The retrospective application of this guidance decreased current deferred income tax assets and decreased noncurrent deferred income tax liabilities by $210 million on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Statements - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities , which revises the accounting related to (1) the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities and (2) the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities at fair value. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018 and should be applied through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the statement of financial position. Early adoption is permitted under certain circumstances. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) , which revises the accounting related to lessee accounting. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for all leases. The new lease guidance also simplified the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2019 and should be applied through a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has not yet determined what the effects of adopting this ASU will be on its consolidated financial statements. (v) Reclassifications Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation. The reclassified areas include the impact of the retroactively applied recent accounting guidance mentioned above and segment information resulting from the change in reportable segments. Additionally, for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 the Company has reclassified costs of $135 million and $130 million , respectively on the consolidated statements of operations from operating to selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation due to continued convergence of broadcast and e-commerce operations which included programming, broadcasting, personnel and production costs. In the year ended December 31, 2015 , the Company incurred approximately $124 million of these types of expenses.

Accounts Receivable Accounts Re

Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable The Company has two credit programs, the QVC Easy-Pay Plan offered in the U.S., Germany, the U.K., and Italy (known as Q-Pay in Germany and Italy) and the QVC-U.S. revolving credit card program. The QVC Easy-Pay Plan permits customers to pay for items in two or more installments. When the QVC Easy-Pay Plan is offered by QVC and elected by the customer, the first installment is typically billed to the customer's credit card upon shipment. Generally, the customer's credit card is subsequently billed up to five additional monthly installments until the total purchase price of the products has been billed by the Company. In 2014, QVC-U.S. amended and restated its agreement with a large consumer financial services company (the "Bank") pursuant to which the Bank provides revolving credit directly to QVC's customers for the sole purpose of purchasing merchandise or services with a QVC branded credit card ("Q Card"). The Company receives a portion of the net economics of the credit card program. The Company cannot predict the extent to which customers will use the Q Card, nor the extent that they will make payments on their outstanding balances. The net amount of finance income resulting from credit card operations is included as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses and was $92 million , $80 million and $63 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. The Company also accepts major credit cards for its sales. Accounts receivable from major credit cards represents amounts owed to QVC from the credit card clearing houses for amounts billed but not yet collected. Accounts receivable consisted of the following: December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 QVC Easy-Pay plan $ 1,197 1,015 Major credit card and other receivables 259 272 1,456 1,287 Less allowance for doubtful accounts (86 ) (91 ) Accounts receivable, net $ 1,370 1,196 A summary of activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts was as follows (in millions): (in millions) Balance Additions- Deductions- Balance 2015 $ 91 82 (87 ) 86 2014 83 92 (84 ) 91 2013 74 81 (72 ) 83 The carrying value of accounts receivable, adjusted for the reserves described above, approximates fair value as of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

Property and Equipment, Net Pro

Property and Equipment, Net Property and Equipment, Net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property and equipment, net	Property and Equipment, Net Property and equipment consisted of the following: December 31, Estimated (in millions) 2015 2014 life Land $ 82 84 N/A Buildings and improvements 945 948 8 - 20 years Furniture and other equipment 413 417 2 - 8 years Broadcast equipment 129 105 3 - 5 years Computer equipment 157 145 2 - 4 years Transponders (note 9) 148 168 8 - 15 years Projects in progress 69 43 N/A 1,943 1,910 Less accumulated depreciation (941 ) (884 ) Property and equipment, net $ 1,002 1,026 Disposal of fully depreciated assets reduced property and equipment and accumulated depreciation by $15 million and $101 million with no impact to earnings for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 . At December 31, 2015 , the west coast distribution center (note 9) approximated $16 million within projects in progress. In 2014, QVC-Italy took ownership of its previously leased headquarters in Italy that includes television studios, broadcast facilities, administrative offices and a call center for approximately $20 million .

Cable and Satellite Television

Cable and Satellite Television Distribution Rights, Net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Cable and Satellite Television Distribution Rights [Abstract]
Cable and Satellite Television Distribution Rights, Net	Cable and Satellite Television Distribution Rights, Net Cable and satellite television distribution rights consisted of the following: (in millions) 2015 2014 Cable and satellite television distribution rights $ 2,259 2,308 Less accumulated amortization (1,920 ) (1,847 ) Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net $ 339 461 The Company enters into affiliation agreements with cable and satellite television providers for carriage of the Company's shopping service, as well as for certain channel placement. If these cable and satellite affiliates were to add additional subscribers to the agreement through acquisition, the Company may be required to make additional payments. The Company's ability to continue to sell products to its customers is dependent on its ability to maintain and renew these affiliation agreements. In some cases, renewals are not agreed upon prior to the expiration of a given agreement while the programming continues to be carried by the relevant distributor without an effective agreement in place. The Company does not have distribution agreements with some of the cable operators that carry its programming. Cable and satellite television distribution rights are amortized using the straight-line method over the lives of the individual agreements. The remaining weighted average lives of the cable and satellite television distribution rights was approximately 2.3 years at December 31, 2015 . Amortization expense for cable and satellite television distribution rights was $189 million , $185 million and $177 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. As of December 31, 2015 , related amortization expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions): 2016 $ 182 2017 123 2018 12 2019 9 2020 8 The decrease in future amortization expense in 2018 is primarily due to the end of affiliation agreement terms for contracts in place at the time of Liberty's acquisition of QVC in 2003. In return for carrying QVC's signals, each programming distributor in the U.S. receives an allocated portion, based upon market share, of up to 5% of the net sales of merchandise sold via the television programs and from certain Internet sales to customers located in the programming distributors' service areas. In Germany, Japan, the U.K., Italy and France, programming distributors predominately receive an agreed-upon annual fee, a monthly fee per subscriber regardless of the net sales, a variable percentage of net sales or some combination of the above arrangements. The Company recorded expense related to these commissions of $293 million , $299 million and $298 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, which is included as part of operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

Other Intangible Assets, Net

Other Intangible Assets, Net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Intangible assets disclosure	Other Intangible Assets, Net Other intangible assets consisted of the following: December 31, 2015 2014 Weighted average remaining life (years) (in millions) Gross Accumulated Other intangible assets, net Gross Accumulated Other intangible assets, net Purchased and internally developed software $ 625 (418 ) 207 568 (369 ) 199 2.3 Affiliate and customer relationships 2,409 (2,115 ) 294 2,428 (1,958 ) 470 1.8 Debt origination fees 9 (2 ) 7 8 (3 ) 5 4.2 Trademarks (indefinite life) 2,428 — 2,428 2,428 — 2,428 N/A $ 5,471 (2,535 ) 2,936 5,432 (2,330 ) 3,102 2.1 N/A - Not applicable. Disposal of fully amortized assets reduced other intangible assets and accumulated amortization by $15 million and $80 million with no impact to earnings for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 . Amortization expense for other intangible assets was $265 million , $267 million and $254 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. As of December 31, 2015 , the related amortization and interest expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions): 2016 $ 273 2017 183 2018 43 2019 6 2020 3 The decrease in future amortization expense in 2018 is primarily due to the end of the useful lives of the affiliate and customer relationships in place at the time of Liberty's acquisition of QVC in 2003.

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued Liabilities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued liabilities	Accrued Liabilities Accrued liabilities consisted of the following: December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 Accounts payable non-trade $ 240 200 Accrued compensation and benefits 116 110 Income taxes 116 137 Allowance for sales returns 106 109 Deferred revenue 83 85 Sales and other taxes 79 83 Accrued interest 58 79 Other 74 82 $ 872 885

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt disclosure	Long-Term Debt Long-term debt consisted of the following: December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 3.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2019, net of original issue discount $ 399 399 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 — 500 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 500 500 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023, net of original issue discount 750 750 4.85% Senior Secured Notes due 2024, net of original issue discount 600 600 4.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2025, net of original issue discount 599 599 5.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2034, net of original issue discount 399 399 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043, net of original issue discount 300 300 Senior secured credit facility 1,815 508 Capital lease obligations 72 74 Less debt issuance costs, net (32 ) (41 ) Total debt 5,402 4,588 Less current portion (9 ) (9 ) Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations $ 5,393 4,579 Senior Secured Notes All of QVC's senior secured notes are secured by the capital stock of QVC and certain of its subsidiaries and have equal priority to the senior secured credit facility. The interest on all of QVC's senior secured notes is payable semi-annually. (a) 7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 On March 23, 2010, QVC issued $500 million principal amount of 7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 at par (not presented within the above table due to zero balance at both December 31, 2015 and 2014 ). On March 18, 2013, $124 million of the 7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 were tendered whereby holders received consideration of $1,039.40 for each $1,000 of principal tendered. On April 17, 2013, QVC completed the redemption of the remaining $376 million principal amount of its 7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2017, whereby holders received consideration of $1,035.63 for each $1,000 of principal tendered. (b) 3.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 On March 18, 2014, QVC issued $400 million principal amount of 3.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 at an issue price of 99.828% . The net proceeds from the offerings of these notes were used to repay indebtedness under QVC’s senior secured credit facility and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. (c) 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 On September 25, 2009, QVC issued $1 billion principal amount of 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 at an issue price of 98.278% (not presented within the above table due to zero balance at both December 31, 2015 and 2014). On March 18, 2013, $231 million of the 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 were tendered whereby holders of the 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 received consideration of $1,120 for each $1,000 of principal tendered. On September 8, 2014, QVC completed the redemption of the remaining balance outstanding on these notes. Holders of the notes received consideration of $1,042.05 for each $1,000 of principal tendered. (d) 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 On March 23, 2010, QVC issued $500 million principal amount of 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 at par. On April 15, 2015, QVC completed the redemption of the 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020, whereby holders received consideration of $ 1,036.88 for each $1,000 of principal tendered. (e) 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 On July 2, 2012, QVC issued $500 million principal amount of 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 at par. (f) 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 On March 18, 2013, QVC issued $750 million principal amount of 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 at an issue price of 99.968% . The net proceeds from the issuance of these instruments were used to reduce the outstanding principal under QVC's existing 7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2017, the 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 and the senior secured credit facility, as well as for general corporate purposes. (g) 4.85% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 On March 18, 2014, QVC issued $600 million principal amount of 4.85% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 at an issue price of 99.927% . The net proceeds from the offerings of these notes were used to repay indebtedness under QVC’s senior secured credit facility and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. (h) 4.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 On August 21, 2014, QVC issued $600 million principal amount of 4.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 at an issue price of 99.860% . The net proceeds from the offerings of these notes were used for the redemption of QVC’s 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 on September 8, 2014 and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. (i) 5.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2034 On August 21, 2014, QVC issued $400 million principal amount of 5.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2034 at an issue price of 99.784% . The net proceeds from the offerings of these notes were used for the redemption of QVC’s 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 on September 8, 2014 and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. (j) 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043 On March 18, 2013, QVC issued $300 million principal amount of 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043 at an issue price of 99.973% . The net proceeds from the issuance of these instruments were used to reduce the outstanding principal of QVC's existing 7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2017, the 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 and the senior secured credit facility, as well as for general corporate purposes. Senior Secured Credit Facility On March 9, 2015, QVC amended and restated its senior secured credit facility (the "Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement"), which is a multi-currency facility that provides for a $2.25 billion revolving credit facility with a $250 million sub-limit for standby letters of credit and $1.5 billion of uncommitted incremental revolving loan commitments or incremental term loans. QVC may elect that the loans extended under the senior secured credit facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR or LIBOR, as each is defined in the senior secured credit facility agreement, plus a margin of 0.25% to 1.75% depending on various factors. Each loan may be prepaid in whole or in part without penalty at any time other than customary breakage costs. Any amounts prepaid on the revolving credit facility may be reborrowed. Payment of loans may be accelerated following certain customary events of default. The senior secured credit facility is secured by the capital stock of QVC. The purpose of the amendment was to, among other things, extend the maturity of the Company's senior secured credit facility to March 9, 2020 and lower the interest rate on borrowings. QVC had $434.8 million available under the terms of the senior secured credit facility at December 31, 2015 . The interest rate on the senior secured credit facility was 1.9% at December 31, 2015 . The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants, including certain restrictions on the Company and each of its restricted subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions) with respect to, among other things: incurring additional indebtedness; creating liens on property or assets; making certain loans or investments; selling or disposing of assets; paying certain dividends and other restricted payments; dissolving, consolidating or merging; entering into certain transactions with affiliates; entering into sale or leaseback transactions; restricting subsidiary distributions; and limiting the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, which is defined in QVC’s senior secured credit facility as the ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated Adjusted OIBDA for the most recent four fiscal quarter period. The Company defines Adjusted OIBDA as revenue less cost of goods sold, operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding stock-based compensation). Interest Rate Swap Arrangements During the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2011, QVC entered into several interest rate swap arrangements to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with interest payments related to its variable rate debt. QVC assessed the effectiveness of its interest rate swaps using the hypothetical derivative method. During 2013 and 2012, QVC's elected interest terms did not effectively match the terms of the swap arrangements. As a result, the swaps did not qualify as cash flow hedges. Changes in fair value of these interest rate swaps were included in gains on financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations. In March 2013, QVC's notional interest rate swaps of $3.1 billion expired. Other Debt Related Information As a result of the refinancing transactions discussed above, the Company incurred an extinguishment loss of $21 million , $48 million , $57 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, recorded as loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statements of operations. QVC was in compliance with all of its debt covenants at December 31, 2015 . During the year-ended December 31, 2015, there were no significant changes to QVC's debt credit ratings. The weighted average rate applicable to all of the outstanding debt (excluding capital leases) was 3.7% as of December 31, 2015 . At December 31, 2015 and 2014 , outstanding letters of credit totaled $22 million and $18 million , respectively.

Leases and Transponder Service

Leases and Transponder Service Agreements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Leases and Transponder Service Agreements [Abstract]
Leases of lessee disclosure	Leases and Transponder Service Arrangements Future minimum payments under noncancelable operating leases and capital transponder leases with initial terms of one year or more and the lease related to QVC's west coast distribution center at December 31, 2015 consisted of the following: (in millions) Capital transponders Operating leases Build to suit lease 2016 $ 11 20 — 2017 12 18 5 2018 14 16 6 2019 13 12 6 2020 10 11 6 Thereafter 18 86 73 Total $ 78 163 96 The Company distributes its television programs, via satellite and optical fiber, to cable television and direct-to-home satellite system operators for retransmission to their subscribers in the U.S., Germany, Japan, the U.K., France and neighboring countries. The Company also transmits its television programs over digital terrestrial broadcast television to viewers throughout Italy and the U.K. and to viewers in certain geographic regions in the U.S and Germany. In the U.S., the Company uplinks its analog and digital programming transmissions using a third party service. Both transmissions are uplinked to protected, non-preemptible transponders on U.S. satellites. "Protected" status means that, in the event of a transponder failure, QVC's signal will be transferred to a spare transponder or, if none is available, to a preemptible transponder located on the same satellite or, in certain cases, to a transponder on another satellite owned by the same service provider if one is available at the time of the failure. "Non-preemptible" status means that, in the event of a transponder failure, QVC's transponders cannot be preempted in favor of a user of a failed transponder, even another user with "protected status." The Company's international business units each obtain uplinking services from third parties and transmit their programming to non-preemptible transponders on international satellites. QVC's transponder service agreements for the Company's U.S. transponders expire at the earlier of the end of the lives of the satellites or the service agreements. The service agreements in the U.S. expire between 2019 and 2023. QVC's transponder service agreements for the Company's international transponders expire between 2019 and 2024. The Company has entered into twelve separate capital lease agreements with transponder suppliers to transmit its signals in the U.S., Germany and France at an aggregate monthly cost of $1 million . Depreciation expense related to the transponders was $12 million , $13 million and $12 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. Total future minimum capital lease payments of $78 million include $6 million of imputed interest. Expenses for operating leases, principally for data processing equipment, facilities, satellite uplink service agreements and the west coast distribution center land, amounted to $24 million , $24 million and $28 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. On July 2, 2015, QVC entered into a lease (the “Lease”) for a new west coast distribution center. Pursuant to the Lease, the landlord is building an approximately one million square foot rental building in Ontario, California (the “Premises”), and thereafter will lease the Premises to QVC as its new west coast distribution center for an initial term of 15 years . Under the Lease, QVC is required to pay an initial base rent of approximately $6 million a year, increasing to approximately $8 million a year by the final year of the initial term, as well as all real estate taxes and other building operating costs. QVC also has an option to extend the term of the Lease for up to two consecutive terms of 10 years each. QVC has the right to obtain the Premises and related land from the landlord by entering into an amended and restated lease at any time during the twenty-fifth or twenty-sixth months of the Lease's initial term with a $10 million initial payment and annual payments of $12 million over a term of 13 years . The Company has concluded that it is the deemed owner (for accounting purposes only) of the Premises during the construction period under build to suit lease accounting. Building construction began in July of 2015. During the construction period, the Company is recording estimated project construction costs incurred by the landlord as a projects in progress asset and a corresponding long-term liability in property and equipment, net and other long-term liabilities, respectively, on its consolidated balance sheet. In addition, the Company will pay for normal tenant improvements and certain structural improvements and will record these amounts as part of the projects in progress asset. As of December 31, 2015 the projects in progress asset related to the west coast distribution center was $16 million . Once the landlord completes the construction of the Premises (estimated to be mid 2016), the Company will evaluate the Lease in order to determine whether the Lease meets the criteria for “sale-leaseback” treatment under U.S. GAAP. If the Lease meets the “sale-leaseback” criteria, the Company will remove the asset and the related liability from its consolidated balance sheet and treat the Lease as either an operating or capital lease based on its assessment of the accounting guidance. However, the Company currently expects that upon completion of construction of the Premises that the Lease will not meet the "sale-leaseback" criteria. If the Lease does not meet “sale-leaseback” criteria, the Company will treat the Lease as a financing obligation and lease payments will be attributed to: (1) a reduction of the principal financing obligation; (2) imputed interest expense; and (3) land lease expense representing an imputed cost to lease the underlying land of the Premises. In addition, the building asset will be depreciated over its estimated useful life. Although the Company will not begin making monthly lease payments pursuant to the Lease until February 2017, the portion of the lease obligations allocated to the land are being treated for accounting purposes as an operating lease that commenced in 2015. If the Company does not exercise its right to obtain the Premises and related land, the Company will derecognize both the net book values of the asset and the financing obligation at the conclusion of the lease term.

Stock Options and Other Share-B

Stock Options and Other Share-Based Awards Stock Options and Other Share- Based Awards	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock Options and Other Share-Based Payments	Stock Options and Other Share-Based Payments Certain QVC employees and officers have received stock options (the "Options") and restricted shares in LINTA ("Series A Liberty Interactive" now "QVCA;" refer to 2014 Reattribution below) and LVNTA ("Series A Liberty Ventures") common stock in accordance with the Liberty Interactive Corporation 2000 Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time; the Liberty Interactive Corporation 2007 Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time; the Liberty Interactive Corporation 2010 Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time; and the Liberty Interactive Corporation 2012 Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (collectively, the "Liberty Incentive Plan"). (a) Stock options 2014 Liberty Ventures 2 for 1 Stock Split On February 27, 2014, Liberty's board approved a two for one stock split of Series A and Series B Liberty Ventures common stock, effected by means of a dividend. The stock split was done in order to bring Liberty into compliance with a Nasdaq listing requirement regarding the minimum number of publicly held shares of the Series B Liberty Ventures common stock. In the stock split, a dividend was paid on April 11, 2014 of one share of Series A or Series B Liberty Ventures common stock to holders of each share of Series A or Series B Liberty Ventures common stock, respectively, held by them as of 5:00 pm, New York City time, on April 4, 2014. The stock split has been recorded retroactively for all periods presented for comparability purposes. TripAdvisor Holdings Spin-Off In August 2014, in connection with Liberty's spin-off (the "TripAdvisor Holdings Spin-Off") of its former wholly-owned subsidiary Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. ("TripAdvisor Holdings") from Liberty Ventures, all outstanding awards with respect to Liberty Ventures common stock ("Liberty Ventures Award") were adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the incentive plans under which the equity awards were granted, such that a holder of a Liberty Ventures Award received: i. An adjustment to the exercise price or base price, as applicable, and the number of shares subject to the Liberty Ventures Award (as so adjusted, an "Adjusted Liberty Ventures Award") and ii. A corresponding equity award relating to shares of TripAdvisor Holdings common stock (a "TripAdvisor Holdings Award"). The exercise prices and number of shares subject to the Adjusted Liberty Ventures Award and the TripAdvisor Holdings Award were determined based on 1.) the exercise prices and number of shares subject to the Liberty Ventures Award, 2.) the pre-distribution trading price of the Liberty Ventures common stock and 3.) the post-distribution trading prices of Liberty Ventures common stock and TripAdvisor Holdings common stock, such that all of the pre-distribution intrinsic value of the Liberty Ventures Award was allocated between the Adjusted Liberty Ventures Award and the TripAdvisor Holdings Award. Following the TripAdvisor Holdings Spin-Off, employees of QVC hold awards in both Liberty Ventures common stock and TripAdvisor Holdings common stock. The compensation expense relating to employees of QVC is recorded at QVC. 2014 Reattribution On October 3, 2014, Liberty completed a transaction whereby certain of its digital commerce businesses and cash were reattributed from the QVC Group to the Ventures Group. In return, Liberty distributed Ventures Group common stock to the QVC Group stockholders in the form of a dividend. This reattribution transaction resulted in an adjustment to the outstanding QVCA options, a corresponding LVNTA option award and a LVNTA restricted stock award using a methodology similar to the one described above for the TripAdvisor Holdings Spin-Off. The adjustments to the QVCA options, LVNTA options and LVNTA restricted stock have been reflected within each respective table within this note. A summary of the activity of the Liberty Incentive Plan with respect to the QVCA options granted to QVC employees and officers as of and during the year ended December 31, 2015 is presented below: Options Weighted Aggregate Weighted average remaining Outstanding at January 1, 2015 13,179,091 $ 17.34 $ 159,203 3.7 Granted 3,682,393 27.88 Exercised (3,648,782 ) 14.80 Forfeited (700,892 ) 23.30 Outstanding at December 31, 2015 12,511,810 20.84 84,982 4.1 Exercisable at December 31, 2015 7,118,212 17.15 72,871 2.7 A summary of the activity of the Liberty Incentive Plan with respect to the LVNTA options granted to QVC employees and officers as of and during the year ended December 31, 2015 is presented below: Options Weighted average exercise Aggregate intrinsic Weighted average remaining Outstanding at January 1, 2015 953,377 $ 19.51 $ 17,361 2.8 Granted — — Exercised (277,672 ) 20.67 Forfeited — — Outstanding at December 31, 2015 675,705 19.04 17,618 2.2 Exercisable at December 31, 2015 675,705 19.04 17,618 2.2 Upon employee exercise of the Options, the exercise price is remitted to Liberty in exchange for the shares. The aggregate intrinsic value of all options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $60 million , $54 million and $37 million , respectively. The weighted average fair value at date of grant of a QVCA Option granted during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $11.20 , $11.16 and $8.16 , respectively. There were no LVNTA Options granted during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 . During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , the fair value of each QVCA option was determined as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: 2015 2014 2013 Expected volatility 39.7 % 38.7 % 38.3 % Expected term (years) 5.9 6.3 6.2 Risk free interest rate 1.7 % 2 % 1.1 % Expected dividend yield — — — Expected volatility is based on historical and implied volatilities of QVCA common stock over a period commensurate with the expected term of the options. The Company estimates the expected term of the options based on historical exercise and forfeiture data. The volatility used in the calculation for the options is based on the historical volatility of Liberty's stocks and the implied volatility of publicly traded Liberty options. The Company uses a zero dividend rate and the risk-free rate for Treasury Bonds with a term similar to that of the subject options. The fair value of the options is recognized as expense over the requisite service period, net of estimated forfeitures. Based on QVC's historical experience of option pre-vesting cancellations, the Company has assumed an annualized forfeiture rate of 10% for all participants. The Company will record additional expense if the actual forfeiture rate is lower than estimated, and will record a recovery of prior expense if the actual forfeiture is higher than estimated. During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , the Company recorded $24 million , $36 million and $31 million , respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to the options. As of December 31, 2015 , the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested options, net of estimated forfeitures, was approximately $44 million . Such amount will be recognized in the Company's consolidated statement of operations over a weighted average period of approximately 3.4 years . (b) Restricted stock plan A summary of the activity of the Liberty Incentive Plan with respect to the QVCA restricted shares granted to QVC employees and officers as of and during the year ended December 31, 2015 is presented below: Restricted Shares Weighted average Outstanding at January 1, 2015 1,035,126 $ 20.09 Granted 368,844 29.22 Vested (348,383 ) 21.47 Forfeited (258,416 ) 11.66 Outstanding at December 31, 2015 797,171 26.44 A summary of the activity of the Liberty Incentive Plan with respect to the LVNTA restricted shares granted to QVC employees and officers as of and during the year ended December 31, 2015 is presented below: Restricted Shares Weighted Outstanding at January 1, 2015 173,793 $ 22.70 Granted — — Vested (65,268 ) 21.24 Forfeited (35,303 ) 21.42 Outstanding at December 31, 2015 73,222 24.68 During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , the Company recorded $7 million , $8 million and $7 million , respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to these shares. As of December 31, 2015 , the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted shares of common stock was approximately $12 million . Such amount will be recognized in the Company's consolidated statement of operations over a weighted average period of approximately 2.5 years . Fair value of restricted shares is calculated based on the market price on the day of the granted shares. The weighted average grant date fair value of the QVCA restricted shares granted to QVC employees and officers during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $29.22 , $24.86 , and $21.44 , respectively. There have been no LVNTA restricted shares granted to QVC employees and officers during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. The aggregate fair value of all restricted shares of common stock that vested during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $7 million , $16 million and $15 million , respectively.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes	Income Taxes Income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following: Years ended December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 2013 Current: U.S. federal $ 384 396 361 State and local 20 28 22 Foreign jurisdictions 75 132 78 Total 479 556 461 Deferred: U.S. federal (86 ) (182 ) (107 ) State and local 3 (15 ) (7 ) Foreign jurisdictions (7 ) (5 ) 6 Total (90 ) (202 ) (108 ) Total income tax expense $ 389 354 353 Pre-tax income was as follows: Years ended December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 2013 QVC-U.S. $ 909 827 824 QVC-International 142 160 162 Consolidated QVC $ 1,051 987 986 Total income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% as a result of the following: Years ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 Provision at statutory rate 35.0 % 35.0 % 35.0 % State income taxes, net of federal benefit 1.4 % 0.9 % 0.7 % Foreign taxes 0.2 % 0.6 % 0.6 % Foreign earnings repatriation 0.2 % (0.3 )% (0.4 )% Valuation allowance 0.9 % 0.2 % — % Permanent differences (0.2 )% (0.5 )% — % Other, net (0.5 )% — % (0.1 )% Total income tax expense 37.0 % 35.9 % 35.8 % The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are presented below: December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 Deferred tax assets: Accounts receivable, principally due to the allowance for doubtful accounts and related reserves for the uncollectible accounts $ 33 $ 33 Inventories, principally due to obsolescence reserves and additional costs of inventories for tax purposes pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 42 33 Allowance for sales returns 37 41 Deferred compensation 26 43 Unrecognized federal and state tax benefits 60 63 Accrued liabilities 96 82 Other 21 27 Subtotal 315 322 Valuation allowance (12 ) (3 ) Total deferred tax assets 303 319 Deferred tax liabilities: Depreciation and amortization (1,127 ) (1,222 ) Cumulative translation of foreign currencies (3 ) (8 ) Total deferred tax liabilities (1,130 ) (1,230 ) Net deferred tax liability $ (827 ) $ (911 ) In the above table, valuation allowances exist due, in part, to the uncertainty of whether or not the benefit of certain foreign tax credits and benefits will ultimately be utilized for income tax purposes. The Company has recognized tax benefits from the exercise of employee stock options that reduced taxes payable and were credited to additional paid-in capital. The amount of the tax benefits is reported in the consolidated statements of equity. The Company is party to a Tax Liability Allocation and Indemnification Agreement (the "Tax Agreement") with Liberty. The Tax Agreement establishes the methodology for the calculation and payment of income taxes in connection with the consolidation of the Company with Liberty for income tax purposes. Generally, the Tax Agreement provides that the Company will pay Liberty an amount equal to the tax liability, if any, that it would have if it were to file as a consolidated group separate and apart from Liberty, with exceptions for the treatment and timing of certain items, including but not limited to deferred intercompany transactions, credits, and net operating and capital losses. To the extent that the separate company tax expense is different from the payment terms of the Tax Agreement, the difference is recorded as either a dividend or capital contribution. These differences are related primarily to foreign tax credits recognized by QVC that are creditable under the Tax Agreement when and if utilized in Liberty’s consolidated tax return. The differences recorded during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, were $18 million and $29 million , respectively, in capital contributions and related primarily to foreign tax credit carryovers being utilized in Liberty’s consolidated tax return in excess of those recognized by QVC during the respective tax years. The difference recorded during the year ended December 31, 2013 was a $45 million dividend and related primarily to foreign tax credits recognized by QVC and not utilized in Liberty’s tax return during the tax year. The amounts of the tax-related balance due to Liberty at December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $71 million and $52 million , respectively, and are included in accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has provided for U.S. income taxes on the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. The Company does not expect that any incremental US taxes related to repatriation of earnings of foreign subsidiaries will be material. The amount of the U.S. income tax expense (benefit) recorded in the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 on those undistributed earnings was $2 million , ($3) million and ($3) million , respectively. A reconciliation of the 2015 beginning and ending amount of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: (in millions) Balance at January 1, 2015 $ 123 Increases related to prior year tax positions — Decreases related to prior year tax positions (11 ) Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities (35 ) Increases related to current year tax positions 14 Balance at December 31, 2015 $ 91 Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2015 are potential benefits of $36 million (net of a $19 million federal tax effect) that, if recognized, would affect the effective rate on income from continuing operations. The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in other(expense) income in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company did not have a material amount of interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits or tax penalties. The Company has tax positions for which the amount of related unrecognized tax benefits could change during 2016. These include nonfederal transfer pricing and other tax issues. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits related to these issues could have a net increase of $5 million in 2016 as a result of potential settlements, lapsing of statute of limitations and revisions of settlement estimates. The Company participates in a consolidated federal return filing with Liberty. As of December 31, 2015 , the Company's tax years through 2011 are closed for federal income tax purposes, and the IRS has completed its examination of the Company's 2012 and 2013 tax years. The Company's 2014 and 2015 tax years are being examined currently as part of the Liberty consolidated return under the IRS's Compliance Assurance Process ("CAP") program. The Company, or one of its subsidiaries, files income tax returns in various states and foreign jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2015 , the Company, or one of its subsidiaries, was under examination in the states/cities of California, New York, New York City, and Pennsylvania as well as in Germany, Italy and the U.K. The Company received assessments related to an examination in Germany. The Company believes that any amounts ultimately paid in connection with that assessment will be creditable against its U.S. federal tax liability.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies The Company has contingent liabilities related to legal and tax proceedings and other matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Although it is reasonably possible the Company may incur losses upon conclusion of such matters, an estimate of any loss or range of loss cannot be made. In the opinion of management, it is expected that the amounts, if any, which may be required to satisfy such contingencies will not be material in relation to the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Network and information systems, including the Internet and telecommunication systems, third party delivery services and other technologies are critical to QVC's business activities. Substantially all QVC's customer orders, fulfillment and delivery services are dependent upon the use of network and information systems, including the use of third party telecommunication and delivery service providers. If information systems including the Internet or telecommunication services are disrupted, or if the third party delivery services experience a disruption in their transportation delivery services, the Company could face a significant disruption in fulfilling QVC's customer orders and shipment of QVC's products. The Company has active disaster recovery programs in place to help mitigate risks associated with these critical business activities.

Related Party Transactions (Not

Related Party Transactions (Notes)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	Related Party Transactions QVC engages with CommerceHub, Inc., an approximately 99% owned subsidiary of Liberty, to handle communications between QVC and the vendors for drop ship sales and returns. During the year ended 2015, QVC paid CommerceHub for the related services totaling less than three million dollars, which did not have a material impact on QVC's financial position, results of operations, or liquidity. On October 1, 2015, Liberty acquired all of the outstanding shares of zulily. zulily is an online retailer offering customers a fun and entertaining shopping experience with a fresh selection of new product styles launched each day. zulily is attributed to the QVC Group and the Company believes that its business is complementary to the Company. During the year ended 2015, QVC and zulily engaged in multiple transactions relating to sales, sourcing of merchandise, marketing initiatives and business advisory services. The transactions totaled less than a million dollars, which did not have a material impact on QVC's financial position, results of operations, or liquidity. Also on October 1, 2015 QVC entered into an agreement with a third party to guarantee the existing letters of credit of zulily. The letters of credit maximum amount for zulily is $10.1 million . As QVC and zulily are entities under common control of Liberty, QVC has not recognized a liability for the guarantee based on accounting guidance in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Assets and Liabilities Measured

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair value disclosures	Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements For assets and liabilities required to be reported or disclosed at fair value, U.S. GAAP provides a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. Level 1 inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs, other than quoted market prices included within Level 1, are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The Company's assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value were as follows: Fair value measurements at December 31, 2015 using (in millions) Total Quoted prices Significant Significant Current assets: Cash equivalents $ 218 218 — — Net investment hedge 3 — 3 — Long-term liabilities: Debt (note 8) 5,189 — 5,189 — Fair value measurements at December 31, 2014 using (in millions) Total Quoted prices Significant Significant Current assets: Cash equivalents $ 245 245 — — Long-term liabilities: Debt (note 8) 4,626 — 4,626 — The majority of the Company's Level 2 financial liabilities are debt instruments with quoted market prices that are not considered to be traded on "active markets," as defined in U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the financial instruments are reported in the foregoing tables as Level 2 fair value instruments. Additionally, QVC entered into a hedge of a net investment in a foreign subsidiary during the fourth quarter of 2015. The purpose of the investment is to protect QVC's investment in the foreign subsidiary against the variability of the U.S. dollar and Euro exchange rate. The contract entails both the exchange of a U.S. Libor and Euroibor interest payments monthly over the three month term and the exchange of approximately $547 million , and the U.S. Dollar equivalent of Euro 500 million , at the maturity date. The gain is recognized in other comprehensive income and is classified as Level 2 in the table above. No amount of the gain has be reclassified into earnings as of the balance sheet date nor is expected to be reclassified in the next twelve months.

Information about QVC's Operati

Information about QVC's Operating Segments	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment reporting disclosure	Information about QVC's Operating Segments and Geographical Data During the year ended December 31, 2015 , QVC put into action the One Q Reorganization Plan which reorganized the Company's reporting structure. This plan essentially discontinued the historical operational strategy of mirroring the original U.S. business in the different markets where each market was managed as a separate entity, and created a new segment lead. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015, QVC has changed its reportable segments to QVC-U.S. and QVC-International, and has presented the financial information for 2015, 2014 and 2013 to conform to this change. These segments reflect changes in the way the Company evaluates its business performance and manages its operations. At this time, QVC reorganized the reporting structure and discontinued the historical operational strategy of mirroring the original U.S. business in the different markets where each market was managed as a separate entity. QVC's chief operating decision maker ("CODM") is QVC's Chief Executive Officer. QVC's CODM has ultimate responsibility for enterprise decisions. QVC's CODM determines, in particular, resource allocation for, and monitors performance of, the consolidated enterprise, QVC-U.S. and QVC-International. The segment managers have responsibility for operating decisions, allocating resources and assessing performance within their respective segments. QVC's CODM relies on internal management reporting that analyzes enterprise results and segment results to the Adjusted OIBDA level (see below). Both of the Company's operating segments are retailers of a wide range of consumer products, which are marketed and sold primarily by merchandise-focused televised-shopping programs as well as via the Internet and mobile applications in certain markets. The Company evaluates performance and makes decisions about allocating resources to its operating segments based on financial measures such as net revenue, Adjusted OIBDA, gross margin, average sales price per unit, number of units shipped and revenue or sales per subscriber equivalent. The Company defines Adjusted OIBDA as revenue less cost of goods sold, operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding stock-based compensation). The Company believes this measure is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its segments, including the ability to service debt and fund capital expenditures. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking among the Company's businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. This measure of performance excludes depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, Adjusted OIBDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income, net income, and cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Performance measures Years ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in millions) Net Adjusted Net Adjusted Net Adjusted QVC-U.S. $ 6,257 1,467 6,055 1,429 5,844 1,352 QVC-International 2,486 427 2,746 481 2,779 489 Consolidated QVC $ 8,743 1,894 8,801 1,910 8,623 1,841 Net revenue amounts by product category are not available from QVC's general purpose financial statements. Other information Years ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in millions) Depreciation Amortization Depreciation Amortization Depreciation Amortization QVC-U.S. $ 63 404 56 391 55 362 QVC-International 71 50 79 61 72 69 Consolidated QVC $ 134 454 135 452 127 431 Years ended December 31, 2015 2014 (in millions) Total Capital Total Capital QVC-U.S. $ 9,913 169 9,902 141 QVC-International 2,145 46 2,323 42 Consolidated QVC $ 12,058 215 12,225 183 Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation, were as follows: December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 QVC-U.S. $ 501 463 QVC-International 501 563 Consolidated QVC $ 1,002 1,026 The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA to income before income taxes: Years ended December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 2013 Adjusted OIBDA $ 1,894 1,910 1,841 Stock-based compensation (31 ) (44 ) (38 ) Depreciation and amortization (588 ) (587 ) (558 ) Equity in losses of investee (9 ) (8 ) (4 ) Gains on financial instruments — — 15 Interest expense, net (208 ) (239 ) (214 ) Foreign currency gain 14 3 1 Loss on extinguishment of debt (21 ) (48 ) (57 ) Income before income taxes $ 1,051 987 986 The following table summarizes net revenues based on revenues generated by subsidiaries located within the identified geographic area: Years ended December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 2013 United States $ 6,257 6,055 5,844 Germany 837 970 971 Japan 808 908 1,024 United Kingdom 718 730 657 Other countries 123 138 127 Consolidated QVC $ 8,743 8,801 8,623 The following table summarizes net property and equipment based on physical location: December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 United States $ 501 463 Germany 172 209 Japan 156 176 United Kingdom 106 119 Other countries 67 59 Consolidated QVC $ 1,002 1,026

Other Comprehensive Income

Other Comprehensive Income	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Other Comprehensive Loss The change in the component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes ("AOCL"), is summarized as follows: (in millions) Foreign currency translation adjustments AOCI Balance at January 1, 2013 $ 186 186 Other comprehensive loss attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder (47 ) (47 ) Balance at December 31, 2013 139 139 Other comprehensive loss attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder (178 ) (178 ) Balance at December 31, 2014 (39 ) (39 ) Other comprehensive loss attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder (101 ) (101 ) Balance at December 31, 2015 (140 ) (140 ) The component of other comprehensive income is reflected in QVC's consolidated statements of comprehensive income, net of taxes. The following table summarizes the tax effects related to the component of other comprehensive income: (in millions) Before-tax amount Tax benefit (expense) Net-of-tax amount Year ended December 31, 2015: Foreign currency translation adjustments $ (119 ) 17 (102 ) Other comprehensive loss (119 ) 17 (102 ) Year ended December 31, 2014: Foreign currency translation adjustments $ (240 ) 49 (191 ) Other comprehensive loss (240 ) 49 (191 ) Year ended December 31, 2013: Foreign currency translation adjustments $ (64 ) (8 ) (72 ) Other comprehensive loss (64 ) (8 ) (72 )

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Event Subsequent to December 31, 2015 , QVC declared and paid a dividend to Liberty in the amount of $233 million .

Guarantor_Non-Guarantor Subsidi

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Guarantor Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information [Abstract]
Guarantor/Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information	Guarantor/Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information The following information contains the consolidating financial statements for the Company, the parent on a stand-alone basis (QVC, Inc.), the combined subsidiary guarantors (Affiliate Relations Holdings, Inc.; Affiliate Investment, Inc.; AMI 2, Inc.; ER Marks, Inc.; QVC International Ltd; QVC Rocky Mount, Inc.; QVC San Antonio, LLC; QVC Global Holdings I, Inc.; and QVC Global Holdings II, Inc.) and the combined non-guarantor subsidiaries pursuant to Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. Certain non-guarantor subsidiaries are majority-owned by QVC International Ltd, which is a guarantor subsidiary. These consolidating financial statements have been prepared from the Company's financial information on the same basis of accounting as the Company's consolidated financial statements. The principal elimination entries relate to investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions, such as management fees, royalty revenue and expense, interest income and expense and gains on intercompany asset transfers. Goodwill and other intangible assets have been allocated to the subsidiaries based on management’s estimates. Certain costs have been partially allocated to all of the subsidiaries of the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2014 , an intangible asset held by certain non-guarantor subsidiaries was sold to QVC, Inc. resulting in a gain of $20 million reflected in intercompany interest and other income for the non-guarantor subsidiaries and also included in equity in earnings of subsidiaries for the subsidiary guarantors. The gain is eliminated in the eliminations column. The impact of these earnings has been eliminated in the presentation of intangible assets and equity in earnings of subsidiaries of the parent company. The subsidiary guarantors are 100% owned by the Company. All guarantees are full and unconditional and are joint and several. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of the Company to obtain funds from its U.S. subsidiaries, including the guarantors, by dividend or loan. The Company has not presented separate notes and other disclosures concerning the subsidiary guarantors as the Company has determined that such material information is available in the notes to the Company's consolidated financial statements. Consolidating Balance Sheets December 31, 2015 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ — 112 215 — 327 Restricted cash 9 — 2 — 11 Accounts receivable, net 1,114 — 256 — 1,370 Inventories 714 — 215 — 929 Prepaid expenses 18 — 24 — 42 Total current assets 1,855 112 712 — 2,679 Property and equipment, net 295 67 640 — 1,002 Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net — 297 42 — 339 Goodwill 4,190 — 845 — 5,035 Other intangible assets, net 842 2,050 44 — 2,936 Other noncurrent assets 5 — 62 — 67 Investments in subsidiaries 3,569 2,687 — (6,256 ) — Total assets $ 10,756 5,213 2,345 (6,256 ) 12,058 Liabilities and equity Current liabilities: Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations $ 3 — 6 — 9 Accounts payable-trade 396 — 262 — 658 Accrued liabilities 229 207 436 — 872 Intercompany accounts payable (receivable) 562 1,271 (1,833 ) — — Total current liabilities 1,190 1,478 (1,129 ) — 1,539 Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations 5,342 — 51 — 5,393 Deferred compensation 14 — (1 ) — 13 Deferred income taxes 94 744 (11 ) — 827 Other long-term liabilities 98 — 70 — 168 Total liabilities 6,738 2,222 (1,020 ) — 7,940 Equity: QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity 4,018 2,991 3,265 (6,256 ) 4,018 Noncontrolling interest — — 100 — 100 Total equity 4,018 2,991 3,365 (6,256 ) 4,118 Total liabilities and equity $ 10,756 5,213 2,345 (6,256 ) 12,058 Consolidating Balance Sheets December 31, 2014 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2 123 222 — 347 Restricted cash 10 — 2 — 12 Accounts receivable, net 909 — 287 — 1,196 Inventories 680 — 202 — 882 Prepaid expenses 25 — 25 — 50 Total current assets 1,626 123 738 — 2,487 Property and equipment, net 273 68 685 — 1,026 Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net — 388 73 — 461 Goodwill 4,184 — 907 — 5,091 Other intangible assets, net 982 2,051 69 — 3,102 Other noncurrent assets 1 — 57 — 58 Investments in subsidiaries 4,681 1,386 — (6,067 ) — Total assets $ 11,747 4,016 2,529 (6,067 ) 12,225 Liabilities and equity Current liabilities: Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations $ 2 — 7 — 9 Accounts payable-trade 420 — 209 — 629 Accrued liabilities 282 143 460 — 885 Intercompany accounts payable (receivable) 1,384 (921 ) (463 ) — — Total current liabilities 2,088 (778 ) 213 — 1,523 Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations 4,524 — 55 — 4,579 Deferred compensation 16 — 1 — 17 Deferred income taxes 77 877 (43 ) — 911 Other long-term liabilities 99 — 50 — 149 Total liabilities 6,804 99 276 — 7,179 Equity: QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity 4,943 3,917 2,150 (6,067 ) 4,943 Noncontrolling interest — — 103 — 103 Total equity 4,943 3,917 2,253 (6,067 ) 5,046 Total liabilities and equity $ 11,747 4,016 2,529 (6,067 ) 12,225 Consolidating Statements of Operations Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Net revenue $ 6,416 962 2,717 (1,352 ) 8,743 Cost of goods sold 4,018 109 1,624 (223 ) 5,528 Gross profit 2,398 853 1,093 (1,129 ) 3,215 Operating expenses: Operating 338 265 293 (289 ) 607 Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation 1,180 1 404 (840 ) 745 Depreciation 43 8 83 — 134 Amortization 233 163 58 — 454 1,794 437 838 (1,129 ) 1,940 Operating income 604 416 255 — 1,275 Other (expense) income: Equity in losses of investee — — (9 ) — (9 ) Interest expense, net (205 ) — (3 ) — (208 ) Foreign currency gain (loss) 15 (1 ) — — 14 Loss on extinguishment of debt (21 ) — — — (21 ) Intercompany interest (expense) income (7 ) (51 ) 58 — — (218 ) (52 ) 46 — (224 ) Income before income taxes 386 364 301 — 1,051 Income tax expense (136 ) (153 ) (100 ) — (389 ) Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax 412 262 — (674 ) — Net income 662 473 201 (674 ) 662 Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest (34 ) — (34 ) 34 (34 ) Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 628 473 167 (640 ) 628 Consolidating Statements of Operations Year ended December 31, 2014 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Net revenue $ 6,198 920 2,992 (1,309 ) 8,801 Cost of goods sold 3,907 108 1,807 (275 ) 5,547 Gross profit 2,291 812 1,185 (1,034 ) 3,254 Operating expenses: Operating 288 269 296 (235 ) 618 Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation 1,142 1 426 (799 ) 770 Depreciation 39 5 91 — 135 Amortization 223 153 76 — 452 1,692 428 889 (1,034 ) 1,975 Operating income 599 384 296 — 1,279 Other (expense) income: Equity in losses of investee — — (8 ) — (8 ) Interest expense, net (230 ) — (9 ) — (239 ) Foreign currency gain (loss) 16 (3 ) (10 ) — 3 Loss on extinguishment of debt (48 ) — — — (48 ) Intercompany interest and other (expense) income (22 ) 51 (9 ) (20 ) — (284 ) 48 (36 ) (20 ) (292 ) Income before income taxes 315 432 260 (20 ) 987 Income tax expense (73 ) (135 ) (146 ) — (354 ) Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax 391 25 — (416 ) — Net income 633 322 114 (436 ) 633 Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest (39 ) — (39 ) 39 (39 ) Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 594 322 75 (397 ) 594 The increase in tax expense of the combined non-guarantor subsidiaries compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to an unfavorable tax audit settlement in one of the Company's European subsidiaries. This also resulted in a tax benefit for QVC, Inc. as a result of the corresponding foreign tax credit in the U.S. Consolidating Statements of Operations Year ended December 31, 2013 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Net revenue $ 5,979 893 2,977 (1,226 ) 8,623 Cost of goods sold 3,804 107 1,831 (277 ) 5,465 Gross profit 2,175 786 1,146 (949 ) 3,158 Operating expenses: Operating 234 267 289 (180 ) 610 Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation 1,083 — 431 (769 ) 745 Depreciation 38 6 83 — 127 Amortization 204 146 81 — 431 1,559 419 884 (949 ) 1,913 Operating income 616 367 262 — 1,245 Other (expense) income: Equity in losses of investee — — (4 ) — (4 ) Gains on financial intstruments 12 — 3 — 15 Interest expense, net (214 ) — — — (214 ) Foreign currency (loss) gain (7 ) — 8 — 1 Loss on extinguishment of debt (57 ) — — — (57 ) Intercompany interest (expense) income (16 ) 51 (35 ) — — (282 ) 51 (28 ) — (259 ) Income before income taxes 334 418 234 — 986 Income tax expense (119 ) (132 ) (102 ) — (353 ) Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax 418 76 — (494 ) — Net income 633 362 132 (494 ) 633 Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest (45 ) — (45 ) 45 (45 ) Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 588 362 87 (449 ) 588 Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Net income $ 662 473 201 (674 ) 662 Foreign currency translation adjustments (102 ) — (102 ) 102 (102 ) Total comprehensive income 560 473 99 (572 ) 560 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest (33 ) — (33 ) 33 (33 ) Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 527 473 66 (539 ) 527 Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income Year ended December 31, 2014 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Net income $ 633 322 114 (436 ) 633 Foreign currency translation adjustments (191 ) — (191 ) 191 (191 ) Total comprehensive income (loss) 442 322 (77 ) (245 ) 442 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest (26 ) — (26 ) 26 (26 ) Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 416 322 (103 ) (219 ) 416 Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income Year ended December 31, 2013 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Net income $ 633 362 132 (494 ) 633 Foreign currency translation adjustments (72 ) — (72 ) 72 (72 ) Total comprehensive income 561 362 60 (422 ) 561 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest (20 ) — (20 ) 20 (20 ) Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 541 362 40 (402 ) 541 Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Operating activities: Net cash provided by operating activities $ 274 314 440 — 1,028 Investing activities: Capital expenditures (154 ) (9 ) (52 ) — (215 ) Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights — (68 ) (4 ) — (72 ) Decrease (increase) in restricted cash 1 — (1 ) — — Changes in other noncurrent assets 12 — (12 ) — — Other investing activities 2 — — — 2 Intercompany investing activities 525 413 — (938 ) — Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 386 336 (69 ) (938 ) (285 ) Financing activities: Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (2,170 ) — (7 ) — (2,177 ) Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 2,974 — — — 2,974 Payment of debt origination fees (3 ) — — — (3 ) Payment of bond premium fees (18 ) — — — (18 ) Other financing activities (15 ) — — — (15 ) Dividends paid to Liberty (1,485 ) — — — (1,485 ) Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest — — (36 ) — (36 ) Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (822 ) 2,192 (1,370 ) — — Other intercompany financing activities 877 (2,853 ) 1,038 938 — Net cash used in financing activities (662 ) (661 ) (375 ) 938 (760 ) Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents — — (3 ) — (3 ) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (2 ) (11 ) (7 ) — (20 ) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 2 123 222 — 347 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ — 112 215 — 327 Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Year ended December 31, 2014 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Operating activities: Net cash provided by operating activities $ 343 459 411 — 1,213 Investing activities: Capital expenditures (161 ) (7 ) 5 (20 ) (183 ) Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, — (31 ) — — (31 ) Decrease in restricted cash 1 — 1 — 2 Other investing activities 1 — — — 1 Intercompany investing activities 607 267 — (874 ) — Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 448 229 6 (894 ) (211 ) Financing activities: Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (3,039 ) — (10 ) — (3,049 ) Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,852 — — — 1,852 Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 1,997 — — — 1,997 Payment of debt origination fees (24 ) — — — (24 ) Payment of bond premium fees (32 ) — — — (32 ) Other financing activities (3 ) — — — (3 ) Dividends paid to Liberty (1,765 ) — — — (1,765 ) Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest — — (42 ) — (42 ) Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 365 (42 ) (323 ) — — Other intercompany financing activities (218 ) (656 ) (20 ) 894 — Net cash used in financing activities (867 ) (698 ) (395 ) 894 (1,066 ) Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents — — (46 ) — (46 ) Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (76 ) (10 ) (24 ) — (110 ) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 78 133 246 — 457 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 2 123 222 — 347 Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Year ended December 31, 2013 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Operating activities: Net cash provided by operating activities $ 373 389 211 — 973 Investing activities: Capital expenditures (106 ) (8 ) (100 ) — (214 ) Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights — (56 ) (2 ) — (58 ) Decrease in restricted cash 2 — (1 ) — 1 Other investing activities — — 3 — 3 Changes in other noncurrent assets (1 ) — (1 ) — (2 ) Intercompany investing activities 368 277 — (645 ) — Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 263 213 (101 ) (645 ) (270 ) Financing activities: Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (2,375 ) — (12 ) — (2,387 ) Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,674 — — — 1,674 Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 1,050 — — — 1,050 Payment of debt origination fees (16 ) — — — (16 ) Payment of bond premium fees (46 ) — — — (46 ) Other financing activities 12 — — — 12 Dividends paid to Liberty (1,005 ) — — — (1,005 ) Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest — — (45 ) — (45 ) Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 190 (63 ) (127 ) — — Other intercompany financing activities (117 ) (571 ) 43 645 — Net cash used in financing activities (633 ) (634 ) (141 ) 645 (763 ) Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents — — (23 ) — (23 ) Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 3 (32 ) (54 ) — (83 ) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 75 165 300 — 540 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 78 133 246 — 457

Employee Benefit Plans (Notes)

Employee Benefit Plans (Notes)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	Employee Benefit Plans In certain countries, QVC sponsors defined contribution plans, which provide employees an opportunity to make contributions to a trust for investment in a variety of securities. Generally, the Company makes matching contributions to the plans based on a percentage of the amount contributed by employees. The Company's cash contributions to the plans were $24 million , $23 million and $19 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , respectively.

Quarterly Financial Information

Quarterly Financial Information (Notes)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Quarterly Financial Information	Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Net revenue $ 1,938 1,998 2,007 2,800 Operating Income $ 246 294 280 455 Net Income $ 124 124 154 260 Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 115 116 146 251 Year ended December 31, 2014 (in millions) 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Net revenue $ 1,986 2,014 2,020 2,781 Operating Income $ 260 284 276 459 Net Income $ 122 140 103 268 Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 113 130 95 256

Summary of Significant Accoun28

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents policy	(a) Cash and cash equivalents All highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are classified as cash equivalents. Cash equivalents were $218 million and $245 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values (Level 1).
Restricted cash policy	(b) Restricted cash Restricted cash at December 31, 2015 and 2014 primarily includes a cash deposit with a third party trustee that provides financial assurance that the Company will fulfill its obligations in relation to claims under its workers' compensation policy.
Receivables policy	(c) Accounts receivable A provision for customer bad debts is provided as a percentage of accounts receivable based on historical experience and is included within selling, general and administrative expense. A provision for noncustomer bad debt expense, related to amounts due from vendors for unsold and returned products, is provided based on an estimate of the probable expected losses and is included in cost of goods sold.
Inventory policy	(d) Inventories Inventories, consisting primarily of products held for sale, are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the average cost method, which approximates the first-in, first-out method. Assessments about the realizability of inventory require the Company to make judgments based on currently available information about the likely method of disposition including sales to individual customers, returns to product vendors, liquidations and the estimated recoverable values of each disposition category.
Property and equipment policy	(e) Property and equipment The costs of property and equipment are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method beginning in the month of acquisition or in-service date. Transponders under capital leases are stated at the present value of minimum lease payments. When assets are sold or retired, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in net income. The costs of maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. The Company is party to several transponder capacity arrangements as a lessee, which are accounted for as capital leases.
Interest capitalization policy	(f) Capitalized interest The Company capitalizes interest cost incurred on debt during the construction of major projects exceeding one year. Capitalized interest was not material to the consolidated financial statements for any periods presented.
Internal use software policy	(g) Internally developed software Internal software development costs are capitalized in accordance with guidance on accounting for the costs of computer software developed or obtained for internal use, and are classified within other intangible assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company amortizes computer software and internal software development costs over an estimated useful life of approximately three years using the straight-line method.
Goodwill policy	(h) Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess of costs over the fair value of the net assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill is not amortized. Goodwill is tested annually for impairment, and more frequently if events and circumstances indicated that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss would be recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeded the reporting unit's fair value. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows: (in millions) QVC-U.S. QVC-Germany QVC-Japan QVC-U.K. QVC-Italy Total Balance as of December 31, 2013 $ 4,190 348 288 216 155 5,197 Exchange rate fluctuations — (40 ) (35 ) (13 ) (18 ) (106 ) Balance as of December 31, 2014 4,190 308 253 203 137 5,091 Exchange rate fluctuations — (30 ) (2 ) (10 ) (14 ) (56 ) Balance as of December 31, 2015 $ 4,190 278 251 193 123 5,035 QVC utilizes a qualitative assessment for determining whether step one of the goodwill impairment analysis is necessary. The accounting guidance permits entities to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. In evaluating goodwill on a qualitative basis, QVC reviews the business performance of each reporting unit and evaluates other relevant factors as identified in the relevant accounting guidance to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indicated impairment exists for any of its reporting units. A reporting unit is defined in accounting guidance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP" or "GAAP") as an operating segment or one level below an operating segment (also known as a component). A component of an operating segment is a reporting unit if the component constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and segment management regularly reviews the operating results of that component. The Company considers whether there were any negative macroeconomic conditions, industry specific conditions, market changes, increased competition, increased costs in doing business, management challenges and the legal environments, and how these factors might impact country specific performance in future periods. The accounting guidance also permits entities to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If the qualitative assessment supports that it is more likely than not that the carrying value of the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets, other than goodwill, exceeds its fair value, then a quantitative assessment is performed. If the carrying value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. If a step one test is considered necessary based on the qualitative factors, the Company compares the estimated fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying value. Developing estimates of fair value requires significant judgments, including making assumptions about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, relevant comparable market multiples, public trading prices and the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The cash flows employed in the Company's valuation analysis are based on management's best estimates considering current marketplace factors and risks as well as assumptions of growth rates in future years. There is no assurance that actual results in the future will approximate these forecasts. For those reporting units whose carrying value exceeds the fair value, a second test is required to measure the impairment loss (the "Step 2 Test"). In the Step 2 Test, the fair value (Level 3) of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit with any residual value being allocated to goodwill. Any excess of the carrying value of the goodwill over this allocated amount is recorded as an impairment charge. There were no goodwill impairments recorded during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 .
Foreign currency transactions and translations policy	(i) Translation of foreign currencies Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries are translated at the spot rate in effect at the applicable reporting date and the consolidated statements of operations are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the applicable period. The resulting unrealized cumulative translation adjustments, net of applicable income taxes, are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in equity. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are recorded based on exchange rates at the time such transactions arise. Subsequent changes in exchange rates result in transaction gains and losses, which are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as unrealized (based on the applicable period-end exchange rate) or realized upon settlement of the transactions
Revenue recognition policy	(j) Revenue recognition The Company recognizes revenue at the time of delivery to customers. The revenue for shipments in-transit is recorded as deferred revenue. The Company's general policy is to allow customers to return merchandise for up to thirty days after the date of shipment. An allowance for returned merchandise is provided at the time revenue is recorded as a percentage of sales based on historical experience. The total reduction in net revenue due to returns for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 aggregated to $1,971 million , $2,023 million and $2,036 million , respectively. A summary of activity in the allowance for sales returns, recorded on a net margin basis, was as follows: (in millions) Balance Additions- Deductions Balance 2015 $ 109 1,213 (1,215 ) 107 2014 106 1,253 (1,250 ) 109 2013 90 1,296 (1,280 ) 106 The Company evaluates the criteria for reporting revenue gross as a principal versus net as an agent, in determining whether it is appropriate to record the gross amount of product sales and related costs or the net amount earned as commissions. Generally, the Company is the primary obligor in the arrangement, has inventory risk, has latitude in establishing the selling price and selecting suppliers, and accordingly, records revenue gross. Sales and use taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and, therefore, are excluded from net revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.
Cost of sales policy	(k) Cost of goods sold Cost of goods sold primarily includes actual product cost, provision for obsolete inventory, buying allowances received from suppliers, shipping and handling costs and warehouse costs.
Advertising cost policy	(l) Advertising costs Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs amounted to $87 million , $92 million and $89 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. These costs were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
Share-based compensation policy	(m) Stock-based compensation As more fully described in note 10, the Company and Liberty have granted certain stock-based awards to employees of the Company. The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments (such as stock options and restricted stock) based on the grant-date fair value of the award, and recognizes that cost over the period during which the employee is required to provide service (usually the vesting period of the award). Stock-based compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
Impairment of long-lived assets policy	(n) Impairment of long-lived assets The Company reviews long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, internally developed software and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Impairment charges are recognized as an acceleration of depreciation expense or amortization expense in the consolidated statement of operations.
Derivatives policy	(o) Derivatives The Company accounts for derivatives and hedging activities in accordance with standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), which requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at their respective fair values. Fair value is based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. For derivatives designated as hedges, changes in the fair value are either offset against the changes in fair value of the designated hedged item through earnings or recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The Company generally enters into derivative contracts that it intends to designate as a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (cash flow hedge). For all hedging relationships, the Company formally documents the hedging relationship and its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge, the hedging instrument, the hedged item, the nature of the risk being hedged, how the hedging instrument's effectiveness in offsetting the hedged risk will be assessed prospectively and retrospectively, and a description of the method of measuring ineffectiveness. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge's inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting cash flows of hedged items. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is highly effective and that is designated and qualifies as a cash flow hedge are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income to the extent that the derivative is effective as a hedge, until earnings are affected by the variability in cash flows of the designated hedged item. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of a derivative instrument that qualifies as a cash flow hedge is reported in earnings. During the year ended December 31, 2015 , QVC entered into a hedge of a net investment in a foreign subsidiary. The purpose of the investment is to protect QVC's investment in the foreign subsidiary against the variability of the U.S. dollar and Euro exchange rate. The gain is recognized in other comprehensive income. For additional information, refer to note 14. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2011, QVC entered into several interest rate swap arrangements to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with interest payments related to its variable rate debt. QVC assessed the effectiveness of its interest rate swaps using the hypothetical derivative method. During 2013 and 2012, QVC's elected interest terms did not effectively match the terms of the swap arrangements. As a result, the swaps did not qualify as cash flow hedges. Changes in fair value of these interest rate swaps were included in gains on financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations. In March 2013, QVC's notional interest rate swaps of $3.1 billion expired.
Income tax policy	(p) Income taxes Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using statutory tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of an enacted change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. When the tax law requires interest to be paid on an underpayment of income taxes, the Company recognizes interest expense from the first period the interest would begin accruing according to the relevant tax law. The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations.
Consolidation policy	(q) Noncontrolling interest The Company reports the noncontrolling interest of QVC-Japan within equity in the consolidated balance sheets and the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest is presented in the consolidated statements of operations.
Business acquisition policy	(r) Business acquisitions Acquired businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires the Company to record assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their respective fair values with the excess of the purchase price over estimated fair values recorded as goodwill. The assumptions made in determining the fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities as well as asset lives can materially impact the results of operations. The Company obtains information during due diligence and through other sources to establish respective fair values. Examples of factors and information that the Company uses to determine the fair values include tangible and intangible asset evaluations and appraisals and evaluations of existing contingencies and liabilities. If the initial valuation for an acquisition is incomplete by the end of the quarter in which the acquisition occurred, the Company will record a provisional estimate in the financial statements. The provisional estimate will be finalized as soon as information becomes available, but not later than one year from the acquisition date.
Equity method investments policy	(s) Investment in affiliate The Company holds an investment in China that is accounted for using the equity method. The equity method of accounting is used when the Company exercises significant influence, but do not have operating control, generally assumed to be 20%-50% ownership. Under the equity method, original investments are recorded at cost and adjusted by its share of undistributed earnings or losses of these companies. The excess of the Company's cost on its underlying interest in the net assets of the affiliate is allocated to identifiable intangible assets and goodwill. Equity investments are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the investment may not be recoverable. On July 4, 2012, the Company entered into a joint venture with CNR Media Group, a limited liability company, owned by CNR for a 49% interest in a CNR subsidiary, CNRS. The CNRS joint venture is accounted for as an equity method investment as a component of other noncurrent assets on the consolidated balance sheets and equity in losses of investee in the consolidated statements of operations. CNRS operates a retailing business in China through a televised shopping channel with an associated website. CNRS is headquartered in Beijing, China. The joint venture's strategy is to combine CNRS' existing knowledge of the digital shopping market and consumers in China with QVC's global experience and know-how in multimedia retailing. The current investment in CNRS is approximately $43 million classified within other noncurrent assets on the balance sheet.
Use of estimates policy	(t) Use of estimates in the preparation of consolidated financial statements The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates include, but are not limited to, sales returns, uncollectible receivables, inventory obsolescence, medical and other benefit related costs, depreciable lives of fixed assets, internally developed software, valuation of acquired intangible assets and goodwill, income taxes and stock-based compensation.
New accounting pronouncements policy	(u) Recent accounting pronouncements On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either a retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14 which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 to fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, which was the original effective date. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU No. 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting. On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the debt liability. This ASU intends to simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs. This standard will more closely align the presentation of debt issuance costs under U.S. GAAP with the presentation under comparable International Financial Reporting Standards. Subsequent to the issuance of ASU 2015-03, the SEC staff made an announcement regarding the presentation of debt issuance costs associated with line-of-credit arrangements, which was codified by the FASB in ASU 2015-15, Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements . The amendments in these new accounting standards are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those years. The Company adopted this new guidance effective fourth quarter of 2015. The retrospective application of this guidance decreased other intangible assets, net and decreased long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations by $41 million on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014. In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, Customer's Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement , which provides explicit guidance to help companies evaluate the accounting for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement. The new guidance clarifies that if a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the customer should account for the license consistent with its accounting for other software licenses. If the arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. This new standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company has determined there is no significant effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory , that changes the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or market to lower of cost and net realizable value. The new principle is part of the FASB’s simplification initiative and applies to entities that measure inventory using a method other than last-in, first-out (LIFO) or the retail inventory method. The new standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company has determined there is no significant effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting. In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16 , Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments, which eliminates the requirement for an acquirer to retrospectively adjust the financial statements for measurement-period adjustments that occur in periods after a business combination is consummated. The new standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company has determined there is no significant effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified balance sheet and permits the use of either a retrospective or prospective transition method. The new standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company has adopted this new guidance effective fourth quarter of 2015. The retrospective application of this guidance decreased current deferred income tax assets and decreased noncurrent deferred income tax liabilities by $210 million on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014.
Reclassification policy	v) Reclassifications Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation. The reclassified areas include the impact of the retroactively applied recent accounting guidance mentioned above and segment information resulting from the change in reportable segments. Additionally, for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 the Company has reclassified costs of $135 million and $130 million , respectively on the consolidated statements of operations from operating to selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation due to continued convergence of broadcast and e-commerce operations which included programming, broadcasting, personnel and production costs. In the year ended December 31, 2015 , the Company incurred approximately $124 million of these types of expenses.

Summary of Significant Accoun29

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Schedule of goodwill	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows: (in millions) QVC-U.S. QVC-Germany QVC-Japan QVC-U.K. QVC-Italy Total Balance as of December 31, 2013 $ 4,190 348 288 216 155 5,197 Exchange rate fluctuations — (40 ) (35 ) (13 ) (18 ) (106 ) Balance as of December 31, 2014 4,190 308 253 203 137 5,091 Exchange rate fluctuations — (30 ) (2 ) (10 ) (14 ) (56 ) Balance as of December 31, 2015 $ 4,190 278 251 193 123 5,035
Summary of activity in allowance for sales returns	A summary of activity in the allowance for sales returns, recorded on a net margin basis, was as follows: (in millions) Balance Additions- Deductions Balance 2015 $ 109 1,213 (1,215 ) 107 2014 106 1,253 (1,250 ) 109 2013 90 1,296 (1,280 ) 106

Accounts Receivable Accounts 30

Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]
Schedule of accounts receivable	Accounts receivable consisted of the following: December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 QVC Easy-Pay plan $ 1,197 1,015 Major credit card and other receivables 259 272 1,456 1,287 Less allowance for doubtful accounts (86 ) (91 ) Accounts receivable, net $ 1,370 1,196
Summary of activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts	A summary of activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts was as follows (in millions): (in millions) Balance Additions- Deductions- Balance 2015 $ 91 82 (87 ) 86 2014 83 92 (84 ) 91 2013 74 81 (72 ) 83

Property and Equipment, Net P31

Property and Equipment, Net Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Schedule of property and equipment, net	Property and equipment consisted of the following: December 31, Estimated (in millions) 2015 2014 life Land $ 82 84 N/A Buildings and improvements 945 948 8 - 20 years Furniture and other equipment 413 417 2 - 8 years Broadcast equipment 129 105 3 - 5 years Computer equipment 157 145 2 - 4 years Transponders (note 9) 148 168 8 - 15 years Projects in progress 69 43 N/A 1,943 1,910 Less accumulated depreciation (941 ) (884 ) Property and equipment, net $ 1,002 1,026

Cable and Satellite Televisio32

Cable and Satellite Television Distribution Rights, Net (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Cable and Satellite Television Distribution Rights [Abstract]
Schedule of cable and satellite television distribution rights	Cable and satellite television distribution rights consisted of the following: (in millions) 2015 2014 Cable and satellite television distribution rights $ 2,259 2,308 Less accumulated amortization (1,920 ) (1,847 ) Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net $ 339 461
Schedule of expected amortization expense	As of December 31, 2015 , related amortization expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions): 2016 $ 182 2017 123 2018 12 2019 9 2020 8

Other Intangible Assets, Net (T

Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Schedule of acquired intangible assets by class	Other intangible assets consisted of the following: December 31, 2015 2014 Weighted average remaining life (years) (in millions) Gross Accumulated Other intangible assets, net Gross Accumulated Other intangible assets, net Purchased and internally developed software $ 625 (418 ) 207 568 (369 ) 199 2.3 Affiliate and customer relationships 2,409 (2,115 ) 294 2,428 (1,958 ) 470 1.8 Debt origination fees 9 (2 ) 7 8 (3 ) 5 4.2 Trademarks (indefinite life) 2,428 — 2,428 2,428 — 2,428 N/A $ 5,471 (2,535 ) 2,936 5,432 (2,330 ) 3,102 2.1
Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets future amortization expense	As of December 31, 2015 , the related amortization and interest expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions): 2016 $ 273 2017 183 2018 43 2019 6 2020 3

Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

Accrued Liabilities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Schedule of accrued liabilities	Accrued liabilities consisted of the following: December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 Accounts payable non-trade $ 240 200 Accrued compensation and benefits 116 110 Income taxes 116 137 Allowance for sales returns 106 109 Deferred revenue 83 85 Sales and other taxes 79 83 Accrued interest 58 79 Other 74 82 $ 872 885

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

Long-Term Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of debt	Long-term debt consisted of the following: December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 3.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2019, net of original issue discount $ 399 399 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 — 500 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 500 500 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023, net of original issue discount 750 750 4.85% Senior Secured Notes due 2024, net of original issue discount 600 600 4.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2025, net of original issue discount 599 599 5.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2034, net of original issue discount 399 399 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043, net of original issue discount 300 300 Senior secured credit facility 1,815 508 Capital lease obligations 72 74 Less debt issuance costs, net (32 ) (41 ) Total debt 5,402 4,588 Less current portion (9 ) (9 ) Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations $ 5,393 4,579

Leases and Transponder Servic36

Leases and Transponder Service Agreements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Leases and Transponder Service Agreements [Abstract]
Future minimum lease payments	Future minimum payments under noncancelable operating leases and capital transponder leases with initial terms of one year or more and the lease related to QVC's west coast distribution center at December 31, 2015 consisted of the following: (in millions) Capital transponders Operating leases Build to suit lease 2016 $ 11 20 — 2017 12 18 5 2018 14 16 6 2019 13 12 6 2020 10 11 6 Thereafter 18 86 73 Total $ 78 163 96

Stock Options and Other Share37

Stock Options and Other Share-Based Awards Stock Options and Other Share- Based Awards (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Schedule of stock options activity	A summary of the activity of the Liberty Incentive Plan with respect to the QVCA options granted to QVC employees and officers as of and during the year ended December 31, 2015 is presented below: Options Weighted Aggregate Weighted average remaining Outstanding at January 1, 2015 13,179,091 $ 17.34 $ 159,203 3.7 Granted 3,682,393 27.88 Exercised (3,648,782 ) 14.80 Forfeited (700,892 ) 23.30 Outstanding at December 31, 2015 12,511,810 20.84 84,982 4.1 Exercisable at December 31, 2015 7,118,212 17.15 72,871 2.7 A summary of the activity of the Liberty Incentive Plan with respect to the LVNTA options granted to QVC employees and officers as of and during the year ended December 31, 2015 is presented below: Options Weighted average exercise Aggregate intrinsic Weighted average remaining Outstanding at January 1, 2015 953,377 $ 19.51 $ 17,361 2.8 Granted — — Exercised (277,672 ) 20.67 Forfeited — — Outstanding at December 31, 2015 675,705 19.04 17,618 2.2 Exercisable at December 31, 2015 675,705 19.04 17,618 2.2
Schedule of stock options valuation assumptions	During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , the fair value of each QVCA option was determined as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: 2015 2014 2013 Expected volatility 39.7 % 38.7 % 38.3 % Expected term (years) 5.9 6.3 6.2 Risk free interest rate 1.7 % 2 % 1.1 % Expected dividend yield — — —
Schedule of restricted stock activity	A summary of the activity of the Liberty Incentive Plan with respect to the QVCA restricted shares granted to QVC employees and officers as of and during the year ended December 31, 2015 is presented below: Restricted Shares Weighted average Outstanding at January 1, 2015 1,035,126 $ 20.09 Granted 368,844 29.22 Vested (348,383 ) 21.47 Forfeited (258,416 ) 11.66 Outstanding at December 31, 2015 797,171 26.44 A summary of the activity of the Liberty Incentive Plan with respect to the LVNTA restricted shares granted to QVC employees and officers as of and during the year ended December 31, 2015 is presented below: Restricted Shares Weighted Outstanding at January 1, 2015 173,793 $ 22.70 Granted — — Vested (65,268 ) 21.24 Forfeited (35,303 ) 21.42 Outstanding at December 31, 2015 73,222 24.68

Income Taxes Income Tax (Tables

Income Taxes Income Tax (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]	Income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following: Years ended December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 2013 Current: U.S. federal $ 384 396 361 State and local 20 28 22 Foreign jurisdictions 75 132 78 Total 479 556 461 Deferred: U.S. federal (86 ) (182 ) (107 ) State and local 3 (15 ) (7 ) Foreign jurisdictions (7 ) (5 ) 6 Total (90 ) (202 ) (108 ) Total income tax expense $ 389 354 353
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]	Pre-tax income was as follows: Years ended December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 2013 QVC-U.S. $ 909 827 824 QVC-International 142 160 162 Consolidated QVC $ 1,051 987 986
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	Total income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% as a result of the following: Years ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 Provision at statutory rate 35.0 % 35.0 % 35.0 % State income taxes, net of federal benefit 1.4 % 0.9 % 0.7 % Foreign taxes 0.2 % 0.6 % 0.6 % Foreign earnings repatriation 0.2 % (0.3 )% (0.4 )% Valuation allowance 0.9 % 0.2 % — % Permanent differences (0.2 )% (0.5 )% — % Other, net (0.5 )% — % (0.1 )% Total income tax expense 37.0 % 35.9 % 35.8 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]	The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are presented below: December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 Deferred tax assets: Accounts receivable, principally due to the allowance for doubtful accounts and related reserves for the uncollectible accounts $ 33 $ 33 Inventories, principally due to obsolescence reserves and additional costs of inventories for tax purposes pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 42 33 Allowance for sales returns 37 41 Deferred compensation 26 43 Unrecognized federal and state tax benefits 60 63 Accrued liabilities 96 82 Other 21 27 Subtotal 315 322 Valuation allowance (12 ) (3 ) Total deferred tax assets 303 319 Deferred tax liabilities: Depreciation and amortization (1,127 ) (1,222 ) Cumulative translation of foreign currencies (3 ) (8 ) Total deferred tax liabilities (1,130 ) (1,230 ) Net deferred tax liability $ (827 ) $ (911 )
Summary of Positions for which Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Table Text Block]	A reconciliation of the 2015 beginning and ending amount of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: (in millions) Balance at January 1, 2015 $ 123 Increases related to prior year tax positions — Decreases related to prior year tax positions (11 ) Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities (35 ) Increases related to current year tax positions 14 Balance at December 31, 2015 $ 91

Assets and Liabilities Measur39

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis	The Company's assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value were as follows: Fair value measurements at December 31, 2015 using (in millions) Total Quoted prices Significant Significant Current assets: Cash equivalents $ 218 218 — — Net investment hedge 3 — 3 — Long-term liabilities: Debt (note 8) 5,189 — 5,189 — Fair value measurements at December 31, 2014 using (in millions) Total Quoted prices Significant Significant Current assets: Cash equivalents $ 245 245 — — Long-term liabilities: Debt (note 8) 4,626 — 4,626 —

Information about QVC's Opera40

Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Revenue and Adjusted OIBDA by Segment	Years ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in millions) Net Adjusted Net Adjusted Net Adjusted QVC-U.S. $ 6,257 1,467 6,055 1,429 5,844 1,352 QVC-International 2,486 427 2,746 481 2,779 489 Consolidated QVC $ 8,743 1,894 8,801 1,910 8,623 1,841
Schedule of Depreciation and Amortization by Segment	Years ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in millions) Depreciation Amortization Depreciation Amortization Depreciation Amortization QVC-U.S. $ 63 404 56 391 55 362 QVC-International 71 50 79 61 72 69 Consolidated QVC $ 134 454 135 452 127 431
Schedule of Capital Expenditures and Total Assets by Segment	Years ended December 31, 2015 2014 (in millions) Total Capital Total Capital QVC-U.S. $ 9,913 169 9,902 141 QVC-International 2,145 46 2,323 42 Consolidated QVC $ 12,058 215 12,225 183
Long-Lived Assets by Segment	Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation, were as follows: December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 QVC-U.S. $ 501 463 QVC-International 501 563 Consolidated QVC $ 1,002 1,026
Reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA to Income before Income Taxes	The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA to income before income taxes: Years ended December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 2013 Adjusted OIBDA $ 1,894 1,910 1,841 Stock-based compensation (31 ) (44 ) (38 ) Depreciation and amortization (588 ) (587 ) (558 ) Equity in losses of investee (9 ) (8 ) (4 ) Gains on financial instruments — — 15 Interest expense, net (208 ) (239 ) (214 ) Foreign currency gain 14 3 1 Loss on extinguishment of debt (21 ) (48 ) (57 ) Income before income taxes $ 1,051 987 986
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: Years ended December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 2013 United States $ 6,257 6,055 5,844 Germany 837 970 971 Japan 808 908 1,024 United Kingdom 718 730 657 Other countries 123 138 127 Consolidated QVC $ 8,743 8,801 8,623
Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas	The following table summarizes net property and equipment based on physical location: December 31, (in millions) 2015 2014 United States $ 501 463 Germany 172 209 Japan 156 176 United Kingdom 106 119 Other countries 67 59 Consolidated QVC $ 1,002 1,026

Other Comprehensive Income (Tab

Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	The change in the component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes ("AOCL"), is summarized as follows: (in millions) Foreign currency translation adjustments AOCI Balance at January 1, 2013 $ 186 186 Other comprehensive loss attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder (47 ) (47 ) Balance at December 31, 2013 139 139 Other comprehensive loss attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder (178 ) (178 ) Balance at December 31, 2014 (39 ) (39 ) Other comprehensive loss attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder (101 ) (101 ) Balance at December 31, 2015 (140 ) (140 )
Schedule of Component of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	The following table summarizes the tax effects related to the component of other comprehensive income: (in millions) Before-tax amount Tax benefit (expense) Net-of-tax amount Year ended December 31, 2015: Foreign currency translation adjustments $ (119 ) 17 (102 ) Other comprehensive loss (119 ) 17 (102 ) Year ended December 31, 2014: Foreign currency translation adjustments $ (240 ) 49 (191 ) Other comprehensive loss (240 ) 49 (191 ) Year ended December 31, 2013: Foreign currency translation adjustments $ (64 ) (8 ) (72 ) Other comprehensive loss (64 ) (8 ) (72 )

Guarantor_Non-Guarantor Subsi42

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Guarantor Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information [Abstract]
Guarantor Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information, Balance Sheets, Current Period	Consolidating Balance Sheets December 31, 2015 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ — 112 215 — 327 Restricted cash 9 — 2 — 11 Accounts receivable, net 1,114 — 256 — 1,370 Inventories 714 — 215 — 929 Prepaid expenses 18 — 24 — 42 Total current assets 1,855 112 712 — 2,679 Property and equipment, net 295 67 640 — 1,002 Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net — 297 42 — 339 Goodwill 4,190 — 845 — 5,035 Other intangible assets, net 842 2,050 44 — 2,936 Other noncurrent assets 5 — 62 — 67 Investments in subsidiaries 3,569 2,687 — (6,256 ) — Total assets $ 10,756 5,213 2,345 (6,256 ) 12,058 Liabilities and equity Current liabilities: Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations $ 3 — 6 — 9 Accounts payable-trade 396 — 262 — 658 Accrued liabilities 229 207 436 — 872 Intercompany accounts payable (receivable) 562 1,271 (1,833 ) — — Total current liabilities 1,190 1,478 (1,129 ) — 1,539 Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations 5,342 — 51 — 5,393 Deferred compensation 14 — (1 ) — 13 Deferred income taxes 94 744 (11 ) — 827 Other long-term liabilities 98 — 70 — 168 Total liabilities 6,738 2,222 (1,020 ) — 7,940 Equity: QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity 4,018 2,991 3,265 (6,256 ) 4,018 Noncontrolling interest — — 100 — 100 Total equity 4,018 2,991 3,365 (6,256 ) 4,118 Total liabilities and equity $ 10,756 5,213 2,345 (6,256 ) 12,058
Guarantor Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information, Balance Sheets, Prior Period	Consolidating Balance Sheets December 31, 2014 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2 123 222 — 347 Restricted cash 10 — 2 — 12 Accounts receivable, net 909 — 287 — 1,196 Inventories 680 — 202 — 882 Prepaid expenses 25 — 25 — 50 Total current assets 1,626 123 738 — 2,487 Property and equipment, net 273 68 685 — 1,026 Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net — 388 73 — 461 Goodwill 4,184 — 907 — 5,091 Other intangible assets, net 982 2,051 69 — 3,102 Other noncurrent assets 1 — 57 — 58 Investments in subsidiaries 4,681 1,386 — (6,067 ) — Total assets $ 11,747 4,016 2,529 (6,067 ) 12,225 Liabilities and equity Current liabilities: Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations $ 2 — 7 — 9 Accounts payable-trade 420 — 209 — 629 Accrued liabilities 282 143 460 — 885 Intercompany accounts payable (receivable) 1,384 (921 ) (463 ) — — Total current liabilities 2,088 (778 ) 213 — 1,523 Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations 4,524 — 55 — 4,579 Deferred compensation 16 — 1 — 17 Deferred income taxes 77 877 (43 ) — 911 Other long-term liabilities 99 — 50 — 149 Total liabilities 6,804 99 276 — 7,179 Equity: QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity 4,943 3,917 2,150 (6,067 ) 4,943 Noncontrolling interest — — 103 — 103 Total equity 4,943 3,917 2,253 (6,067 ) 5,046 Total liabilities and equity $ 11,747 4,016 2,529 (6,067 ) 12,225
Guarantor Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information, Statements of Operations, Current Period	Consolidating Statements of Operations Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Net revenue $ 6,416 962 2,717 (1,352 ) 8,743 Cost of goods sold 4,018 109 1,624 (223 ) 5,528 Gross profit 2,398 853 1,093 (1,129 ) 3,215 Operating expenses: Operating 338 265 293 (289 ) 607 Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation 1,180 1 404 (840 ) 745 Depreciation 43 8 83 — 134 Amortization 233 163 58 — 454 1,794 437 838 (1,129 ) 1,940 Operating income 604 416 255 — 1,275 Other (expense) income: Equity in losses of investee — — (9 ) — (9 ) Interest expense, net (205 ) — (3 ) — (208 ) Foreign currency gain (loss) 15 (1 ) — — 14 Loss on extinguishment of debt (21 ) — — — (21 ) Intercompany interest (expense) income (7 ) (51 ) 58 — — (218 ) (52 ) 46 — (224 ) Income before income taxes 386 364 301 — 1,051 Income tax expense (136 ) (153 ) (100 ) — (389 ) Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax 412 262 — (674 ) — Net income 662 473 201 (674 ) 662 Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest (34 ) — (34 ) 34 (34 ) Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 628 473 167 (640 ) 628
Guarantor Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information, Statements of Operations, Prior Period	Consolidating Statements of Operations Year ended December 31, 2014 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Net revenue $ 6,198 920 2,992 (1,309 ) 8,801 Cost of goods sold 3,907 108 1,807 (275 ) 5,547 Gross profit 2,291 812 1,185 (1,034 ) 3,254 Operating expenses: Operating 288 269 296 (235 ) 618 Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation 1,142 1 426 (799 ) 770 Depreciation 39 5 91 — 135 Amortization 223 153 76 — 452 1,692 428 889 (1,034 ) 1,975 Operating income 599 384 296 — 1,279 Other (expense) income: Equity in losses of investee — — (8 ) — (8 ) Interest expense, net (230 ) — (9 ) — (239 ) Foreign currency gain (loss) 16 (3 ) (10 ) — 3 Loss on extinguishment of debt (48 ) — — — (48 ) Intercompany interest and other (expense) income (22 ) 51 (9 ) (20 ) — (284 ) 48 (36 ) (20 ) (292 ) Income before income taxes 315 432 260 (20 ) 987 Income tax expense (73 ) (135 ) (146 ) — (354 ) Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax 391 25 — (416 ) — Net income 633 322 114 (436 ) 633 Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest (39 ) — (39 ) 39 (39 ) Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 594 322 75 (397 ) 594 Consolidating Statements of Operations Year ended December 31, 2013 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Net revenue $ 5,979 893 2,977 (1,226 ) 8,623 Cost of goods sold 3,804 107 1,831 (277 ) 5,465 Gross profit 2,175 786 1,146 (949 ) 3,158 Operating expenses: Operating 234 267 289 (180 ) 610 Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation 1,083 — 431 (769 ) 745 Depreciation 38 6 83 — 127 Amortization 204 146 81 — 431 1,559 419 884 (949 ) 1,913 Operating income 616 367 262 — 1,245 Other (expense) income: Equity in losses of investee — — (4 ) — (4 ) Gains on financial intstruments 12 — 3 — 15 Interest expense, net (214 ) — — — (214 ) Foreign currency (loss) gain (7 ) — 8 — 1 Loss on extinguishment of debt (57 ) — — — (57 ) Intercompany interest (expense) income (16 ) 51 (35 ) — — (282 ) 51 (28 ) — (259 ) Income before income taxes 334 418 234 — 986 Income tax expense (119 ) (132 ) (102 ) — (353 ) Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax 418 76 — (494 ) — Net income 633 362 132 (494 ) 633 Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest (45 ) — (45 ) 45 (45 ) Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 588 362 87 (449 ) 588
Guarantor Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information, Comprehensive Income (Loss), Current Period	Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Net income $ 662 473 201 (674 ) 662 Foreign currency translation adjustments (102 ) — (102 ) 102 (102 ) Total comprehensive income 560 473 99 (572 ) 560 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest (33 ) — (33 ) 33 (33 ) Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 527 473 66 (539 ) 527
Guarantor Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information, Comprehensive Income (Loss), Prior Period	Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income Year ended December 31, 2014 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Net income $ 633 322 114 (436 ) 633 Foreign currency translation adjustments (191 ) — (191 ) 191 (191 ) Total comprehensive income (loss) 442 322 (77 ) (245 ) 442 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest (26 ) — (26 ) 26 (26 ) Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 416 322 (103 ) (219 ) 416 Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income Year ended December 31, 2013 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Net income $ 633 362 132 (494 ) 633 Foreign currency translation adjustments (72 ) — (72 ) 72 (72 ) Total comprehensive income 561 362 60 (422 ) 561 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest (20 ) — (20 ) 20 (20 ) Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 541 362 40 (402 ) 541
Guarantor Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information, Schedule of Cash Flows, Current Period	Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Operating activities: Net cash provided by operating activities $ 274 314 440 — 1,028 Investing activities: Capital expenditures (154 ) (9 ) (52 ) — (215 ) Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights — (68 ) (4 ) — (72 ) Decrease (increase) in restricted cash 1 — (1 ) — — Changes in other noncurrent assets 12 — (12 ) — — Other investing activities 2 — — — 2 Intercompany investing activities 525 413 — (938 ) — Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 386 336 (69 ) (938 ) (285 ) Financing activities: Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (2,170 ) — (7 ) — (2,177 ) Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 2,974 — — — 2,974 Payment of debt origination fees (3 ) — — — (3 ) Payment of bond premium fees (18 ) — — — (18 ) Other financing activities (15 ) — — — (15 ) Dividends paid to Liberty (1,485 ) — — — (1,485 ) Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest — — (36 ) — (36 ) Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings (822 ) 2,192 (1,370 ) — — Other intercompany financing activities 877 (2,853 ) 1,038 938 — Net cash used in financing activities (662 ) (661 ) (375 ) 938 (760 ) Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents — — (3 ) — (3 ) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (2 ) (11 ) (7 ) — (20 ) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 2 123 222 — 347 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ — 112 215 — 327
Guarantor Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information, Schedule of Cash Flows, Prior Period	Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Year ended December 31, 2014 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Operating activities: Net cash provided by operating activities $ 343 459 411 — 1,213 Investing activities: Capital expenditures (161 ) (7 ) 5 (20 ) (183 ) Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights, — (31 ) — — (31 ) Decrease in restricted cash 1 — 1 — 2 Other investing activities 1 — — — 1 Intercompany investing activities 607 267 — (874 ) — Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 448 229 6 (894 ) (211 ) Financing activities: Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (3,039 ) — (10 ) — (3,049 ) Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,852 — — — 1,852 Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 1,997 — — — 1,997 Payment of debt origination fees (24 ) — — — (24 ) Payment of bond premium fees (32 ) — — — (32 ) Other financing activities (3 ) — — — (3 ) Dividends paid to Liberty (1,765 ) — — — (1,765 ) Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest — — (42 ) — (42 ) Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 365 (42 ) (323 ) — — Other intercompany financing activities (218 ) (656 ) (20 ) 894 — Net cash used in financing activities (867 ) (698 ) (395 ) 894 (1,066 ) Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents — — (46 ) — (46 ) Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (76 ) (10 ) (24 ) — (110 ) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 78 133 246 — 457 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 2 123 222 — 347 Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Year ended December 31, 2013 (in millions) Parent Combined Combined Eliminations Consolidated- Operating activities: Net cash provided by operating activities $ 373 389 211 — 973 Investing activities: Capital expenditures (106 ) (8 ) (100 ) — (214 ) Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights — (56 ) (2 ) — (58 ) Decrease in restricted cash 2 — (1 ) — 1 Other investing activities — — 3 — 3 Changes in other noncurrent assets (1 ) — (1 ) — (2 ) Intercompany investing activities 368 277 — (645 ) — Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 263 213 (101 ) (645 ) (270 ) Financing activities: Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations (2,375 ) — (12 ) — (2,387 ) Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility 1,674 — — — 1,674 Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount 1,050 — — — 1,050 Payment of debt origination fees (16 ) — — — (16 ) Payment of bond premium fees (46 ) — — — (46 ) Other financing activities 12 — — — 12 Dividends paid to Liberty (1,005 ) — — — (1,005 ) Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest — — (45 ) — (45 ) Net short-term intercompany debt borrowings (repayments) 190 (63 ) (127 ) — — Other intercompany financing activities (117 ) (571 ) 43 645 — Net cash used in financing activities (633 ) (634 ) (141 ) 645 (763 ) Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents — — (23 ) — (23 ) Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 3 (32 ) (54 ) — (83 ) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 75 165 300 — 540 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 78 133 246 — 457

Quarterly Financial Informati43

Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information	Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Net revenue $ 1,938 1,998 2,007 2,800 Operating Income $ 246 294 280 455 Net Income $ 124 124 154 260 Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 115 116 146 251	Year ended December 31, 2014 (in millions) 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Net revenue $ 1,986 2,014 2,020 2,781 Operating Income $ 260 284 276 459 Net Income $ 122 140 103 268 Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder $ 113 130 95 256

Basis of Presentation (Details)

Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 01, 2015	Oct. 03, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
General business information
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest			$ (36)	$ (42)	$ (45)
Dividends paid to Liberty			$ (1,485)	$ (1,765)	$ (1,005)
Live Programming - International [Member] | Minimum
General business information
Hours of distribution per day			8 hours
Live Programming - International [Member] | Maximum
General business information
Hours of distribution per day			24 hours
Recorded Programming- International [Member] | Minimum
General business information
Hours of distribution per day			7 hours
Recorded Programming- International [Member] | Maximum
General business information
Hours of distribution per day			16 hours
Live Programming - U.S. [Member]
General business information
Hours of distribution per day			24 hours
Days per year of programming			364 days
Live Programming - CNRS [Member]
General business information
Hours of distribution per day			17 hours
Recorded Programming - CNRS [Member]
General business information
Hours of distribution per day			7 hours
Liberty
General business information
Dividends paid to Liberty	$ 910	$ 1,000
CNR Home Shopping Co., Ltd.
General business information
Equity method investment, ownership percentage			49.00%
QVC-Japan
General business information
Investment owned, percent of net assets			60.00%
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners			40.00%
Liberty Ventures Group
General business information
Dividends paid to Liberty		$ 970
HSN, Inc.
General business information
Parent ownership in equity investment			38.00%

Summary of Significant Accoun45

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 5,091	$ 5,197
Exchange rate fluctuations	(56)	(106)
Ending balance	5,035	5,091
QVC-U.S.
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	4,190	4,190
Ending balance	4,190	4,190
QVC-Germany
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	308	348
Exchange rate fluctuations	(30)	(40)
Ending balance	278	308
QVC-Japan
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	253	288
Exchange rate fluctuations	(2)	(35)
Ending balance	251	253
QVC-U.K.
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	203	216
Exchange rate fluctuations	(10)	(13)
Ending balance	193	203
QVC-Italy
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	137	155
Exchange rate fluctuations	(14)	(18)
Ending balance	$ 123	$ 137

Summary of Significant Accoun46

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Valuation Allowances and Reserves (Details) - Allowance for Sales Returns [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Balance beginning of year	$ 107	$ 109	$ 106	$ 90
Additions- charged to earnings	1,213	1,253	1,296
Deductions	(1,215)	(1,250)	(1,280)
Balance end of year	$ 107	$ 109	$ 106

Summary of Significant Accoun47

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Other Details (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 01, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Cost	$ 32	$ 41
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation	745	770	$ 745
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	218	245
Customer returns	1,971	2,023	2,036
Advertising Expense	$ 87	92	89
Derivative, notional amount				$ 3,100
CNR Home Shopping Co., Ltd.
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	49.00%
Investment in CNR	$ 43
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Deferred Income Taxes and Tax Credits		210
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Cost		41
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation	$ 124	$ 135	$ 130

Accounts Receivable Accounts 48

Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable (Accounts Receivable) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)installment	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013USD ($)
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, gross	$ 1,456	$ 1,287
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	(86)	(91)
Accounts receivable, net	1,370	1,196
QVC-Easy Pay plan
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, gross	1,197	1,015
Major credit card and other receivables
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, gross	259	272
SG&A
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance income from company branded credit card issued by financial institution	$ 92	$ 80	$ 63
Minimum | QVC-Easy Pay plan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of installments plan permits for customers | installment	2
Maximum | QVC-Easy Pay plan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of installments plan permits for customers | installment	5

Accounts Receivable Accounts 49

Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable (Activity in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Balance beginning of year	$ 91	$ 83	$ 74
Additions- charged to expense	82	92	81
Deductions- write-offs	(87)	(84)	(72)
Balance end of year	$ 86	$ 91	$ 83

Property and Equipment, Net P50

Property and Equipment, Net Property and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, disposals	$ 15	$ 101
Construction in progress, gross	16
Property and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property and equipment, gross	1,943	1,910
Less accumulated depreciation	(941)	(884)
Property and equipment, net	1,002	1,026
QVC-Italy
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment additions		20
Land
Property and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property and equipment, gross	82	84
Buildings and improvements
Property and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property and equipment, gross	945	948
Furniture and other equipment
Property and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property and equipment, gross	413	417
Broadcast equipment
Property and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property and equipment, gross	129	105
Computer equipment
Property and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property and equipment, gross	157	145
Transponders (note 9)
Property and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property and equipment, gross	148	168
Projects in progress
Property and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 69	$ 43
Minimum | Buildings and improvements
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life	8 years
Minimum | Furniture and other equipment
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life	2 years
Minimum | Broadcast equipment
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life	3 years
Minimum | Computer equipment
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life	2 years
Minimum | Transponders (note 9)
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life	8 years
Maximum | Buildings and improvements
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life	20 years
Maximum | Furniture and other equipment
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life	8 years
Maximum | Broadcast equipment
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life	5 years
Maximum | Computer equipment
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life	4 years
Maximum | Transponders (note 9)
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life	15 years

Cable and Satellite Televisio51

Cable and Satellite Television Distribution Rights, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Less accumulated amortization	$ (2,535)	$ (2,330)
Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net	2,936	3,102
Amortization	$ 454	452	$ 431
Percentage of Net Sales	5.00%
Cable and satellite television distribution rights
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Cable and satellite television distribution rights	$ 2,259	2,308
Less accumulated amortization	(1,920)	(1,847)
Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net	$ 339	461
Cable and satellite television distribution rights
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life	2 years 3 months
Amortization	$ 189	185	177
Commission Expense	$ 293	$ 299	$ 298

Cable and Satellite Televisio52

Cable and Satellite Television Distribution Rights, Net (Future Amortization Expense) (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2,016	$ 273
2,017	183
2,018	43
2,019	6
2,020	3
Cable and satellite television distribution rights
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2,016	182
2,017	123
2,018	12
2,019	9
2,020	$ 8

Other Intangible Assets, Net (O

Other Intangible Assets, Net (Other Intangible Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ 15	$ 80
Amortization of other intangible assets	265	267	$ 254
Gross cost
Purchased and internally developed software	625	568
Affiliate and customer relationships	2,409	2,428
Debt origination fees	9	8
Trademarks (indefinite life)	2,428	2,428
Other intangible assets (excluding goodwill), gross	5,471	5,432
Accumulated amortization
Purchased and internally developed software	(418)	(369)
Affiliate and customer relationships	(2,115)	(1,958)
Debt origination fees	(2)	(3)
Other intangible assets (excluding goodwill), accumulated amortization	(2,535)	(2,330)
Other intangible assets, net
Purchased and internally developed software	207	199
Affiliate and customer relationships	294	470
Debt origination fees	7	5
Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net	$ 2,936	$ 3,102
Software and Software Development Costs [Member]
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Remaining weighted average years	2 years 3 months
Customer Lists [Member]
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Remaining weighted average years	1 year 9 months
Debt [Member]
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Remaining weighted average years	4 years 2 months
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Remaining weighted average years	2 years 1 month

Other Intangible Assets, Net (F

Other Intangible Assets, Net (Future Amortization Expense) (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2,016	$ 273
2,017	183
2,018	43
2,019	6
2,020	$ 3

Accrued Liabilities (Details)

Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable non-trade	$ 240	$ 200
Accrued compensation and benefits	116	110
Income taxes	116	137
Allowance for sales returns	106	109
Deferred revenue	83	85
Sales and other taxes	79	83
Accrued interest	58	79
Other	74	82
Accrued liabilities	$ 872	$ 885

Long-Term Debt (Debt) (Details)

Long-Term Debt (Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Less debt issuance costs, net	$ (32)	$ (41)
Total debt	5,402	4,588
Less current portion	(9)	(9)
Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations	5,393	4,579
3.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2019, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations	399	399
7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations	0	500
5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations	500	500
4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations	750	750
4.85% Senior Secured Notes due 2024, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations	600	600
4.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2025, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations	599	599
5.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2034, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations	399	399
5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations	300	300
Senior secured credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations	1,815	508
Capital lease obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations	$ 72	$ 74

Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Det

Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2013	Mar. 18, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Apr. 15, 2015	Mar. 09, 2015	Sep. 08, 2014	Aug. 21, 2014	Mar. 18, 2014	Mar. 01, 2013	Jul. 02, 2012	Mar. 23, 2010	Sep. 25, 2009
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity							$ 2,250,000,000
Line of credit facility standby letter of credit							250,000,000
Line of credit facility uncommitted loan							$ 1,500,000,000
Debt instrument lower range of basis spread on variable rate							0.25%
Debt instrument higher range of basis spread on variable rate							1.75%
Line of credit facility remaining borrowing capacity			$ 434,800,000
Line of credit facility interest rate at period end			1.90%
Derivative, notional amount											$ 3,100,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ (21,000,000)	$ (48,000,000)	$ (57,000,000)
Debt weighted average interest rate			3.70%
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount			$ 22,000,000	$ 18,000,000
7.125% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	7.125%	7.125%											7.125%
Extinguishment of debt amount	$ 376,000,000	$ 124,000,000
Total debt													$ 500,000,000
Repurchase price of individual bonds including premium	1,035.63	1,039.40
Face value of individual bonds repurchased	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
3.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2019, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage			3.125%							3.125%
Total debt										$ 400,000,000
Debt issuance price percentage										99.828%
7.5% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage		7.50%							7.50%					7.50%
Extinguishment of debt amount		$ 231,000,000
Total debt														$ 1,000,000,000
Repurchase price of individual bonds including premium		1,120						$ 1,042.05
Face value of individual bonds repurchased		$ 1,000						$ 1,000
Debt issuance price percentage														98.278%
7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage			7.375%			7.375%							7.375%
Total debt													$ 500,000,000
Repurchase price of individual bonds including premium						$ 1,036.88
Face value of individual bonds repurchased						$ 1,000
5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage			5.125%									5.125%
Total debt												$ 500,000,000
4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage		4.375%	4.375%
Total debt		$ 750,000,000
Debt issuance price percentage		99.968%
4.85% Senior Secured Notes due 2024, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage			4.85%							4.85%
Total debt										$ 600,000,000
Debt issuance price percentage										99.927%
4.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2025, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage			4.45%						4.45%
Total debt									$ 600,000,000
Debt issuance price percentage									99.86%
5.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2034, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage			5.45%						5.45%
Total debt									$ 400,000,000
Debt issuance price percentage									99.784%
5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043, net of original issue discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage		5.95%	5.95%
Total debt		$ 300,000,000
Debt issuance price percentage		99.973%

Leases and Transponder Servic58

Leases and Transponder Service Agreements (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)ft²	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013USD ($)
Capital transponders
2,016	$ 11
2,017	12
2,018	14
2,019	13
2,020	10
Thereafter	18
Total	78
Operating leases
2,016	20
2,017	18
2,018	16
2,019	12
2,020	11
Thereafter	86
Total	163
Built to suit lease
2,016	0
2,017	5
2,018	6
2,019	6
2,020	6
Thereafter	73
Total	$ 96
Capital leased assets, number of units	12
Capital transponder monthly lease expense	$ 1
Capital leases income statement depreciation expense	12	$ 13	$ 12
Imputed interest on capital lease	6
Operating leases expense net	$ 24	$ 24	$ 28
Area of lease (in sqft) | ft²	1,000,000
Initial term of lease	15 years
Minimum base rent	$ 6
Maximum base rent	$ 8
Number of extension options	2
Term of lease extensions	10 years
Amended arrangement initial payment	$ 10
Amended arrangement annual installment payments	$ 12
Amended arrangement payment term	13 years
Construction in progress, gross	$ 16

Stock Options and Other Share59

Stock Options and Other Share-Based Awards Stock Options and Other Share- Based Awards (Stock Options Activity) (Details) - Liberty Incentive Plan - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
LINTA
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding at beginning of the year (in shares)	13,179,091
Granted (in shares)	3,682,393
Exercised (in shares)	(3,648,782)
Forfeited (in shares)	(700,892)
Outstanding at end of the year (in shares)	12,511,810	13,179,091
Weight average exercise price
Outstanding at beginning of year (in dollars per share)	$ 20.84	$ 17.34	$ 20.84	$ 17.34
Granted (in dollars per share)	27.88
Exercised (in dollars per share)	14.80
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	23.30
Outstanding at ending of year (in dollars per share)	$ 20.84	$ 17.34
Additional Stock Option Disclosures
Aggregate intrinsic value (000s)			$ 84,982	$ 159,203
Weighted average remaining life (years)	4 years 1 month	3 years 8 months
Exercisable at December 31, 2015
Options (in shares)			7,118,212
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 17.15
Aggregate intrinsic value (000s)			$ 72,871
Weighted average remaining life (years)	2 years 8 months
LVNTA
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding at beginning of the year (in shares)	953,377
Granted (in shares)	0
Exercised (in shares)	(277,672)
Forfeited (in shares)	0
Outstanding at end of the year (in shares)	675,705	953,377
Weight average exercise price
Outstanding at beginning of year (in dollars per share)	$ 19.04	$ 19.51	$ 19.04	$ 19.51
Granted (in dollars per share)	0
Exercised (in dollars per share)	20.67
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	0
Outstanding at ending of year (in dollars per share)	$ 19.04	$ 19.51
Additional Stock Option Disclosures
Aggregate intrinsic value (000s)			$ 17,618	$ 17,361
Weighted average remaining life (years)	2 years 2 months	2 years 9 months
Exercisable at December 31, 2015
Options (in shares)			675,705
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 19.04
Aggregate intrinsic value (000s)			$ 17,618
Weighted average remaining life (years)	2 years 2 months

Stock Options and Other Share60

Stock Options and Other Share-Based Awards Stock Options and Other Share-Based Awards (Stock Options Valuations Assumptions) (Details) - Liberty Incentive Plan - LINTA - Stock options	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Black- Scholes option pricing model valuation assumptions
Expected volatility	39.70%	38.70%	38.30%
Expected term (years)	5 years 11 months	6 years 3 months 18 days	6 years 2 months 12 days
Risk free interest rate	1.70%	2.00%	1.10%

Stock Options and Other Share61

Stock Options and Other Share-Based Awards Stock Options and Other Share-Based Awards (Restricted Stock Activity) (Details) - Liberty Incentive Plan - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
LINTA
Restricted shares
Outstanding at beginning of the year (in shares)	1,035,126
Granted (in shares)	368,844
Lapsed (in shares)	(348,383)
Forfeited (in shares)	(258,416)
Outstanding at end of the year (in shares)	797,171	1,035,126
Weighted average grant fair value
Outstanding at beginning of the year (in dollars per share)	$ 20.09
Granted (in dollars per share)	29.22	$ 24.86	$ 21.44
Lapsed (in dollars per share)	21.47
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	11.66
Outstanding at end of the year (in dollars per share)	$ 26.44	$ 20.09
LVNTA
Restricted shares
Outstanding at beginning of the year (in shares)	173,793
Granted (in shares)	0
Lapsed (in shares)	(65,268)
Forfeited (in shares)	(35,303)
Outstanding at end of the year (in shares)	73,222	173,793
Weighted average grant fair value
Outstanding at beginning of the year (in dollars per share)	$ 22.7
Granted (in dollars per share)	0
Lapsed (in dollars per share)	21.24
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	21.42
Outstanding at end of the year (in dollars per share)	$ 24.68	$ 22.7

Stock Options and Other Share62

Stock Options and Other Share-Based Awards Stock Options and Other Share- Based Awards (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 31,000,000	$ 44,000,000	$ 38,000,000
Liberty Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Intrinsic value of options exercised during period	60,000,000	54,000,000	37,000,000
Unrecognized compensation cost related to options	$ 44,000,000
Unrecognized compensation cost, period for recognition	3 years 5 months
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	$ 7,000,000	16,000,000	15,000,000
Liberty Incentive Plan | Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Forfeiture rate assumed in stock option valuations (annualized)	10.00%
Stock-based compensation	$ 24,000,000	36,000,000	31,000,000
Liberty Incentive Plan | Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	7,000,000	$ 8,000,000	$ 7,000,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options	$ 12,000,000
Unrecognized compensation cost, period for recognition	2 years 6 months
Liberty Incentive Plan | LINTA
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during period	$ 11.20	$ 11.16	$ 8.16
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 29.22	$ 24.86	$ 21.44

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Comp

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current:
U.S. federal	$ 384	$ 396	$ 361
State and local	20	28	22
Foreign jurisdictions	75	132	78
Total	479	556	461
Deferred:
U.S. federal	(86)	(182)	(107)
State and local	3	(15)	(7)
Foreign jurisdictions	(7)	(5)	6
Total	(90)	(202)	(108)
Total income tax expense	$ 389	$ 354	$ 353

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Pre-

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Pre-tax Income, Domestic and Foreign) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Consolidated pre- tax income	$ 1,051	$ 987	$ 986
QVC-U.S.
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
U.S. pre-tax income	909	827	824
QVC-International
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Foreign pre- tax income	$ 142	$ 160	$ 162

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Effe

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
Provision at statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	1.40%	0.90%	0.70%
Foreign taxes	0.20%	0.60%	0.60%
Foreign earnings repatriation	0.20%	(0.30%)	(0.40%)
Valuation allowance	0.90%	0.20%	0.00%
Permanent differences	(0.20%)	(0.50%)	0.00%
Other, net	(0.50%)	0.00%	(0.10%)
Total income tax expense	37.00%	35.90%	35.80%

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Defe

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable, principally due to the allowance for doubtful accounts and related reserves for the uncollectible accounts	$ 33	$ 33
Inventories, principally due to obsolescence reserves and additional costs of inventories for tax purposes pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986	42	33
Allowance for sales returns	37	41
Deferred compensation	26	43
Unrecognized federal and state tax benefits	60	63
Accrued liabilities	96	82
Other	21	27
Subtotal	315	322
Valuation allowance	(12)	(3)
Total deferred tax assets	303	319
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization	(1,127)	(1,222)
Cumulative translation of foreign currencies	(3)	(8)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(1,130)	(1,230)
Net deferred tax liability	$ (827)	$ (911)

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Reco

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Balance at January 1, 2015	$ 91	$ 123
Increases related to prior year tax positions	0
Decreases related to prior year tax positions	(11)
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities	(35)
Increases related to current year tax positions	14
Balance at December 31, 2015	$ 91

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detai

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	$ 36
Unrecognized tax benefits, federal tax benefits portion	19
Unrecognized tax benefits, net increase expected during 2015	5
United States
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income tax expense (benefit) on undistributed foreign earnings	2	$ (3)	$ (3)
Liberty | Tax Agreement
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Capital contribution paid to parent company for taxes	18	29
Cash dividends paid to parent company for taxes	45
Current tax payments due to related parties	$ 71	$ 52

Related Party Transactions (Det

Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 09, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity		$ 2,250
zulily, llc [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10.1

Assets and Liabilities Measur70

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2013USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount				$ 3,100
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Net Investment Hedging | Foreign Exchange Contract
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 547	€ 500
Recurring
Current assets:
Cash equivalents	218		$ 245
Net investment hedge	3
Long-term liabilities:
Debt (note 8)	5,189		4,626
Recurring | Level 1
Current assets:
Cash equivalents	218		245
Recurring | Level 2
Current assets:
Net investment hedge	3
Long-term liabilities:
Debt (note 8)	$ 5,189		$ 4,626

Information about QVC's Opera71

Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Revenue and Adjusted OIBDA by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 2,800	$ 2,007	$ 1,998	$ 1,938	$ 2,781	$ 2,020	$ 2,014	$ 1,986	$ 8,743	$ 8,801	$ 8,623
Adjusted OIBDA									1,894	1,910	1,841
QVC-U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue									6,257	6,055	5,844
Adjusted OIBDA									1,467	1,429	1,352
QVC-International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue									2,486	2,746	2,779
Adjusted OIBDA									$ 427	$ 481	$ 489

Information about QVC's Opera72

Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Depreciation/Amortization by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 134	$ 135	$ 127
Amortization	454	452	431
QVC-U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	63	56	55
Amortization	404	391	362
QVC-International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	71	79	72
Amortization	$ 50	$ 61	$ 69

Information about QVC's Opera73

Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Total Assets and CAPEX by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 12,058	$ 12,225
Capital expenditures	215	183
QVC-U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	9,913	9,902
Capital expenditures	169	141
QVC-International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	2,145	2,323
Capital expenditures	$ 46	$ 42

Information about QVC's Opera74

Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Long-lived Assets by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	$ 1,002	$ 1,026
QVC-U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	501	463
QVC-International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	$ 501	$ 563

Information about QVC's Opera75

Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA to Income before Income Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Adjusted OIBDA	$ 1,894	$ 1,910	$ 1,841
Stock-based compensation	(31)	(44)	(38)
Depreciation and amortization	(588)	(587)	(558)
Equity in losses of investee	(9)	(8)	(4)
Gains on financial instruments	0	0	15
Interest expense, net	(208)	(239)	(214)
Foreign currency gain	14	3	1
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(21)	(48)	(57)
Income before income taxes	$ 1,051	$ 987	$ 986

Information about QVC's Opera76

Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Net Revenue by Geographical Area) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues from External Customers
Net revenue	$ 2,800	$ 2,007	$ 1,998	$ 1,938	$ 2,781	$ 2,020	$ 2,014	$ 1,986	$ 8,743	$ 8,801	$ 8,623
Germany
Revenues from External Customers
Net revenue									837	970	971
Japan
Revenues from External Customers
Net revenue									808	908	1,024
United Kingdom
Revenues from External Customers
Net revenue									718	730	657
Other countries
Revenues from External Customers
Net revenue									123	138	127
QVC-U.S.
Revenues from External Customers
Net revenue									$ 6,257	$ 6,055	$ 5,844

Information about QVC's Opera77

Information about QVC's Operating Segments (Property and Equipment By Geographical Area) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	$ 1,002	$ 1,026
Germany
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	172	209
Japan
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	156	176
United Kingdom
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	106	119
Other countries
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	67	59
QVC-U.S.
Property and equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	$ 501	$ 463

Other Comprehensive Income (Acc

Other Comprehensive Income (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Beginning balance	$ (39)	$ 139	$ 186
Other comprehensive loss attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder	(101)	(178)	(47)
Ending balance	(140)	(39)	139
AOCI
Beginning balance	(39)	139	186
Other comprehensive loss attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder	(101)	(178)	(47)
Ending balance	$ (140)	$ (39)	$ 139

Other Comprehensive Income (Com

Other Comprehensive Income (Component of Other Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustments before tax	$ (119)	$ (240)	$ (64)
Tax (expense) benefit from foreign currency translation gain (loss)	17	49	(8)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net-of-tax	$ (102)	$ (191)	$ (72)

Subsequent Events (Details)

Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Subsequent event dividend to parent		$ (1,485)	$ (1,765)	$ (1,005)
Liberty | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Subsequent event dividend to parent	$ 233

Guarantor_Non-Guarantor Subsi81

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015
Guarantor Non-guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information [Abstract]
Intercompany Gain	$ 20
Subsidiary Guarantors, Ownership Percentage		100.00%

Guarantor_Non-Guarantor Subsi82

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Financial Position) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 327	$ 347	$ 457	$ 540
Restricted cash	11	12
Accounts receivable, net	1,370	1,196
Inventories	929	882
Prepaid expenses	42	50
Total current assets	2,679	2,487
Property and equipment, net	1,002	1,026
Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net	339	461
Goodwill	5,035	5,091	5,197
Other intangible assets, net	2,936	3,102
Other noncurrent assets	67	58
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	12,058	12,225
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations	9	9
Accounts payable-trade	658	629
Accrued liabilities	872	885
Intercompany accounts payable (receivable)	0	0
Total current liabilities	1,539	1,523
Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations	5,393	4,579
Deferred compensation	13	17
Deferred income taxes	827	911
Other long-term liabilities	168	149
Total liabilities	7,940	7,179
QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity:
QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity	4,018	4,943
Noncontrolling interest	100	103
Total equity	4,118	5,046	6,341	6,834
Total liabilities and equity	12,058	12,225
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	2	78	75
Restricted cash	9	10
Accounts receivable, net	1,114	909
Inventories	714	680
Prepaid expenses	18	25
Total current assets	1,855	1,626
Property and equipment, net	295	273
Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net	0	0
Goodwill	4,190	4,184
Other intangible assets, net	842	982
Other noncurrent assets	5	1
Investments in subsidiaries	3,569	4,681
Total assets	10,756	11,747
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations	3	2
Accounts payable-trade	396	420
Accrued liabilities	229	282
Intercompany accounts payable (receivable)	562	1,384
Total current liabilities	1,190	2,088
Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations	5,342	4,524
Deferred compensation	14	16
Deferred income taxes	94	77
Other long-term liabilities	98	99
Total liabilities	6,738	6,804
QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity:
QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity	4,018	4,943
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total equity	4,018	4,943
Total liabilities and equity	10,756	11,747
Combined subsidiary guarantors
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	112	123	133	165
Restricted cash	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid expenses	0	0
Total current assets	112	123
Property and equipment, net	67	68
Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net	297	388
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	2,050	2,051
Other noncurrent assets	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	2,687	1,386
Total assets	5,213	4,016
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations	0	0
Accounts payable-trade	0	0
Accrued liabilities	207	143
Intercompany accounts payable (receivable)	1,271	(921)
Total current liabilities	1,478	(778)
Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations	0	0
Deferred compensation	0	0
Deferred income taxes	744	877
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	2,222	99
QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity:
QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity	2,991	3,917
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total equity	2,991	3,917
Total liabilities and equity	5,213	4,016
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	215	222	246	300
Restricted cash	2	2
Accounts receivable, net	256	287
Inventories	215	202
Prepaid expenses	24	25
Total current assets	712	738
Property and equipment, net	640	685
Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net	42	73
Goodwill	845	907
Other intangible assets, net	44	69
Other noncurrent assets	62	57
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	2,345	2,529
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations	6	7
Accounts payable-trade	262	209
Accrued liabilities	436	460
Intercompany accounts payable (receivable)	(1,833)	(463)
Total current liabilities	(1,129)	213
Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations	51	55
Deferred compensation	(1)	1
Deferred income taxes	(11)	(43)
Other long-term liabilities	70	50
Total liabilities	(1,020)	276
QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity:
QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity	3,265	2,150
Noncontrolling interest	100	103
Total equity	3,365	2,253
Total liabilities and equity	2,345	2,529
Eliminations
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted cash	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid expenses	0	0
Total current assets	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Cable and satellite television distribution rights, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	(6,256)	(6,067)
Total assets	(6,256)	(6,067)
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations	0	0
Accounts payable-trade	0	0
Accrued liabilities	0	0
Intercompany accounts payable (receivable)	0	0
Total current liabilities	0	0
Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations	0	0
Deferred compensation	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	0	0
QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity:
QVC, Inc. stockholder's equity	(6,256)	(6,067)
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total equity	(6,256)	(6,067)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (6,256)	$ (6,067)

Guarantor_Non-Guarantor Subsi83

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 2,800	$ 2,007	$ 1,998	$ 1,938	$ 2,781	$ 2,020	$ 2,014	$ 1,986	$ 8,743	$ 8,801	$ 8,623
Cost of goods sold									5,528	5,547	5,465
Gross profit									3,215	3,254	3,158
Operating expenses:
Operating									607	618	610
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation									745	770	745
Depreciation									134	135	127
Amortization									454	452	431
Operating expenses									1,940	1,975	1,913
Operating income	455	280	294	246	459	276	284	260	1,275	1,279	1,245
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee									(9)	(8)	(4)
Gains on financial instruments									0	0	15
Interest expense, net									(208)	(239)	(214)
Foreign currency gain									14	3	1
Loss on extinguishment of debt									(21)	(48)	(57)
Intercompany interest (expense) income									0	0	0
Nonoperating (expense) income									(224)	(292)	(259)
Income before income taxes									1,051	987	986
Income tax expense									(389)	(354)	(353)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									0	0	0
Net income	260	154	124	124	268	103	140	122	662	633	633
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									(34)	(39)	(45)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder	$ 251	$ 146	$ 116	$ 115	$ 256	$ 95	$ 130	$ 113	628	594	588
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue									6,416	6,198	5,979
Cost of goods sold									4,018	3,907	3,804
Gross profit									2,398	2,291	2,175
Operating expenses:
Operating									338	288	234
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation									1,180	1,142	1,083
Depreciation									43	39	38
Amortization									233	223	204
Operating expenses									1,794	1,692	1,559
Operating income									604	599	616
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee									0	0	0
Gains on financial instruments											12
Interest expense, net									(205)	(230)	(214)
Foreign currency gain									15	16	(7)
Loss on extinguishment of debt									(21)	(48)	(57)
Intercompany interest (expense) income									(7)	(22)	(16)
Nonoperating (expense) income									(218)	(284)	(282)
Income before income taxes									386	315	334
Income tax expense									(136)	(73)	(119)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									412	391	418
Net income									662	633	633
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									(34)	(39)	(45)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									628	594	588
Combined subsidiary guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue									962	920	893
Cost of goods sold									109	108	107
Gross profit									853	812	786
Operating expenses:
Operating									265	269	267
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation									1	1	0
Depreciation									8	5	6
Amortization									163	153	146
Operating expenses									437	428	419
Operating income									416	384	367
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee									0	0	0
Gains on financial instruments											0
Interest expense, net									0	0	0
Foreign currency gain									(1)	(3)	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt									0	0	0
Intercompany interest (expense) income									(51)	51	51
Nonoperating (expense) income									(52)	48	51
Income before income taxes									364	432	418
Income tax expense									(153)	(135)	(132)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									262	25	76
Net income									473	322	362
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									0	0	0
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									473	322	362
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue									2,717	2,992	2,977
Cost of goods sold									1,624	1,807	1,831
Gross profit									1,093	1,185	1,146
Operating expenses:
Operating									293	296	289
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation									404	426	431
Depreciation									83	91	83
Amortization									58	76	81
Operating expenses									838	889	884
Operating income									255	296	262
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee									(9)	(8)	(4)
Gains on financial instruments											3
Interest expense, net									(3)	(9)	0
Foreign currency gain									0	(10)	8
Loss on extinguishment of debt									0	0	0
Intercompany interest (expense) income									58	(9)	(35)
Nonoperating (expense) income									46	(36)	(28)
Income before income taxes									301	260	234
Income tax expense									(100)	(146)	(102)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									0	0	0
Net income									201	114	132
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									(34)	(39)	(45)
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									167	75	87
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenue									(1,352)	(1,309)	(1,226)
Cost of goods sold									(223)	(275)	(277)
Gross profit									(1,129)	(1,034)	(949)
Operating expenses:
Operating									(289)	(235)	(180)
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation									(840)	(799)	(769)
Depreciation									0	0	0
Amortization									0	0	0
Operating expenses									(1,129)	(1,034)	(949)
Operating income									0	0	0
Other (expense) income:
Equity in losses of investee									0	0	0
Gains on financial instruments											0
Interest expense, net									0	0	0
Foreign currency gain									0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt									0	0	0
Intercompany interest (expense) income									0	(20)	0
Nonoperating (expense) income									0	(20)	0
Income before income taxes									0	(20)	0
Income tax expense									0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									(674)	(416)	(494)
Net income									(674)	(436)	(494)
Less net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest									34	39	45
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									$ (640)	$ (397)	$ (449)

Guarantor_Non-Guarantor Subsi84

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	$ 260	$ 154	$ 124	$ 124	$ 268	$ 103	$ 140	$ 122	$ 662	$ 633	$ 633
Foreign currency translation adjustments									(102)	(191)	(72)
Total comprehensive income									560	442	561
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest									(33)	(26)	(20)
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									527	416	541
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income									662	633	633
Foreign currency translation adjustments									(102)	(191)	(72)
Total comprehensive income									560	442	561
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest									(33)	(26)	(20)
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									527	416	541
Combined subsidiary guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income									473	322	362
Foreign currency translation adjustments									0	0	0
Total comprehensive income									473	322	362
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest									0	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									473	322	362
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income									201	114	132
Foreign currency translation adjustments									(102)	(191)	(72)
Total comprehensive income									99	(77)	60
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest									(33)	(26)	(20)
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									66	(103)	40
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income									(674)	(436)	(494)
Foreign currency translation adjustments									102	191	72
Total comprehensive income									(572)	(245)	(422)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest									33	26	20
Comprehensive income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder									$ (539)	$ (219)	$ (402)

Guarantor_Non-Guarantor Subsi85

Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Cash Flow) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 1,028	$ 1,213	$ 973
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(215)	(183)	(214)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights	(72)	(31)	(58)
Decreases in restricted cash	0	2	1
Other investing activities	2	1	3
Changes in other noncurrent assets	0	0	(2)
Intercompany investing activities	0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(285)	(211)	(270)
Financing activities:
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations	(2,177)	(3,049)	(2,387)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility	2,974	1,852	1,674
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount	0	1,997	1,050
Payment of debt origination fees	(3)	(24)	(16)
Payment of bond premium fees	(18)	(32)	(46)
Other financing activities	(15)	(3)	12
Dividends paid to Liberty	(1,485)	(1,765)	(1,005)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	(36)	(42)	(45)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings	0	0	0
Other intercompany financing activities	0	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(760)	(1,066)	(763)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(3)	(46)	(23)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(20)	(110)	(83)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	347	457	540
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	327	347	457
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	274	343	373
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(154)	(161)	(106)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights	0	0	0
Decreases in restricted cash	1	1	2
Other investing activities	2	1	0
Changes in other noncurrent assets	12		(1)
Intercompany investing activities	525	607	368
Net cash used in investing activities	386	448	263
Financing activities:
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations	(2,170)	(3,039)	(2,375)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility	2,974	1,852	1,674
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount		1,997	1,050
Payment of debt origination fees	(3)	(24)	(16)
Payment of bond premium fees	(18)	(32)	(46)
Other financing activities	(15)	(3)	12
Dividends paid to Liberty	(1,485)	(1,765)	(1,005)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings	(822)	365	190
Other intercompany financing activities	877	(218)	(117)
Net cash used in financing activities	(662)	(867)	(633)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(2)	(76)	3
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	2	78	75
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	0	2	78
Combined subsidiary guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	314	459	389
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(9)	(7)	(8)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights	(68)	(31)	(56)
Decreases in restricted cash	0	0	0
Other investing activities	0	0	0
Changes in other noncurrent assets	0		0
Intercompany investing activities	413	267	277
Net cash used in investing activities	336	229	213
Financing activities:
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations	0	0	0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount		0	0
Payment of debt origination fees	0	0	0
Payment of bond premium fees	0	0	0
Other financing activities	0	0	0
Dividends paid to Liberty	0	0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings	2,192	(42)	(63)
Other intercompany financing activities	(2,853)	(656)	(571)
Net cash used in financing activities	(661)	(698)	(634)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(11)	(10)	(32)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	123	133	165
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	112	123	133
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	440	411	211
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(52)	5	(100)
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights	(4)	0	(2)
Decreases in restricted cash	(1)	1	(1)
Other investing activities	0	0	3
Changes in other noncurrent assets	(12)		(1)
Intercompany investing activities	0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(69)	6	(101)
Financing activities:
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations	(7)	(10)	(12)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount		0	0
Payment of debt origination fees	0	0	0
Payment of bond premium fees	0	0	0
Other financing activities	0	0	0
Dividends paid to Liberty	0	0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	(36)	(42)	(45)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings	(1,370)	(323)	(127)
Other intercompany financing activities	1,038	(20)	43
Net cash used in financing activities	(375)	(395)	(141)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(3)	(46)	(23)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(7)	(24)	(54)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	222	246	300
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	215	222	246
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	0	0	0
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	(20)	0
Expenditures for cable and satellite television distribution rights	0	0	0
Decreases in restricted cash	0	0	0
Other investing activities	0	0	0
Changes in other noncurrent assets	0		0
Intercompany investing activities	(938)	(874)	(645)
Net cash used in investing activities	(938)	(894)	(645)
Financing activities:
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations	0	0	0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes, net of original issue discount		0	0
Payment of debt origination fees	0	0	0
Payment of bond premium fees	0	0	0
Other financing activities	0	0	0
Dividends paid to Liberty	0	0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings	0	0	0
Other intercompany financing activities	938	894	645
Net cash used in financing activities	938	894	645
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Employee Benefit Plans (Details

Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Cash contributions to defined contribution plans	$ 24	$ 23	$ 19

Quarterly Financial Informati87

Quarterly Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 2,800	$ 2,007	$ 1,998	$ 1,938	$ 2,781	$ 2,020	$ 2,014	$ 1,986	$ 8,743	$ 8,801	$ 8,623
Operating Income	455	280	294	246	459	276	284	260	1,275	1,279	1,245
Net income	260	154	124	124	268	103	140	122	662	633	633
Net income attributable to QVC, Inc. stockholder	$ 251	$ 146	$ 116	$ 115	$ 256	$ 95	$ 130	$ 113	$ 628	$ 594	$ 588