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Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information (Statement of Cash Flow) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016
Operating activities: |  |
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ 457 | $ 280
Investing activities: |  |
Capital expenditures | (17) | (39)
Expenditures for television distribution rights | (1) | (1)
Other investing activities | 0 | (6)
Changes in other noncurrent assets | (3) | (2)
Intercompany investing activities | 0 | 0
Net cash used in investing activities | (21) | (48)
Financing activities: |  |
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations | (650) | (438)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility | 454 | 515
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation | (183) | (234)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest | (22) | (21)
Other financing activities | (4) | (7)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings | 0 | 0
Proceeds from (payments for) intercompany financing activities | 0 | 0
Net cash used in financing activities | (405) | (185)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 9 | (13)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 40 | 34
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 284 | 327
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | 324 | 361
Parent issuer- QVC, Inc. |  |
Operating activities: |  |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 220 | 209
Investing activities: |  |
Capital expenditures | (13) | (29)
Expenditures for television distribution rights | 0 | 0
Other investing activities |  | (6)
Changes in other noncurrent assets | (2) | 1
Intercompany investing activities | 201 | 151
Net cash used in investing activities | 186 | 117
Financing activities: |  |
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations | (648) | (436)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility | 454 | 515
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation | (183) | (234)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0
Other financing activities | (4) | (7)
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings | (20) | (82)
Proceeds from (payments for) intercompany financing activities | (6) | (80)
Net cash used in financing activities | (407) | (324)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | (1) | 2
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 2 | 0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | 1 | 2
Combined subsidiary guarantors |  |
Operating activities: |  |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 155 | 77
Investing activities: |  |
Capital expenditures | (1) | (1)
Expenditures for television distribution rights | (1) | (1)
Other investing activities |  | 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets | 0 | 0
Intercompany investing activities | (522) | 22
Net cash used in investing activities | (524) | 20
Financing activities: |  |
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations | 0 | 0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility | 0 | 0
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation | 0 | 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0
Other financing activities | 0 | 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings | (1,030) | 137
Proceeds from (payments for) intercompany financing activities | 1,453 | (154)
Net cash used in financing activities | 423 | (17)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 54 | 80
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 97 | 112
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | 151 | 192
Combined non-guarantor subsidiaries |  |
Operating activities: |  |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 82 | (6)
Investing activities: |  |
Capital expenditures | (3) | (9)
Expenditures for television distribution rights | 0 | 0
Other investing activities |  | 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets | (1) | (3)
Intercompany investing activities | 0 | 0
Net cash used in investing activities | (4) | (12)
Financing activities: |  |
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations | (2) | (2)
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility | 0 | 0
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation | 0 | 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest | (22) | (21)
Other financing activities | 0 | 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings | 1,050 | (55)
Proceeds from (payments for) intercompany financing activities | (1,126) | 61
Net cash used in financing activities | (100) | (17)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 9 | (13)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | (13) | (48)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 185 | 215
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | 172 | 167
Eliminations |  |
Operating activities: |  |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 0 | 0
Investing activities: |  |
Capital expenditures | 0 | 0
Expenditures for television distribution rights | 0 | 0
Other investing activities |  | 0
Changes in other noncurrent assets | 0 | 0
Intercompany investing activities | 321 | (173)
Net cash used in investing activities | 321 | (173)
Financing activities: |  |
Principal payments of debt and capital lease obligations | 0 | 0
Principal borrowings of debt from senior secured credit facility | 0 | 0
Dividends paid to Liberty Interactive Corporation | 0 | 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0
Other financing activities | 0 | 0
Net short-term intercompany debt (repayments) borrowings | 0 | 0
Proceeds from (payments for) intercompany financing activities | (321) | 173
Net cash used in financing activities | (321) | 173
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 0 | 0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ 0 | $ 0

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