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Revenue (Notes) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block] | Revenue Disaggregated revenue by segment and product category consisted of the following:
| Three months ended September 30, 2018 |  | Nine months ended September 30, 2018 |
(in millions) | QVC-U.S. |  | QVC-International |  | Total |  | QVC-U.S. |  | QVC-International |  | Total |
Home | $ | 497 |  | 235 |  | 732 |  | 1,450 |  | 730 |  | 2,180 |
Apparel | 286 |  | 113 |  | 399 |  | 898 |  | 348 |  | 1,246 |
Beauty | 228 |  | 148 |  | 376 |  | 717 |  | 450 |  | 1,167 |
Accessories | 180 |  | 64 |  | 244 |  | 560 |  | 203 |  | 763 |
Jewelry | 79 |  | 51 |  | 130 |  | 250 |  | 154 |  | 404 |
Electronics | 115 |  | 26 |  | 141 |  | 290 |  | 74 |  | 364 |
Other revenue | 33 |  | 3 |  | 36 |  | 97 |  | 13 |  | 110 |
Total net revenue | $ | 1,418 |  | 640 |  | 2,058 |  | 4,262 |  | 1,972 |  | 6,234 |
Consumer Product Revenue and Other Revenue QVC's revenue includes sales of consumer products in the following categories; home, apparel, beauty, accessories, electronics and jewelry, which are primarily sold through live merchandise-focused televised shopping programs and via our websites and other interactive media. Other revenue consists primarily of income generated from our U.S. QVC-branded credit card ("Q-Card") in which a large consumer financial services company provides revolving credit directly to QVC's customers for the sole purpose of purchasing merchandise or services with a Q-Card. In return, the Company receives a portion of the net economics of the credit card program. Revenue Recognition For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, revenue is recognized when obligations with our customers are satisfied; generally this occurs at the time of shipment to our customers consistent with when control of the shipped product passes. The recognized revenue reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring goods, net of allowances for returns. The Company generally recognizes revenue related to the Q-Card over time as the Q-Card is used by QVC's customers. Sales, value add, use and other taxes we collect concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. The Company has elected to treat shipping and handling activities that occur after the customer obtains control of the goods as a fulfillment cost and not as a promised good or service. Accordingly, the Company accrues the related shipping costs and recognizes revenue upon delivery of the goods to the shipping carrier. In electing this accounting policy, all shipping and handling activities will be treated as fulfillment costs. The Company generally has payment terms with its customers of one year or less and has elected the practical expedient applicable to such contracts not to consider the time value of money. Significant Judgments Our products are generally sold with a right of return and we may provide other credits or incentives, which are accounted for as variable consideration when estimating the amount of revenue to recognize. Returns and credits are estimated at contract inception and updated at the end of each reporting period as additional information becomes available. The Company has determined that it is generally the principal in vendor arrangements as the Company can establish control over the goods prior to shipment. Accordingly, the Company records revenue for these arrangements on a gross basis.

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- Definition The entire disclosure of revenue from contract with customer to transfer good or service and to transfer nonfinancial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, disaggregation of revenue, credit loss recognized from contract with customer, judgment and change in judgment related to contract with customer, and asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. Excludes insurance and lease contracts. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122369 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=49130388 + Details
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