Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |||
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Mar. 09, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | ||||
| Contributions from Qurate Retail | $ 1,300,000 | $ (1,122,272) | $ (146,680) | $ (272,195) |
| Increase in valuation allowance | 893 | 384 | ||
| Change in valuation allowance affecting tax expense | 189 | $ 384 | $ 0 | |
| Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] | ||||
| Carryforwards | 154,000 | |||
| Carryforwards with no expiration | 39,000 | |||
| Carryforwards subject to expiration | 115,000 | |||
| Carryforwards, valuation allowance | 1,000 | |||
| Tax Year 2021 | ||||
| Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] | ||||
| Carryforwards that may expire if unused | $ 1,000 | |||
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- Definition Contributions From (Distributions To) Former Parent No definition available.
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- Definition Operating Loss Carryforward, Subject To Expiration And Doubtful No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards that are not subject to expiration dates. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards that are subject to expiration dates. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition The portion of the valuation allowance pertaining to the deferred tax asset representing potential future taxable deductions from net operating loss carryforwards for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for a specified deferred tax asset. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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