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<div style="PADDING-LEFT: 24px; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: -24px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">(4) Accounts Receivable</font></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">The Company has two credit programs, the QVC Easy-Pay Plan (known as Q Pay in Germany and the United Kingdom) 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 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.</font></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Prior to August 2, 2010, the Company had an agreement with a large consumer financial institution (the "Bank") whereby the Bank provided revolving credit directly to QVC customers solely for the purchase of merchandise from the Company. The Company was required to maintain noninterest bearing deposits with an affiliate of the Bank based upon the aggregate size of the portfolio balance. The Company received a fee that varied based on the performance of the portfolio and was offset by a servicing fee retained by the Bank.</font></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Effective August 2, 2010, upon the expiration of the existing agreement, the Company entered into an amended agreement that expires in August 2015 with the Bank. Under the amended agreement, the Company receives a portion of the economics from the credit card program according to percentages that vary with the performance of the portfolio. Upon entering into the amended agreement, the Company recovered its noninterest bearing cash deposit maintained in connection with the prior agreement in the amount of $501 million, which is included in the effects of changes in working capital items on the consolidated statement of cash flows. This deposit had previously been recorded as a component of accounts receivable.</font></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">The net amount of finance income resulting from credit card operations is included as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses and comprised the following:</font>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Years ended December 31,</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">(in millions)</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">2012</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">2011</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">2010</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Finance charges earned on customers' account balances</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">—</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">81</font></div></td>
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<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 20px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Less service fees</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">—</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">—</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">(10</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">)</font></div></td></tr>
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<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 36px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Subtotal</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">—</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">—</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">71</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;">
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Finance income under amended agreement</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;" colspan="2">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">65</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">58</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">20</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td></tr>
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<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 36px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Net finance income</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">$</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">65</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">58</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">91</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">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.</font></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Accounts receivable consisted of the following:</font>
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<td colspan="6"></td></tr>
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<td width="76%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td>
<td width="10%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td>
<td width="11%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td></tr>
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<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; OVERFLOW: hidden;"></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">December 31,</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">(in millions)</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">2012</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">2011</font></div></td>
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<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">QVC Easy-Pay plan</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">$</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">816</font></div></td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">808</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td></tr>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Major credit card and other receivables</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">313</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">291</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;">
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;" colspan="2">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">1,129</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">1,099</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;">
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Less allowance for doubtful accounts</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">(74</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">)</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">(79</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">)</font></div></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;">
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 20px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Accounts receivable, net</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">$</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">1,055</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">1,020</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">A summary of activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts was as follows:</font>
<div style="PADDING-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 10px;">
<table style="text-align:left;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; WIDTH: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-ALIGN: left;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr style="padding:0;">
<td colspan="12"></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;">
<td width="40%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td>
<td width="10%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td>
<td width="11%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td>
<td width="11%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td>
<td width="11%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td>
<td width="11%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;">
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">(in millions)</font></div></td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Balance<br />
beginning<br />
of year</font></div></td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Additions‑<br />
charged<br />
to expense</font></div></td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Deductions‑<br />
write-offs</font></div></td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Change in<br />
revolving<br />
credit card<br />
program</font></div></td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Balance<br />
end of<br />
year</font></div></td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;">
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">2012</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">$</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">79</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">75</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">(80</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">)</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">—</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">74</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;">
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">2011</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;" colspan="2">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">66</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">68</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">(55</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">)</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">—</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">79</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td></tr>
<tr style="padding:0;">
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">2010</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;" colspan="2">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">81</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">78</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">(73</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">)</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">(20</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">)</font></div></td>
<td style="PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">66</font></div></td>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff;">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;"><br /></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">Pursuant to the amended agreement with the Bank, QVC is no longer responsible for reimbursing the Bank for bad debts related to the portfolio. QVC had a balance of $20 million reserved for portfolio bad debt as of the date of the commencement of the amended arrangement. QVC recognizes this amount as reduction of selling, general, and administrative expenses over the 5 year life of the amended agreement.</font></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; TEXT-ALIGN: left;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">The carrying value of accounts receivable, adjusted for the reserves described above, approximates fair value as of</font> <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; TEXT-DECORATION: none;">December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">.</font></div>
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