Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

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Intangible Assets (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]
Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of March 31, 2013, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):
Remainder of 2013
$
70

2014
$
79

2015
$
78

2016
$
75

2017
$
73

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]
Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill are as follows:
 
SIRIUS XM
 
ANLBC
 
Other
 
Total
 
amounts in millions
Balance at January 1, 2013
$
—

 
180

 
20

 
200

Acquisitions (1)
14,015

 
—

 
—

 
14,015

Balance at March 31, 2013
$
14,015

 
180

 
20

 
14,215

(1)
The increase to SIRIUS XM goodwill was the result of the acquisition of a controlling interest in SIRIUS XM in January 2013, see note 1 for further discussion.
Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]
Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
Intangible assets subject to amortization are comprised of the following:

 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Gross
carrying
amount
 
Accumulated
amortization
 
Net
carrying
amount
 
Gross
carrying
amount
 
Accumulated
amortization
 
Net
carrying
amount
 
amounts in millions
Customer relationships
$
621

 
(34
)
 
587

 
51

 
(23
)
 
28

Licensing agreements
310

 
(6
)
 
304

 
—

 
—

 
—

Other
592

 
(444
)
 
148

 
515

 
(435
)
 
80

    Total
$
1,523

 
(484
)
 
1,039

 
566

 
(458
)
 
108