Liberty Media Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets Intangible Asets (Notes)

Intangible Assets Intangible Asets (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets

(7) Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill are as follows:


	SIRIUS XM		Other	Total
	amounts in millions
Balance at January 1, 2014	$	14,165	200	14,365
Acquisitions (1)		—	26	26
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	14,165	226	14,391

(1)

TruePosition made an acquisition during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Other major intangible assets not subject to amortization, not separately disclosed are SIRIUS XM tradenames ($930 million) and ANLBC franchise rights ($143 million) at September 30, 2014.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization


	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Gross			Net	Gross		Net
	carrying		Accumulated	carrying	carrying	Accumulated	carrying
	amount		amortization	amount	amount	amortization	amount
	amounts in millions
Customer relationships	$	854	(110)	744	838	(65)	773
Licensing agreements		316	(43)	273	316	(22)	294
Other		477	(349)	128	433	(300)	133
Total	$	1,647	(502)	1,145	1,587	(387)	1,200

Amortization expense for intangible assets with finite useful lives was $38 million and $30 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $115 million and $85 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of September 30, 2014, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):


Remainder of 2014	$	45
2015	$	172
2016	$	127
2017	$	115
2018	$	105

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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