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Information About Liberty's Operating Segments

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Information About Liberty's Operating Segments
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Information About Liberty's Operating Segments  
Information About Liberty's Operating Segments

(10)   Information About Liberty's Operating Segments

The Company, through its ownership interests in subsidiaries and other companies, is primarily engaged in the media, communications and entertainment industries. The Company identifies its reportable segments as (A) those consolidated subsidiaries that represent 10% or more of its consolidated annual revenue, annual Adjusted OIBDA or total assets and (B) those equity method affiliates whose share of earnings represent 10% or more of the Company's annual pre-tax earnings.

The Company evaluates performance and makes decisions about allocating resources to its operating segments based on financial measures such as revenue and Adjusted OIBDA. In addition, the Company reviews nonfinancial measures such as subscriber growth, churn and penetration.

The Company defines Adjusted OIBDA as revenue less operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses excluding all stock-based compensation. The Company believes this measure is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses, including each business's ability to service debt and fund capital expenditures. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. This measure of performance excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, separately reported litigation settlements and restructuring and impairment charges that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP. Accordingly, Adjusted OIBDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income, net income, cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company generally accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current prices.

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company has identified SIRIUS XM as its reportable segment. SIRIUS XM is a  consolidated subsidiary that provides a subscription based satellite radio service.  SIRIUS XM broadcasts music, sports, entertainment, comedy, talk, news, traffic and weather channels as well as infotainment services in the United States on a subscription fee basis through its two proprietary satellite radio systems - the Sirius system and the XM system.  Subscribers can also receive music and other channels, plus features such as SiriusXM On Demand and MySXM, over the Internet, including through applications for mobile devices. 

The Company's segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each segment requires different technologies, differing revenue sources and marketing strategies. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Company's summary of significant policies in the Company's annual financial statements filed on Form 10-K.

Performance Measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

    

 

 

    

Adjusted

    

 

    

Adjusted

 

 

 

Revenue

 

OIBDA

 

Revenue

 

OIBDA

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

SIRIUS XM

 

$
1,076 

 
404 

 
988 

 
335 

 

Corporate and other

 

 
5 

 
(31)

 
23 

 
(41)

 

 

 

$
1,081 

 
373 

 
1,011 

 
294 

 

 

 Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

    

Total

    

Investments

    

Capital

 

 

 

assets

 

in affiliates

 

expenditures

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

SIRIUS XM

 

$
28,334 

 
227 

 
30 

 

Corporate and other

 

 
3,096 

 
571 

 
34 

 

 

 

$
31,430 

 
798 

 
64 

 

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of segment Adjusted OIBDA to Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Consolidated segment Adjusted OIBDA

 

$
373 

 
294 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 
(44)

 
(49)

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 
(84)

 
(90)

 

Interest expense

 

 
(77)

 
(53)

 

Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net

 

 
(37)

 
(35)

 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net

 

 
(28)

 
(65)

 

Other, net

 

 
2 

 
(37)

 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

$
105 

 
(35)