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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Information About Liberty's Operating Segments (Tables)

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Information About Liberty's Operating Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Information About Liberty's Operating Segments

Performance Measures By Segment

	Three months ended June 30,
	2015			2014
			Adjusted		Adjusted
	Revenue		OIBDA	Revenue	OIBDA
	amounts in millions
SIRIUS XM	$	1,119	420	1,025	369
Corporate and other		103	(2)	135	3
	$	1,222	418	1,160	372


	Six months ended June 30,
	2015			2014
			Adjusted		Adjusted
	Revenue		OIBDA	Revenue	OIBDA
	amounts in millions
SIRIUS XM	$	2,195	824	2,013	704
Corporate and other		108	(33)	158	(38)
	$	2,303	791	2,171	666

Other Information By Segment


	June 30, 2015
	Total		Investments	Capital
	assets		in affiliates	expenditures
	amounts in millions
SIRIUS XM	$	28,169	176	61
Corporate and other		2,942	576	78
	$	31,111	752	139

Reconciliation of segment Adjusted OIBDA to earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income tax


	Three months ended			Six months ended
	June 30,			June 30,
	2015		2014	2015	2014
	amounts in millions
Consolidated segment Adjusted OIBDA	$	418	372	791	666
Legal settlement (note 9)		(108)	—	(108)	—
Stock-based compensation		(47)	(49)	(91)	(98)
Depreciation and amortization		(92)	(92)	(176)	(182)
Interest expense		(83)	(62)	(160)	(115)
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net		—	(12)	(37)	(47)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net		40	25	12	(40)
Other, net		6	(1)	8	(38)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	134	181	239	146

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