Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Estimated Useful Life

    

December 31, 2016

    

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Land

 

NA

 

$

191

 

101

 

Buildings and improvements

 

10 - 40 years

 

 

144

 

164

 

Support equipment

 

3 - 20 years

 

 

316

 

312

 

Satellite system

 

15 years

 

 

1,668

 

1,628

 

Construction in progress

 

NA

 

 

863

 

382

 

Total property and equipment

 

 

 

$

3,182

 

2,587

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2014

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Cost of subscriber services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming and content

 

$

21

 

19

 

17

 

Customer service and billing

 

 

4

 

5

 

5

 

Other

 

 

5

 

8

 

8

 

Other operating expense

 

 

13

 

18

 

17

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

107

 

154

 

170

 

 

 

$

150

 

204

 

217

 

 

Liberty Media Corporation  
Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

January 1, 2016
through
April 15, 2016

    

Year ended
December 31, 2015

    

Year ended
December 31, 2014

 

 

 

number of shares in millions

 

Basic WASO

 

335

 

338

 

342

 

Potentially dilutive shares

 

2

 

2

 

3

 

Diluted WASO

 

337

 

340

 

345

 

 

Common Class SeriesA, SeriesB, SeriesC | Liberty Sirius XM Group  
Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares

 

 

 

 

 

    

April 18, 2016
through
December 31, 2016

 

 

 

number of shares in millions

 

Basic WASO

 

335

 

Potentially dilutive shares

 

2

 

Diluted WASO

 

337

 

 

Common Class SeriesA, SeriesB, SeriesC | Liberty Braves Group  
Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

April 18, 2016
through
December 31, 2016
(a)(b)(c)

 

 

 

number of shares in millions

 

Basic WASO

 

46

 

Potentially dilutive shares

 

9

 

Diluted WASO

 

55

 


(a)

As discussed in note 2, subsequent to the Recapitalization, Liberty distributed subscription rights to holders of Liberty Braves common stock, which were priced at a discount to the market value, to acquire additional shares of Liberty Braves common stock. The rights offering, because of the discount, is considered a stock dividend which requires retroactive treatment for prior periods for the weighted average shares outstanding.

(b)

Potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the computation of diluted EPS during periods in which losses are reported since the result would be antidilutive.

(c)

As discussed in note 2, following the Recapitalization and Series C Liberty Braves common stock rights offering, the number of notional shares representing the Formula One Group’s intergroup interest in the Braves Group was adjusted to 9,084,940 shares. The intergroup interest is a quasi-equity interest which is not represented by outstanding shares of common stock; rather, the Formula One Group has an attributed value in the Braves Group which is generally stated in terms of a number of shares of stock issuable to the Formula One Group with respect to its interest in the Braves Group. Each reporting period, the notional shares representing the intergroup interest are marked to fair value. As the notional shares underlying the intergroup interest are not represented by outstanding shares of common stock, such shares have not been officially designated Series A, B or C Liberty Braves common stock. However, Liberty has assumed that the notional shares (if and when issued) would be comprised of Series C Liberty Braves common stock in order to not dilute voting percentages. Therefore, the market price of Series C Liberty Braves common stock is used for the quarterly mark-to-market adjustment through the unaudited attributed consolidated statements of operations. The notional shares representing the intergroup interest have no impact on the basic earnings per share weighted average number of shares outstanding. However, in periods where the Braves Group has net earnings, the notional shares representing the intergroup interest are included in the diluted earnings per share WASO as if the shares had been issued and outstanding during the period. In periods where the Braves Group has net earnings, an adjustment is also made to the numerator in the diluted earnings per share calculation for the unrealized gain or loss incurred from marking the intergroup interest to fair value during the period as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

April 18, 2016
through
December 31, 2016
(a)

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Basic earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Braves shareholders

$

(30)

 

Unrealized (gain) loss on the intergroup interest

 

27

 

Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty Braves shareholders

$

(3)

 


(a)

Unrealized gains on the intergroup interest are excluded from the computation of diluted EPS during periods in which net losses attributable to the Braves Group are reported since the gain would be antidilutive.

Common Class SeriesA, SeriesB, SeriesC | Liberty Formula One Group  
Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares

 

 

 

 

 

    

April 18, 2016
through
December 31, 2016

 

 

 

number of shares in millions

 

Basic WASO

 

84

 

Potentially dilutive shares

 

1

 

Diluted WASO

 

85