jvid视频 Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Tables)

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method

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Schedule Of Equity Ownership And Carrying Amount

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听	听	December听31,听2014							听	December听31,听2013	听
听	听听听听	Percentage	听听听听	Market		听听听听	Carrying		听听听听	Carrying	听
听	听	ownership	听	Value		听	amount		听	amount	听
听	听	dollar听amounts听in听millions									听
Charter (a)	听	NA	听	$	听鈥�	听	听	听鈥�	听	2,395听	听
Live Nation (d)(e)	听	27%听	听	听	1,403听	听	听	396听	听	409听	听
SIRIUS XM Canada (b)	听	37%听	听	听	247听	听	听	237听	听	273听	听
Other	听	various	听	听	NA	听	听	218听	听	222听	听
听	听	听	听	听	听	听	$	851听	听	3,299听	听

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Schedule Of Liberty's Share Of Earnings (Losses) Of Affiliates

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听	听	Years听ended听December听31,						听
听	听听听听	2014		听听听听	2013	听听听听	2012	听
听	听	amounts听in听millions						听
Charter (a)	听	$	(94)	听	(83)	听	NA	听
SIRIUS XM (b)(c)	听	听	听鈥�	听	8听	听	1,367听	听
Live Nation (d)	听	听	(30)	听	(18)	听	(45)	听
SIRIUS XM Canada (b)	听	听	5听	听	7听	听	NA	听
Other	听	听	6听	听	54听	听	24听	听
听	听	$	(113)	听	(32)	听	1,346听	听

(a)

As discussed below, Liberty acquired its interest in Charter during May 2013 for approximately $2.6 billion. Our share of losses related to Charter included $60 million and $51 million of losses due to the amortization of the excess basis of our investment during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As discussed in note 1, Liberty鈥檚 investment in Charter was spun off to stockholders as part of the Broadband Spin-Off, which was completed on November 4, 2014.

(b)

On January 18, 2013, as discussed in note 3, Liberty acquired an additional 50 million common shares and acquired a controlling interest in SIRIUS XM and as a result consolidates SIRIUS XM as of such date. SIRIUS XM has an investment in SIRIUS XM Canada that was recorded at fair value in purchase accounting. See discussion below of SIRIUS XM Canada.

(c)

SIRIUS XM recognized a $3.0 billion tax benefit during the year ended December 31, 2012.听听SIRIUS XM recorded the tax benefit as the result of significant positive evidence that a valuation allowance was no longer necessary for its recorded deferred tax assets.听听The Company recognized its portion of this benefit ($1,229 million) based on our ownership percentage at the time of the recognition of the deferred tax benefit by SIRIUS XM.

(d)

During the year ended December 31, 2014, Liberty acquired an additional 1.7 million shares of Live Nation for approximately $39 million. During the year ended December 31, 2013, Liberty acquired an additional 1.7 million shares of Live Nation for approximately $19 million. During the year ended December 31, 2012, Liberty acquired approximately 11 million shares of Live Nation for $107 million.

(e)

See note 10 for details regarding the number and fair value of shares pledged as collateral pursuant to certain margin loan agreements as of December 31, 2014.