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Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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

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Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method [Line Items] Ìý
Schedule Of Equity Ownership And Carrying Amount
Liberty has various investments accounted for using the equity method. The following table includes the Company's carrying amount and percentage ownership of the more significant investments in affiliates at MarchÌý31, 2013 and the carrying amount at DecemberÌý31, 2012:
Ìý
MarchÌý31, 2013
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2012
Ìý
Percentage
ownership
Ìý
Market
Value (level 1)
Ìý
Carrying
amount
Ìý
Carrying
amount
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
dollar amounts in millions
SIRIUS XM (a)
NA

Ìý
NA

Ìý
NA

Ìý
2,766

Live Nation (b)
27
%
Ìý
$
644

Ìý
393

Ìý
406

ÌýSIRIUS XM Canada (a)
38
%
Ìý
295

Ìý
281

Ìý
NA

ÌýOther
various

Ìý
N/A

Ìý
196

Ìý
169

Ìý
Ìý

Ìý
Ìý

Ìý
$
870

Ìý
3,341

Schedule Of Liberty's Share Of Earnings (Losses) Of Affiliates
The following table presents the Company's share of earnings (losses) of affiliates:
Ìý
Three months ended
March 31,
Ìý
2013
Ìý
2012
Ìý
amounts in millions
SIRIUS XM (a)
$
8

Ìý
33

Live Nation (b)
(19
)
Ìý
(16
)
SIRIUS XM Canada
1

Ìý
—

Other
27

Ìý
(5
)
Ìý
$
17

Ìý
12

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(a)
During the three months ended MarchÌý31, 2013, as discussed in note 1, 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.
(b)
During the first quarter of 2013, Liberty acquired an additional 1.7 million shares of Live Nation for approximately $19 million which increased our ownership percentage, at the time of acquisition, to approximately 27%.