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Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Notes)

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Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities and Other Cost Investments [Abstract]	Ìý
Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities and Other Cost Investments	Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities and Other Cost Investments All marketable equity and debt securities held by the Company are classified as available-for-sale ("AFS") and are carried at fair value generally based on quoted market prices. GAAP permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments, such as AFS securities, and certain other items at fair value and to recognize the changes in fair value of such instruments in the entity's statement of operations (the "fair value option"). The Company previously entered into economic hedges for certain of its non-strategic AFS securities (although such instruments were not accounted for as fair value hedges by the Company). Changes in the fair value of these economic hedges were reflected in the Company's statement of operations as unrealized gains (losses). In order to better match the changes in fair value of the subject AFS securities and the changes in fair value of the corresponding economic hedges in the Company's financial statements, the Company elected the fair value option for those of its AFS securities which it considers to be non-strategic ("Fair Value Option Securities"). Accordingly, changes in the fair value of Fair Value Option Securities, as determined by quoted market prices, are reported in realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Investments in AFS securities, including Fair Value Option Securities separately aggregated, and other cost investments are summarized as follows: Ìý JuneÌý30, 2014 Ìý DecemberÌý31, 2013 Ìý amounts in millions Fair Value Option Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýTime Warner,ÌýInc. (a) $ 299 Ìý 297 ÌýÌýTime Warner Cable,ÌýInc. (a) 348 Ìý 320 ÌýÌýViacom,ÌýInc.Ìý(a) 315 Ìý 317 ÌýÌýBarnes & Noble, Inc. (b) 27 Ìý 255 ÌýÌýOther equity securities 51 Ìý 37 ÌýÌýOther debt securities 27 Ìý 27 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýTotal Fair Value Option Securities 1,067 Ìý 1,253 AFS and cost investments Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýLive Nation Entertainment, Inc. ("Live Nation") debt securities 24 Ìý 24 ÌýÌýÌýÌýOther AFS and cost investments 38 Ìý 47 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýTotal AFS and cost investments 62 Ìý 71 Ìý $ 1,129 Ìý 1,324 (a) See note 8 for details regarding the number and fair value of shares pledged as collateral pursuant to certain margin loan agreements as of JuneÌý30, 2014. (b) In April 2014 Liberty reduced its overall ownership interest in Barnes & Noble, Inc. to less than 2% through the sale of approximately 90% of the preferred stock held by Liberty as of such date for $247 million in proceeds. Unrealized Holding Gains and Losses Unrealized holding gains and losses related to investments in AFS securities are summarized below. Ìý JuneÌý30, 2014 Ìý DecemberÌý31, 2013 Ìý Equity securities Ìý Debt securities Ìý Equity securities Ìý Debt securities Ìý amounts in millions Gross unrealized holding gains $ 2 Ìý — Ìý 6 Ìý 1 Gross unrealized holding losses $ — Ìý — Ìý — Ìý —