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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Intangible Assets

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Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

(9)Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

SIRIUSXM

Formula 1

Other

Total

amounts in millions

Balance at January 1, 2016

$

14,165

180

14,345

Other

Balance at December31, 2016

14,165

180

14,345

Acquisitions (a) (b)

82

3,956

4,038

Balance at December31, 2017

$

14,247

3,956

180

18,383


(a)

On April18, 2017, SIRIUSXM acquired Automatic Labs Inc., a connected vehicle device and mobile application company, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $108million, net of cash and restricted cash acquired. The excess purchase price over identifiable net assets of $82million was recorded to goodwill.

(b)

See note5 for details regarding the Formula1 acquisition.

Other Intangible Assets Not Subject to Amortization

Other intangible assets not subject to amortization, not separately disclosed, are tradenames ($931million and $930million) at December31, 2017 and 2016 and franchise rights owned by Braves Holdings ($143million) as of December31, 2017 and 2016. We identified these assets as indefinite life intangible assets after considering the expected use of the assets, the regulatory and economic environment within which they are used and the effects of obsolescence on their use. SIRIUSXM’s Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) licenses are currently scheduled to expire in 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2025. Prior to expiration, SIRIUSXM is required to apply for a renewal of its FCC licenses. The renewal and extension of its licenses is reasonably certain at minimal cost, which is expensed as incurred. Each of the FCC licenses authorizes SIRIUSXM to use the broadcast spectrum, which is a renewable, reusable resource that does not deplete or exhaust over time.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

Intangible assets subject to amortization are comprised of the following:

December31,2017

December31,2016

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

carrying

Accumulated

carrying

carrying

Accumulated

carrying

amount

amortization

amount

amount

amortization

amount

amountsinmillions

FIA Agreement

$

3,630

(157)

3,473

Customer relationships

2,684

(501)

2,183

830

(228)

602

Licensing agreements

330

(138)

192

316

(109)

207

Other

798

(515)

283

686

(423)

263

Total

$

7,442

(1,311)

6,131

1,832

(760)

1,072

Customer relationships are amortized over 10-15years and licensing agreements are amortized over 15 years. Amortization expense was $594million, $168million and $155million for the years ended December31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of December31, 2017, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):

2018

$

611

2019

$

598

2020

$

502

2021

$

469

2022

$

433