Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

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Intangible Assets (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]
Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of June 30, 2013, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):
Remainder of 2013
$
57

2014
$
111

2015
$
93

2016
$
75

2017
$
74

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]
Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill are as follows:
 
SIRIUS XM
 
ANLBC
 
Other
 
Total
 
amounts in millions
Balance at January 1, 2013
$
—

 
180

 
20

 
200

Acquisitions (1)
14,021

 
—

 
—

 
14,021

Balance at June 30, 2013
$
14,021

 
180

 
20

 
14,221

(1)
The increase to SIRIUS XM goodwill was the result of the acquisition of a controlling interest in SIRIUS XM in January 2013, see note 1 for further discussion.
Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]
Other major intangible assets not subject to amortization, not separately disclosed, are SIRIUS XM tradenames ($930 million) and