Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets Intangible Assets (Tables)

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Intangible Assets Intangible Assets (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]
Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
Gross
carrying
amount
 
Accumulated
amortization
 
Net
carrying
amount
 
Gross
carrying
amount
 
Accumulated
amortization
 
Net
carrying
amount
 
amounts in millions
Customer relationships
$
854

 
(95
)
 
759

 
838

 
(65
)
 
773

Licensing agreements
316

 
(36
)
 
280

 
316

 
(22
)
 
294

Other
464

 
(333
)
 
131

 
433

 
(300
)
 
133

    Total
$
1,634

 
(464
)
 
1,170

 
1,587

 
(387
)
 
1,200

Goodwill
Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill are as follows:
 
SIRIUS XM
 
Other
 
Total
 
amounts in millions
Balance at January 1, 2014
$
14,165

 
200

 
14,365

Acquisitions (1)
(1
)
 
25

 
24

Balance at June 30, 2014
$
14,164

 
225

 
14,389

(1)
TruePosition made an acquisition during the six months ended June 30, 2014.
Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of June 30, 2014, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):
Remainder of 2014
$
93

2015
$
169

2016
$
124

2017
$
113

2018
$
112