Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets

v3.21.1
Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Intangible Assets

(7)   Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

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Sirius XM Holdings

    

Formula 1

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Other

    

Total

 

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amounts in millions

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Balance at January 1, 2020

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$

15,082

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3,956

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180

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19,218

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Acquisition (a)

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6

 

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6

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Balance at March 31, 2021

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$

15,088

 

3,956

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180

 

19,224

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(a) During the three months ended March 31, 2021, Sirius XM Holdings recorded additional goodwill related to adjustments to contingent consideration for the prior year acquisition of Stitcher.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

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March 31, 2021

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December 31, 2020

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Gross

    

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Net

    

Gross

    

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Net

 

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carrying

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Accumulated

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carrying

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carrying

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Accumulated

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carrying

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amount

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amortization

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amount

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amount

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amortization

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amount

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amounts in millions

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FIA Agreement

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$

3,630

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(791)

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2,839

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3,630

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(742)

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2,888

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Customer relationships

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3,053

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(1,461)

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1,592

 

3,053

 

(1,389)

 

1,664

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Licensing agreements

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356

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(226)

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130

 

355

 

(221)

 

134

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Other

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1,799

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(1,128)

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671

 

1,748

 

(1,056)

 

692

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Total

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$

8,838

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(3,606)

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5,232

 

8,786

 

(3,408)

 

5,378

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Amortization expense for intangible assets with finite useful lives was $199 million and $198 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of March 31, 2021, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):

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Remainder of 2021

    

$

604

 

2022

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$

763

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2023

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$

544

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2024

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$

404

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2025

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$

350

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