Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups (Tables)

v3.20.2
Financial Information for Tracking Stock Groups (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Condensed Balance Sheet

BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

September 30, 2020

(unaudited)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Attributed (note 1)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Liberty

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

SiriusXM

​

Braves

​

Formula One

​

Inter-Group

​

Consolidated

​

​

    

Group

​

Group

​

Group

​

Eliminations

​

Liberty

    

​

​

amounts in millions

​

Assets

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Current assets:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cash and cash equivalents

​

$

137

​

213

​

1,586

​

—

​

1,936

 

Trade and other receivables, net

​

 

582

​

41

​

148

​

—

​

771

 

Other current assets

​

 

214

​

40

​

588

​

(276)

​

566

 

Total current assets

​

 

933

​

294

​

2,322

​

(276)

​

3,273

 

Intergroup interests (note 1)

​

​

225

​

—

​

142

​

(367)

​

—

​

Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method (note 1)

​

 

986

​

87

​

33

​

—

​

1,106

 

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Property and equipment, at cost

​

 

2,724

​

991

​

191

​

—

​

3,906

 

Accumulated depreciation

​

 

(1,435)

​

(168)

​

(67)

​

—

​

(1,670)

 

​

​

 

1,289

​

823

​

124

​

—

​

2,236

 

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Goodwill

​

 

15,820

​

180

​

3,956

​

—

​

19,956

 

FCC licenses

​

 

8,600

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

8,600

 

Other

​

 

1,262

​

143

​

—

​

—

​

1,405

 

​

​

 

25,682

​

323

​

3,956

​

—

​

29,961

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

​

 

1,474

​

25

​

3,990

​

—

​

5,489

 

Other assets

​

 

1,021

​

76

​

664

​

(37)

​

1,724

 

Total assets

​

$

31,610

​

1,628

​

11,231

​

(680)

​

43,789

 

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Liabilities and Equity

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Current liabilities:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Intergroup payable (receivable) (note 3)

​

$

(28)

​

(25)

​

53

​

—

​

—

​

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

​

​

1,156

 

63

​

184

​

—

​

1,403

​

Current portion of debt

​

​

1

​

95

​

—

​

—

​

96

​

Deferred revenue

​

 

1,792

 

88

​

362

​

—

​

2,242

​

Other current liabilities

​

 

350

 

4

​

20

​

(276)

​

98

​

Total current liabilities

​

 

3,271

 

225

​

619

​

(276)

​

3,839

​

Long-term debt (note 1)

​

 

11,084

 

615

​

3,715

​

—

​

15,414

​

Deferred income tax liabilities

​

 

2,055

 

47

​

—

​

(37)

​

2,065

​

Redeemable intergroup interests (note 1)

​

​

—

​

191

​

176

​

(367)

​

—

​

Other liabilities

​

 

664

 

213

​

214

​

—

​

1,091

​

Total liabilities

​

 

17,074

 

1,291

​

4,724

​

(680)

​

22,409

​

Equity / Attributed net assets

​

 

9,354

 

337

​

6,501

​

—

​

16,192

​

Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries

​

 

5,182

 

—

​

6

​

—

​

5,188

​

Total liabilities and equity

​

$

31,610

 

1,628

​

11,231

​

(680)

​

43,789

​

Condensed Statement of Operations

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION

Three months ended September 30, 2020

(unaudited)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Attributed (note 1)

​

​

​

​

​

Liberty

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

SiriusXM

​

Braves

​

Formula One

​

Consolidated

​

​

​

Group

​

Group

​

Group

​

Liberty

​

​

​

amounts in millions

​

Revenue:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Sirius XM Holdings revenue

​

$

2,025

 

—

​

—

​

2,025

​

Formula 1 revenue

​

​

—

​

—

​

597

​

597

​

Other revenue

​

 

—

 

110

​

—

​

110

​

Total revenue

​

 

2,025

 

110

​

597

​

2,732

​

Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation (note 2):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Revenue share and royalties

​

 

602

 

—

​

—

​

602

​

Programming and content

​

 

123

 

—

​

—

​

123

​

Customer service and billing

​

 

119

 

—

​

—

​

119

​

Other

​

 

51

 

—

​

—

​

51

​

Cost of Formula 1 revenue

​

​

—

​

—

​

551

​

551

​

Subscriber acquisition costs

​

 

110

 

—

​

—

​

110

​

Other operating expenses

​

 

64

 

90

​

—

​

154

​

Selling, general and administrative

​

 

363

 

17

​

43

​

423

​

Acquisition and restructuring

​

​

—

 

—

​

—

​

—

​

Depreciation and amortization

​

 

142

 

19

​

118

​

279

​

​

​

 

1,574

 

126

​

712

​

2,412

​

Operating income (loss)

​

 

451

 

(16)

​

(115)

​

320

​

Other income (expense):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Interest expense

​

 

(116)

 

(6)

​

(31)

​

(153)

​

Intergroup interest (expense) income

​

​

—

 

—

​

—

​

—

​

Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net

​

 

(183)

 

(5)

​

1

​

(187)

​

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net

​

 

(39)

 

—

​

55

​

16

​

Unrealized gains (losses) on intergroup interests (note 1)

​

​

25

​

(10)

​

(15)

​

—

​

Other, net

​

 

(36)

 

(1)

​

5

​

(32)

​

​

​

 

(349)

 

(22)

​

15

​

(356)

​

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

​

 

102

 

(38)

​

(100)

​

(36)

​

Income tax (expense) benefit

​

 

(22)

 

7

​

8

​

(7)

​

Net earnings (loss)

​

 

80

 

(31)

​

(92)

​

(43)

​

Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests

​

 

68

 

—

​

3

​

71

​

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders

​

$

12

 

(31)

​

(95)

​

(114)

​

​

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION

Three months ended September 30, 2019

(unaudited)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Attributed (note 1)

​

​

​

​

​

Liberty

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

SiriusXM

​

Braves

​

Formula One

​

Consolidated

​

​

​

Group

​

Group

​

Group

​

Liberty

​

​

​

amounts in millions

​

Revenue:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Sirius XM Holdings revenue

​

$

2,011

 

—

​

—

​

2,011

​

Formula 1 revenue

​

​

—

​

—

​

633

​

633

​

Other revenue

​

 

—

 

212

​

—

​

212

​

Total revenue

​

 

2,011

 

212

​

633

​

2,856

​

Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation (note 2):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Revenue share and royalties

​

 

592

 

—

​

—

​

592

​

Programming and content

​

 

116

 

—

​

—

​

116

​

Customer service and billing

​

 

120

 

—

​

—

​

120

​

Other

​

 

52

 

—

​

—

​

52

​

Cost of Formula 1 revenue

​

​

—

​

—

​

434

​

434

​

Subscriber acquisition costs

​

 

101

 

—

​

—

​

101

​

Other operating expenses

​

 

78

 

145

​

—

​

223

​

Selling, general and administrative

​

 

363

 

26

​

51

​

440

​

Acquisition and restructuring

​

​

—

 

—

​

—

​

—

​

Depreciation and amortization

​

 

135

 

20

​

116

​

271

​

​

​

 

1,557

 

191

​

601

​

2,349

​

Operating income (loss)

​

 

454

 

21

​

32

​

507

​

Other income (expense):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Interest expense

​

 

(115)

 

(6)

​

(48)

​

(169)

​

Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net

​

 

(7)

 

4

​

58

​

55

​

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net

​

 

(10)

 

(2)

​

26

​

14

​

Unrealized gains (losses) on intergroup interests (note 1)

​

​

—

​

2

​

(2)

​

—

​

Other, net

​

 

(51)

 

—

​

4

​

(47)

​

​

​

 

(183)

 

(2)

​

38

​

(147)

​

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

​

 

271

 

19

​

70

​

360

​

Income tax (expense) benefit

​

 

(63)

 

(7)

​

(28)

​

(98)

​

Net earnings (loss)

​

 

208

 

12

​

42

​

262

​

Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests

​

 

68

 

—

​

1

​

69

​

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders

​

$

140

 

12

​

41

​

193

​

​

​

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION

Nine months ended September 30, 2020

(unaudited)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Attributed (note 1)

​

​

​

​

​

Liberty

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

SiriusXM

​

Braves

​

Formula One

​

Consolidated

​

​

​

Group

​

Group

​

Group

​

Liberty

​

​

​

amounts in millions

​

Revenue:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Sirius XM Holdings revenue

​

$

5,851

 

—

​

—

​

5,851

​

Formula 1 revenue

​

​

—

​

—

​

660

​

660

​

Other revenue

​

 

—

 

143

​

—

​

143

​

Total revenue

​

 

5,851

 

143

​

660

​

6,654

​

Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation (note 2):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cost of subscriber services (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Revenue share and royalties

​

 

1,759

 

—

​

—

​

1,759

​

Programming and content

​

 

351

 

—

​

—

​

351

​

Customer service and billing

​

 

359

 

—

​

—

​

359

​

Other

​

 

142

 

—

​

—

​

142

​

Cost of Formula 1 revenue

​

​

—

​

—

​

610

​

610

​

Subscriber acquisition costs

​

 

257

 

—

​

—

​

257

​

Other operating expenses

​

 

196

 

143

​

—

​

339

​

Selling, general and administrative

​

 

1,055

 

39

​

127

​

1,221

​

Acquisition and restructuring

​

​

24

 

—

​

—

​

24

​

Depreciation and amortization

​

 

432

 

54

​

326

​

812

​

​

​

 

4,575

 

236

​

1,063

​

5,874

​

Operating income (loss)

​

 

1,276

 

(93)

​

(403)

​

780

​

Other income (expense):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Interest expense

​

 

(347)

 

(19)

​

(114)

​

(480)

​

Intergroup interest (expense) income

​

​

(7)

 

—

​

7

​

—

​

Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net

​

 

(331)

 

(2)

​

(109)

​

(442)

​

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net

​

 

(228)

 

(10)

​

75

​

(163)

​

Unrealized gains (losses) on intergroup interest (note 1)

​

​

92

​

78

​

(170)

​

—

​

Other, net

​

 

(19)

 

(1)

​

19

​

(1)

​

​

​

 

(840)

 

46

​

(292)

​

(1,086)

​

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

​

 

436

 

(47)

​

(695)

​

(306)

​

Income tax (expense) benefit

​

 

(88)

 

31

​

60

​

3

​

Net earnings (loss)

​

 

348

 

(16)

​

(635)

​

(303)

​

Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests

​

 

210

 

—

​

3

​

213

​

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders

​

$

138

 

(16)

​

(638)

​

(516)

​

​

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION

Nine months ended September 30, 2019

(unaudited)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Attributed (note 1)

​

​

​

​

​

Liberty

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

SiriusXM

​

Braves

​

Formula One

​

Consolidated

​

​

​

Group

​

Group

​

Group

​

Liberty

​

​

​

amounts in millions

​

Revenue:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Sirius XM Holdings revenue

​

$

5,732

 

—

​

—

​

5,732

​

Formula 1 revenue

​

​

—

​

—

​

1,499

​

1,499

​

Other revenue

​

 

—

 

442

​

—

​

442

​

Total revenue

​

 

5,732

 

442

​

1,499

​

7,673

​

Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation (note 2):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Revenue share and royalties

​

 

1,684

 

—

​

—

​

1,684

​

Programming and content

​

 

338

 

—

​

—

​

338

​

Customer service and billing

​

 

352

 

—

​

—

​

352

​

Other

​

 

136

 

—

​

—

​

136

​

Cost of Formula 1 revenue

​

​

—

​

—

​

1,023

​

1,023

​

Subscriber acquisition costs

​

 

313

 

—

​

—

​

313

​

Other operating expenses

​

 

206

 

305

​

—

​

511

​

Selling, general and administrative

​

 

1,050

 

77

​

148

​

1,275

​

Acquisition and restructuring

​

​

83

 

—

​

—

​

83

​

Depreciation and amortization

​

 

396

 

54

​

340

​

790

​

​

​

 

4,558

 

436

​

1,511

​

6,505

​

Operating income (loss)

​

 

1,174

 

6

​

(12)

​

1,168

​

Other income (expense):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Interest expense

​

 

(326)

 

(20)

​

(149)

​

(495)

​

Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net

​

 

(18)

 

13

​

74

​

69

​

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net

​

 

6

 

(6)

​

(171)

​

(171)

​

Unrealized gains (losses) on intergroup interests (note 1)

​

​

—

​

(26)

​

26

​

—

​

Other, net

​

 

(42)

 

1

​

23

​

(18)

​

​

​

 

(380)

 

(38)

​

(197)

​

(615)

​

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

​

 

794

 

(32)

​

(209)

​

553

​

Income tax (expense) benefit

​

 

(251)

 

(1)

​

26

​

(226)

​

Net earnings (loss)

​

 

543

 

(33)

​

(183)

​

327

​

Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests

​

 

175

 

—

​

1

​

176

​

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders

​

$

368

 

(33)

​

(184)

​

151

​

Condensed Statement of Cash Flows

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

Nine months ended September 30, 2020

(unaudited)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Attributed (note 1)

​

​

​

​

​

Liberty

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

SiriusXM

​

Braves

​

Formula One

​

Consolidated

​

​

​

Group

​

Group

​

Group

​

Liberty

​

​

​

amounts in millions

​

Cash flows from operating activities:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Net earnings (loss)

​

$

348

 

(16)

​

(635)

​

(303)

​

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Depreciation and amortization

​

 

432

 

54

​

326

​

812

​

Stock-based compensation

​

 

173

 

(10)

​

17

​

180

​

Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net

​

 

331

 

2

​

109

​

442

​

Unrealized (gains) losses on intergroup interests, net

​

​

(92)

​

(78)

​

170

​

—

​

Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net

​

 

228

 

10

​

(75)

​

163

​

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

​

 

33

 

(15)

​

(61)

​

(43)

​

Intergroup tax allocation

​

​

4

​

(16)

​

12

​

—

​

Other charges (credits), net

​

 

73

 

10

​

2

​

85

​

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Current and other assets

​

 

150

 

(16)

​

(282)

​

(148)

​

Payables and other liabilities

​

 

(301)

 

19

​

150

​

(132)

​

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

​

 

1,379

 

(56)

​

(267)

​

1,056

​

Cash flows from investing activities:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Investments in equity method affiliates and debt and equity securities

​

 

(91)

 

—

​

(3)

​

(94)

​

Return of investment in equity method affiliates

​

​

—

​

—

​

105

​

105

​

Cash proceeds from sale of investments

​

​

—

​

—

​

13

​

13

​

Cash (paid) received for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

​

​

(28)

​

—

​

—

​

(28)

​

Capital expended for property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development

​

 

(230)

 

(69)

​

(17)

​

(316)

​

Other investing activities, net

​

 

10

 

4

​

(3)

​

11

​

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

​

 

(339)

 

(65)

​

95

​

(309)

​

Cash flows from financing activities:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Borrowings of debt

​

 

2,300

 

216

​

522

​

3,038

​

Repayments of debt

​

 

(1,922)

 

(62)

​

(611)

​

(2,595)

​

Intergroup Loan (repayment) borrowing

​

​

(750)

 

—

​

750

​

—

​

Liberty SiriusXM stock repurchases

​

​

(135)

​

—

​

(69)

​

(204)

​

Subsidiary shares repurchased by subsidiary

​

 

(870)

 

—

​

—

​

(870)

​

Reattribution between Liberty SiriusXM Group and Liberty Formula One Group

​

​

(608)

 

—

​

608

​

—

​

Proceeds from Liberty SiriusXM common stock rights offering

​

​

754

 

—

​

—

​

754

​

Cash dividends paid by subsidiary

​

​

(49)

​

—

​

—

​

(49)

​

Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation

​

 

(84)

 

—

​

(2)

​

(86)

​

Other financing activities, net

​

​

(35)

​

(5)

​

(26)

​

(66)

​

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

​

 

(1,399)

 

149

​

1,172

​

(78)

​

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

​

​

—

​

—

​

(1)

​

(1)

​

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

​

 

(359)

 

28

​

999

​

668

​

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

​

 

507

 

212

​

587

​

1,306

​

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

​

$

148

 

240

​

1,586

​

1,974

​

​

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

Nine months ended September 30, 2019

(unaudited)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Attributed (note 1)

​

​

​

​

​

Liberty

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

SiriusXM

​

Braves

​

Formula One

​

Consolidated

​

​

​

Group

​

Group

​

Group

​

Liberty

​

​

​

amounts in millions

​

Cash flows from operating activities:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Net earnings (loss)

​

$

543

 

(33)

​

(183)

​

327

​

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Depreciation and amortization

​

 

396

 

54

​

340

​

790

​

Stock-based compensation

​

 

204

 

13

​

21

​

238

​

Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net

​

 

18

 

(13)

​

(74)

​

(69)

​

Unrealized (gains) losses on intergroup interests, net

​

​

—

​

26

​

(26)

​

—

​

Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net

​

 

(6)

 

6

​

171

​

171

​

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

​

 

232

 

7

​

(43)

​

196

​

Intergroup tax allocation

​

​

1

​

(6)

​

5

​

—

​

Intergroup tax (payments) receipts

​

​

(2)

​

22

​

(20)

​

—

​

Other charges (credits), net

​

 

63

 

9

​

(4)

​

68

​

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Current and other assets

​

 

14

 

(37)

​

(38)

​

(61)

​

Payables and other liabilities

​

 

(26)

 

9

​

127

​

110

​

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

​

 

1,437

 

57

​

276

​

1,770

​

Cash flows from investing activities:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Investments in equity method affiliates and debt and equity securities

​

 

(14)

 

(4)

​

(7)

​

(25)

​

Cash proceeds from sale of investments

​

​

373

​

—

​

16

​

389

​

Cash (paid) received for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

​

​

313

​

—

​

—

​

313

​

Capital expended for property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development

​

 

(239)

 

(72)

​

(27)

​

(338)

​

Sales of short term investments and other marketable securities

​

​

73

 

—

​

—

​

73

​

Other investing activities, net

​

 

2

 

—

​

(4)

​

(2)

​

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

​

 

508

 

(76)

​

(22)

​

410

​

Cash flows from financing activities:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Borrowings of debt

​

 

4,943

 

75

​

—

​

5,018

​

Repayments of debt

​

 

(4,311)

 

(29)

​

(5)

​

(4,345)

​

Liberty SiriusXM stock repurchases

​

​

(374)

​

—

​

—

​

(374)

​

Subsidiary shares repurchased by subsidiary

​

 

(1,959)

 

—

​

—

​

(1,959)

​

Cash dividends paid by subsidiary

​

​

(52)

​

—

​

—

​

(52)

​

Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation

​

 

(109)

 

(1)

​

9

​

(101)

​

Other financing activities, net

​

​

(41)

​

(6)

​

6

​

(41)

​

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

​

 

(1,903)

 

39

​

10

​

(1,854)

​

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

​

​

—

​

—

​

(5)

​

(5)

​

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

​

 

42

 

20

​

259

​

321

​

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

​

 

102

 

190

​

160

​

452

​

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

​

$

144

 

210

​

419

​

773

​