Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Tables)

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Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method  
Schedule Of Equity Ownership And Carrying Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

    

Percentage

    

Fair Value

    

Carrying

    

Carrying

 

 

 

ownership

 

(Level 1)

 

amount

 

amount

 

 

 

dollar amounts in millions

 

Live Nation (a)

 

27

%

$

1,292

 

$

395

 

396

 

SIRIUS XM Canada

 

37

%

$

174

 

 

160

 

237

 

Other

 

various

 

 

NA

 

 

204

 

218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

759

 

851

 

 

Schedule Of Liberty's Share Of Earnings (Losses) Of Affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

    

2015

    

2014

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Charter (b)

 

$

NA

 

(34)

 

NA

 

(87)

 

Live Nation (a)

 

 

23

 

21

 

6

 

18

 

SIRIUS XM Canada

 

 

1

 

2

 

(3)

 

3

 

Other

 

 

5

 

5

 

(11)

 

13

 

 

 

$

29

 

(6)

 

(8)

 

(53)

 


(a)

See note 8 for details regarding the number and fair value of shares pledged as collateral pursuant to certain margin loan agreements as of September 30, 2015.  

(b)

As discussed in note 1, Liberty’s investment in Charter was spun off as part of the Broadband Spin-Off, which was completed on November 4, 2014. Our share of losses related to Charter included $21 million and $53 million of losses due to the amortization of the excess basis of our investment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively,