Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets

v3.21.2
Intangible Assets
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 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, 2021

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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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29

 

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29

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Balance at June 30, 2021

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$

15,111

 

3,956

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180

 

19,247

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(a) Sirius XM Holdings recorded goodwill related to an acquisition in April 2021 and recorded adjustments to contingent consideration for the prior year acquisition of Stitcher.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

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June 30, 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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(839)

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2,791

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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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(1,534)

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1,519

 

3,053

 

(1,389)

 

1,664

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Licensing agreements

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356

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(231)

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125

 

355

 

(221)

 

134

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Other

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1,852

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(1,202)

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650

 

1,748

 

(1,056)

 

692

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Total

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$

8,891

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(3,806)

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5,085

 

8,786

 

(3,408)

 

5,378

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Amortization expense for intangible assets with finite useful lives was $202 million and $197 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $401 million and $395 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of June 30, 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

    

$

500

 

2022

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$

703

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2023

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$

530

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2024

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$

411

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2025

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$

357

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