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Information About Liberty's Operating Segments

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Information About Liberty's Operating Segments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Information About Liberty's Operating Segments  
Information About Liberty's Operating Segments

(12)   Information About Liberty's Operating Segments

The Company, through its ownership interests in subsidiaries and other companies, is primarily engaged in the media, communications and entertainment industries. The Company identifies its reportable segments as (A) those consolidated subsidiaries that represent 10% or more of its consolidated annual revenue, annual Adjusted OIBDA (as defined below) or total assets and (B) those equity method affiliates whose share of earnings represent 10% or more of the Company's annual pre-tax earnings.

The Company evaluates performance and makes decisions about allocating resources to its operating segments based on financial measures such as revenue and Adjusted OIBDA (as defined below). In addition, the Company reviews nonfinancial measures such as subscriber growth, churn and penetration.

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company has identified the following subsidiaries as its reportable segments:

SIRIUS XM Holdings is a consolidated subsidiary that operates two complementary audio entertainment businesses, SIRIUS XM and Pandora. SIRIUS XM features music, sports, entertainment, comedy, talk, news, traffic and weather channels as well as infotainment services, in the United States on a subscription fee basis through its two proprietary satellite radio systems and through the internet via applications for mobile devices, home devices and other consumer electronic equipment. SIRIUS XM also provides connected vehicle services and a suite of in-vehicle data services. The Pandora business operates a music, comedy and podcast streaming discovery platform.  Pandora is available as an ad-supported radio service, a radio subscription service, called Pandora Plus, and an on-demand subscription service, called Pandora Premium. SIRIUS XM Holdings acquired Pandora on February 1, 2019, at which time it began consolidating the results of the Pandora business.
Formula 1 is a global motorsports business that holds exclusive commercial rights with respect to the World Championship, an annual, approximately nine-month long, motor race-based competition in which teams compete for the Constructors' Championship and drivers compete for the Drivers' Championship. The World Championship takes place on various circuits with a varying number of events taking place in different countries around the world each season. Formula 1 is responsible for the commercial exploitation and development of the World Championship as well as various aspects of its management and administration. 

The Company's segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each segment requires different technologies, differing revenue sources and marketing strategies. The significant accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Company's summary of significant policies in the Company's annual financial statements filed on Form 10-K.

Performance Measures

The following table disaggregates revenue by segment and by source:

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June 30,

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

 

amounts in millions

Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

 

 

SIRIUS XM Holdings:

Subscriber

$

1,537

1,304

2,995

 

2,562

Advertising

 

358

47

567

 

89

Equipment

41

37

82

72

Other

41

44

77

84

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

1,977

1,432

3,721

2,807

Braves Group

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other:

 

 

 

 

Baseball

 

198

 

172

 

212

 

192

Development

 

10

 

10

 

18

 

18

Total Braves Group

208

182

230

210

Formula One Group

Formula 1:

Primary

531

491

729

576

Other

89

94

137

123

Total Formula One Group

620

585

866

699

Consolidated Liberty

$

2,805

 

2,199

 

4,817

 

3,716

Our subsidiaries’ customers generally pay for services in advance of the performance obligation and therefore these prepayments are recorded as deferred revenue. The deferred revenue is recognized as revenue in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations as the services are provided. Changes in the contract liability balance for SIRIUS XM Holdings during the three months ended June 30, 2019 were not materially impacted by other factors. The opening and closing balances for our deferred revenue related to Formula 1 and Braves Holdings for the six months ended June 30, 2019 were approximately $154 million and $382 million, respectively.  The primary cause for the increase related to the receipt of cash from our customers in advance of satisfying our performance obligations.

Significant portions of the transaction prices for Formula 1 and Braves Holdings are related to undelivered performance obligations that are under contractual arrangements that extend beyond one year. The Company anticipates recognizing revenue from the delivery of such performance obligations of approximately $1,130 million for the remainder of 2019, $1,892 million in 2020, $1,425 million in 2021, $3,726 million in 2022 through 2027, and $273 million thereafter, primarily recognized through 2035. We have not included any amounts in the undelivered performance obligations amounts for Formula 1 and Braves Holdings for those performance obligations that relate to a contract with an original expected duration of one year or less.  

The Company defines Adjusted OIBDA, a non-GAAP measure, as revenue less operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses excluding all stock-based compensation, separately reported litigation settlements and restructuring and impairment charges. The Company believes this measure is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses, by identifying those items that are not directly a reflection of each business’

performance or indicative of ongoing business trends. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. This measure of performance excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, separately reported litigation settlements and restructuring and impairment charges that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP. Accordingly, Adjusted OIBDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income, net income, cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company generally accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current prices.

Adjusted OIBDA is summarized as follows:

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2018

 

amounts in millions

Liberty SiriusXM Group

SIRIUS XM Holdings

$

622

 

542

 

1,212

 

1,072

Corporate and other

 

(4)

 

(6)

 

(6)

 

(11)

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

618

 

536

 

1,206

 

1,061

Braves Group

Corporate and other

 

61

 

63

 

28

 

28

Total Braves Group

 

61

 

63

 

28

 

28

Formula One Group

 

 

Formula 1

 

145

 

134

 

210

 

137

Corporate and other

(9)

(6)

(15)

(10)

Total Formula One Group

136

128

195

127

Consolidated Liberty

$

815

 

727

 

1,429

 

1,216

Other Information

June 30, 2019

    

Total

    

Investments

    

Capital

 

assets

in affiliates

expenditures

amounts in millions

Liberty SiriusXM Group

SIRIUS XM Holdings

$

31,003

 

649

 

160

Corporate and other

159

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

31,162

649

160

Braves Group

Corporate and other

1,549

103

50

Total Braves Group

1,549

103

50

Formula One Group

Formula 1

9,170

11

Corporate and other

 

2,128

 

942

 

Total Formula One Group

11,298

942

11

Elimination (1)

(309)

Consolidated Liberty

$

43,700

 

1,694

 

221

(1) This is primarily the intergroup interest in the Braves Group held by the Formula One Group, as discussed in note 2. The intergroup interest attributable to the Formula One Group is presented as an asset and the intergroup interest attributable to the Braves Group is presented as a liability in the attributed financial statements and the offsetting amounts between tracking stock groups are eliminated in consolidation.

The following table provides a reconciliation of Consolidated segment Adjusted OIBDA to Operating income (loss) and Earnings (loss) before income taxes:

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2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

 

amounts in millions

Consolidated segment Adjusted OIBDA

$

815

 

727

 

1,429

 

1,216

Legal settlement (note 11)

(69)

(25)

(69)

Stock-based compensation

 

(76)

 

(53)

 

(141)

 

(99)

Acquisition and other related costs (note 3)

(7)

(83)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(271)

 

(231)

 

(519)

 

(447)

Operating income (loss)

461

374

661

601

Interest expense

 

(167)

 

(153)

 

(326)

 

(303)

Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net

 

34

 

22

 

14

 

14

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

 

(87)

 

58

 

(185)

 

211

Other, net

 

21

 

21

 

29

 

27

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$

262

 

322

 

193

 

550