Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Estimated Useful Life

    

December 31, 2014

    

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Land

 

NA

 

$

124 

 

59 

 

Buildings and improvements

 

10 - 40 years

 

 

162 

 

157 

 

Support equipment

 

3 - 20 years

 

 

230 

 

257 

 

Satellite system

 

2 - 15 years

 

 

1,590 

 

1,573 

 

Construction in progress

 

NA

 

 

151 

 

103 

 

Total property and equipment

 

 

 

$

2,257 

 

2,149 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

    

2014

    

2013

    

2012

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Cost of subscriber services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming and content

 

$

17 

 

15 

 

 

Customer service and billing

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating expense

 

 

17 

 

14 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

170 

 

153 

 

46 

 

 

 

$

217 

 

193 

 

46 

 

 

Net earnings attributable to stockholders [Table Text Block]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

    

2014

    

2013

    

2012

  

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

178 

 

8,780 

 

1,160 

 

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

 

$

 

 

254 

 

 

Segment, Liberty Capital [Member]  
Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

    

2014

    

2013

    

2012

 

 

 

number of shares in millions

 

Basic WASO

 

342 

 

355 

 

361 

 

Potentially dilutive shares

 

 

 

11 

 

Diluted WASO

 

345 

 

359 

 

372