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Information About Liberty's Operating Segments

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Information About Liberty's Operating Segments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
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 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. In addition, the Company reviews nonfinancial measures such as subscriber growth, churn and penetration.

The Company defines Adjusted OIBDA as revenue less operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses excluding all stock-based compensation. The Company believes this measure is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses, including each business's ability to service debt and fund capital expenditures. 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.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company has identified SIRIUS XM and Formula 1 as its reportable segments. SIRIUS XM is a consolidated subsidiary that provides a subscription based satellite radio service.  SIRIUS XM transmits 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 - the Sirius system and the XM system.  Subscribers can also receive music and other channels, plus features such as SiriusXM On Demand and MySXM, over SIRIUS XM’s Internet radio service, including through applications for mobile devices. 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 acquired a controlling interest in Formula 1 on January 23, 2017, at which time it began consolidating the results of the Formula 1 business.

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 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

    

 

 

    

Adjusted

    

 

    

Adjusted

 

 

 

Revenue

 

OIBDA

 

Revenue

 

OIBDA

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIRIUS XM

 

$

1,294

 

500

 

1,200

 

439

 

Corporate and other

 

 

 —

 

(4)

 

 —

 

 —

 

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

 

1,294

 

496

 

1,200

 

439

 

Braves Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other

 

 

 5

 

(29)

 

 4

 

(36)

 

Total Braves Group

 

 

 5

 

(29)

 

 4

 

(36)

 

Formula One Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula 1

 

 

96

 

18

 

NA

 

NA

 

Corporate and other

 

 

 —

 

(18)

 

 —

 

(12)

 

Total Formula One Group

 

 

96

 

 —

 

 —

 

(12)

 

Consolidated Liberty

 

$

1,395

 

467

 

1,204

 

391

 

 

 

Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

    

Total

    

Investments

    

Capital

 

 

 

assets

 

in affiliates

 

expenditures

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIRIUS XM

 

$

26,973

 

165

 

54

 

Corporate and other

 

 

128

 

 —

 

 —

 

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

 

27,101

 

165

 

54

 

Braves Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other

 

 

1,658

 

48

 

102

 

Total Braves Group

 

 

1,658

 

48

 

102

 

Formula One Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula 1

 

 

9,827

 

 —

 

 —

 

Corporate and other

 

 

2,659

 

888

 

 —

 

Total Formula One Group

 

 

12,486

 

888

 

 —

 

Elimination (1)

 

 

(243)

 

 —

 

 —

 

Consolidated Liberty

 

$

41,002

 

1,101

 

156

 


(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 segment Adjusted OIBDA to Operating income (loss) and Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

    

2017

    

2016

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Consolidated segment Adjusted OIBDA

 

$

467

 

391

 

Legal settlement, net (note 11)

 

 

 —

 

511

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(44)

 

(34)

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(164)

 

(87)

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

259

 

781

 

Interest expense

 

 

(140)

 

(84)

 

Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net

 

 

(4)

 

(12)

 

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

 

 

(12)

 

(8)

 

Other, net

 

 

17

 

 7

 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

 

$

120

 

684