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, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Estimated Useful Life

    

December 31, 2015

    

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Land

 

NA

 

$

101

 

124

 

Buildings and improvements

 

10 - 40 years

 

 

164

 

162

 

Support equipment

 

3 - 20 years

 

 

312

 

160

 

Satellite system

 

2 - 15 years

 

 

1,628

 

1,590

 

Construction in progress

 

NA

 

 

382

 

179

 

Total property and equipment

 

 

 

$

2,587

 

2,215

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

    

2013

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Cost of subscriber services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming and content

 

$

19

 

17

 

15

 

Customer service and billing

 

 

5

 

5

 

4

 

Other

 

 

8

 

8

 

7

 

Other operating expense

 

 

18

 

17

 

14

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

154

 

170

 

153

 

 

 

$

204

 

217

 

193

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

    

2013

 

 

 

number of shares in millions

 

Basic WASO

 

338

 

342

 

355

 

Potentially dilutive shares

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

Diluted WASO

 

340

 

345

 

359