Other Intangible Assets |
(10)ÌýÌýGoodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
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ÌýÌýÌýÌý
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QVC
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zulily
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Corporate and Other
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Total
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amountsÌýinÌýmillions
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Balance at January 1, 2015
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$
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5,206
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198
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5,404
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Acquisitions
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860
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10
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870
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Sale of subsidiary
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(105)
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(105)
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Foreign currency translation adjustments
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(57)
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(57)
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Balance at December 31, 2015
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5,149
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860
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103
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6,112
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Acquisition (1)
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57
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57
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Disposition (2)
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(78)
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(78)
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Foreign currency translation adjustments
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(39)
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(39)
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Balance at December 31, 2016
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$
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5,110
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917
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25
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6,052
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(1)
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Subsequent to December 31, 2015, the preliminary purchase price allocation for the zulily acquisition was adjusted, resulting in a $57 million increase to goodwill.
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(2)
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As discussed in note 6, Liberty completed the CommerceHub Spin-Off on July 22, 2016, resulting in a $21 million decrease to goodwill. In addition, as discussed in note 6, Liberty completed the Expedia Holdings Split-Off on November 4, 2016, resulting in a $57 million decrease to goodwill related to Bodybuilding.
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Goodwill recognized from acquisitions primarily relates to assembled workforces, website community and other intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition.
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As presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, trademarks is the other significant indefinite lived intangible asset.
Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
Intangible assets subject to amortization are comprised of the following:
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DecemberÌý31,Ìý2016
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DecemberÌý31,Ìý2015
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Gross
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Net
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Gross
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Net
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carrying
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Accumulated
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carrying
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carrying
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Accumulated
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carrying
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amount
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amortization
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amount
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amount
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amortization
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amount
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amountsÌýinÌýmillions
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Television distribution rights
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$
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2,279
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(2,095)
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184
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2,259
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(1,920)
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339
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Customer relationships
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2,910
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(2,394)
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516
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2,950
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(2,141)
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809
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Other
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965
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(660)
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305
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1,077
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(578)
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499
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Total
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$
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6,154
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(5,149)
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1,005
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6,286
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(4,639)
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1,647
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The weighted average life of these amortizable intangible assets was approximately 9 years, at the time of acquisition.ÌýÌýHowever, amortization is expected to match the usage of the related asset and will be on an accelerated basis as demonstrated in table below.
Amortization expense for intangible assets with finite useful lives was $703 million, $550 million and $504 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of DecemberÌý31, 2016, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):
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2017
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$
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518
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2018
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$
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252
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2019
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$
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122
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2020
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$
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63
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2021
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$
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50
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Impairments
As of December 31, 2016 accumulated goodwill impairment losses for certain e-commerce companies was $87 million.
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