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(1)听听听Basis of Presentation The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of jvid视频. (formerly named Liberty Interactive Corporation, prior to the GCI Liberty Split-Off defined and described below) and its controlled subsidiaries (collectively, "jvid视频," the "Company," 鈥淐onsolidated jvid视频,鈥 鈥渦s,鈥 鈥渨e,鈥 or 鈥渙ur鈥 unless the context otherwise requires). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. jvid视频 is made up of wholly-owned subsidiaries QVC, Inc. (鈥淨VC鈥), which includes HSN, Inc. (鈥淗SN鈥), Cornerstone Brands, Inc. (鈥淐ornerstone鈥), Zulily, LLC (鈥淶ulily鈥), and other cost and equity method investments. jvid视频 is primarily engaged in the video and online commerce industries in North America, Europe and Asia. The businesses of the Company鈥檚 wholly-owned subsidiaries, QVC, Cornerstone and Zulily, are seasonal due to a higher volume of sales in the fourth calendar quarter related to year-end holiday shopping. 听 The accompanying (a) condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December听31, 2019, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and (b) the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information and the instructions to Form听10-Q and Article听10 of Regulation听S-X as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such periods have been included. Additionally, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for comparability with current period presentation. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in jvid视频's Annual Report on Form听10-K for the year ended December听31, 2019 (the 鈥2019 10-K鈥). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. jvid视频 considers (i)听fair value measurements, (ii)听accounting for income taxes, and (iii)听estimates of retail-related adjustments and allowances to be its most significant estimates. 听 听 In December 2019, a new coronavirus (鈥淐OVID-19鈥) was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China and has subsequently spread across the globe causing a global pandemic, impacting all countries where jvid视频 operates. As a result of the spread of the virus, certain local governmental agencies have imposed travel restrictions, local quarantines or stay at home restrictions to contain the spread, which has caused a significant disruption to most sectors of the economy. As a result of COVID-19, management increased the amounts of certain estimated reserves, including but not limited to, uncollectible receivables and inventory obsolescence for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. 听Other than these changes, management is not presently aware of any events or circumstances arising from the COVID-19 pandemic that would require the Company to update our estimates or judgments or revise the carrying value of our assets or liabilities. 听Management鈥檚 estimates may change, however, as new events occur and additional information is obtained, and any such changes will be recognized in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from estimates, and any such differences may be material to our financial statements. jvid视频 has entered into certain agreements with Liberty Media Corporation ("LMC") (for accounting purposes, a related party of the Company), a separate publicly traded company. These agreements include a reorganization agreement, services agreement and facilities sharing agreement. 听As a result of certain corporate transactions, LMC and jvid视频 may have obligations to each other for certain tax related matters. Neither jvid视频 nor LMC has any stock ownership, beneficial or otherwise, in the other. In connection with a split-off transaction that occurred in the first quarter of 2018 (the 鈥淕CI Liberty Split-Off鈥), jvid视频 and GCI Liberty, Inc. (鈥淕CI Liberty鈥) (for accounting purposes, a related party of the Company) entered into a tax sharing agreement. 听Pursuant to the tax sharing agreement, GCI Liberty has agreed to indemnify jvid视频 for taxes and tax-related losses resulting from the GCI Liberty Split-Off to the extent such taxes or tax-related losses (i) result primarily from, individually or in the aggregate, the breach of certain restrictive covenants made by GCI Liberty (applicable to actions or failures to act by GCI Liberty and its subsidiaries following the completion of the GCI Liberty Split-Off), or (ii) result from Section 355(e) of the Internal Revenue Code applying to the GCI Liberty Split-Off as a result of the GCI Liberty Split-Off being part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, a 50-percent or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of GCI Liberty (or any successor corporation).
In December 2019, the Company entered into an amendment to the services agreement in connection with LMC鈥檚 entry into a new employment arrangement with Gregory B. Maffei, the Company鈥檚 Chairman of the Board (the 鈥淐hairman鈥). Under the amended services agreement, components of his compensation will either be paid directly to him by each of the Company, Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., GCI Liberty, and Liberty Broadband Corporation (collectively, the 鈥淪ervice Companies鈥) or reimbursed to LMC, in each case, based on allocations among LMC and the Service Companies set forth in the amended services agreement, currently set at听19% for the Company.听
The reorganization agreement with LMC provides for, among other things, provisions governing the relationship between jvid视频 and LMC, including certain cross-indemnities. Pursuant to the services agreement, LMC provides jvid视频 with certain general and administrative services including legal, tax, accounting, treasury and investor relations support. jvid视频 reimburses LMC for direct, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by LMC in providing these services and for jvid视频's allocable portion of costs associated with any shared services or personnel based on an estimated percentage of time spent providing services to jvid视频. Under the facilities sharing agreement, LMC shares office space and related amenities at its corporate headquarters with jvid视频. Under these various agreements, approximately $2 million was reimbursable to LMC for both the three months ended September听30, 2020 and 2019, and $7 million and $5 million was reimbursable to LMC for the nine months ended September听30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. 听jvid视频 had a tax sharing payable with LMC and GCI Liberty in the amount of approximately $125 million and $95 million as of September听30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, included in Other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.听
On August 21, 2020, jvid视频 announced that an authorized committee of its Board of Directors had declared a special dividend (the 鈥淪pecial Dividend鈥) on each outstanding share of its Series A and Series B common stock consisting of (i) cash in the amount of听$1.50听per common share, for an aggregate cash dividend of approximately $633 million, and (ii) 0.03 shares of newly issued 8.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the 鈥淧referred Stock鈥), having an initial liquidation price of $100 per share of Preferred Stock, with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares. The distribution ratio for the Preferred Stock portion of the Special Dividend was equivalent to $3.00 in initial liquidation preference per common share, for an aggregate issuance of approximately $1.3 billion aggregate liquidation preference. The dividend was distributed on听September 14, 2020 to holders of record of jvid视频鈥檚 Series A and Series B common stock. Holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled to receive quarterly cash dividends at a fixed rate of 8.0% per year on a cumulative basis, beginning December 15, 2020 and thereafter on each of March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 during the term. The Preferred Stock is non-voting, except in limited circumstances as required by law, and subject to a mandatory redemption on March 15, 2031.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 the Company recognized a gain as a result of the sale of one of its alternative energy investments. The Company received total cash consideration of $272 million and recorded a gain of $224 million on the sale.
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