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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Intangible Assets

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Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] Ìý
Other Intangible Assets

(10)ÌýÌýGoodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

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QVC

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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, 2014

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$

5,312

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560

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5,872

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Impairments

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Ìý—

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(7)

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(7)

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Sale of subsidiary

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(352)

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(352)

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Foreign currency translation adjustments

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(106)

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(106)

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Other

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Ìý—

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Ìý—

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(3)

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(3)

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Balance at December 31, 2014

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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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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,Ìý2015

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DecemberÌý31,Ìý2014

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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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$

2,259

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(1,920)

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339

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2,308

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(1,847)

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461

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Customer relationships

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2,950

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(2,141)

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809

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2,488

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(2,015)

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473

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Other

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1,077

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(578)

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499

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735

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(484)

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251

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Total

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$

6,286

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(4,639)

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1,647

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5,531

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(4,346)

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1,185

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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 $550 million, $504 million and $482 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of DecemberÌý31, 2015, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):

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2016

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$

709

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2017

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$

506

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2018

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$

228

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2019

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$

97

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2020

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$

69

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Impairments

During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, declining operating results as compared to budgeted results and certain trends related to certain e-commerce companies required a Step 2 impairment test and a determination of fair value for those subsidiaries.ÌýÌýFair value for those subsidiaries, including the related intangibles and goodwill, were determined using the respective companies' projections of future operating performance and applying a combination of market multiples (market approach) and discounted cash flow (income approach) calculations (Level 3).ÌýÌýAs of December 31, 2015 accumulated goodwill impairment losses for certain e-commerce companies was $87 million.