含羞草传媒. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

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Other Intangible Assets

(9)听听听Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

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听	听	听	听	听	听	听	Corporate and	听	听	听
听	听听听听	QVC		听	zulily	听听听听	Other	听听听听	Total	听
听	听	amounts听in听millions								听
Balance at January听1, 2016	听	$	5,149	听	860	听	103	听	6,112	听
Acquisition听听(1)	听	听	听鈥�	听	57	听	听鈥�	听	57	听
Foreign currency translation adjustments	听	听	35	听	听鈥�	听	听鈥�	听	35	听
Disposition (2)	听	听	听鈥�	听	听鈥�	听	(21)	听	(21)	听
Other	听	听	听鈥�	听	听鈥�	听	1	听	1	听
Balance at September听30, 2016	听	$	5,184	听	917	听	83	听	6,184	听

(1)

As discussed in note 2, subsequent to December 31, 2015, the preliminary purchase price allocation for the zulily acquisition was adjusted, resulting in a $57 million increase to goodwill.

(2)

As discussed in note 2, Liberty completed the Spin-Off of CommerceHub on July 22, 2016, resulting in a $21 million decrease to goodwill.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

Amortization expense for intangible assets with finite useful lives was $181 million and $115 million for the three months ended听September听30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $538 million and $367 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of September听30, 2016, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):

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Remainder of 2016	听听听听	$	154	听
2017	听	$	513	听
2018	听	$	247	听
2019	听	$	98	听
2020	听	$	60	听

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- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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