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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, 2017
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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zulily

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HSN

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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, 2016

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$

5,149

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860

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Ìý—

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103

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6,112

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Acquisition (1)

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Ìý—

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57

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57

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Disposition (2)

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Ìý

Ìý—

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Ìý—

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(78)

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(78)

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Foreign currency translation adjustments

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Ìý

(39)

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Ìý—

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Ìý—

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Ìý—

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(39)

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Balance at December 31, 2016

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5,110

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917

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Ìý—

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25

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6,052

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Acquisition (3)

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933

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17

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950

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Foreign currency translation adjustments

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80

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80

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Balance at December 31, 2017

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$

5,190

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917

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933

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42

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7,082

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(1)

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 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.

(3)

As discussed in note 5, on December 29, 2017,ÌýÌýthe Company acquired the approximately 62% of HSNi it did not already own in an all-stock transaction making HSNi a wholly-owned subsidiary, attributed to the QVC Group tracking stock group. The acquisition resulted in an increase to goodwill of $950 million.

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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,Ìý2017

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DecemberÌý31,Ìý2016

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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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$

730

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(652)

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78

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2,279

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(2,095)

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184

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Customer relationships

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3,356

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(2,626)

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730

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2,910

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(2,394)

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516

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Other

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1,268

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(828)

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440

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965

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(660)

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305

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Total

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$

5,354

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(4,106)

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1,248

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6,154

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(5,149)

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1,005

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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 $549 million, $703 million and $550 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, Ìý2016 and 2015, respectively. Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of DecemberÌý31, 2017, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):

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2018

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$

401

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2019

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$

236

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2020

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$

162

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2021

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$

129

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2022

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$

77

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Impairments

As of December 31, 2017 accumulated goodwill impairment losses for certain e-commerce companies was $56 million.