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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

v2.4.0.6
Intangible Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] Ìý
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]
Intangible assets subject to amortization are comprised of the following:
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2012
Ìý
December 31, 2011
Ìý
Gross
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Net
Ìý
Gross
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Net
Ìý
carrying
Ìý
Accumulated
Ìý
carrying
Ìý
carrying
Ìý
Accumulated
Ìý
carrying
Ìý
amount
Ìý
amortization
Ìý
amount
Ìý
amount
Ìý
amortization
Ìý
amount
Ìý
amounts in millions
Television distribution rights
$
2,326

Ìý
(1,554
)
Ìý
772

Ìý
2,305

Ìý
(1,391
)
Ìý
914

Customer relationships
3,608

Ìý
(1,747
)
Ìý
1,861

Ìý
2,618

Ìý
(1,535
)
Ìý
1,083

Other
943

Ìý
(459
)
Ìý
484

Ìý
600

Ìý
(388
)
Ìý
212

Total
$
6,877

Ìý
(3,760
)
Ìý
3,117

Ìý
5,523

Ìý
(3,314
)
Ìý
2,209

Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
Ìý
QVC
Ìý
E-commerce
Ìý
TripAdvisor
Ìý
Total
Ìý
amounts in millions
Balance at January 1, 2011
$
5,363

Ìý
620

Ìý
—

Ìý
5,983

Acquisitions


Ìý
4

Ìý
—

Ìý
4

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(9
)
Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Ìý
(9
)
Balance at December 31, 2011
$
5,354

Ìý
624

Ìý
—

Ìý
5,978

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(26
)
Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Ìý
(26
)
Acquisitions
21

Ìý
19

Ìý
3,649

Ìý
3,689

Impairments
—

Ìý
(82
)
Ìý
—

Ìý
(82
)
Other
—

Ìý
(3
)
Ìý
—

Ìý
(3
)
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
5,349

Ìý
558

Ìý
3,649

Ìý
9,556

Amortization Expense For The Next Five Fiscal Years
2013
$
760

2014
$
682

2015
$
587

2016
$
472

2017
$
357