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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

v2.4.0.8
Intangible Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
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, 2013
Ìý
December 31, 2012
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
$
2,324

Ìý
(1,700
)
Ìý
624

Ìý
2,304

Ìý
(1,540
)
Ìý
764

Customer relationships
3,612

Ìý
(2,198
)
Ìý
1,414

Ìý
3,630

Ìý
(1,761
)
Ìý
1,869

Other
1,032

Ìý
(578
)
Ìý
454

Ìý
943

Ìý
(459
)
Ìý
484

Total
$
6,968

Ìý
(4,476
)
Ìý
2,492

Ìý
6,877

Ìý
(3,760
)
Ìý
3,117

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, 2012
$
5,354

Ìý
624

Ìý
—

Ìý
5,978

Acquisitions
21

Ìý
19

Ìý
3,649

Ìý
3,689

Impairments
—

Ìý
(82
)
Ìý
—

Ìý
(82
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(26
)
Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Ìý
(26
)
Other
—

Ìý
(3
)
Ìý
—

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

Ìý
558

Ìý
3,649

Ìý
9,556

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(37
)
Ìý
—

Ìý
3

Ìý
(34
)
Acquisitions
—

Ìý
7

Ìý
28

Ìý
35

Impairments
—

Ìý
(5
)
Ìý
—

Ìý
(5
)
Purchase price allocation adjustments (note 5)
—

Ìý
—

Ìý
(220
)
Ìý
(220
)
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
5,312

Ìý
560

Ìý
3,460

Ìý
9,332

Amortization Expense For The Next Five Fiscal Years
2014
$
747

2015
$
650

2016
$
539

2017
$
366

2018
$
81