含羞草传媒. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Tables)

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method

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Schedule Of Equity Ownership And Carrying Amount

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听	听	December听31,听2016							听	December听31,听2015	听
听	听	Percentage	听	Market		听	Carrying		听	Carrying	听
听	听	ownership	听	value		听	amount		听	amount	听
听	听	听	听	dollars听in听millions							听
QVC Group	听听听听	听	听听听听	听	听	听听听听	听	听	听听听听	听	听
HSN (1)	听	38	%	$	687	听	$	184	听	165	听
Other	听	various	听	听	NA	听	听	40	听	43	听
Total QVC Group	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	224	听	208	听
Ventures Group	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
FTD	听	37	%	$	243	听	听	216	听	267	听
Other (2)	听	various	听	听	NA	听	听	141	听	239	听
Total Ventures Group	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	357	听	506	听
Consolidated Liberty	听	听	听	听	听	听	$	581	听	714	听

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Schedule Of Liberty's Share Of Earnings (Losses) Of Affiliates

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听	听	Years听ended听December听31,						听
听	听听听听	2016		听听听听	2015	听听听听	2014	听
听	听	amounts听in听millions						听
QVC Group	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
HSN	听	$	48	听	64	听	60	听
Other	听	听	(6)	听	(9)	听	(9)	听
Total QVC Group	听	听	42	听	55	听	51	听
Ventures Group	听	听	听	听	听	听	听	听
FTD (3)	听	听	(41)	听	(83)	听	听鈥�	听
Other (2)	听	听	(69)	听	(150)	听	(70)	听
Total Ventures Group	听	听	(110)	听	(233)	听	(70)	听
Consolidated Liberty	听	$	(68)	听	(178)	听	(19)	听

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(1)

HSN paid dividends of $28 million, $228 million, and $22 million during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which were recorded as reductions to the investment balances, and recorded as a cash inflow from operations in the Cash receipts from returns on equity investments line item in the consolidated statements of cash flows.听听Dividends from HSNi during the year ended December 31, 2015 included a special dividend of $10 per share from which Liberty received approximately $200 million in cash, which was recorded as a cash inflow from investing activities in the Cash receipts from returns of equity investments line item in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

(2)

The Other category for the Ventures Group is comprised of investments in LendingTree, alternative energy investments and other investments. The alternative energy investments generally operate at a loss but provide favorable tax attributes recorded through the income tax (expense) benefit line item in the consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2015, Liberty recorded an impairment of approximately $98 million, based on a discounted cash flow valuation (Level 3), related to one of its alternative energy investments which has underperformed operationally.

(3)

The carrying value of Liberty鈥檚 investment in FTD was impaired to the fair value (based on the closing price (Level 1)) as of December 31, 2015.