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Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt

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Long-Term Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt
Long-Term Debt
Debt is summarized as follows:
Outstanding principal at March 31, 2014
Carrying value
March31, 2014
December31, 2013
amounts in millions
Interactive Group
Corporate level notes and debentures
8.5% Senior Debentures due 2029
$
287

285

285

8.25% Senior Debentures due 2030
504

501

501

1% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
400

422

423

Subsidiary level notes and facilities
QVC 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019
769

761

761

QVC 3.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2019
400

399


QVC 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020
500

500

500

QVC 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2022
500

500

500

QVC 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2023
750

750

750

QVC 4.850% Senior Secured Notes due 2024
600

600


QVC 5.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2043
300

300

300

QVC Bank Credit Facilities
124

124

922

Other subsidiary debt
145

145

141

Total Interactive Group
$
5,279

5,287

5,083

Ventures Group
Corporate level debentures
4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2029
$
439

284

284

3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030
438

276

270

3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2031
359

316

316

0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
850

1,067

1,062

Subsidiary level facilities
TripAdvisor Debt Facilities
361

361

369

Total Ventures Group debt
$
2,447

2,304

2,301

Total consolidated Liberty debt
$
7,726

7,591

7,384

Less current classification

(983
)
(978
)
Total long-term debt
$
6,608

6,406


QVC Senior Secured Notes
On March 18, 2014, QVC, Inc. ("QVC"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corporation, issued $400 million principal amount of new 3.125% senior secured notes due 2019 at an issue price of 99.828% and $600 million principal amount of new 4.85% senior secured notes due 2024 at an issue price of 99.927% (collectively, the “Notes”). The Notes are secured by a first-priority lien on the capital stock of QVC, which is the same collateral that secures QVC's existing secured indebtedness. The net proceeds from the offering was used to repay indebtedness under QVC’s senior secured credit facility and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. QVC was in compliance with all of its debt covenants related to its outstanding senior secured notes at March31, 2014.
QVC Bank Credit Facilities
The interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the QVC Bank Credit Facilities was 1.9% at March 31, 2014. Availability under the QVC Amended and Restated Credit Agreement at March31, 2014 was $1,876 million. QVC was in compliance with all debt covenants related to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement at March31, 2014.
Exchangeable Senior Debentures
Liberty has elected to account for the exchangeable senior debentures using the fair value option. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these instruments are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the statements of operations. Liberty will review the terms of the debentures on a quarterly basis to determine whether a triggering event has occurred to require current classification of the exchangeables upon a call event. As of March31, 2014 the balance of the 4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2029, the 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030 and the 3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2031 have been classified as current.
Other Subsidiary Debt
Other subsidiary debt at March31, 2014 is comprised of capitalized satellite transponder lease obligations and bank debt of certain subsidiaries.
Fair Value of Debt
Liberty estimates the fair value of its debt based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rate offered to Liberty for debt of the same remaining maturities (Level 2). The fair value of Liberty's publicly traded debt securities that are not reported at fair value in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at March31, 2014 are as follows (amounts inmillions):
Senior debentures
$
869

QVC senior secured notes
$
3,946


Due to the variable rate nature, Liberty believes that the carrying amount of its other debt, not discussed above, approximated fair value at March31, 2014