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Segment Information

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Segment Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Segment Information  
Segment Information

(10) Segment Information

Liberty Broadband identifies its reportable segments as (A) those consolidated companies that represent 10% or more of its consolidated annual revenue, annual Adjusted OIBDA (as defined below) or total assets and (B) those equity method affiliates whose share of earnings or losses represent 10% or more of Liberty Broadband’s annual pre-tax earnings (losses).

Liberty Broadband evaluates performance and makes decisions about allocating resources to its operating segments based on financial measures such as revenue and Adjusted OIBDA. In addition, Liberty Broadband reviews nonfinancial measures such as subscriber growth.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, Liberty Broadband has identified the following consolidated company and equity method investment as its reportable segments:

GCI Holdings – a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that provides a full range of data, wireless, video, voice, and managed services to residential, businesses, governmental entities, and educational and medical institutions primarily in Alaska.
Charter – an equity method investment that is one of the largest providers of cable services in the United States, offering a variety of entertainment, information and communications solutions to residential and commercial customers.

Liberty Broadband’s operating segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each segment requires different technologies, distribution channels and marketing strategies. The accounting policies of the segment that is also a consolidated company are the same as those described in the Company’s summary of significant accounting policies in the Company’s annual financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. We have included amounts attributable to Charter in the tables below. Although Liberty Broadband owns less than 100% of the outstanding shares of Charter, 100% of the Charter amounts are included in the tables below and subsequently eliminated in order to reconcile the account totals to the Liberty Broadband condensed consolidated financial statements.

Performance Measures

Revenue by segment from contracts with customers, classified by customer type and significant service offerings follows:

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Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2023

    

2022

2023

    

2022

amounts in millions

GCI Holdings

  

 

  

  

 

  

Consumer Revenue

  

 

  

  

 

  

Data

$

59

57

118

115

Wireless

35

34

70

68

Other

 

10

14

22

28

Business Revenue

 

Data

 

106

96

211

185

Wireless

 

11

11

22

24

Other

 

5

6

10

12

Lease, grant, and revenue from subsidies

 

19

20

38

39

Total GCI Holdings

245

238

491

471

Corporate and other

1

6

Total

$

245

 

239

491

 

477

Charter revenue totaled $13,659 million and $13,598 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $27,312 million and $26,798 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

The Company had receivables of $188 million and $189 million at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, the long-term portion of which are included in Other assets, net. The Company had deferred revenue of $38 million and $33 million at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, the long-term portion of which are included in Other liabilities. The receivables and deferred revenue are only from contracts with customers. GCI Holdings’ customers generally pay for services in advance of the performance obligation and therefore these prepayments are recorded as deferred revenue. The deferred revenue is recognized as revenue in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations as the services are provided. Changes in the contract liability balance for the Company during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 were not materially impacted by other factors.

The Company expects to recognize revenue in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) of approximately $195 million in the remainder of 2023, $268 million in 2024, $143 million in 2025, $74 million in 2026 and $46 million in 2027 and thereafter.

For segment reporting purposes, Liberty Broadband defines Adjusted OIBDA as revenue less operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses excluding stock-based compensation. Liberty Broadband believes this measure is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses by identifying those items that are not directly a reflection of each business’ performance or indicative of ongoing business trends. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. This measure of performance excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, transaction costs, separately reported litigation settlements and restructuring and impairment charges that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP. Accordingly, Adjusted OIBDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income, net earnings, cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Liberty Broadband generally accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current prices.

Adjusted OIBDA is summarized as follows:

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Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

amounts in millions

GCI Holdings

    

$

92

    

90

182

177

Charter

 

5,580

5,571

 

10,920

10,783

Corporate and other

 

(5)

(7)

 

(13)

(14)

 

5,667

5,654

 

11,089

10,946

Eliminate equity method affiliate

 

(5,580)

(5,571)

 

(10,920)

(10,783)

Consolidated Liberty Broadband

$

87

83

169

163

Other Information

June 30, 2023

 

Total

Investments

Capital

 

assets

in affiliate

expenditures

 

amounts in millions

 

GCI Holdings

$

3,344

97

Charter

 

145,615

 

 

5,298

Corporate and other

 

12,065

 

11,916

 

 

161,024

 

11,916

 

5,395

Eliminate equity method affiliate

 

(145,615)

 

 

(5,298)

Consolidated Liberty Broadband

$

15,409

 

11,916

 

97

The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA to Operating income (loss) and Earnings (loss) before income taxes:

Three months ended

Six months ended

 

June 30,

June 30,

 

2023

2022

2023

    

2022

 

amounts in millions

 

Adjusted OIBDA

    

$

87

    

83

    

169

    

163

Stock-based compensation

 

(8)

(9)

(16)

 

(18)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(56)

(65)

(114)

 

(129)

Litigation settlement

(10)

(10)

Operating income (loss)

23

(1)

39

6

Interest expense

(52)

(30)

(97)

 

(56)

Share of earnings (loss) of affiliate, net

 

318

386

566

 

689

Gain (loss) on dilution of investment in affiliate

 

(5)

(11)

(32)

 

(67)

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net

 

40

77

(74)

 

214

Gain (loss) on dispositions, net

179

 

179

Other, net

 

2

(18)

16

 

(39)

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$

326

582

418

 

926