Liberty Broadband Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Details)

Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Charter	Sep. 30, 2013 Charter	Sep. 30, 2014 Charter	Sep. 30, 2013 Charter	Sep. 30, 2014 Charter Franchise fees	Sep. 30, 2014 Charter Trademarks	Sep. 30, 2014 Charter Customer relationships	May 31, 2013 Liberty Charter	Sep. 30, 2014 Liberty Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Number of shares of common shares acquired														26,900,000	897,000
Number of warrants acquired														1,100,000
Purchase price of equity method investments														$ 2,600,000,000	$ 124,500,000
Beneficial ownership percentage							26.00%		26.00%					27.00%
Ownership percentage							25.00%		25.00%
Purchase price (in dollars per share)														$ 95.50
Cash paid to acquire equity method investments				124,492,000	2,565,149,000									1,200,000,000
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts
Property and equipment							417,000,000		417,000,000
Intangible assets											1,359,000,000	33,000,000	636,000,000
Goodwill							933,000,000		933,000,000
Debt							(215,000,000)		(215,000,000)
Deferred income tax liability							(814,000,000)		(814,000,000)
Total							2,349,000,000		2,349,000,000					2,532,300,000
Useful lives of property and equipment									7 years
Useful lives of customer relationships													13 years
Amortization of debt and intangible assets							21,100,000	20,300,000	62,000,000	24,000,000
Carrying value of equity method investment		2,373,627,000		2,373,627,000		2,402,024,000	2,374,000,000		2,374,000,000
Market value of equity method investment															4,201,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt to fund exercise of warrants	51,300,000
(Gain) loss on dilution of investment in affiliate		(10,953,000)	(52,163,000)	(61,162,000)	(55,219,000)		11,000,000	52,100,000	61,200,000	55,200,000
Charter consolidated balance sheet
Cash and cash equivalents							10,000,000		10,000,000
Accounts receivable, net							270,000,000		270,000,000
Property and equipment, net							8,305,000,000		8,305,000,000
Goodwill							1,170,000,000		1,170,000,000
Intangible assets, net							7,184,000,000		7,184,000,000
Other assets							4,011,000,000		4,011,000,000
Total assets							20,950,000,000		20,950,000,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities							1,586,000,000		1,586,000,000
Debt							17,595,000,000		17,595,000,000
Deferred income tax liability							1,610,000,000		1,610,000,000
Other liabilities							62,000,000		62,000,000
Equity							97,000,000		97,000,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity							20,950,000,000		20,950,000,000
Charter consolidated statement of operations
Revenue							2,287,000,000		6,748,000,000
Operating costs and expenses							(1,518,000,000)		(4,444,000,000)
Depreciation and amortization							(535,000,000)		(1,568,000,000)
Other operating expenses							(16,000,000)		(42,000,000)
Interest expense, net							(217,000,000)		(638,000,000)
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net							(5,000,000)		3,000,000
Income tax expense, net							(59,000,000)		(188,000,000)
Net loss							$ (53,000,000)		$ (135,000,000)