Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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

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Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method  
Schedule of allocation of excess basis within memo accounts used for equity accounting purposes

the excess basis has decreased to $2,436 million as of March 31, 2015 and has been allocated within memo accounts used for equity accounting purposes as follows (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

    

$

414 

 

Customer relationships

 

 

640 

 

Franchise fees

 

 

1,451 

 

Trademarks

 

 

36 

 

Goodwill

 

 

958 

 

Debt

 

 

(213)

 

Deferred income tax liability

 

 

(850)

 

 

 

$

2,436 

 

 

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

Charter condensed consolidated balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

Current assets

 

$

7,502 

 

371 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

8,275 

 

8,373 

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,168 

 

1,168 

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

7,048 

 

7,111 

 

Other assets

 

 

417 

 

7,527 

 

Total assets

 

$

24,410 

 

24,550 

 

Current liabilities

 

$

8,569 

 

1,635 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

1,706 

 

1,674 

 

Long-term debt

 

 

13,981 

 

21,023 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

77 

 

72 

 

Equity

 

 

77 

 

146 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

24,410 

 

24,550 

 

 

Charter condensed consolidated statement of operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Three months

 

Three months

 

 

 

ended

 

ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

March 31, 2014

 

Revenue

$

2,362 

 

2,202 

 

Cost and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

(1,581)

 

(1,447)

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

(514)

 

(505)

 

Other operating expenses, net

 

(18)

 

(10)

 

 

 

(2,113)

 

(1,962)

 

Operating income

 

249 

 

240 

 

Interest expense

 

(289)

 

(211)

 

Other income (expense), net

 

(6)

 

(2)

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(35)

 

(64)

 

Net loss

$

(81)

 

(37)