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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Debt (Details)

v3.21.1

Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions					3 Months Ended
Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	Dec. 18, 2020	Aug. 20, 2020	Aug. 12, 2020	Jul. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2050
Debt disclosures
Carrying value					$ 588,064	$ 608,804
Interest rate (as a percent)					2.75%	2.75%
1.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2050
Debt disclosures
Carrying value					$ 811,536	$ 836,971
Interest rate (as a percent)					1.25%	1.25%
1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046
Debt disclosures
Carrying value					$ 24,741	$ 26,350
Interest rate (as a percent)					1.75%	1.75%
Exchange of debentures based on share price exceeds on par value						130.00%
Minimum number of days share price exceeds par value						20 days
Number of trading days						30 days
Exchange period						1 year
Senior Credit Facility
Debt disclosures
Carrying value					$ 523,000	$ 704,000
SPV \| Margin Loan Facility
Debt disclosures
Maximum borrowing capacity including incremental facility			$ 2,300,000
Borrowings	$ 1,300,000	$ 100,000		$ 25,000
Carrying value					2,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity					$ 300,000
SPV \| Margin Loan Facility \| Charter
Debt disclosures
Number of common shares pledged as collateral					12.3
Value of pledged collateral					$ 7,600,000
SPV \| Margin Loan Facility \| Three-month LIBOR
Debt disclosures
Interest rate basis			three-month LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate	1.85%		1.50%

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