Liberty Broadband Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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

Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	May 31, 2014	May 31, 2013	Nov. 30, 2014
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Cash paid to acquire equity method investments	$ 175,857,000	$ 2,565,150,000
Charter consolidated statement of operations
Debt outstanding	372,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Carrying value of equity method investment	2,498,804,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments	2,402,024,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Share of equity investment income (losses)	(127,573,000)	(76,090,000)
(Gain) loss on dilution of investment in affiliate	(87,158,000)	(92,933,000)
Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Number of shares of common shares acquired			897,000
Purchase price of equity method investments			124,500,000
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Investments Acquired	130,600,000
Charter consolidated balance sheet
Current assets	371,000,000	322,000,000
Property and equipment, net	8,373,000,000	7,981,000,000
Goodwill	1,168,000,000	1,177,000,000
Intangible assets, net	7,111,000,000	7,398,000,000
Other assets	7,527,000,000	417,000,000
Total assets	24,550,000,000	17,295,000,000
Current liabilities	1,635,000,000	1,467,000,000
Deferred income taxes	1,674,000,000	1,431,000,000
Long-term debt	21,023,000,000	14,181,000,000
Other liabilities	72,000,000	65,000,000
Equity	146,000,000	151,000,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	24,550,000,000	17,295,000,000
Charter consolidated statement of operations
Revenue	9,108,000,000	8,155,000,000
Operating costs and expenses	5,973,000,000	5,345,000,000
Depreciation and amortization	2,102,000,000	1,854,000,000
Other operating expenses	62,000,000	47,000,000
Total cost and expenses	8,137,000,000	7,246,000,000
Operating income	971,000,000	909,000,000
Interest expense, net	(911,000,000)	(846,000,000)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(123,000,000)
Other expense, net	(7,000,000)	11,000,000
Income tax expense, net	(236,000,000)	(120,000,000)
Net loss	(183,000,000)	(169,000,000)
Carrying value of equity method investment	2,499,000,000
Market value of equity method investment	4,805,000,000
Ownership percentage	26.00%
Share of equity investment income (losses)	127,600,000	76,100,000
Amortization of debt and intangible assets	81,200,000	44,300,000
(Gain) loss on dilution of investment in affiliate	87,200,000	92,900,000
Share of equity investment other comprehensive income (losses)	3,200,000	3,700,000
Share of equity investment other comprehensive income (losses), pre-tax	5,200,000	6,000,000
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts
Property and equipment	433,900,000
Goodwill	960,100,000
Debt	(221,500,000)
Deferred income tax liability	(862,900,000)
Total	2,461,300,000
Useful lives of property and equipment	7 years
Charter \| Franchise fees
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts
Intangible assets	1,451,400,000
Charter \| Trademarks
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts
Intangible assets	36,200,000
Charter \| Customer relationships
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts
Intangible assets	664,100,000
Useful lives of customer relationships	13 years
Charter \| Warrants
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Other Significant Noncash Transaction, Value of Consideration Given	130,600,000
Liberty \| Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Number of shares of common shares acquired				26,900,000
Number of warrants acquired				1,100,000
Purchase price of equity method investments				2,600,000,000
Beneficial ownership percentage				27.00%
Purchase price (in dollars per share)				$ 95.50
Cash paid to acquire equity method investments				1,200,000,000
Number of common shares pledged as collateral				20,300,000
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts
Total				2,532,300,000
Liberty \| SIRIUS XM
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Number of common shares pledged as collateral				720,000,000
Liberty \| Live Nation
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Number of common shares pledged as collateral				8,100,000
Margin Loan Agreements
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Additional borrowing					52,000,000
Charter consolidated statement of operations
Debt outstanding	$ 372,000,000
Margin Loan Agreements \| Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Number of common shares pledged as collateral	7,000,000