Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

QVC U.S.

 

QVC International

 

zulily

 

HSN

    

Corporate and Other

    

Total

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Balance at January 1, 2017

 

$

4,305

 

805

 

917

 

 —

 

25

 

6,052

 

Acquisition (1)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

933

 

17

 

950

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 —

 

80

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

80

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

 

4,305

 

885

 

917

 

933

 

42

 

7,082

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 —

 

(25)

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

(25)

 

Disposition (2)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

(26)

 

(26)

 

Other (3)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

(10)

 

(4)

 

(14)

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

$

4,305

 

860

 

917

 

923

 

12

 

7,017

 


(1)

As discussed in note 4, on December 29, 2017, the Company acquired the approximately 62% of HSN it did not already own in an all-stock transaction making HSN a wholly-owned subsidiary. The acquisition resulted in an increase to goodwill of $950 million.

(2)

As a result of the GCI Liberty Split-Off on March 9, 2018, the Company disposed of its wholly-owned subsidiary Evite, resulting in a $26 million decrease to goodwill.

(3)

As discussed in note 4, the preliminary purchase price allocation for the HSN acquisition was adjusted, resulting in a decrease to goodwill.

Schedule of Intangible assets subject to amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

    

Gross

    

    

    

Net

    

Gross

    

    

    

Net

 

 

 

carrying

 

Accumulated

 

carrying

 

carrying

 

Accumulated

 

carrying

 

 

 

amount

 

amortization

 

amount

 

amount

 

amortization

 

amount

 

 

 

amounts in millions

 

Television distribution rights

 

$

723

 

(583)

 

140

 

730

 

(652)

 

78

 

Customer relationships

 

 

3,320

 

(2,768)

 

552

 

3,356

 

(2,626)

 

730

 

Other

 

 

1,329

 

(963)

 

366

 

1,268

 

(828)

 

440

 

Total

 

$

5,372

 

(4,314)

 

1,058

 

5,354

 

(4,106)

 

1,248

 

 

Amortization Expense For The Next Five Fiscal Years

Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of December 31, 2018, Qurate Retail expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

    

$

318

 

2020

 

$

240

 

2021

 

$

166

 

2022

 

$

78

 

2023

 

$

76