Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Summary of activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts

Balance

Additions

Balance

 

beginning

Charged

Deductions-

end of

 

of year

to expense

Other

write-offs

year

 

amounts in millions

 

2019

    

$

117

    

130

    

4

 

    

(122)

 

    

129

2018

$

92

    

123

    

3

 

    

(101)

 

    

117

2017

    

$

99

    

73

    

(1)

 

    

(79)

 

    

92

Schedule of Property and Equipment

December 31,

December 31,

 

2019

2018

amounts in millions

 

Land

    

$

128

    

128

Buildings and improvements

 

1,204

 

1,194

Support equipment

 

1,023

 

1,302

Projects in progress

 

169

 

61

Finance lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets

282

Total property and equipment

$

2,806

 

2,685

Schedule of disaggregation of revenue

Year ended

December 31, 2019

QxH

QVC Int'l

Zulily

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

3,047

905

422

729

5,103

Beauty

1,299

659

53

2,011

Apparel

1,289

422

582

172

2,465

Accessories

918

376

416

1,710

Electronics

1,141

107

15

1,263

Jewelry

402

226

54

682

Other revenue

181

14

29

224

Total Revenue

$

8,277

2,709

1,571

901

13,458

Year ended

December 31, 2018

QxH

QVC Int'l

Zulily

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

3,175

1,023

511

791

5,500

Beauty

1,326

640

50

2,016

Apparel

1,323

453

684

180

2,640

Accessories

933

273

472

1,678

Electronics

1,129

119

18

1,266

Jewelry

473

213

53

739

Other revenue

185

17

29

231

Total Revenue

$

8,544

2,738

1,817

971

14,070

Summary of activity in allowance for sales returns

Balance beginning of year

Additions - charged to earnings

Deductions

Acquisition of HSN

Balance end of year

in millions

2019

$

266

2,336

(2,341)

-

261

2018 (1)

$

267

2,434

(2,435)

-

266

2017

$

98

1,027

(1,023)

35

137

(1) Amounts in 2018 and 2019 include the impact of adoption of ASC 606.
Schedule of net earnings attributable to stockholders

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Qurate Retail stockholders is comprised of the following (amounts in millions):

Years ended December 31,

2019

2018

2017

Qurate Retail

    

    

    

 

Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

(456)

674

1,208

Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

$

NA

NA

NA

Liberty Ventures

Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

NA

101

781

Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

$

NA

141

452

Schedule of weighted average number of shares outstanding

Years ended December 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

 

number of shares in millions

 

Basic WASO

424

462

445

Potentially dilutive shares

3

3

Diluted WASO

424

465

448

Liberty Ventures common stock  
Schedule of weighted average number of shares outstanding

    

Years ended December 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018 (1)

    

2017

 

number of shares in millions

 

Basic WASO

 

NA

86

86

Potentially dilutive shares

 

NA

1

1

Diluted WASO

 

NA

87

87

(1) All of the outstanding shares of Liberty Ventures Series A and B common stock were redeemed for GCI Liberty Series A and B common stock as a result of the GCI Liberty Split-Off on March 9, 2018.
ASU 2014-09  
Schedule of impact of new accounting pronouncements

As reported

Balance without

Year ended

adoption of

December 31, 2018

Impact of ASC 606

ASC 606

in millions

Net revenue

$

14,070

(154)

13,916

Cost of retail sales

$

9,209

(13)

9,196

Selling, general and administrative expenses, including stock-based compensation and transaction related costs

$

1,897

(126)

1,771

Operating expense

$

970

(2)

968

Income tax (expense) benefit

$

(60)

2

(58)

Net income

$

916

(11)

905