Years ended December 31,

2016

2015

2014

amounts in millions

QVC Group

HSN

$

Other

Total QVC Group

Ventures Group

FTD (3)

 —

Other (2)

Total Ventures Group

Consolidated Liberty

$

(1)

HSN paid dividends of $28 million, $228 million, and $22 million during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which were recorded as reductions to the investment balances, and recorded as a cash inflow from operations in the Cash receipts from returns on equity investments line item in the consolidated statements of cash flows.  Dividends from HSNi during the year ended December 31, 2015 included a special dividend of $10 per share from which Liberty received approximately $200 million in cash, which was recorded as a cash inflow from investing activities in the Cash receipts from returns of equity investments line item in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

(2)

The Other category for the Ventures Group is comprised of investments in LendingTree, alternative energy investments and other investments. The alternative energy investments generally operate at a loss but provide favorable tax attributes recorded through the income tax (expense) benefit line item in the consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2015, Liberty recorded an impairment of approximately $98 million, based on a discounted cash flow valuation (Level 3), related to one of its alternative energy investments which has underperformed operationally.

(3)

The carrying value of Liberty’s investment in FTD was impaired to the fair value (based on the closing price (Level 1)) as of December 31, 2015.