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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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
2014	$	86	95	(2)	(87)	92
2013	$	76	81	1	(72)	86
2012	$	80	76	—	(80)	76

Schedule of Property and Equipment


	December 31,		December 31,
	2014		2013
	amounts in millions
Land	$	205	208
Buildings and improvements		935	976
Support equipment		847	940
Projects in progress		43	77
Total property and equipment	$	2,030	2,201

Schedule of net earnings attributable to stockholders

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


	Years ended December 31,
	2014		2013	2012
Liberty Interactive Corporation
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations		NA	NA	(1)
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		NA	NA	295
Liberty Interactive
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	535	455	262
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	$	(15)	(17)	(50)
Liberty Ventures
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	3	54	281
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	$	14	9	743

Liberty Interactive common stock

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares


	Years ended December 31,
	2014	2013	2012
	number of shares in millions
Basic WASO	484	519	541
Potentially dilutive shares	8	8	10
Diluted WASO	492	527	551

Liberty Ventures common stock

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares


	Years ended December 31,
	2014	2013	2012
	number of shares in millions
Basic WASO	87	73	66
Potentially dilutive shares	1	1	1
Diluted WASO	88	74	67

Liberty Interactive Corporation

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares


		January 1, 2012 -
		August 9, 2012
		number of shares in millions
Basic WASO		559
Potentially dilutive shares		9
Diluted WASO		568

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