Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

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Intangible Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]
Intangible assets subject to amortization are comprised of the following:
 
December 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
Gross
 
 
 
Net
 
Gross
 
 
 
Net
 
carrying
 
Accumulated
 
carrying
 
carrying
 
Accumulated
 
carrying
 
amount
 
amortization
 
amount
 
amount
 
amortization
 
amount
 
amounts in millions
Television distribution rights
$
2,326

 
(1,554
)
 
772

 
2,305

 
(1,391
)
 
914

Customer relationships
3,608

 
(1,747
)
 
1,861

 
2,618

 
(1,535
)
 
1,083

Other
943

 
(459
)
 
484

 
600

 
(388
)
 
212

Total
$
6,877

 
(3,760
)
 
3,117

 
5,523

 
(3,314
)
 
2,209

Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
 
QVC
 
E-commerce
 
TripAdvisor
 
Total
 
amounts in millions
Balance at January 1, 2011
$
5,363

 
620

 
—

 
5,983

Acquisitions


 
4

 
—

 
4

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(9
)
 
—

 
—

 
(9
)
Balance at December 31, 2011
$
5,354

 
624

 
—

 
5,978

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(26
)
 
—

 
—

 
(26
)
Acquisitions
21

 
19

 
3,649

 
3,689

Impairments
—

 
(82
)
 
—

 
(82
)
Other
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
(3
)
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
5,349

 
558

 
3,649

 
9,556

Amortization Expense For The Next Five Fiscal Years
2013
$
760

2014
$
682

2015
$
587

2016
$
472

2017
$
357