Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Tables)

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Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method  
Schedule Of Equity Ownership And Carrying Amount
 
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Percentage
ownership
 
Market
value
 
Carrying
amount
 
Carrying
amount
 
 
 
dollars in millions
Interactive Group
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HSN, Inc.(3)
38
%
 
$
1,247

 
$
293

 
242

Other
various

 
N/A

 
50

 
62

Total Interactive Group
 

 
 

 
343

 
304

Ventures Group
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expedia (2)(3)
18
%
 
$
1,608

 
477

 
431

Other (4)
various

 
N/A

 
417

 
116

Total Ventures Group
 
 
 
 
894

 
547

Consolidated Liberty
 
 
 
 
$
1,237

 
851

Schedule Of Liberty's Share Of Earnings (Losses) Of Affiliates
The following table presents Liberty's share of earnings (losses) of affiliates:
 
 
Years ended December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
amounts in millions
Interactive Group
 
 
 
 
 
 
HSN, Inc.
 
$
61

 
40

 
38

Other
 
(13
)
 
(12
)
 
(15
)
Total Interactive Group
 
48

 
28

 
23

Ventures Group
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expedia, Inc. (1)(2)
 
31

 
67

 
119

TripAdvisor (1)(4)
 
NA

 
38

 
NA

Other (5)
 
(46
)
 
(48
)
 
(2
)
Total Ventures Group
 
(15
)
 
57

 
117

Consolidated Liberty
 
$
33

 
85

 
140



(1)
During the fourth quarter of 2011 Expedia, Inc. completed the pro-rata split-off of TripAdvisor, a wholly owned subsidiary. Therefore, the Company had a 26% ownership interest in each of Expedia, Inc. and TripAdvisor as of December 31, 2011.
(2)
Liberty entered into a forward sales contract on 12 million shares of Expedia common stock in March 2012 at a per share forward price of $34.316. The forward contract was settled in October 2012 for total cash proceeds of $412 million and the 12 million shares of Expedia common stock, previously held as collateral, were released to the counterparty. In the fourth quarter of 2012, when the forward contract settled, the difference between the fair value of the Expedia shares and the carrying value of the shares ($443 million) was recognized in the gain (loss) on transactions, net line item in the statement of operations. Liberty owns an approximate 18% equity interest and 58% voting interest in Expedia. Liberty has entered into governance arrangements pursuant to which Mr. Barry Diller, Chairman of the Board and Senior Executive Officer of Expedia, may vote its interests of Expedia, subject to certain limitations. Additionally, through our governance arrangements with Mr. Diller, we have the right to appoint and have appointed 20% of the members of Expedia's board of directors, which is currently comprised of 10 members. Therefore, we determined based on these arrangements that we have significant influence and have accounted for the investment as an equity method affiliate.
(3)
During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, Expedia, Inc. paid dividends aggregating $13 million and $23 million, respectively, and HSN, Inc. paid dividends of $16 million during the year ended December 31, 2013 which were recorded as reductions to the investment balances.
(4)
In May 2012, Liberty sold approximately 8.5 million shares of TripAdvisor for cash proceeds of $338 million. The sale resulted in a $288 million gain recorded in gain (losses) on transactions, net, based on the average cost, in the statement of operations. On December 11, 2012, we acquired approximately 4.8 million additional shares of common stock of TripAdvisor (an additional 4% equity ownership interest) for $300 million and obtained voting control of TripAdvisor, see note 5 for additional details of the fourth quarter transaction with TripAdvisor.
(5)
Liberty invested $300 million in a solar energy plant during 2013. Liberty expects to receive a portion of the initial investment back within a year as the entity expects to receive grant proceeds and other favorable tax attributes. The Company expects to record its share of losses of the solar plant but expects to record the impacts of favorable tax attributes (primarily accelerated depreciation) as a current tax benefit with an offsetting deferred tax expense in the tax expense (benefit) line item in the Statement of Operations.
Expedia Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30,
2012
 
amounts in millions
Current assets
$
773

 
776

Property and equipment, net
171

 
159

Goodwill
10

 
10

Intangible assets
266

 
267

Other assets
6

 
7

Total assets
$
1,226

 
1,219

Current liabilities
$
412

 
411

Deferred income taxes
90

 
76

Long-term debt
231

 
244

Other liabilities
11

 
15

Equity
482

 
473

Total liabilities and equity
$
1,226

 
1,219

Expedia Consolidated Statement Of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
Trailing twelve months ended September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
amounts in millions
Revenue
$
3,367

 
3,206

 
2,949

Cost of revenue
(2,152
)
 
(2,039
)
 
(1,865
)
Gross profit
1,215

 
1,167

 
1,084

Selling, general and administrative expenses
(898
)
 
(877
)
 
(816
)
Amortization
(40
)
 
(38
)
 
(35
)
Operating income
277

 
252

 
233

Interest expense
(7
)
 
(27
)
 
(32
)
Other income (expense), net
1

 
(18
)
 

Income tax (expense) benefit
(98
)
 
(78
)
 
(79
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
173

 
129

 
122

Discontinued operations, net of tax
1

 
(8
)
 
(5
)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to HSN shareholders
$
174

 
121

 
117