Liberty Broadband Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Segment Information (Details)

v2.4.1.9

Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment information
Revenue	$ 13,316us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 16,921us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Adjusted OIBDA	(5,435)	(2,457)
Total assets	3,770,211us-gaap_Assets		3,003,932us-gaap_Assets
Investments in affiliates	2,455,859us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments		2,498,804us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Capital expenditures	75lbrda_CapitalExpenditures
Corporate and Other
Segment information
Adjusted OIBDA	(2,916)
Total assets	3,534,779
Investments in affiliates	2,455,859
Operating segments
Segment information
Revenue	2,375,316	2,218,921
Adjusted OIBDA	776,565	754,543
Total assets	28,180,211
Investments in affiliates	2,455,859
Capital expenditures	351,075
Operating segments \| TruePosition
Segment information
Revenue	13,316	16,921
Adjusted OIBDA	(2,519)	(2,457)
Total assets	235,432
Capital expenditures	75
Operating segments \| Charter
Segment information
Revenue	2,362,000	2,202,000
Adjusted OIBDA	782,000	757,000
Total assets	24,410,000
Capital expenditures	351,000
Eliminate equity method affiliate
Segment information
Revenue	(2,362,000)	(2,202,000)
Adjusted OIBDA	(782,000)	(757,000)
Total assets	(24,410,000)
Capital expenditures	$ (351,000)

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