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6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
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(11) Segment Information

Liberty Broadband identifies its reportable segments as (A) those consolidated companies that represent 10% or more of its consolidated annual revenue, annual Adjusted OIBDA or total assets and (B) those equity method affiliates whose share of earnings or losses represent 10% or more of Liberty Broadband’s annual pre-tax earnings (losses).

During the first quarter of 2021, as a result of the closing of the Combination on December 18, 2020, Skyhook Holding, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is no longer significant to the Company and has been included in Corporate and other for presentation purposes. The revised segment reporting structure includes the following reportable segments: (1) GCI Holdings and (2) Charter.  All prior period segment disclosure information has been reclassified to conform to the current reporting structure.  These reclassifications had no effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements in any period.

Liberty Broadband evaluates performance and makes decisions about allocating resources to its operating segments based on financial measures such as revenue and Adjusted OIBDA. In addition, Liberty Broadband reviews nonfinancial measures such as subscriber growth.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, Liberty Broadband has identified the following consolidated company and equity method investment as its reportable segments:

GCI Holdings – a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that provides a full range of wireless, data, video, voice, and managed services to residential, businesses, governmental entities, and educational and medical institutions primarily in Alaska.
Charter—an equity method investment that is one of the largest providers of cable services in the United States, offering a variety of entertainment, information and communications solutions to residential and commercial customers.

Liberty Broadband’s operating segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each segment requires different technologies, distribution channels and marketing strategies. The accounting policies of the segment that is also a consolidated company are the same as those described in the Company’s summary of significant accounting policies in the Company’s annual financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. We have included amounts attributable to Charter in the tables below. Although Liberty Broadband owns less than 100% of the outstanding shares of Charter, 100% of the Charter amounts are included in the tables below and subsequently eliminated in order to reconcile the account totals to the Liberty Broadband condensed consolidated financial statements.

Performance Measures

Revenue by segment from contracts with customers, classified by customer type and significant service offerings follows:

Three months ended

Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2021

    

2020

2021

    

2020

amounts in thousands

GCI Holdings

  

 

  

  

 

  

Consumer Revenue

  

 

  

  

 

  

Wireless

$

32,343

64,314

Data

 

52,661

104,886

Video

 

18,704

37,633

Voice

 

3,681

7,235

Business Revenue

 

Wireless

 

18,410

37,311

Data

 

85,748

176,034

Video

 

880

1,682

Voice

 

6,008

12,156

Lease, grant, and revenue from subsidies

 

19,421

38,821

Total GCI Holdings

237,856

480,072

Corporate and other

4,428

4,114

8,746

8,218

Total

$

242,284

 

4,114

488,818

 

8,218

Charter revenue totaled $12,802 million and $11,696 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $25,324 million and $23,434 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Company had gross receivables of $240.2 million and deferred revenue of $39.0 million at June 30, 2021 from contracts with customers, which amounts exclude receivables and deferred revenue arising from leases, grants, and subsidies. Our customers generally pay for services in advance of the performance obligation and therefore these prepayments are recorded as deferred revenue. The deferred revenue is recognized as revenue in the accompanying condensed consolidated

statements of operations as the services are provided. Changes in the contract liability balance for the Company during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 were not materially impacted by other factors.

The Company expects to recognize revenue in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) of approximately $164.2 million in the remainder of 2021, $232.0 million in 2022, $64.5 million in 2023, $26.1 million in 2024 and $55.8 million in 2025 and thereafter.

For segment reporting purposes, Liberty Broadband defines Adjusted OIBDA as revenue less operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding stock-based compensation and transaction costs). Liberty Broadband believes this measure is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses by identifying those items that are not directly a reflection of each business’ performance or indicative of ongoing business trends.  In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. This measure of performance excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, transaction costs, separately reported litigation settlements and restructuring and impairment charges that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP. Accordingly, Adjusted OIBDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income, net earnings, cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Liberty Broadband generally accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current prices.

Adjusted OIBDA is summarized as follows:

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

amounts in thousands

GCI Holdings

    

$

88,656

    

    

184,715

Charter

 

5,029,000

4,487,000

 

9,672,000

8,876,000

Corporate and other

 

(13,309)

(7,407)

 

(26,615)

(12,388)

 

5,104,347

4,479,593

 

9,830,100

8,863,612

Eliminate equity method affiliate

 

(5,029,000)

(4,487,000)

 

(9,672,000)

(8,876,000)

Consolidated Liberty Broadband

$

75,347

(7,407)

158,100

(12,388)

Other Information

June 30, 2021

 

Total

Investments

Capital

 

assets

in affiliates

expenditures

 

amounts in thousands

 

GCI Holdings

    

$

3,527,081

    

362

    

50,080

Charter

 

144,026,000

 

 

3,702,000

Corporate and other

 

15,247,976

 

14,947,692

 

19

 

162,801,057

 

14,948,054

 

3,752,099

Eliminate equity method affiliate

 

(144,026,000)

 

 

(3,702,000)

Consolidated Liberty Broadband

$

18,775,057

 

14,948,054

 

50,099

The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA to Operating income (loss) and Earnings (loss) before income taxes:

Three months ended

Six months ended

 

June 30,

June 30,

 

2021

2020

2021

    

2020

 

amounts in thousands

 

Adjusted OIBDA

    

$

75,347

    

(7,407)

    

158,100

    

(12,388)

Stock-based compensation

 

(10,565)

(1,933)

(20,435)

 

(3,734)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(66,874)

(492)

(130,636)

 

(985)

Litigation settlement

(110,000)

Operating income (loss)

(2,092)

(9,832)

(102,971)

(17,107)

Interest expense

(28,734)

(5,131)

(61,877)

 

(10,992)

Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net

 

248,848

158,128

437,827

 

219,810

Gain (loss) on dilution of investment in affiliate

 

(14,538)

(46,001)

(96,753)

 

(105,326)

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net

 

(125,064)

(25,716)

 

Other, net

 

22,720

28

14,594

 

191

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$

101,140

97,192

165,104

 

86,576