Liberty Broadband Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Industry Segments Data (Reportable segment) (Details)

Industry Segments Data (Reportable segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	$ 910,198us-gaap_Revenues	$ 811,648us-gaap_Revenues	$ 710,181us-gaap_Revenues
Cost of Goods Sold	302,704us-gaap_CostOfRevenue	280,462us-gaap_CostOfRevenue	247,501us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
Contribution	607,494us-gaap_GrossProfit	531,186us-gaap_GrossProfit	462,680us-gaap_GrossProfit
Less SG&A	293,647	271,065	243,248
Plus share-based compensation expense	8,392us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	6,638us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	5,040us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Plus non-cash contribution expense	0us-gaap_NoncashContributionExpense	0us-gaap_NoncashContributionExpense	960us-gaap_NoncashContributionExpense
Plus accretion expense	1,249	77	508
Other	(372)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	447us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	869us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
Adjusted EBITDA	323,116gncma_AdjustedEbitda	267,283gncma_AdjustedEbitda	226,809gncma_AdjustedEbitda
Capital expenditures	176,109gncma_CapitalExpenditures	180,554gncma_CapitalExpenditures
Goodwill	229,560us-gaap_Goodwill	219,041us-gaap_Goodwill	77,294us-gaap_Goodwill
Total assets	2,058,498us-gaap_Assets	2,011,807us-gaap_Assets
Wholesale
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	269,977	197,218	124,745
Consumer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	288,014	274,805	269,357
Business Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	225,963	222,814	207,892
Managed Broadband
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	126,244	116,811	108,187
Wireless
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	269,977	197,218	124,745
Cost of Goods Sold	90,920	68,086	58,737
Contribution	179,057	129,132	66,008
Less SG&A	21,631	20,030	15,475
Plus share-based compensation expense	0	0	0
Plus non-cash contribution expense			0
Plus accretion expense	733	507	269
Other	0	0	0
Adjusted EBITDA	158,159	109,609	50,802
Capital expenditures	30,243	28,156
Goodwill	164,312	155,445
Total assets	625,417	624,740
Wireless \| Wholesale
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	269,977	197,218	124,745
Wireless \| Consumer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	0	0	0
Wireless \| Business Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	0	0	0
Wireless \| Managed Broadband
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	0	0	0
Wireline
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	640,221	614,430	585,436
Cost of Goods Sold	211,784	212,376	188,764
Contribution	428,437	402,054	396,672
Less SG&A	272,016	251,035	227,773
Plus share-based compensation expense	8,392	6,638	5,040
Plus non-cash contribution expense			960
Plus accretion expense	516	(430)	239
Other	(372)	447	869
Adjusted EBITDA	164,957	157,674	176,007
Capital expenditures	145,866	152,398
Goodwill	65,248	63,596
Total assets	1,433,081	1,387,067
Wireline \| Wholesale
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	0	0	0
Wireline \| Consumer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	288,014	274,805	269,357
Wireline \| Business Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	225,963	222,814	207,892
Wireline \| Managed Broadband
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	$ 126,244	$ 116,811	$ 108,187