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
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Long-Term Debt (Senior Credit Facility) (Details)

v3.8.0.1

Long-Term Debt (Senior Credit Facility) (Details)	3 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Senior Credit Facility) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Term Loan \| Term Loan B
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit availability	$ 245,900,000.0
Interest rate	2.25%
Principal payments, a percentage of the original principal amount	0.25%
Line of credit outstanding balance	$ 242,000,000
Term Loan \| Term Loan A
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit availability	$ 215,000,000
Total leverage ratio	5.95
Senior leverage ratio	3.50
Interest coverage ratio	2.50
Line of credit outstanding balance	$ 215,000,000
Term Loan \| Term Loan A \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	2.00%
Term Loan \| Term Loan A \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	3.00%
Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Remainder amount available for borrowing	$ 79,900,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit availability	300,000,000
Line of credit outstanding balance	210,000,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Letters of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit outstanding balance	$ 10,100,000

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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-Section S99
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