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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Details)

Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands				1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	May. 26, 2015	Apr. 24, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Jan. 09, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	May. 31, 2014	May. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 10, 2014
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Cash received from rights offering				$ 697,300,000					$ 697,309,000
Charter consolidated statement of operations
Debt outstanding								$ 597,729,000		$ 399,703,000
Carrying value of equity method investment								2,301,210,000		2,372,699,000
Share of equity investment income (losses)								(70,278,000)	(43,050,000)
(Gain) loss on dilution of investment in affiliate								(1,724,000)	(410,000)
Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Cash paid to exercise warrants					$ 52,000,000
Charter consolidated balance sheet
Current assets								1,612,000,000		345,000,000
Property and equipment, net								8,294,000,000		8,345,000,000
Goodwill								1,168,000,000		1,168,000,000
Intangible assets, net								6,806,000,000		6,862,000,000
Other assets								22,644,000,000		22,596,000,000
Total assets								40,524,000,000		39,316,000,000
Current liabilities								1,925,000,000		1,972,000,000
Deferred income taxes								1,618,000,000		1,590,000,000
Long-term debt								37,124,000,000		35,723,000,000
Other liabilities								76,000,000		77,000,000
Equity								(219,000,000)		(46,000,000)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity								40,524,000,000		$ 39,316,000,000
Charter consolidated statement of operations
Revenue								2,530,000,000	2,362,000,000
Operating costs and expenses								(1,671,000,000)	(1,581,000,000)
Depreciation and amortization								(539,000,000)	(514,000,000)
Other operating expenses								(18,000,000)	(18,000,000)
Total operating costs and expenses								(2,228,000,000)	(2,113,000,000)
Operating income								302,000,000	249,000,000
Interest expense, net								(454,000,000)	(289,000,000)
Other income (expense), net								(8,000,000)	(6,000,000)
Income tax benefit (expense), net								(28,000,000)	(35,000,000)
Net income (loss)								(188,000,000)	(81,000,000)
Carrying value of equity method investment								2,301,000,000
Market value of equity method investment								$ 5,838,000,000
Ownership percentage								26.00%
Excess basis amortization of debt and intangible assets								$ 22,100,000	22,500,000
(Gain) loss on dilution of investment in affiliate								(1,700,000)	$ (410,000)
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts
Property and equipment								335,000,000
Customer relationships								542,000,000
Franchise fees								1,451,000,000
Trademarks								36,000,000
Goodwill								965,000,000
Debt								(120,000,000)
Deferred income tax liability								(852,000,000)
Total								$ 2,357,000,000
Charter \| Customer relationships
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts
Useful lives of customer relationships								13 years
Charter \| Property, Plant and Equipment
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts
Useful lives of property and equipment								7 years
Bright House
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts
Negotiation period		30 days
New Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Purchase price (in dollars per share)	$ 173.00
Cash paid to acquire equity method investments	$ 700
Proxy voting period	5 years
Maximum percentage of New Charter shares that may be voted by proxy	7.00%
Charter consolidated statement of operations
Ownership percentage	25.01%
Time Warner Cable Merger \| Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Purchase price (in dollars per share)	$ 176.95
Cash paid to acquire equity method investments	$ 4,300,000,000
Charter acquisition of Bright House \| Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Purchase price (in dollars per share)	$ 173.00
Cash paid to acquire equity method investments	$ 700,000,000
Liberty \| Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Number of shares of common shares acquired						897	26,900
Number of warrants acquired							1,100
Purchase price of equity method investments						$ 124,500,000	$ 2,600,000,000
Beneficial ownership percentage							27.00%
Purchase price (in dollars per share)							$ 95.50
Cash paid to acquire equity method investments							$ 1,200,000,000
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts
Total							$ 2,532,000,000
New Charter \| Bright House
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			$ 10,400,000,000
Class C common stock
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Share Price											$ 40.36
Class C common stock \| Time Warner Cable Merger
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Cash received from rights offering	$ 4,400,000,000
Potential reduction of subscription rights	25.00%
Class C common stock \| Time Warner Cable Merger \| New Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method
Share Price	$ 56.23