Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Consolidated Statements of Operations

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]      
Revenue $ 894,733 $ 739,762 $ 23,817
Operating costs and expenses:      
Operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below) 285,331 227,192 11,541
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation (note 14) 399,286 347,676 64,621
Depreciation and amortization expense 266,333 206,946 3,252
Impairment of intangibles and long-lived assets 167,062 207,940 0
Insurance proceeds and restructuring, net (5,758) 0 0
Operating costs and expenses 1,112,254 989,754 79,414
Operating income (loss) (217,521) (249,992) (55,597)
Other income (expense):      
Interest expense (including amortization of deferred loan fees) (153,803) (119,296) 0
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net (note 7) (2,629) 25,772 7,001
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net (note 5) 3,002,400 (681,545) 637,164
Tax sharing agreement 26,646 (32,105) 0
Other, net 13,172 205 2,467
Other income (expense) 2,885,786 (806,969) 646,632
Earnings (loss) before income taxes 2,668,265 (1,056,961) 591,035
Income tax (expense) benefit (730,023) 183,307 133,522
Net earnings (loss) 1,938,242 (873,654) 724,557
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the non-controlling interests (456) (351) (29)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to GCI Liberty, Inc. shareholders $ 1,938,698 $ (873,303) $ 724,586
Basic net earnings (loss) attributable to Series A and Series B GCI Liberty, Inc. shareholders per common share (note 2) (in dollars per share) $ 18.41 $ (8.09) $ 6.65
Diluted net earnings (loss) attributable to Series A and Series B GCI Liberty, Inc. shareholders per common share (note 2) (in dollars per share) $ 18.32 $ (8.09) $ 6.65