(11) Information About the Company’s Operating Segments

The Company, through its interests in subsidiaries and other companies, is primarily engaged in the broadband communications services industry. The Company identifies its reportable segments as (A) those consolidated companies that represent 10% or more of its consolidated annual revenue, annual Adjusted OIBDA (as defined below) or total assets and (B) those equity method affiliates whose share of earnings represent 10% or more of the Company’s annual pre-tax earnings.

The Company evaluates performance and makes decisions about allocating resources to its operating segments based on financial measures such as revenue, Adjusted OIBDA (as defined below), and subscriber metrics.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company has identified the following subsidiary as a reportable segment:

For presentation purposes the Company is providing financial information for Liberty Broadband. While the Company’s equity method investment in Liberty Broadband does not meet the reportable segment threshold defined above, the Company believes that the inclusion of such information is relevant to users of these financial statements.

The Company’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 consolidated subsidiaries included in the segments are the same as those described in the Company’s Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in note 2 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Performance Measures

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

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Liberty Broadband revenue totaled $4.2 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively and $12.4 million and $10.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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The Company had gross receivables of $329.6 million and deferred revenue of $36.5 million at September 30, 2020 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 nine months ended September 30, 2020 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 $80.0 million in the remainder of 2020, $250.6 million in 2021, $157.3 million in 2022, $59.0 million in 2023 and $72.1 million in 2024 and thereafter.

The Company applies certain practical expedients as permitted under ASC 606 and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less, information about revenue remaining from usage based performance obligations that are recognized over time as-invoiced, or variable consideration allocated to wholly unsatisfied performance obligations.

For segment reporting purposes, the Company defines Adjusted OIBDA as revenue less cost of sales, operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding stock-based compensation). The Company 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, separately reported litigation settlements, insurance proceeds 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 income, cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Although GCI Liberty owns less than 100% of the outstanding shares of Liberty Broadband, 100% of the Liberty Broadband amounts are included in the tables below and subsequently eliminated in order to reconcile the account totals to the GCI Liberty condensed consolidated financial statements.

Adjusted OIBDA is summarized as follows:

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Other Information

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

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