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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Commitments and Contingencies (Details)

v3.3.1.900

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item	Sep. 10, 2010 item
Skyhook \| Patent infringement lawsuit
General Litigation
Number of claims \| item					8
Litigation settlement amount	$ 90,000
Legal Fees				$ 29,500
TruePosition \| Polaris patent infringement lawsuit
General Litigation
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value			$ 3,000
TruePosition \| Indemnification claim
General Litigation
Number of claims \| item				5
T-Mobile \| TruePosition \| Indemnification claim
General Litigation
Number of claims \| item				2
AT&T \| TruePosition \| Indemnification claim
General Litigation
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value				$ 132
Number of claims \| item				4
Maximum estimated allocation				$ 132
Payments for Legal Settlements		$ 55

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