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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Tables)

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Investments In Affiliates Accounted For Using The Equity Method (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method [Line Items] Ìý
Schedule Of Equity Ownership And Carrying Amount
Â鶹×îгöÆ· has various investments accounted for using the equity method. The following table includes the Company's carrying amount and percentage ownership and market value (level 1) of the more significant investments in affiliates at DecemberÌý31, 2012, and the carrying amount at DecemberÌý31, 2011:
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2012
Ìý
December 31, 2011
Ìý
Percentage
ownership
Ìý
Market
Value
Ìý
Carrying
amount
Ìý
Carrying
amount
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
dollar amounts in millions
SIRIUS XM (a)(c)
49
%
Ìý
$
9,372

Ìý
$
2,766

Ìý
82

Live Nation (b)(c)
27
%
Ìý
$
469

Ìý
406

Ìý
355

ÌýOther
various

Ìý
N/A

Ìý
169

Ìý
126

Ìý
Ìý

Ìý
Ìý

Ìý
$
3,341

Ìý
563

Schedule Of Â鶹×îгöÆ·'s Share Of Earnings (Losses) Of Affiliates
The following table presents the Company's share of earnings (losses) of affiliates:
Ìý
Years ended December 31,
Ìý
2012
Ìý
2011
Ìý
2010
SIRIUS XM(a)(c)
$
1,367

Ìý
94

Ìý
(41
)
Live Nation(b)(c)
(45
)
Ìý
(22
)
Ìý
(34
)
Other
24

Ìý
15

Ìý
(23
)
Ìý
$
1,346

Ìý
87

Ìý
(98
)
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(a)
During the year ended December 31, 2012, Â鶹×îгöÆ· acquired an additional 312.5 million shares of SIRIUS XM in the open market for $769 million. Additionally, Â鶹×îгöÆ· settled a forward contract and purchased an additional 302.2 million shares of SIRIUS XM for $649 million. SIRIUS XM recognized a 3.0 billion tax benefit during the year ended December 31, 2012. SIRIUS XM recorded the tax benefit as the result of significant positive evidence that a valuation allowance was no longer necessary for its recorded deferred tax assets. The Company recognized its portion of this benefit ($1,229 million) based on our ownership percentage at the time of the recognition of the deferred tax benefit by SIRIUS XM.
(b)
During June 2011, Â鶹×îгöÆ· acquired an additional 5.5 million shares of Live Nation which increased our ownership percentage above 20% of the outstanding voting shares. Due to the presumption that an entity with an ownership percentage greater than 20% has significant influence absent other factors to rebut that presumption, the Company is accounting for the investment as an equity method affiliate. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2012 the Company acquired approximately 11 million shares of Live Nation for $107 million.
(c)
The Company made the decision, in the fourth quarter of 2012, to start recording its investments in SIRIUS XM and Live Nation on a current basis instead of on a three-month lag as it had been doing since the equity method of accounting had been applied for each investment. The change in accounting requires retrospective application and as such all periods presented above are on a comparable basis and are of the same periods as the Company's year-end. The effects of this change to the applicable prior period balances are illustrated in note 3.
SIRIUS XM [Member]
Ìý
Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method [Line Items] Ìý
SIRIUS XM Consolidated Balance Sheets
SIRIUS XM Consolidated Balance Sheet
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2012
Ìý
DecemberÌý31, 2011
Ìý
amounts in millions
Current assets
$
1,828

Ìý
1,277

Property and equipment, net
1,572

Ìý
1,674

Intangible assets
2,520

Ìý
2,574

Goodwill
1,815

Ìý
1,835

Deferred tax assets
1,219

Ìý
—

Other assets
101

Ìý
136

Total assets
$
9,055

Ìý
7,496

Current liabilities
$
2,315

Ìý
2,248

Deferred tax liabilities
—

Ìý
1,011

Long-term debt
2,222

Ìý
2,684

Other liabilities
478

Ìý
849

Stockholders' equity
4,040

Ìý
704

Total liabilities and equity
$
9,055

Ìý
7,496

SIRIUS XM Consolidated Statement Of Operations
SIRIUS XM Consolidated Statement of Operations
Ìý
Years ended December 31,
Ìý
2012
Ìý
2011
Ìý
2010
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
amounts in millions
Revenue
$
3,402

Ìý
$
3,015

Ìý
2,817

Cost of services
(1,230
)
Ìý
(1,122
)
Ìý
(1,099
)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
(1,034
)
Ìý
(949
)
Ìý
(915
)
Restructuring, impairments and related costs
—

Ìý
—

Ìý
(64
)
Depreciation and amortization
(266
)
Ìý
(268
)
Ìý
(274
)
Operating income
872

Ìý
676

Ìý
465

Interest expense
(265
)
Ìý
(305
)
Ìý
(296
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(133
)
Ìý
(7
)
Ìý
(120
)
Other income (loss), net
1

Ìý
77

Ìý
(1
)
Income tax (expense) benefit
2,998

Ìý
(14
)
Ìý
(5
)
Net income attributable to SIRIUS XM stockholders
$
3,473

Ìý
$
427

Ìý
43