Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Retirement And Savings Plan (Note)

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Retirement And Savings Plan (Note)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Retirement And Savings Plan
RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLANS
Effective December 31, 2008, HSNi established the HSN, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan that qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Participating employees may contribute up to 50% of their pretax salary, up to the statutory limits. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, HSNi contributed fifty cents for each dollar a participant contributed of the first 6% of a participant's deferrals. HSNi’s matching contributions were $5.1 million, $5.0 million and $4.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Effective January 1, 2014, HSNi initiated a nonqualified deferred compensation plan allowing salary and annual bonus deferrals for qualifying employees as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. Participant deferrals earn investment returns based on a select number of investment options, including equity and debt mutual funds. HSNi invested comparable amounts in marketable securities through life insurance policies to mitigate the risk associated with the investment return on the employee deferrals. Assets related to the funded portion of the deferred compensation plan are held in a rabbi trust which remains subject to claims of HSNi's general creditors. HSNi remains liable to the participants for the unfunded portion of the plan. HSNi records changes in the fair value of the asset and liability in the statement of operations. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the company-owned life insurance policies had a cash surrender value of $3.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively and were recorded in "Other non-current assets" in the consolidated balance sheet. The Plan's deferred compensation liability as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $3.6 million and $2.0 million, respectively and was recorded in "Other long-term liabilities" in the consolidated balance sheet.