Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]  
Common Stock Reserved For Issuance Upon Exercise Of Stock Options Text Block
As of September 30, 2011, Liberty reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding stock Awards the following:
 
Series A
 
Series B
 
amounts in millions
Liberty Capital common stock
4.4

 
—

Liberty Starz common stock
3.5

 
0.1


Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]
Included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations are the following amounts of stock-based compensation (amounts in millions):
 
 
Three months ended:
 
September 30, 2011
$
3

September 30, 2010
$
13

Nine months ended:
 
September 30, 2011
$
24

September 30, 2010
$
36

Table Presents The Number And Weighted Average Exercise Price (WAEP) Of Certain Options And SARs To Purchase Common Stock Granted To Certain Officers, Employees And Directors Of The Company
The following table presents the number and weighted average exercise price ("WAEP") of Awards to purchase Liberty common stock granted to certain officers, employees and directors of the Company.
 
Series A
 
Liberty
Capital
 
WAEP
 
Liberty
Starz
 
WAEP
 
numbers of Awards in thousands
Outstanding at January 1, 2011
4,996

 
$
19.38

 
3,217

 
$
46.15

Granted
—

 
$
—

 
496

 
$
72.92

Exercised
(565
)
 
$
9.86

 
(150
)
 
$
31.30

Forfeited/Cancelled/Exchanged
(2
)
 
$
25.17

 
(33
)
 
$
64.77

Outstanding at September 30, 2011
4,429

 
$
20.58

 
3,530

 
$
50.35

Exercisable at September 30, 2011
1,382

 
$
10.62

 
707

 
$
35.08

Schedule Of Outstanding Options To Purchase Liberty Common Stock
The following table provides additional information about outstanding Awards to purchase Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz common stock at September 30, 2011.

 
No. of
outstanding
Awards
(000's)
 
WAEP of
outstanding
Awards
 
Weighted
average
remaining
life
 
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
(000's)
 
No. of
exercisable
Awards
(000's)
 
WAEP of
exercisable
Awards
 
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
(000's)
Series A Capital
4,429

 
$
20.58

 
5.6 years
 
$
201,729

 
1,382

 
$
10.62

 
$
76,711

Series A Starz
3,530

 
$
50.35

 
5.8 years
 
$
56,403

 
707

 
$
35.08

 
$
20,684

Series B Starz
36

 
$
26.71

 
3.7 years
 
$
1,566

 
36

 
$
26.71

 
$
1,566