QVC Group, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:



	Starz, LLC		ANLBC	TruePosition	Other		Total
Balance at January 1, 2010	$	132	180	20	2		334
Impairment	—		—	—	(2	)	(2	)
Other	—		—	—	—		—
Balance at December 31, 2010	132		180	20	—		332
Impairment	—		—	—	—		—
Other	—		—	—	—		—
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	132	180	20	—		332

Other intangible assets not subject to amortization include Franchise Rights ($143 million) owned by ANLBC and other intangibles (zero and $10 million, respectively) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. As of December 31, 2011, the accumulated impairment losses for Starz, LLC was $2,960 million.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

Intangible assets subject to amortization are comprised of the following:



	December 31, 2011					December 31, 2010
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount	Gross carrying amount	Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
	amounts in millions
Customer relationships	$	51	(20	)	31	79	(42	)	37
Other	562		(458	)	104	637	(510	)	127
Total	$	613	(478	)	135	716	(552	)	164

Customer relationships are amortized over 10-14 years. Amortization expense was $32 million, $48 million and $55 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of December 31, 2011, Liberty expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):



2012	$	19
2013	$	17
2014	$	12
2015	$	10
2016	$	10

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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