Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt

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Long-Term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
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Long-Term Debt

(10)      Long-Term Debt

Debt is summarized as follows:

 

Outstanding

 

 

    principal   

       Carrying value           

 

    June 30,

    June 30,

December 31,  

 

       2011      

       2011      

       2010      

 

Capital Group

                 amounts in millions              

 

     Exchangeable senior debentures

 

 

 

 

         3.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2023

$              --

              --

         1,283

 

     Liberty bank facility

             750

           750

           750

 

         Total attributed Capital Group debt

             750

           750

         2,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interactive Group

 

 

 

 

     Senior notes and debentures

 

 

 

 

         5.7% Senior Notes due 2013

             324

           323

           323

 

         8.5% Senior Debentures due 2029

             287

           284

           284

 

         8.25% Senior Debentures due 2030

             504

           501

           501

 

         3.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2023

          1,138

         1,363

              --

 

         4% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2029

             469

           260

           265

 

         3.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2030

             460

           256

           253

 

         3.5% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2031

             488

           324

           329

 

         3.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2031

             531

           458

           376

 

     QVC 7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2017

             500

           500

           500

 

     QVC 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

          1,000

           985

           985

 

     QVC 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020

             500

           500

           500

 

     QVC Bank Credit Facilities

             611

           611

           785

 

     Other subsidiary debt

               65

             65

             79

 

         Total attributed Interactive Group debt

          6,877

         6,430

         5,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starz Group

 

 

 

 

     Subsidiary debt

               42

             42

           105

 

            Total attributed Starz Group debt

               42

             42

           105

 

 

 

 

 

 

         Total consolidated Liberty debt

$        7,669

         7,222

         7,318

 

         Less current maturities

 

        (1,265)

          (530)

 

 

 

 

 

 

         Total long-term debt

 

$       5,957

         6,788

 

 

Exchangeable Senior Debentures

As discussed in note 2, in the first quarter of 2011 the Board of Directors of Liberty reattributed the 3.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures from the Liberty Capital Group to the Liberty Interactive Group which was reflected on a prospective basis.

 

Liberty Bank Facility

The outstanding balance represents borrowings from a financial institution to be invested by Liberty in a portfolio of selected debt and mezzanine-level instruments of companies in the telecommunications, media and technology sectors. The outstanding principal matures in March 2012.  Due to the investment restrictions contained in the agreements related to these borrowings and the maturity date of the related borrowings, the uninvested cash balance of $638 million is included in restricted cash in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2011.  The restricted cash and AFS debt investments associated with these borrowings are available to satisfy the obligations at maturity.

 

QVC Bank Credit Facilities

The $611 million outstanding principal matures in September 2015.

 

QVC was in compliance with all of its debt covenants at June 30, 2011.

 

QVC Interest Rate Swap Arrangements

During the third quarter of 2009, QVC entered into seven forward interest rate swap arrangements with an aggregate notional amount of $1.75 billion.  Such arrangements provide for payments beginning in March 2011 and extending to March 2013.  QVC will make fixed payments at rates ranging from 2.98% to 3.67% and receive variable payments at 3 month LIBOR (0.25% at June 30, 2011).  Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2011 QVC entered into four additional swap arrangements with an aggregate notional amount of $600 million requiring QVC to make variable payments at 3 month LIBOR (0.25% at June 30, 2011) and receive fixed payments at 0.91%.  These swap arrangements do not qualify as cash flow hedges under GAAP. 

Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the swaps are reflected in realized and unrealized gains or losses on financial instruments in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Other Subsidiary Debt

Other subsidiary debt at June 30, 2011 is comprised of capitalized satellite transponder lease obligations and bank debt of certain subsidiaries.

 

Fair Value of Debt

Liberty estimates the fair value of its debt based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rate offered to Liberty for debt of the same remaining maturities.  The fair value of Liberty's publicly traded debt securities that are not reported at fair value in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2011 is as follows (amounts in millions):

 

Senior notes

$        336

Senior debentures

$        769

QVC senior secured notes

$     2,117

 

Due to its variable rate nature, Liberty believes that the carrying amount of its other debt approximated fair value at June 30, 2011.