Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

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Intangible Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]
Intangible assets subject to amortization are comprised of the following:
 
December 31, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
Gross
 
 
 
Net
 
Gross
 
 
 
Net
 
carrying
 
Accumulated
 
carrying
 
carrying
 
Accumulated
 
carrying
 
amount
 
amortization
 
amount
 
amount
 
amortization
 
amount
 
amounts in millions
Television distribution rights
$
2,305

 
(1,391
)
 
914

 
2,313

 
(1,233
)
 
1,080

Customer relationships
2,618

 
(1,535
)
 
1,083

 
2,597

 
(1,333
)
 
1,264

Other
600

 
(388
)
 
212

 
571

 
(320
)
 
251

Total
$
5,523

 
(3,314
)
 
2,209

 
5,481

 
(2,886
)
 
2,595

Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill
 
QVC
 
E-commerce
 
Total
 
amounts in millions
Balance at January 1, 2010
$
5,395

 
496

 
5,891

Acquisitions
—

 
116

 
116

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(23
)
 
—

 
(23
)
Other
(9
)
 
8

 
(1
)
Balance at December 31, 2010
$
5,363

 
620

 
5,983

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(9
)
 
—

 
(9
)
Acquisitions
—

 
4

 
4

Balance at December 31, 2011
$
5,354

 
624

 
5,978

Amortization Expense For The Next Five Fiscal Years
2012
$
451

2013
$
424

2014
$
394

2015
$
347

2016
$
336