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Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets

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Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Intangible Assets

(8)ÌýÌýÌýIntangible Assets

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

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SIRIUSÌýXM Holdings

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Formula 1

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Other

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Total

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amountsÌýinÌýmillions

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Balance at JanuaryÌý1, 2019

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$

14,250

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3,956

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180

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18,386

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Acquisition (a)

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1,566

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1,566

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Balance at September 30, 2019

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$

15,816

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3,956

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180

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19,952

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(a) See note 3 for details regarding SIRIUS XM Holdings’ acquisition of Pandora.

Intangible Assets Not Subject to Amortization

On February 1, 2019, SIRIUS XM Holdings recorded $331 million of tradenames related to the Pandora acquisition. See note 3 for details regarding the acquisition of Pandora.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

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September 30, 2019

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December 31, 2018

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Net

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carrying

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carrying

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carrying

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amountsÌýinÌýmillions

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FIA Agreement

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$

3,630

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(494)

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3,136

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3,630

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(346)

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3,284

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Customer relationships

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3,086

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(1,040)

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2,046

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2,684

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(795)

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1,889

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Licensing agreements

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316

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(179)

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137

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316

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(162)

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154

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Other

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1,577

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(817)

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760

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1,047

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(659)

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388

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Total

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$

8,609

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(2,530)

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6,079

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7,677

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(1,962)

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5,715

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Amortization expense for intangible assets with finite useful lives was $204 million and $170 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $593 million and $492 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of September 30, 2019, ÎçҹѰ»¨ expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):

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Remainder of 2019

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$

202

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2020

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$

801

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2021

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$

664

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2022

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$

574

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2023

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$

536

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