TIME WARNER INC.
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
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for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006 or
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
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Commission file number 001-15062
TIME WARNER INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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incorporation or organization)
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One Time Warner Center
New York, NY 10019-8016
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 484-8000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule
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Description
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as of October 27, 2006 |
Common Stock $.01 par value
Series LMCN-V Common Stock $.01 par value
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TIME WARNER INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
INTRODUCTION
Managements discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition (MD&A)
is provided as a supplement to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes to help
provide an understanding of Time Warner Inc.s (Time Warner or the Company) financial
condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations. MD&A is organized as follows:
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Overview. This section provides a general description of Time Warners business
segments, as well as recent developments the Company believes are important in
understanding the results of operations and financial condition or in understanding
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Results of operations. This section provides an analysis of the Companys results of
operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006. This analysis is
presented on both a consolidated and a business segment basis. In addition, a brief
description is provided of significant transactions and events that impact the
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Financial condition and liquidity. This section provides an analysis of the Companys
financial condition as of September 30, 2006 and cash flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006. |
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Caution concerning forward-looking statements. This section provides a description of
the use of forward-looking information appearing in this report, including in MD&A and the
consolidated financial statements. Such information is based on managements current
expectations about future events, which are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and
changes in circumstances. Refer to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2005, as amended (the 2005 Form 10-K), and the Companys Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, each as amended, for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 (the March
2006 Form 10-Q) and June 30, 2006 (the
June 2006 Form 10-Q), as well as Item 1A, Risk
Factors, in Part II of this report, for a discussion of the risk
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As discussed more fully in Note 1 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the
2005 financial information has been recast so that the basis of presentation is consistent with
that of 2006. Specifically, the amounts have been recast for the adoption of Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (FAS 123R), a
change in accounting principle for recognizing programming inventory costs at HBO and the
classification of certain businesses as discontinued operations.
Use of Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization
The Company utilizes Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization, among other
measures, to evaluate the performance of its businesses. Operating Income before Depreciation and
Amortization is considered an important indicator of the operational strength of the Companys
businesses. Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization eliminates the uneven effect
across all business segments of considerable amounts of noncash depreciation of tangible assets and
amortization of certain intangible assets that were recognized in business combinations. A
limitation of this measure, however, is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain
capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in the Companys businesses.
Management evaluates the investments in such tangible and intangible assets through other financial
measures, such as capital expenditure budgets, investment spending levels and return on capital.
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization should be considered in addition to, not
as a substitute for, the Companys Operating Income and Net Income, as well as other measures of
financial performance reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP). A reconciliation of Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization to both
Operating Income and Net Income is presented under Results of Operations.
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OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
OVERVIEW
Time Warner is a leading media and entertainment company, whose major businesses encompass an
array of the most respected and successful media brands. Among the Companys brands are HBO, CNN,
AOL, People, Sports Illustrated, Time and Time Warner Cable, which added approximately 3.2 million
net basic video subscribers as a result of the Adelphia acquisition and related transactions that
closed on July 31, 2006. The Company produces and distributes films, including the Harry Potter
series, Superman Returns and Wedding Crashers, as well as television programs, including ER, Two
and a Half Men, Cold Case, Without a Trace and The New Adventures of Old Christine. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2006, the Company generated revenues of $31.758 billion (up 3% from
$30.878 billion in 2005), Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization of $7.781 billion
(up 82% from $4.280 billion in 2005), Operating Income of $5.253 billion (up 170% from $1.948
billion in 2005), Net Income of $4.799 billion (up 251% from $1.367 billion in 2005) and Cash
Provided by Operations of $6.570 billion (up 19% from $5.517 billion in 2005). The results for the
nine months ended September 30, 2005 reflect the effects of a $3 billion pretax charge related to
securities litigation as discussed further in Recent Developments.
Time Warner Businesses
Time Warner classifies its operations into five reportable segments: AOL, Cable, Filmed
Entertainment, Networks and Publishing.
AOL. AOL LLC (together with its subsidiaries, AOL) operates a leading network of web brands
and the largest Internet access subscription service in the United States, offers free client
software and services domestically to those who have their own Internet connection and provides
advertising services. At September 30, 2006, AOL had 20.7 million total AOL brand subscribers in
the U.S. and Europe, which does not include individuals who have registered for the free AOL
service. AOL reported total revenues of $6.010 billion (19% of the Companys overall revenues),
$1.512 billion in Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and $1.010 billion in
Operating Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
Historically, AOLs primary product offering has been an online subscription service that
includes dial-up Internet access, and this product currently generates the substantial majority of
AOLs revenues. AOL has experienced significant declines in the number of its U.S. subscribers,
due primarily to the industry-wide decline of the premium dial-up ISP business and growth in the
broadband Internet access business, AOLs proactive reduction of subscriber acquisition efforts,
and AOLs offer to permit access to most of its services for free. The decline in subscribers has
had an adverse impact on AOLs Subscription revenues. However, dial-up network costs have also
decreased and are anticipated to continue to decrease as subscribers decline. AOLs Advertising
revenues, in large part, are generated from the traffic to and usage of the AOL service by AOLs
subscribers. Therefore, the decline in subscribers also could have an adverse impact on AOLs
Advertising revenues to the extent subscribers canceling their subscriptions do not maintain their
Web relationship with and usage of AOL.
As announced by the Company on August 2, 2006, AOL is implementing the next phase of its
strategy designed to navigate a transition from a business that has relied heavily on Subscription
revenues from dial-up subscribers to one that can attract and engage more Internet users and take
advantage of the growth in online advertising. As part of this phase, AOL is emphasizing growing
its global web services business and managing its access services business. A goal of AOLs
strategy is to maintain and expand relationships with current and former AOL subscribers, whether
they continue to purchase the dial-up Internet access subscription service or not. Another
component of the strategy is to permit access to most of the AOL services, including use of the AOL
client software and an AOL e-mail account, without charge. Therefore, as long as an individual has
a means to connect to the Internet, that person can access and use most of the AOL services for
free.
Some of the other components of this strategy, several of which are in place today, include
the following:
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providing advertising services, including display advertising (primarily on AOLs
network of interactive properties and services), paid-search advertising (primarily through
AOLs strategic alliance with Google), and other advertising run on third-party networks of
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attracting highly-engaged users to and retaining those users on AOLs interactive
properties, including AIM, AOL.com, Netscape.com, MapQuest and Moviefone, by |
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offering compelling content, features and tools, including the AOL client
software, which will generally be made available to all Internet users in the U.S.
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entering into distribution arrangements with third-party high-speed
Internet access providers, such as telephone and cable companies; |
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modifying agreements with retailers to distribute the AOL client software
in stores and with computer manufacturers to pre-install the AOL client software or
other interactive services onto new computers; and |
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entering into relationships with other aggregators of Internet activity
to broaden the distribution of AOLs free products and services; |
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providing premium services, including a variety of online safety and security products,
digital media (music and video), educational content and services, and related Internet
services on a free or subscription basis; and |
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providing software for mobile devices that will further the distribution of AOL products
and services. |
As
discussed in more detail in Recent Developments, consistent with its strategy, AOL Europe recently entered into separate agreements to sell
its U.K. and German access businesses and will enter into agreements to provide ongoing
audience services to the respective purchasers of these businesses
upon closing of the sales. In October 2006, AOL Europe closed on
the sale of its French access business and entered into an agreement
to provide ongoing audience services.
AOL continues to serve the market for dial-up Internet access, which AOL believes will
continue to exist for the foreseeable future, by providing dial-up connectivity to the Internet and
customer service for those subscribers. AOL continues to provide customer service for these
subscribers and charge monthly subscription fees; however, AOL has substantially reduced its
marketing and customer service efforts previously aimed at attracting and retaining dial-up
subscribers to the AOL service.
In connection with the shift from the access services business to the global web services
business, AOL undertook certain restructuring activities in the third quarter of 2006, including
asset write-offs and involuntary employee terminations. Additional restructuring charges are
anticipated during the remainder of 2006 and in 2007, related to involuntary employee terminations,
facility exit costs, contract terminations and asset write-offs.
Cable. Time Warners
cable business, Time Warner Cable Inc. and its subsidiaries (TWC), is
the second-largest cable operator in the U.S. (in terms of basic video subscribers) and is an
industry leader in developing and launching innovative video, data and voice services. As part of
the strategy to expand TWCs cable footprint and improve the clustering of its cable systems, on
July 31, 2006, a subsidiary of TWC, Time Warner NY Cable LLC
(TW NY), and Comcast Corporation (together with its
subsidiaries, Comcast) completed their respective
acquisitions of assets comprising in the aggregate substantially all of the cable systems of Adelphia
Communications Corporation (Adelphia). Immediately prior to the Adelphia acquisition, TWC and
Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (TWE) redeemed Comcasts interests in TWC and TWE,
respectively. In addition, subsidiaries of TW NY exchanged certain cable systems with subsidiaries
of Comcast. As a result of the closing of these transactions, TWC gained systems with approximately
3.2 million net basic video subscribers. Refer to Recent Developments for further details.
At September 30, 2006, TWC had approximately 13.5 million basic video subscribers, in
technologically advanced, well-clustered systems located mainly in five geographic areas New York
State, the Carolinas (i.e., North Carolina and South Carolina), Ohio, southern California and
Texas. This subscriber number includes approximately 782,000 managed subscribers located in the
Kansas City, south and west Texas and New Mexico cable systems (the Kansas City pool) that will
be consolidated upon the dissolution of Texas and Kansas City Cable Partners, L.P. (TKCCP),
currently an equity method investee. Refer to Recent Developments for further details. As of
September 30, 2006, TWC is the largest cable system operator in a number of large cities, including
New York City and Los Angeles. TWC delivered revenues of $8.116 billion (25% of the Companys
overall revenues), $2.920 billion in Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and
$1.546 billion in Operating Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
TWC principally offers three productsvideo, high-speed data and voice. Video is TWCs
largest product in terms of revenues generated. TWC expects to continue to increase video revenues
through the offering of advanced digital video services such as Video-on-Demand (VOD),
Subscription-Video-on-Demand (SVOD), high definition television (HDTV) and set-top boxes equipped
with digital video recorders (DVRs), as well as through rate increases and subscriber growth.
TWCs digital video subscribers provide a broad base of potential customers for additional advanced
services. Providing basic video services is an established and highly penetrated business, and, as
a result, TWC continues to expect slower incremental growth in the number of basic video
subscribers compared to growth in TWCs advanced service offerings. Video programming costs
represent a major component of TWCs expenses and are expected to continue to increase,
reflecting contractual rate increases, subscriber growth and the expansion of service offerings.
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High-speed data has been one of TWCs fastest-growing products over the past several years and
is a key driver of its results. TWC expects continued strong growth in residential high-speed data
subscribers and revenues for the foreseeable future; however, the rate of growth of both
subscribers and revenue could be adversely impacted by intensified competition from other service
providers and by the continued increase in high-speed data penetration.
TWCs voice product, Digital Phone, is its newest product, and approximately 1.6 million
subscribers (including approximately 125,000 managed subscribers in the Kansas City pool) received
the service as of September 30, 2006. For a monthly fixed fee, Digital Phone customers typically
receive the following services: unlimited local, in-state and U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico
long-distance calling, as well as call waiting, caller ID and E911 services. TWC also is currently
deploying a lower-priced unlimited in-state-only calling plan to serve those customers that do not
extensively use long-distance services and, in the future, intends to offer additional plans with a
variety of local and long-distance options. Digital Phone enables TWC to offer its customers a
convenient package, or bundle, of video, high-speed data and voice services and to compete
effectively against similar bundled products available from its competitors. TWC expects strong
increases in voice subscribers and revenues for the foreseeable future.
In addition to its subscription services, TWC also earns revenue by selling advertising time
to national, regional and local businesses.
In the systems acquired from Adelphia and Comcast, as of the acquisition date, the overall
penetration rates for basic video, digital video and high-speed data services were lower than in
TWCs historical systems. Furthermore, certain advanced services were not available in some of the
acquired systems, and IP-based telephony service was not available in any of the acquired systems.
To increase the penetration of these services in the acquired
systems, TWC is in the process of a significant integration effort that includes upgrading the capacity and technical performance of
these systems to levels that will allow the delivery of these advanced services and features. TWC
believes that by upgrading the plant there is a significant opportunity to increase penetration
rates of its service offerings in the acquired systems.
Filmed Entertainment. Time Warners Filmed Entertainment businesses, Warner Bros.
Entertainment Group (Warner Bros.) and New Line Cinema Corporation (New Line), generated
revenues of $7.532 billion (22% of the Companys overall revenues), $896 million in Operating
Income before Depreciation and Amortization and $629 million in Operating Income for the nine
months ended September 30, 2006.
One of the worlds leading studios, Warner Bros. has diversified sources of revenues with its
film and television businesses, combined with an extensive film library and global distribution
infrastructure. This diversification has helped Warner Bros. deliver consistent long-term growth
and performance. New Line is the worlds oldest independent film company. Its primary source of
revenues is the creation and distribution of theatrical motion pictures. During 2006, the Filmed
Entertainment segment has experienced a decline in revenues and operating results due to difficult
comparisons to 2005, which was a record year.
Warner Bros. continues to develop its industry-leading television business, including the
successful releases of television series into the home video market. For the 2006-2007 television
season, Warner Bros. has more current prime-time productions on the air than any other studio, with
prime-time series on all five broadcast networks (including Two and a Half Men, ER, Without a
Trace, The O.C., Cold Case, Smallville and The New Adventures of Old Christine).
The sale of DVDs has been one of the largest drivers of the segments profit growth over the
last few years, and Warner Bros. extensive library of theatrical and television titles positions
it to continue to benefit from sales of home video product to consumers. However, the Company has
been experiencing slowing DVD sales due to several factors, including increasing competition for
consumer discretionary spending, piracy, the maturation of the standard definition DVD format and
the fragmentation of consumer time.
Piracy, including physical piracy as well as illegal online file-sharing, continues to be a
significant issue for the filmed entertainment industry. Due to technological advances, piracy has
expanded from music to movies and television programming. The Company has taken a variety of
actions to combat piracy over the last several years, including a program to release low-
cost DVDs and VCDs in China and to coordinate worldwide release dates for franchise films, and
will continue to do so, both individually and together with cross-industry groups, trade
associations and strategic partners.
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Networks. Time Warners Networks group comprises Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (Turner)
and Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO). On September 17, 2006, at the end of the 2005-2006 television
season, Warner Bros. and CBS Corp. (CBS) ceased the stand-alone operations of The WB Network and
UPN, respectively, and formed a new fully-distributed national broadcast network, called The CW, as
discussed in more detail in Recent Developments. The Networks segment delivered revenues of
$7.594 billion (22% of the Companys overall revenues), $2.165 billion in Operating Income before
Depreciation and Amortization and $1.945 billion in Operating Income for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006.
The Turner networks including such recognized brands as TNT, TBS, CNN, Cartoon Network and
CNN Headline News are among the leaders in advertising-supported cable TV networks. For over four
consecutive years, more prime-time viewers have watched advertising-supported cable TV networks
than the national broadcast networks. As discussed in more detail in Recent Developments, in May
2006, the Company acquired the remaining 50% interest in Courtroom Television Network LLC (Court
TV) that it did not already own from Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty). For the nine months
ended September 30, 2006, TNT ranked second among advertising-supported cable networks in
prime-time delivery of its key demographics, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54, and first in total-day
delivery of Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54. TBS ranked second among advertising-supported cable
networks in prime-time delivery of its key demographic, Adults 18-34.
The Turner networks generate revenues principally from the sale of advertising time and
monthly subscriber fees paid by cable system operators, direct-to-home satellite operators and
other affiliates. Key contributors to Turners success are its continued investments in
high-quality programming focused on sports, network premieres, licensed and original series, news
and animation, leading to strong ratings and Advertising and Subscription revenue growth, as well
as strong brands and operating efficiency.
HBO operates the HBO and Cinemax multichannel pay television programming services, with the
HBO service ranking as the nations most widely distributed pay television network. HBO generates
revenues principally from monthly subscriber fees from cable system operators, satellite companies
and other affiliates. An additional source of revenue is the ancillary sales of its original
programming, including such programs as The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, Band of
Brothers and Deadwood.
Publishing. Time Warners Publishing segment consists principally of magazine publishing and
a number of direct-marketing and direct-selling businesses. The segment generated revenues of
$3.709 billion (12% of the Companys overall revenues), $658 million in Operating Income before
Depreciation and Amortization and $527 million in Operating Income for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006.
Time Inc. currently publishes over 145 magazines globally, including People, Sports
Illustrated, Southern Living, In Style, Real Simple, Entertainment Weekly, Time, Fortune, Cooking
Light and Whats on TV. It generates revenues primarily from advertising, magazine subscriptions
and newsstand sales, and its growth is derived from higher circulation and advertising on existing
magazines, new magazine launches and acquisitions. Time Inc. owns IPC Media, the U.K.s largest
magazine company (IPC), and the magazine subscription marketer Synapse Group, Inc. The Company
has started to experience slowing print advertising sales as advertisers are shifting advertising
expenditures to online media. As a result, Time Inc. continues to invest in developing digital
content, including the redesign of People.com and CNNmoney.com, the expansion of Sports
Illustrateds digital properties and the acquisition of Golf.com. Time Inc.s direct-selling
division, Southern Living At Home, sells home decor products through independent consultants at
parties hosted in peoples homes throughout the U.S. Finally, Time Inc. has solicited bids from
prospective buyers regarding the potential divestiture of 18 titles from the Parenting and Time4
Media groups.
Recent Developments
Adelphia Acquisition and Related Transactions
On July 31, 2006, TW NY and Comcast
completed their respective acquisitions of assets comprising in the
aggregate substantially all of the
cable systems of Adelphia (the Adelphia Acquisition). At the closing of the Adelphia Acquisition,
TW NY paid approximately $8.9 billion in cash, after giving effect to certain purchase price
adjustments, and shares representing approximately 16% of TWCs outstanding common stock for the
Adelphia assets it acquired. In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 51,
Accounting for the
Sales of Stock of a Subsidiary (SAB 51), in the third quarter of 2006, the Company
recognized a gain of approximately
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$1.771 billion, related to the shares of TWC Class A common
stock issued in the Adelphia Acquisition, which has been reflected in shareholders equity as an
adjustment to paid-in-capital.
On July 31, 2006, immediately before the closing of the Adelphia Acquisition, Comcasts
interests in TWC and TWE, a subsidiary of TWC, were redeemed. Specifically, Comcasts 17.9%
interest in TWC was redeemed in exchange for 100% of the capital stock of a subsidiary of TWC
holding both cable systems serving approximately 589,000 subscribers and approximately $1.9 billion
in cash (the TWC Redemption). In addition, Comcasts 4.7% interest in TWE was redeemed in
exchange for 100% of the equity interests in a subsidiary of TWE holding both cable systems serving
approximately 162,000 subscribers and approximately $147 million in cash (the TWE Redemption and,
together with the TWC Redemption, the Redemptions). For accounting purposes, the Redemptions were
treated as an acquisition of Comcasts minority interests in TWC and TWE and a sale of the cable
systems that were transferred to Comcast. The purchase of the minority interests resulted in a
reduction of goodwill of $730 million related to the excess of the carrying value of the Comcast
minority interests over the total fair value of the Redemptions. In addition, the sale of the cable
systems resulted in an after-tax gain of $930 million which is comprised of a $113 million pretax
gain (calculated as the difference between the carrying value of the systems acquired by Comcast in
the Redemptions totaling $2.987 billion and the estimated fair value of $3.100 billion) and the net
reversal of deferred tax liabilities of approximately $817 million.
Following the Adelphia
Acquisition, on July 31, 2006, subsidiaries of TW
NY and Comcast also exchanged certain cable systems to enhance the respective
geographic clusters of subscribers of TWC and Comcast (the Exchange and, together with the
Adelphia Acquisition and the Redemptions, the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions), and TW NY paid
Comcast approximately $67 million for certain adjustments related to the Exchange. The Company did not record a gain or loss on
systems TW NY acquired from Adelphia and transferred to Comcast in the Exchange because such
systems were recorded at fair value in the Adelphia Acquisition. The Company
recorded a pretax gain of $32 million ($25 million net of
tax) on the Exchange related to the disposition of Urban Cable Works of Philadelphia, L.P. (Urban Cable). This gain is included as a
component of discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006.
The results of the systems acquired in connection with the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions have
been included in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations since the closing of the
transactions on July 31, 2006. The systems transferred in connection with the Redemptions and the
Exchange (the Transferred Systems), including the gains discussed above, have been reflected as
discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for all periods
presented. See Note 4 for additional information regarding the discontinued operations.
As a result of the closing of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, TWC gained systems with
approximately 3.2 million net basic video subscribers. Following the closing, Time Warner owns
approximately 84% of TWCs outstanding common stock (including approximately 83% of the outstanding
TWC Class A common stock and all outstanding shares of TWC Class B common stock), as well as an
indirect approximately 12% non-voting interest in TW NY. The remaining approximately 16% of TWCs
outstanding common stock is held by Adelphia. Comcast no longer has an interest in TWC or TWE.
At the closing of the Adelphia Acquisition, Adelphia and TWC entered into a registration
rights and sale agreement (the RRA). Under the RRA, Adelphia is required to sell, in a registered
underwritten public offering (the Offering), at least one-third of the shares of TWC Class A
common stock it received in the Adelphia Acquisition within three months following the
effectiveness of a registration statement filed by TWC to effect such sale, subject to customary
rights to delay for a limited period of time under certain circumstances. TWC is required to use
its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) file a registration statement covering these shares as
promptly as practicable and (ii) cause the registration statement to be declared effective as
promptly as practicable after filing, but in any event not later than January 31, 2007. On October
18, 2006, TWC filed a registration statement relating to the Offering with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). Any shares received by Adelphia in the Adelphia Acquisition that are
not included in the Offering are expected to be distributed to Adelphias creditors pursuant to a
subsequent plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the Remainder Plan) to
be filed by Adelphia with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
(the Bankruptcy Court). If a Remainder Plan meeting specified requirements is consummated prior
to the closing of the Offering, the shares of TWC Class A common stock received by Adelphia in the
Adelphia Acquisition would be distributed to Adelphias creditors under Section 1145 of the
Bankruptcy Code in accordance with the terms of such plan and the Offering would not occur. The
shares distributed to Adelphias creditors under the Remainder Plan would be freely transferable,
subject to certain exceptions (Note 3).
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FCC Order Approving the Transactions with Adelphia and Comcast
In its order approving the Adelphia Acquisition, the Federal Communications Commission (the
FCC) imposed conditions on TWC related to regional sports networks (RSNs), as defined in the
order, and the resolution of disputes pursuant to the FCCs leased access regulations. In
particular, the order provides that neither TWC nor its affiliates may offer an affiliated RSN on
an exclusive basis to any multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD). Moreover, TWC may
not unduly or improperly influence: (i) the decision of any affiliated RSN to sell programming to
an unaffiliated MVPD; or (ii) the prices, terms, and conditions of sale of programming by an
affiliated RSN to an unaffiliated MVPD. If an MVPD and an affiliated RSN cannot reach an agreement
on the terms and conditions of carriage, the MVPD may elect commercial arbitration of the dispute.
In addition, if an unaffiliated RSN is denied carriage by TWC, it may elect commercial arbitration
to resolve the dispute. With respect to leased access, if an unaffiliated programmer is unable to
reach an agreement with TWC, that programmer may elect commercial arbitration of the dispute, with
the arbitrator being required to resolve the dispute using the FCCs existing rate formula relating
to pricing terms. The application and scope of these conditions, which will expire in July 2011,
have not yet been tested. TWC retains the right to obtain FCC and judicial review of any
arbitration awards made pursuant to these conditions.
Dissolution of Texas/Kansas City Cable Joint Venture
As previously reported, following restructurings in 2004 and 2005, TKCCP is a 50-50 joint
venture between Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership (TWE-A/N) (a partnership
of TWE and the Advance/Newhouse Partnership) and Comcast. In accordance with the terms of the TKCCP
partnership agreement, on July 3, 2006, Comcast notified TWC of its election to trigger the
dissolution of the partnership and its decision to allocate all of TKCCPs debt, which totaled
approximately $2 billion, to the pool of assets consisting of the Houston cable systems. On August
1, 2006, TWC notified Comcast of its election to receive the Kansas City pool, which served
approximately 782,000 basic video subscribers as of September 30, 2006. As a result, Comcast will
receive the pool of assets consisting of the Houston cable systems, which served approximately
791,000 basic video subscribers as of September 30, 2006. On October 2, 2006, TWC received approximately $630 million from Comcast due to the repayment of
debt owed by TKCCP to TWE-A/N that had been allocated to the Houston cable systems. The consummation of the dissolution of TKCCP is subject to customary closing
conditions, including regulatory and franchise review and approvals. It is expected that the
dissolution of TKCCP will be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2007. Upon the closing,
the Company will begin consolidating the results of the Kansas City pool. Effective July 1, 2006,
TWC owns 100% of the economic interest in the Kansas City pool (and recognizes such interest
pursuant to the equity method of accounting), and it is no longer entitled to any economic benefits
of ownership from the Houston cable systems. As a result of the pending TKCCP dissolution, TWC has
revised its managed subscriber numbers to include only the managed subscribers in the Kansas City
pool. Accordingly, the subscribers from the Houston cable systems have been eliminated from the
managed subscriber numbers for all periods presented (Note 3).
Court TV
On May 12, 2006, the Company acquired the remaining 50% interest in Court TV that it did not
already own from Liberty for $697 million in cash, net of cash acquired. As permitted by GAAP,
Court TV results have been consolidated retroactive to the beginning of 2006. Previously, the
Company had accounted for its investment using the equity method of accounting. For the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006, Court TV had revenues of $60 million and $187 million,
respectively, and had an Operating Loss of $3 million and Operating Income of $19 million,
respectively (Note 4).
In addition, the Company is in discussions with Liberty regarding its ownership interest in
Time Warner, including a possible exchange of a significant portion of that interest for a
subsidiary of the Company that contains a mix of non-strategic assets and cash.
Turner FTC Consent Decree
As previously reported, Time Warner is subject to the terms of a consent decree (the Turner
Consent Decree) entered into in connection with the FTCs approval of the acquisition of Turner by
Historic TW Inc. (Historic TW) in 1996. The Turner Consent Decree required, among other things,
that any Time Warner stock held by Liberty be non-voting stock, except that it would be entitled to
a vote of 1/100 of a vote per share when voting with the outstanding common stock on the election
of
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
directors and a vote equal to the vote of the common stock with respect to corporate matters
that would adversely change the
rights or terms of the stock. On February 16, 2006, Liberty filed a petition with the FTC
seeking to terminate the Turner Consent Decree as it applies to Liberty, including all voting
restrictions on its Time Warner stock holdings. On June 14, 2006, the FTC issued an order granting
Libertys petition. As a result, Liberty now has the ability to request that the shares of Series
LMCN-V common stock it holds be converted into shares of common stock of Time Warner. At Libertys
request, on August 4, 2006, Time Warner converted 49,115,656 shares of Series LMCN-V common stock
held by Liberty into shares of Time Warner common stock, and on August 14, 2006, Time Warner
converted 24,744,621 shares of Series LMCN-V common stock held by Liberty into shares of Time
Warner common stock. Immediately following the second conversion, and as of October 31, 2006,
Liberty held 18,784,759 shares of Series LMCN-V common stock (Note 8).
AOL-Google Alliance
During December 2005, the Company announced that AOL was expanding its strategic alliance with
Google Inc. (Google) to enhance its global online advertising partnership and make more of AOLs
content available to Google users. In addition, Google agreed to invest $1 billion to acquire a 5%
equity interest in a limited liability company that owns all of the outstanding equity interest in
AOL. On March 24, 2006, the Company and Google signed definitive agreements governing the
investment and the commercial arrangements. Under the alliance, Google will continue to provide
search technology to AOLs network of Internet properties worldwide and provide AOL with an
improved share in revenues generated through searches conducted on the AOL network, which AOL will
continue to recognize as advertising revenue when such amounts are earned. Additionally, AOL will
continue to pay Google a license fee for the use of its search technology, which AOL will continue
to recognize as expense when such amounts have been incurred. Other key aspects of the alliance,
and the related accounting, include:
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AOL Marketplace. Creating an AOL Marketplace through white labeling of Googles
advertising technology, which enables AOL to sell search advertising directly to
advertisers on AOL-owned properties. AOL will record as advertising revenue the
sponsored-links advertising sold and delivered to third parties. Amounts paid to Google
for Googles share in the sponsored-links advertising sold on the AOL Marketplace will
be accounted for by AOL as an expense in the period the advertising is delivered. |
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Distribution and Promotion. Providing AOL $300 million of marketing credits for
promotion of AOLs content on Google-owned Internet properties as well as $100 million
of AOL/Google co-sponsored promotion of AOL properties. The Company believes that this
is an advertising barter transaction in which distribution and promotion is being
provided in exchange for AOL agreeing to dedicate its search business to Google on an
exclusive basis. Because the criteria in Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No.
99-17, Accounting for Advertising Barter Transactions, for recognizing revenue have not
been met, no revenue or expense will be recognized by AOL on this portion of the
arrangement. |
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Google AIM Development. Enabling Google Talk and AIM instant messaging users to
communicate with each other provided certain conditions are met. Because this
agreement does not provide for any revenue share or other fees, there will be no
accounting for this arrangement. |
AOL and Google also agreed to collaborate in the future to expand on the alliance, including
the possible sale by AOL of display advertising on the Google network.
On April 13, 2006, the Company completed its issuance of a 5% equity interest in AOL to Google
for $1 billion in cash. In accordance with SAB 51, Time Warner recognized a gain of approximately
$801 million, reflected in shareholders equity as an adjustment to paid-in-capital in the second
quarter of 2006.
The WB Network
On September 17, 2006, at the end of the 2005-2006 television season, Warner Bros. and CBS
ceased the stand-alone operations of The WB Network and UPN, respectively, and formed a new
fully-distributed national broadcast network, called The CW. Warner Bros. and CBS each own 50% of
the new network and have joint and equal control. In addition, Warner Bros. reached an agreement
with Tribune Corp. (Tribune), a subordinated 22.25% limited partner in The WB Network, under
which Tribune surrendered its ownership interest in The WB Network, was relieved of funding
obligations and became one of the principal affiliate groups for the new network.
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
The WB Network results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 include shutdown
costs of $38 million and $119 million, respectively, including $33 million and $87 million,
respectively, related to the termination of certain programming arrangements (primarily licensed
movie rights). Included in the costs to terminate programming arrangements is
$18 million and $47 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively, of costs related to terminating intercompany programming arrangements with other Time
Warner divisions (e.g., New Line) that have been eliminated in consolidation, resulting in a net
charge related to programming arrangements of $15 million and $40 million for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. In addition, shutdown costs at The WB Network for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 include a benefit of $2 million and a net charge
of $6 million, respectively, related to employee terminations and $7 million and $26 million,
respectively, related to contractual settlements.
The Company is accounting for its investment in The CW using the equity method of accounting.
The Company views its interest in The CW to be the successor to the business previously conducted
by The WB Network, and, as such, the Companys remaining basis in The WB Network (including
goodwill) is considered the beginning basis for its 50% interest in
The CW. In conjunction with the formation and launch in
September 2006 of The CW, the Company assessed The WB Networks
goodwill for impairment. Due to current ratings levels being lower than had been previously
estimated and a projected increase in certain programming costs, the forecasted cash flows
associated with the Companys interest had declined. Upon the
conclusion of its assessment, the Company determined in late
October 2006 that The WB
Networks goodwill was impaired. Accordingly, for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006, the Company has recorded a pretax impairment charge of $200 million to reduce the carrying
value of The WB Networks goodwill prior to its contribution to The CW. The estimate of fair value
was determined using a discounted cash flow valuation methodology. The Companys net investment in
The CW is classified as Investments, including available-for-sale-securities in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2006 (Note 4).
Common Stock Repurchase Program
Time Warners Board of Directors has authorized a common stock repurchase program that allows
the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of $20 billion of common stock during the period from
July 29, 2005 through December 31, 2007. Purchases under the stock repurchase program may be made
from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. Size and timing of
these purchases will be based on a number of factors, including price and business and market
conditions. At existing price levels, the Company intends to continue purchases under its stock
repurchase program within its stated objective of maintaining a net debt-to-Operating Income before
Depreciation and Amortization ratio, as defined, of approximately 3-to-1, and expects it will have
purchased at least $15 billion of its common stock under the program by the end of 2006, and
the remainder in 2007. From the programs inception through October 31, 2006, the Company
repurchased approximately 770 million shares of common
stock for approximately $13.4 billion pursuant to trading programs under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, including approximately 208 million shares of common stock for approximately $3.6 billion
pursuant to the prepaid stock repurchase contracts entered into in May 2006 and completed during
the third quarter (Note 8).
Sale of AOLs European Access Businesses
During September and October of 2006, the Company announced the sale of its AOL European
access businesses. On September 17, 2006, the Company announced an agreement to sell AOLs German
access business to Telecom Italia S.p.A. for approximately $870 million in cash, subject to certain
closing adjustments. On October 11, 2006, the Company announced an agreement to sell AOLs U.K.
access business to The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC (Carphone Warehouse) for approximately $688
million in cash, subject to certain closing adjustments. On October 31, 2006, the Company completed
the sale of AOLs French
access business to Neuf Cegetel S.A. for approximately $365 million in cash, subject to certain
closing adjustments. The contractual sales prices for the German and
U.K. transactions are denominated in Euros and British pounds,
respectively, and, as a result, the U.S.
dollar amounts presented are subject to change as a result of fluctuation in the exchange rates.
The Company expects to record pretax gains on these sales ranging from approximately $1.3 billion
to $1.5 billion (after taking into account selling costs). The assets and liabilities of the
European access businesses have been reflected as assets and liabilities held for sale as of
September 30, 2006 and included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other current
liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance
sheet. The sales of AOLs German and U.K. access businesses,
which are subject to customary regulatory approvals, are expected to close in the fourth quarter of
2006 or the first quarter of 2007 (Note 4).
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Warner Village Theme Parks
On July 3, 2006, the Company sold its 50% interest in Warner Village Theme Parks (the Theme
Parks), a joint venture operating theme parks in Australia, to Village Roadshow Limited
(Village) for approximately $191 million in cash, which resulted in a pretax gain of
approximately $157 million (Note 4).
Sale of Turner South
On May 1, 2006, the Company sold the Turner South network (Turner South), a subsidiary of
Turner, to Fox Cable Networks, Inc. for approximately $371 million in cash, resulting in a pretax
gain of approximately $129 million. Turner South has been reflected as discontinued operations for
all periods presented (Note 4).
Sale of Time Warner Book Group
On March 31, 2006, the Company sold Time Warner Book Group (TWBG) to Hachette Livre SA
(Hachette), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lagardère SCA (Lagardère), for $524 million in cash,
resulting in a pretax gain of approximately $194 million after taking into account selling costs
and estimated working capital adjustments. TWBG has been reflected as discontinued operations for
all periods presented (Note 4).
Time Warner Telecom
As of December 31, 2005, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company owned a total of 50.4
million shares of Class B common stock of Time Warner Telecom Inc. (TWT), a publicly traded
telecommunications company. The Company accounted for this investment using the equity method of
accounting, and, as a result of the Companys share in losses of TWT and impairment losses
recognized in previous years, the carrying value of the investment was zero. In the first quarter
of 2006, the Companys subsidiaries participated as selling shareholders in a TWT secondary
offering and converted approximately 17 million shares of Class B common stock into Class A common
stock of TWT and sold the Class A common stock for approximately $239 million, net of underwriter
commissions. In the third quarter of 2006, the Companys subsidiaries participated as selling
shareholders in an additional TWT secondary offering and converted the Companys remaining
investment of approximately 33 million shares of Class B common stock into Class A common stock of
TWT. All of the Class A common stock was then sold for approximately $561 million, net of
underwriter commissions. In connection with these two offerings, the Company recognized pretax
gains of approximately $561 million and approximately $800 million for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2006, respectively, which are included as a component of Other income, net, in
the accompanying consolidated statement of operations (Note 5).
Amounts Related to Securities Litigation
As previously disclosed, in July 2005, the Company reached an agreement in principle for the
settlement of the securities class action lawsuits included in the matters consolidated under the
caption In re: AOL Time Warner Inc. Securities & ERISA Litigation described in Note 12 to the
accompanying consolidated financial statements. In connection with reaching the agreement in
principle on the securities class action, the Company established a reserve of $2.4 billion during
the second quarter of 2005. Ernst & Young LLP also agreed to a settlement in this litigation matter
and paid $100 million. Pursuant to the settlement, in October 2005, Time Warner paid $2.4 billion
into a settlement fund (the MSBI Settlement Fund) for the members of the class represented in the
action. The court issued an order dated April 6, 2006 granting final approval of the settlement,
and the time to appeal that decision has expired. In connection with the settlement, the $150
million previously paid by Time Warner into a fund in connection with the settlement of the
investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was transferred to the MSBI Settlement
Fund. In addition, the $300 million the Company previously paid into an SEC Fair Fund as a
condition of the settlement of its SEC investigation will be distributed to investors through the
settlement pursuant to an order issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on
July 11, 2006. The administration of the settlement is ongoing.
During the second quarter of 2005, the Company established an additional reserve totaling $600
million in connection with the other related securities litigation matters (including suits brought
by individual shareholders) described in Note 12 to the accompanying consolidated financial
statements that are pending against the Company. As of October 30, 2006, the Company has reached
agreements to resolve the actions alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act (ERISA)
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
and the derivative actions, both of which have received final court approval, as well
as certain of the individual suits. The
administration of the settlement of the ERISA action is ongoing. Of the $600 million reserve,
through October 30, 2006, the Company has paid, or has agreed to pay, approximately $354 million,
after considering probable insurance recoveries, to settle certain of these claims. The Company
also has engaged in, or may in the future engage in, mediation in an attempt to resolve the
remaining cases brought by shareholders who elected to opt out of the settlement in the
consolidated securities class action. The mediation efforts conducted to date have not been
fruitful in certain of these matters, and trials are expected in certain of these matters during
2007. In these matters, plaintiffs have claimed several billion dollars in aggregated damages. The
Company intends to defend these lawsuits vigorously, including through trial. It is possible,
however, that the ultimate amount paid to resolve all unsettled litigation in these matters could
be materially greater than the remaining reserve (Note 12).
The Company recognizes insurance recoveries when it becomes probable that such amounts will be
received. The Company recognized insurance recoveries of $4 million and $57 million for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and $5 million and $21 million for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively. In 2005, the Company reached an
agreement with the carriers on its directors and officers insurance policies in connection with the
securities and derivative action matters described above (other than the actions alleging
violations of ERISA). As a result of this agreement, in the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company
recorded a recovery of approximately $185 million (bringing the total 2005 recoveries to $206
million), which was collected in the first quarter of 2006.
Government Investigations
As previously disclosed by the Company, the DOJ and the SEC have resolved their investigations
into the accounting and disclosure practices of the Company, the former through a deferred
prosecution agreement entered into in December 2004 for a two-year period, and the latter through a
settlement agreement that was approved by the SEC in March 2005. These resolutions are described
in more detail in Managements Discussion and Analysis Other Recent Developments Government
Investigations in the amendment to the Companys Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
that was filed with the SEC on September 13, 2006. Historical accounting adjustments related to the SEC
settlement were reflected in the restatement of the Companys financial results for each of the
years ended December 31, 2000 through December 31, 2003 included in the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Under the terms of the Companys settlement with the SEC, the Company agreed to the
appointment of an independent examiner to review whether the Companys historical accounting for
transactions with 17 counterparties, which were identified by the SEC staff, was in conformity with
GAAP. The transactions subject to review were entered into between June 1, 2000 and December 31,
2001 (but including subsequent amendments thereto), and principally involved online advertising
revenues, as well as three cable programming affiliation agreements with related advertising
elements. Revenue related to the 17 transactions principally was recognized prior to January 1,
2002. During the third quarter of 2006, the independent examiner completed his review and, in
accordance with the terms of the SEC settlement, provided a report to the Companys audit and
finance committee of his conclusions. As a result of the conclusions, the Companys consolidated
financial results were restated for each of the years ended December 31, 2000 through December 31,
2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and the three and six months ended June 30,
2006. The impact of the adjustments is reflected in amendments to the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005 and the Companys Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and
June 30, 2006, each of which were filed with the SEC on September 13, 2006.
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Recent Accounting Standards
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has adopted the provisions of FAS 123R as of January 1, 2006. The provisions of
FAS 123R require a company to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an
award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost is
recognized in the statement of operations over the period during which an employee is required to
provide service in exchange for the award. FAS 123R also amends FASB Statement No. 95, Statement of
Cash Flows, to require that excess tax benefits, as defined, realized from the exercise of stock
options be reported as a financing cash inflow rather than as a reduction of taxes paid in cash
flow from operations.
Prior to the adoption of FAS 123R, the Company had followed the provisions of FASB Statement
No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (FAS 123), which allowed the Company to follow
the intrinsic value method set forth in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees, and disclose the pro forma effects on net income (loss) had the fair
value of the equity awards been expensed. In connection with adopting FAS 123R, the Company
elected to adopt the modified retrospective application method provided by FAS 123R and,
accordingly, financial statement amounts for all prior periods presented herein reflect results as
if the fair value method of expensing had been applied from the original effective date of FAS 123.
The Company also has made certain immaterial corrections to the
amounts presented in prior years. Such corrections involved recording
approximately $58 million of tax expense related to deferred
income taxes on stock options for the year ended December 31,
2005, and other corrections related to the expensing of stock options
that had an aggregate effect of approximately $70 million, net
of tax, over a ten-year period ended December 31, 2002, and
approximately $20 million, net of tax, over the three-year
period ended December 31, 2005 (Note 1).
Prior to the adoption of FAS 123R, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense for
awards with graded vesting by treating each vesting tranche as a separate award and recognizing
compensation expense ratably for each tranche. For equity awards granted subsequent to the
adoption of FAS 123R, the Company treats such awards as a single award and recognizes stock-based
compensation expense on a straight-line basis (net of estimated forfeitures) over the employee
service period. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded in costs of revenues or selling,
general and administrative expense depending on the employees job function.
Additionally, when recording compensation cost for equity awards, FAS 123R requires companies
to estimate the number of equity awards granted that are expected to be forfeited. Prior to the
adoption of FAS 123R, the Company recognized forfeitures when they occurred, rather than using an
estimate at the grant date and subsequently adjusting the estimated forfeitures to reflect actual
forfeitures. Accordingly, a pretax cumulative effect adjustment totaling $40 million ($25 million,
net of tax) has been recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to adjust for awards
granted prior to January 1, 2006 that are not expected to vest. The total impact of the adoption of
FAS 123R and total equity-based compensation expense recognized for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:
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Total Equity-Based |
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Total Equity-Based |
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Stock Option Expense |
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Compensation(a) |
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Stock Option Expense |
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Compensation(a) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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9/30/06 |
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9/30/05 |
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9/30/06 |
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9/30/05 |
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9/30/06 |
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9/30/05 |
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9/30/06 |
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9/30/05 |
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(millions) |
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(millions) |
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(millions) |
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(millions) |
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AOL |
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$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
16 |
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|
$ |
10 |
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$ |
17 |
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|
$ |
31 |
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|
$ |
48 |
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|
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
50 |
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Cable |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
44 |
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Filmed Entertainment |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
Networks |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
51 |
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Publishing |
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|
7 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
42 |
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|
|
28 |
|
|
|
42 |
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Corporate |
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5 |
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|
7 |
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|
10 |
|
|
|
11 |
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|
21 |
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30 |
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|
40 |
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41 |
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Total |
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$ |
40 |
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$ |
64 |
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$ |
51 |
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$ |
73 |
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$ |
161 |
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|
$ |
260 |
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$ |
212 |
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$ |
286 |
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(a) |
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Total equity-based compensation includes expense recognized related to stock
options, restricted stock and restricted stock units. |
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Change in Accounting Principle for Recognizing Programming Inventory Costs at HBO
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company changed its methodology for recognizing programming
inventory costs (for both theatrical and original programming) at its HBO division. Previously, the
Company recognized HBOs programming costs on a straight-line basis in the calendar year in which
the related programming first aired on the HBO and Cinemax pay television services. Now the Company
recognizes programming costs on a straight-line basis over the license periods or estimated period
of use of the related shows, beginning with the month of initial exhibition. The Company concluded
that this change in accounting for programming inventory costs was preferable after giving
consideration to the cumulative impact that marketplace and technological changes have had in
broadening the variety of viewing options and period over which consumers are now experiencing
HBOs programming.
Since this change involves a revision to an inventory costing principle, the change is
reflected retrospectively for all prior periods presented, including the impact that such a change
has on retained earnings for the earliest year presented (Note 1).
Accounting For Sabbatical Leave and Other Similar Benefits
In June 2006, the EITF reached a consensus on EITF Issue No. 06-02, Accounting for Sabbatical
Leave and Other Similar Benefits (EITF 06-02). EITF 06-02 provides that an employees right to a
compensated absence under a sabbatical leave or similar benefit arrangement in which the employee
is not required to perform any duties during the absence is an accumulating benefit. Therefore,
such arrangements should be accounted for as a liability with the cost recognized over the service
period during which the employee earns the benefit. The provisions of EITF 06-02 will be effective
for Time Warner as of January 1, 2007 and will impact the accounting for certain of the Companys
employment arrangements. The cumulative impact of this guidance, which will be applied
retrospectively to all prior periods, is expected to result in a reduction to retained earnings on
January 1, 2007 of approximately $63 million ($39 million, net of tax). The retrospective impact on
Operating Income for calendar years 2006, 2005 and 2004 is expected to be approximately $6 million,
$6 million and $8 million, respectively.
Income Statement Classification of Taxes Collected from Customers
In June 2006, the EITF reached a consensus on EITF Issue No. 06-03, How Taxes Collected from
Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement
(That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation) (EITF 06-03). EITF 06-03 provides that the presentation
of taxes assessed by a governmental authority that is directly imposed on a revenue-producing
transaction between a seller and a customer on either a gross basis (included in revenues and
costs) or on a net basis (excluded from revenues) is an accounting policy decision that should be
disclosed. The provisions of EITF 06-03 will be effective for Time Warner as of January 1, 2007.
The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting EITF 06-03 on the consolidated financial
statements.
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxesan interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for
uncertainty in income tax positions. This Interpretation requires that the Company recognize in the
consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position that is more likely than not to be
sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48
will be effective for Time Warner as of the beginning of the Companys 2007 fiscal year, with the
cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening
retained earnings. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting FIN 48 on the
consolidated financial statements.
Consideration Given By a Service Provider to Manufacturers or Resellers of Equipment
In September 2006, the EITF reached a consensus on EITF Issue No. 06-01, Accounting for
Consideration Given by a Service Provider to Manufacturers or Resellers of Equipment Necessary for
an End-Customer to Receive Service from the Service Provider (EITF 06-01). EITF 06-01 provides
that consideration provided to the manufacturers or resellers of specialized equipment should be
accounted for as a reduction of revenue if the consideration provided is in the form of cash and
the service provider directs that such cash be provided directly to the customer. Otherwise, the
consideration should be recorded as an expense. EITF 06-01 will be effective for Time Warner as of
January 1, 2008 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys consolidated
financial statements.
13
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Quantifying Effects of Prior Years Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements
In September 2006, the SEC issued SAB No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year
Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (SAB 108). SAB
108 requires that registrants quantify errors using both a balance sheet and income statement
approach and evaluate whether either approach results in a misstated amount that, when all relevant
quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is material. SAB 108 is effective for Time
Warner in the fourth quarter of 2006 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys
consolidated financial statements.
Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (FAS 158). FAS 158 addresses the accounting for
defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans (plans). Specifically, FAS
158 requires companies to recognize an asset for a plans overfunded status or a liability for a
plans underfunded status and to measure a plans assets and its obligations that determine its
funded status as of the end of the companys fiscal year, the
offset of which is recorded, net of tax, as a
component of other comprehensive income in shareholders equity. FAS 158 will be effective for Time
Warner as of December 31, 2006 and applied prospectively. Using information as of the Companys
last measurement date, December 31, 2005, the Company would have recorded an after-tax decrease of
approximately $600 million in other comprehensive income in shareholders equity. These amounts may
change when the Company actually adopts FAS 158 on December 31, 2006, as a result of changes in the
underlying market information during the past year.
Fair Value Measurements
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (FAS
157). FAS 157 establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework
for measuring fair value, and expands on required disclosures about fair value measurement. FAS 157
is effective for Time Warner on January 1, 2008 and will be applied prospectively. The provisions
of FAS 157 are not expected to have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial
statements.
Discontinued Operations
As previously noted under Recent Developments, the Company has reflected the operations of
the Transferred Systems, TWBG and Turner South as discontinued operations for all periods
presented.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years financial information to conform
to the September 30, 2006 presentation.
14
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting Comparability
As more fully described herein and in the related notes to the accompanying consolidated
financial statements, the comparability of Time Warners results from continuing operations has
been affected by certain significant transactions and other items in each period as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
(millions) |
|
Amounts related to securities litigation
and government investigations |
|
$ |
(29 |
) |
|
$ |
(16 |
) |
|
$ |
(90 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,025 |
) |
Merger-related, restructuring and shutdown costs |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(205 |
) |
|
|
(28 |
) |
Asset impairments |
|
|
(200 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(200 |
) |
|
|
(24 |
) |
Gain on disposal of assets, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact on Operating Income (Loss) |
|
|
(302 |
) |
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
(473 |
) |
|
|
(3,059 |
) |
Investment gains, net |
|
|
729 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
1,044 |
|
|
|
1,015 |
|
Gain (loss) on WMG option |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact on Other income, net |
|
|
729 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
1,044 |
|
|
|
1,068 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pretax impact |
|
|
427 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
(1,991 |
) |
Income tax impact |
|
|
(256 |
) |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
(305 |
) |
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After-tax impact |
|
$ |
171 |
|
|
$ |
(4 |
) |
|
$ |
266 |
|
|
$ |
(1,445 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts Related to Securities Litigation and Government Investigations
The Company recognized legal and other professional fees related to the SEC and DOJ
investigations into certain of the Companys historical accounting and disclosure practices and the
defense of various shareholder lawsuits, as well as legal reserves, totaling $33 million and $147
million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and $21 million and
$3.046 billion, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. In addition,
the Company recognized insurance recoveries of $4 million and $57 million for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and $5 million and $21 million, respectively, for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005.
Merger-related, Restructuring and Shutdown Costs
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company incurred restructuring
costs, primarily related to various employee terminations and other exit activities totaling
approximately $35 million and $104 million, respectively, including $27 and $43 million,
respectively, at the AOL segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, $4 million
and $14 million, respectively, at the Cable segment for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006, $1 million and $5 million, respectively, at the Filmed Entertainment segment for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, $3 million and $37 million, respectively, at the
Publishing segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and $5 million at the
Corporate segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. In addition, during the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Cable segment expensed approximately $18 million and $29
million, respectively, of non-capitalizable merger-related costs associated with the Adelphia
Acquisition. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 include shutdown
costs of $38 million and $119 million, respectively, at The WB Network in connection with the
agreement between Warner Bros. and CBS to form the new fully-distributed national broadcast
network, The CW. Included in the shutdown costs for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006 are termination charges related to terminating intercompany programming arrangements with
other Time Warner divisions, of which $18 million and $47 million, respectively, has been
eliminated in consolidation, resulting in a net pretax charge of $20 million and $72 million,
respectively.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company incurred restructuring
costs of $1 million and $31 million, respectively, at the Cable segment, primarily related to
various employee terminations and exit activities. In addition, during the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2005 the Cable segment expensed approximately $2 million of non-capitalizable
merger-related costs associated with the acquisition of Adelphia, discussed above. Restructuring
charges at the AOL segment reflect a $2 million charge and a $5 million net reduction in
restructuring charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively,
primarily relating to changes in estimates of previously established restructuring accruals (Note
10).
15
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Asset Impairments
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded a noncash
impairment charge of approximately $200 million to reduce the carrying value of The WB Networks
goodwill. Refer to Recent Developments for further discussion.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded a $24 million noncash
impairment charge related to goodwill associated with America Online Latin America, Inc. (AOLA).
As previously disclosed, AOLA had been operating under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and
has been in the process of winding up its operations. On June 30, 2006, AOLA emerged from
bankruptcy pursuant to a joint plan of reorganization and liquidation. Under the plan, AOLA was
reorganized into a liquidating limited liability company jointly owned by Time Warner (60%) and the
Cisneros Group (40%). In partial satisfaction of debt and obligations held by Time Warner or AOL,
the assets representing the AOL Puerto Rico business were transferred to Time Warner or AOL
pursuant to the plan. Included in AOLs results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 is a
$7 million charge related to AOLAs bankruptcy resolution.
Gains on Disposal of Assets, Net
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded a gain of approximately $20
million at the Corporate segment related to the sale of two aircraft and a $2 million gain at the
AOL segment from the resolution of a previously contingent gain related to the 2004 sale of
Netscape Security Solutions (NSS).
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded an approximate $5 million
gain related to the sale of a building, a $5 million gain from the resolution of previously
contingent gains related to the 2004 sale of NSS at the AOL segment and an $8 million gain at the
Publishing segment related to the collection of a loan made in conjunction with the Companys 2003
sale of Time Life Inc. (Time Life), which was previously fully reserved due to concerns about
recoverability.
Investment Gains, Net
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized net gains of
$729 million and $1.044 billion, respectively, primarily related to the sale of investments,
including a $561 million and an $800 million gain, respectively, on the sale of the Companys
investment in Time Warner Telecom and a $157 million gain on the sale of the Companys investment
in the Theme Parks. In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company
recognized a $51 million gain on the sale of the Companys investment in Canal Satellite Digital.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, investment gains, net also include $1
million of losses and $10 million of gains, respectively, to reflect market fluctuations in equity
derivative instruments.
For the three months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recognized net gains of $10 million
primarily related to the sale of investments, including an $8 million gain on the sale of its 7.5%
remaining interest in Columbia House Holdings Inc. (Columbia House) and simultaneous resolution
of a contingency for which the Company had previously accrued. Investment gains were partially
offset by a $13 million writedown of the Companys investment in n-tv KG (NTV Germany), a
German news broadcaster.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recognized net gains of $1.015
billion primarily related to the sale of investments, including a $925 million gain on the sale of
the Companys remaining investment in Google, a $36 million gain, which was previously deferred,
related to the Companys 2002 sale of a portion of its interest in Columbia House and an $8 million
gain on the sale of its 7.5% remaining interest in Columbia House and simultaneous resolution of a
contingency for which the Company had previously accrued. Investment gains were partially offset by
a $13 million writedown of the Companys investment in NTV Germany.
The three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 also include $3 million and $5 million,
respectively, of gains to reflect market fluctuations in equity derivative instruments.
16
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Gain (Loss) on WMG Option
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded a $53 million net gain,
reflecting a fair value adjustment related to the Companys option in Warner Music Group (WMG).
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended September
30, 2005
Consolidated Results
Revenues. The components of revenues are as follows (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription |
|
$ |
6,148 |
|
|
$ |
5,378 |
|
|
|
14 |
% |
|
$ |
17,334 |
|
|
$ |
16,177 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
Advertising |
|
|
2,060 |
|
|
|
1,762 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
|
|
6,084 |
|
|
|
5,406 |
|
|
|
13 |
% |
Content |
|
|
2,388 |
|
|
|
2,821 |
|
|
|
(15 |
%) |
|
|
7,450 |
|
|
|
8,471 |
|
|
|
(12 |
%) |
Other |
|
|
316 |
|
|
|
283 |
|
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
890 |
|
|
|
824 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
10,912 |
|
|
$ |
10,244 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
$ |
31,758 |
|
|
$ |
30,878 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The increase in Subscription revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006
was primarily related to increases at the Cable and Networks segments, offset partially by a
decline at the AOL segment. The increase at the Cable segment was driven by the impact of the
Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, the continued penetration of advanced services (primarily high-speed
data services, advanced digital video services and Digital Phone), video rate increases and growth
in subscriber levels. The increase at the Networks segment was due primarily to higher subscription
rates and, to a lesser extent, an increase in the number of subscribers at Turner and HBO, as well
as the impact of the Court TV acquisition. Revenues at the AOL segment declined primarily as a
result of lower domestic AOL brand subscribers and, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006,
the unfavorable impact of foreign currency exchange rates at AOL Europe.
The increase in Advertising revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006
was due to growth across the segments, primarily the AOL and Networks segments. The increase at the
AOL segment was due to growth in sales of advertising run on third-party websites generated by
Advertising.com and display and paid-search advertising on AOLs network of interactive properties
and services. The increase at the Networks segment was primarily driven by the impact of the Court
TV acquisition and higher CPMs (advertising cost per one thousand viewers) and sellouts across
Turners other networks, partly offset by a decline at The WB Network as a result of lower ratings
and the shutdown of The WB Network on September 17, 2006.
The decrease in Content revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was
principally due to decreases at the Filmed Entertainment and Networks segments. The decline at the
Filmed Entertainment segment was primarily driven by a decline in theatrical and television product
revenues. The decline at the Networks segment was primarily due to HBOs difficult comparisons to
the prior year period, which included higher syndication sales of Sex and the City, and for the
nine months ended September 30, 2006, reflects the absence of HBOs licensing revenues from
Everybody Loves Raymond, which ended its broadcast network run in 2005.
Each of the revenue categories is discussed in greater detail by segment in Business Segment
Results.
Costs of Revenues. For the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, costs of revenues
totaled $6.251 billion and $5.909 billion, respectively, and as a percentage of revenues were 57%
and 58%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, costs of revenues
totaled $17.880 billion and $17.802 billion, respectively, and as a percentage of revenues were 56%
and 58%, respectively. The improvement in costs of revenues as a percentage of revenues for the
nine months ended September 30, 2006 related primarily to improved margins at the Filmed
Entertainment segment. The segment variations are discussed in detail in Business Segment
Results.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. For the three months ended September 30, 2006
and 2005, selling, general and administrative expenses remained essentially flat ($2.523 billion in
2006 and $2.524 billion in 2005). For the nine months
17
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, selling,
general and administrative expenses increased 1% to $7.718 billion in 2006 from $7.631 billion in
2005. The segment variations are discussed in detail in Business Segment Results.
Amounts Related to Securities Litigation and Government Investigations. As previously
discussed in Recent Developments, the Company recognized legal and other professional fees
related to the SEC and DOJ investigations into certain of the Companys historical accounting and
disclosure practices and the defense of various shareholder lawsuits, as well as legal reserves,
totaling $33 million and $147 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively, and $21 million and $3.046 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2005, respectively. In addition, the Company recognized insurance recoveries of $4 million and $57
million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and $5 million and
$21 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively (Note 1).
Reconciliation of Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization to Operating Income and Net
Income.
The following table reconciles Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization to
Operating Income. In addition, the table provides the components from Operating Income to Net
Income for purposes of the discussions that follow (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income before
Depreciation and Amortization |
|
$ |
2,622 |
|
|
$ |
2,440 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
$ |
7,781 |
|
|
$ |
4,280 |
|
|
|
82 |
% |
Depreciation |
|
|
(786 |
) |
|
|
(650 |
) |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
(2,094 |
) |
|
|
(1,894 |
) |
|
|
11 |
% |
Amortization |
|
|
(169 |
) |
|
|
(141 |
) |
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
(434 |
) |
|
|
(438 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
|
1,667 |
|
|
|
1,649 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
5,253 |
|
|
|
1,948 |
|
|
|
170 |
% |
Interest expense, net |
|
|
(479 |
) |
|
|
(282 |
) |
|
|
70 |
% |
|
|
(1,115 |
) |
|
|
(952 |
) |
|
|
17 |
% |
Other income, net |
|
|
714 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
1,074 |
|
|
|
1,109 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
Minority interest expense, net |
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
(63 |
) |
|
|
41 |
% |
|
|
(265 |
) |
|
|
(171 |
) |
|
|
55 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes,
discontinued operations and
cumulative effect of
accounting change |
|
|
1,813 |
|
|
|
1,313 |
|
|
|
38 |
% |
|
|
4,947 |
|
|
|
1,934 |
|
|
|
156 |
% |
Income tax provision |
|
|
(452 |
) |
|
|
(486 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
%) |
|
|
(1,563 |
) |
|
|
(657 |
) |
|
|
138 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before discontinued
operations and cumulative
effect of accounting change |
|
|
1,361 |
|
|
|
827 |
|
|
|
65 |
% |
|
|
3,384 |
|
|
|
1,277 |
|
|
|
165 |
% |
Discontinued operations, net
of tax |
|
|
961 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
1,390 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
Cumulative effect of
accounting change, net of tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
2,322 |
|
|
$ |
853 |
|
|
|
172 |
% |
|
$ |
4,799 |
|
|
$ |
1,367 |
|
|
|
251 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization. Time Warners Operating Income before
Depreciation and Amortization was $2.622 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2006
compared to $2.440 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2005. Excluding the items
previously discussed under Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting Comparability
totaling $302 million and $21 million of net expense for 2006 and 2005, respectively, Operating
Income before Depreciation and Amortization increased $463 million principally as a result of
growth at the Cable, AOL, Networks and Publishing segments, partially offset by a decline at the
Filmed Entertainment segment.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, Operating Income before Depreciation and
Amortization was $7.781 billion compared to $4.280 billion for the nine months ended September 30,
2005. Excluding the items previously discussed under Significant Transactions and Other Items
Affecting Comparability totaling $473 million and $3.059 billion of net expense for 2006 and 2005,
respectively, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization increased $915 million
principally as a result of growth at the Cable, Networks and Filmed Entertainment segments,
partially offset by a decline at the Publishing segment.
The segment variations are discussed in detail under Business Segment Results.
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Depreciation Expense. Depreciation expense increased to $786 million and $2.094 billion for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 from $650 million and $1.894 billion for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in depreciation expense primarily
related to an increase at the Cable segment primarily due to the impact of the
Adelphia/Comcast Transactions and demand driven increases in recent years of purchases of
customer premise equipment, which generally have a significantly shorter useful life compared to
the mix of assets previously purchased.
Amortization Expense. Amortization expense increased 20% to $169 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2006 from $141 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005.
Amortization expense decreased 1% to $434 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 from
$438 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in amortization expense for
the three months ended September 30, 2006 primarily relates to the Cable segment, driven by the
amortization of intangible assets associated with customer relationships acquired as part of the
Adelphia/Comcast Transactions. The decrease in amortization expense for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 primarily relates to the Publishing segment as a result of certain short-lived
intangibles, such as customer lists, becoming fully amortized in the latter part of 2005, offset by
the increase in amortization expense at the Cable segment, as discussed above.
Operating Income. Time Warners Operating Income increased to $1.667 billion for the three
months ended September 30, 2006, from $1.649 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2005.
Excluding the items previously discussed under Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting
Comparability totaling $302 million and $21 million of net expense for 2006 and 2005,
respectively, Operating Income increased $299 million.
Time Warners Operating Income increased to $5.253 billion for the nine months ended September
30, 2006 from $1.948 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Excluding the items
previously discussed under Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting Comparability
totaling $473 million and $3.059 billion of net expense for 2006 and 2005, respectively, Operating
Income increased $719 million.
These amounts reflect the changes in Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization,
offset partially by the increase in depreciation expense as discussed above.
Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net, increased to $479 million and $1.115 billion
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, from $282 million and $952
million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, reflecting higher
average outstanding balances of borrowings related to the Companys stock repurchase program and
the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, increased interest rates on variable rate borrowings and lower
interest income on cash investments.
Other Income, Net. Other income, net, detail is shown in the table below (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
Investment gains, net |
|
$ |
729 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
1,044 |
|
|
$ |
1,015 |
|
Gain (loss) on WMG option |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53 |
|
Income (loss) from equity investees |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
Other |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income, net |
|
$ |
714 |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
1,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,109 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The changes in investment gains, net, and the gain (loss) on the WMG option are discussed
under Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting Comparability. Excluding the impact of
these items, Other income, net, decreased primarily due to the unfavorable effects of foreign
currency exchange rates, partially offset by an increase in income from equity method investees,
primarily TKCCP, a joint venture between TWC and Comcast. Beginning in the third quarter of 2006,
the income from TKCCP reflects 100% of the operations of the Kansas City pool and does not reflect
any of the economic benefits of the Houston cable systems. This increase in equity method income
was partially offset by the absence of Court TV equity income as a result of the consolidation of
Court TV (an equity method investee of the Company through December 31, 2005) retroactive to the
beginning of 2006 as a result of the Company acquiring the remaining 50% interest it did not
already own in the second quarter of 2006.
Minority Interest Expense, Net. Time Warner had $89 million and $265 million of minority
interest expense for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006, respectively, compared to $63 million and
$171 million for the three and nine months ended
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
September 30,
2005, respectively. The increase relates primarily
to the 5% minority interest in AOL issued to Google in the second quarter of 2006 and to larger
profits recorded by the Cable segment, in which Comcast had an effective 21% minority interest
until the closing of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions on July 31, 2006 and in which Adelphia
received an approximate 16% minority interest upon such closing.
Income Tax Provision. Income tax from continuing operations was $452 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $486 million for the three months ended September 30,
2005 and was $1.563 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $657 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The Companys effective tax rate for continuing
operations were provisions of 25% and 32% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively, compared to 37% and 34% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005,
respectively. The decreases in the effective tax rates result primarily from tax attribute
carryforwards recognized in the third quarter of 2006.
Income before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change. Income
before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change was $1.361 billion for
the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $827 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2005. Basic and diluted net income per share before discontinued operations and
cumulative effect of accounting change were $0.34 and $0.33, respectively, in 2006 compared to
$0.18 for both in 2005. Excluding the items previously discussed under Significant Transactions
and Other Items Affecting Comparability totaling $171 million of income and $4 million of net
expense for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, income before
discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change increased by $359 million
primarily due to higher Operating Income and higher other income, net, partially offset by higher
minority interest expense, net, and higher interest expense, net, as discussed above.
Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change was $3.384
billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $1.277 billion for the nine months
ended September 30, 2005. Basic and diluted net income per share before discontinued operations and
cumulative effect of accounting change were both $0.79 in 2006 compared to $0.27 for both in 2005.
Excluding the items previously discussed under Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting
Comparability totaling $266 million of income and $1.445 billion of net expense for the nine
months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, income before discontinued operations and
cumulative effect of accounting change increased by $396 million primarily due to higher Operating
Income, partially offset by higher interest expense, net and higher minority interest expense, net,
as discussed above.
Discontinued Operations. The financial results for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006 and 2005 included the impact of treating the Transferred Systems as discontinued
operations. In addition, the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included the impact of treating
TWBG and Turner South as discontinued operations. Included in the results for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2006 are a pretax gain of
approximately $145 million on the Transferred
Systems and a tax benefit of approximately $810 million comprised of a tax benefit of $817 million
on the Redemptions, partially offset by a provision of $7 million on the Exchange. The tax benefit of $817
million results primarily from the reversal of historical deferred tax liabilities that had existed
on systems transferred to Comcast in the TWC Redemption, which was designed to qualify as a
tax-free split-off under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Section
355). As a result, such liabilities were no longer required. The Company believes all requirements
under Section 355 have been met. However, if the IRS were to succeed in challenging the tax-free
characterization of the TWC Redemption, an additional cash tax liability of up to an estimated $900
million could result. For a discussion of risks related to certain tax characterizations, see Item
1A, Risk Factors, in Part II of this report.
Also included in the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 are a pretax gain of
approximately $129 million and a tax benefit of $21 million related to the sale of Turner South and
a pretax gain of approximately $194 million and a tax benefit of $28 million related to the sale of
TWBG. The tax benefit on the TWBG and Turner South transactions result primarily from the release
of a valuation allowance associated with tax attribute carryforwards offsetting the tax gains.
Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change, net of tax. The Company recorded a $40 million pretax
benefit ($25 million, net of tax) as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle upon
the adoption of FAS 123R in the first quarter of 2006, to recognize the effect of estimating the
number of awards granted prior to January 1, 2006 that are not ultimately expected to vest.
20
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Net Income and Net Income Per Common Share. Net income was $2.322 billion for the three
months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $853 million for the three months ended September 30,
2005. Basic and diluted net income per common share were both $0.57 in 2006 compared to $0.18 for
both in 2005. Net income was $4.799 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared
to $1.367 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Basic and diluted net income per
common share were $1.13 and $1.12 in 2006 compared to $0.29 for both in 2005.
Business Segment Results
AOL. Revenues, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and Operating Income of
the AOL segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are as follows
(millions):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription |
|
$ |
1,455 |
|
|
$ |
1,665 |
|
|
|
(13 |
%) |
|
$ |
4,539 |
|
|
$ |
5,173 |
|
|
|
(12 |
%) |
Advertising |
|
|
479 |
|
|
|
328 |
|
|
|
46 |
% |
|
|
1,320 |
|
|
|
959 |
|
|
|
38 |
% |
Other |
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
1,983 |
|
|
|
2,041 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
|
|
6,010 |
|
|
|
6,271 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
Costs of revenues(a) |
|
|
(920 |
) |
|
|
(946 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
%) |
|
|
(2,819 |
) |
|
|
(2,901 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
%) |
Selling, general and administrative(a) |
|
|
(473 |
) |
|
|
(628 |
) |
|
|
(25 |
%) |
|
|
(1,638 |
) |
|
|
(1,852 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
%) |
Gain on disposal of consolidated businesses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(80 |
%) |
Asset impairments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
Restructuring costs |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income before Depreciation and
Amortization |
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
1,512 |
|
|
|
1,509 |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
(129 |
) |
|
|
(134 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
%) |
|
|
(383 |
) |
|
|
(419 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
%) |
Amortization |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
%) |
|
|
(119 |
) |
|
|
(137 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
397 |
|
|
$ |
288 |
|
|
|
38 |
% |
|
$ |
1,010 |
|
|
$ |
953 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses exclude
depreciation. |
The reduction in Subscription revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006, as compared to the similar periods in the prior year, primarily reflects a decline in
domestic Subscription revenues (from $1.231 billion to $1.010 billion for the three months and from
$3.822 billion to $3.221 billion for the nine months). AOLs domestic Subscription revenues
declined for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 due primarily to a decrease in the
number of domestic AOL brand subscribers and related revenues. Subscription revenues at AOL Europe
increased for the three months ended September 30, 2006 (from $409 million to $433 million) and
decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 (from $1.288 billion to $1.260 billion). The
increase in AOL Europes Subscription revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was
driven by the favorable impact of foreign currency exchange rates ($18 million) and an increase in
broadband and telephony revenues, partially offset by a decline in dial-up Subscription revenues.
The decline in AOL Europes Subscription revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was
driven by the unfavorable impact of foreign currency exchange rates ($39 million) and a decline in
dial-up Subscription revenues, partially offset by an increase in broadband and telephony revenues.
On August 2, 2006, AOL announced that it was implementing the next phase of its business
strategy, which is designed to accelerate AOLs transition to a global web services company. A
significant component of this strategy is to permit access to most of AOLs current services,
including use of the AOL client software and an AOL e-mail account, without charge. Therefore, as
long as an individual has a means to connect to the Internet, that person will be able to access
and use most of the AOL services for free.
AOL continues to serve the market for dial-up Internet access by providing dial-up
connectivity to the Internet and customer service for those subscribers. AOL also continues to
develop and offer price plans with varying service levels. In connection with the strategy
announcement, AOL recently implemented new $25.90 and $9.95 price plans in the U.S with varying
levels of dial-up access service, storage and other tools and services. However, AOL has and will
continue to substantially reduce its marketing and customer service efforts previously aimed at
attracting and retaining subscribers to the AOL service.
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
The number of AOL brand domestic and European subscribers is as follows at September 30, 2006,
June 30, 2006, and September 30, 2005 (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Subscriber category: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL brand domestic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$15 and over |
|
|
9.6 |
|
|
|
11.5 |
|
|
|
14.7 |
|
Under $15 |
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
6.2 |
|
|
|
5.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total AOL brand domestic |
|
|
15.2 |
|
|
|
17.7 |
|
|
|
20.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL Europe |
|
|
5.5 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
6.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL includes in its subscriber numbers individuals, households or entities that have provided
billing information and completed the registration process sufficiently to allow for an initial
log-on to the AOL service. Domestic subscribers to the AOL brand service include subscribers during
introductory free-trial periods and subscribers at no or reduced monthly fees through member
service and retention programs. Total AOL brand domestic subscribers include free-trial and
retention members of approximately 6% at September 30, 2006, 8% at June 30, 2006 and 11% at
September 30, 2005. Individuals who have registered for the free AOL service, including subscribers
who have migrated from paid subscription plans, are not included in the AOL brand domestic
subscriber numbers presented above.
The average monthly Subscription revenue per subscriber (ARPU) for each significant category
of subscribers, calculated as average monthly subscription revenue (including premium subscription
services revenues) for the category divided by the average monthly subscribers in the category for
the applicable period, is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
Subscriber category: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL brand domestic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$15 and over |
|
$ |
23.75 |
|
|
$ |
21.15 |
|
|
$ |
22.56 |
|
|
$ |
20.84 |
|
Under $15 |
|
|
11.56 |
|
|
|
13.21 |
|
|
|
12.13 |
|
|
|
13.21 |
|
Total AOL brand domestic |
|
|
19.30 |
|
|
|
19.09 |
|
|
|
19.05 |
|
|
|
19.02 |
|
AOL Europe |
|
|
25.93 |
|
|
|
21.70 |
|
|
|
24.12 |
|
|
|
22.37 |
|
During the second quarter of 2006, AOL improved its methodology for attributing AOL brand
domestic Subscription revenues to the $15 and over per month and under $15 per month price plan
categories. This methodology improvement, which resulted from better system data, had no impact on
total AOL brand domestic ARPU for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006. The impact of
the improved methodology to the $15 and over per month and under $15 per month subscriber
categories (as reflected in the table above), as compared to the ARPU calculated for these
categories under the old methodology, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, is as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
Increase to $15 and over category |
|
$ |
0.39 |
|
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
(Decrease) to under $15 category |
|
|
(0.69 |
) |
|
|
(0.52 |
) |
The decline in AOL brand domestic subscribers on plans priced $15 and over per month resulted
from a number of factors, including the effects of AOLs revised strategy, which resulted in the
migration of subscribers to the free AOL service offering, declining registrations for the paid
service in response to AOLs reduced marketing and retention campaigns and competition from
broadband access providers. Further, during the period, subscribers migrated from the
premium-priced unlimited dial-up plans, to lower-priced plans, including the new $9.95 plans.
The decrease in AOL brand domestic subscribers on plans below $15 per month was driven
principally by the effects of AOLs revised strategy, which resulted in the migration of
subscribers to the free AOL service offering. This decrease was partially offset by the migration
of subscribers from plans $15 and over per month to the plans below $15 per month, primarily to the
new $9.95 plans. The under $15 per month subscriber price plan category as of September 30, 2006
also reflects a decrease of approximately 400,000 subscribers related to an agreement between AOL
and TWC, which were amended in the
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
third quarter of 2006 to eliminate the revenue sharing to AOL
for joint AOL/Road Runner subscribers. Accordingly, such members are no longer included in the AOL
brand domestic subscriber numbers as of the end of the third quarter.
Excluding the impact of the methodology improvement discussed above, the $15 and over per
month subscriber category ARPU increased $2.21 and $1.45 for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30,
2005. These increases were due primarily to the price increases implemented by AOL late in the
first quarter and continuing into the second quarter of 2006, including increasing the price of the
$23.90 plan to $25.90, and an increase in the percentage of revenue generating customers, partially
offset by a shift in the subscriber mix to lower-priced subscriber price plans. Premium
subscription services revenues included in ARPU were $22 million and $67
million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and $23 million
and $65 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively.
Excluding the impact of the methodology improvement discussed above, the under $15 per month
subscriber category ARPU decreased $0.96 and $0.56 for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. These
decreases were due primarily to a decrease in revenues generated by members on limited plans who
exceeded their free time and a shift in the subscriber mix to lower-priced subscriber price plans,
including the $9.95 plan, partially offset by an increase in the percentage of revenue generating
customers. Premium subscription services revenues included in ARPU were $8 million and $24 million
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and $8 million and $22
million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively.
The increase in total AOL brand domestic ARPU for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006, as compared to the similar period in the prior year, was due primarily to the price
increases described above and an increase in the percentage of revenue generating customers,
partially offset by a shift in the subscriber mix to lower-priced subscriber price plans. AOL brand
domestic members on price plans under $15 was 37% of total AOL brand domestic membership as of
September 30, 2006 as compared to 27% as of September 30, 2005.
AOL Europe offers a variety of price plans, including bundled broadband, unlimited access to
the AOL service using AOLs dial-up network and limited access plans, which are generally billed
based on actual usage. Refer to Recent Developments
for additional information related to the divestiture of AOLs
French access business and the pending divestitures of AOLs German
and U.K. access businesses. AOL Europe intends to operate its German
and U.K. access businesses in the normal course until each of the respective sales transactions has
closed.
The ARPU for European subscribers increased for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006 primarily due to a shift in subscriber mix from narrowband to broadband and an increase in
telephony revenues. The ARPU for the three months ended September 30, 2006 benefited from the
effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, while ARPU for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 was negatively impacted. In addition, although bundled broadband subscribers
continue to grow as a percentage of total subscribers at AOL Europe, broadband price reductions in
France, Germany and the U.K. due to competition have offset the impact of this migration on ARPU.
In addition to the AOL brand service, AOL has subscribers to other lower-priced services, both
domestically and internationally, including the Netscape and CompuServe brands. These other brand
services are not a significant source of revenues.
Advertising revenues improved for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, due to
increased revenues from growth in sales of advertising run on third-party websites generated by
Advertising.com and display and paid-search advertising on AOLs network of interactive properties
and services. Revenues generated by Advertising.com and paid-search revenues increased $63 million
to $129 million and $30 million to $142 million, respectively, for the three months ended September
30, 2006 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2005 and increased $121 million to
$307 million and $96 million to $422 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30,
2006 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Of the increase in Advertising.com
revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006, approximately $46 million resulted from an
expanded relationship with a major customer in the second quarter of 2006. AOL expects Advertising
revenues to continue to increase during the remainder of 2006 as compared to the similar period in
2005 due to expected growth in sales of advertising run on third-party websites generated by
Advertising.com and display and paid-search advertising on AOLs network of interactive properties
and services.
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Other revenues primarily include revenue from licensing software for wireless devices, revenue
generated by the sale of modems to customers in Europe in order to support high-speed access to the
Internet, and revenue generated from mobile messaging via wireless devices utilizing AOLs
services. Other revenues increased slightly for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006
primarily due to higher revenue from royalties associated with mobile messaging. In addition, the
nine months ended September 30, 2006 include higher revenue at AOL Europe from increased modem
sales.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, costs of revenues decreased 3% in both
periods and, as a percentage of revenues, remained flat at 46% for both the three months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005, and increased to 47% from 46% for the nine months ended September 30,
2006 and 2005, respectively. The decrease in cost of revenues related primarily to lower
network-related expenses and product development costs, partially offset by increases in traffic
acquisition costs associated with advertising run on Advertising.coms third-party publisher
network. Network-related expenses decreased 7% to $285 million and 9% to $919 million for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. The decline in network-related expenses was
principally attributable to lower usage of AOLs dial-up network associated with the declining
dial-up subscriber base, improved pricing and network utilization and decreased levels of long-term
fixed commitments. The decline in network costs was partially offset by $9 million and $17 million,
respectively, of service credits at AOL Europe for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2005.
The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2006 primarily related to a decrease in direct marketing costs of $177 million
and $272 million, respectively, including reduced subscriber acquisition marketing as part of AOLs
revised strategy. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the decline also reflected lower
employee incentive compensation, including lower current year accruals due to headcount reductions
and the reversal of previously established accruals that are no longer required, and other cost
savings initiatives. The decline for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included an
approximate $14 million benefit related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters,
partially offset by a $7 million charge related to AOLAs bankruptcy resolution. The three and nine
months ended September 30, 2005 included $8 million and $23 million of benefits, respectively,
related to the favorable resolution of European value-added tax matters, partially offset by a $10
million charge related to a patent litigation settlement.
As previously discussed under Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting
Comparability, the results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 include $27
million and $43 million of restructuring charges, respectively, primarily related to headcount
reductions and asset write-offs. In addition, the results for the nine months ended September 30,
2006 include a $2 million gain from the resolution of a previously contingent gain related to the
2004 sale of NSS. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 include a $2
million restructuring charge and a $5 million net reduction in restructuring charges, respectively,
primarily relating to changes in estimates of previously established restructuring accruals. In
addition, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 also reflect an approximate $5 million gain on
the sale of a building, a $5 million gain from the resolution of previously contingent gains
related to the 2004 sale of NSS and a $24 million noncash goodwill impairment charge related to
AOLA.
For the three months ended September 30, 2006, Operating Income before Depreciation and
Amortization and Operating Income increased due primarily to lower costs of revenues and selling,
general and administrative expenses and higher Advertising revenues, partially offset by lower
Subscription revenues. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, Operating Income before
Depreciation and Amortization remained essentially flat and Operating Income increased due
primarily to lower costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses and higher
Advertising revenues, partially offset by lower Subscription revenues and higher restructuring
charges. Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization included a $20 million and $63
million decline at AOL Europe for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively,
as compared to the similar periods in 2005, reflecting a decline in revenues and higher costs.
Operating Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 also improved due to lower
depreciation expense reflecting a decline in network assets as the result of membership declines.
In connection with AOLs strategy, including its proactive reduction of subscriber acquisition
efforts, AOL expects to continue to experience an acceleration in the rate of the decline in its
subscribers and related Subscription revenues, and a
decline in domestic subscriber ARPU. In addition, in the upcoming year, AOL expects to
continue to reduce its costs of revenues, such as dial-up network and customer service, and
selling, general and administrative costs. The restructuring actions associated with this phase of
the strategy will likely be finalized during the remainder of 2006 and are expected to result in
restructuring and related charges during the remainder of 2006 and in
2007 ranging from $220 million to $310 million,
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
approximately half of which are expected to be for involuntary employee
terminations and the remainder for other costs, including facility exit costs and other contract
termination costs, as well as the abandonment and disposal of various long-lived assets. AOL
expects that a majority of the restructuring and related charges will result in future cash
expenditures. It is expected that AOL will incur approximately $150 million to $240 million of such
charges in the fourth quarter of 2006.
As
discussed in more detail in Recent Developments,
consistent with its strategy, AOL Europe recently entered into separate agreements to sell
AOLs U.K. and German access businesses and will enter into agreements to provide ongoing
audience services to the respective purchasers of these businesses
upon closing of the sales. In October 2006, AOL Europe closed on the
sale of its French access business and entered into an agreement to
provide ongoing audience services.
The Company anticipates that, after considering the impact of the plans associated with the
strategy, including the restructuring plans and related charges, the AOL segments Operating Income
before Depreciation and Amortization and Operating Income for the fourth quarter of 2006 will be
lower compared to the comparable prior year period.
Cable. As previously discussed, on July 31, 2006, the Company completed the Adelphia/Comcast
Transactions and began consolidating the results of the acquired systems. The Transferred Systems
have been reflected as discontinued operations for all periods presented and, accordingly, are not
included in the Cable segment financial information presented below. Revenues, Operating Income
before Depreciation and Amortization and Operating Income of the Cable segment for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (millions):
|
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|
|
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|
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Three Months Ended |
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|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
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9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
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(recast) |
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(recast) |
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Revenues: |
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|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
Subscription |
|
$ |
3,031 |
|
|
$ |
2,103 |
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|
|
44 |
% |
|
$ |
7,696 |
|
|
$ |
6,135 |
|
|
|
25 |
% |
Advertising |
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
44 |
% |
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
362 |
|
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
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|
3,209 |
|
|
|
2,227 |
|
|
|
44 |
% |
|
|
8,116 |
|
|
|
6,497 |
|
|
|
25 |
% |
Costs of revenues(a) |
|
|
(1,495 |
) |
|
|
(985 |
) |
|
|
52 |
% |
|
|
(3,697 |
) |
|
|
(2,909 |
) |
|
|
27 |
% |
Selling, general and administrative(a) |
|
|
(573 |
) |
|
|
(368 |
) |
|
|
56 |
% |
|
|
(1,456 |
) |
|
|
(1,131 |
) |
|
|
29 |
% |
Merger-related and restructuring costs |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
30 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income before Depreciation and
Amortization |
|
|
1,119 |
|
|
|
871 |
|
|
|
28 |
% |
|
|
2,920 |
|
|
|
2,424 |
|
|
|
20 |
% |
Depreciation |
|
|
(513 |
) |
|
|
(383 |
) |
|
|
34 |
% |
|
|
(1,281 |
) |
|
|
(1,088 |
) |
|
|
18 |
% |
Amortization |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
229 |
% |
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
(54 |
) |
|
|
72 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
550 |
|
|
$ |
471 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
|
$ |
1,546 |
|
|
$ |
1,282 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses exclude
depreciation. |
The components of Subscription revenues are as follows (millions):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Video |
|
$ |
2,090 |
|
|
$ |
1,512 |
|
|
|
38 |
% |
|
$ |
5,289 |
|
|
$ |
4,509 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
High-speed data |
|
|
745 |
|
|
|
511 |
|
|
|
46 |
% |
|
|
1,914 |
|
|
|
1,460 |
|
|
|
31 |
% |
Digital Phone |
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
145 |
% |
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
197 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Subscription revenues |
|
$ |
3,031 |
|
|
$ |
2,103 |
|
|
|
44 |
% |
|
$ |
7,696 |
|
|
$ |
6,135 |
|
|
|
25 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Adelphia and Comcast employed methodologies that differed slightly from those used by TWC to
determine subscriber numbers. As of September 30, 2006, TWC had converted subscriber numbers for
most of the Adelphia and Comcast systems to the TWC methodology and expects to complete this
process during the fourth quarter of 2006. Although not expected to be significant, any adjustments
to the subscriber numbers resulting from the conversion of the remaining systems will be recast to
make all periods comparable. Subscriber results are as follows (thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2006 |
|
September 30, 2005 |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
Managed(b) |
|
Consolidated(a) |
|
Managed(b) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
(recast) |
Subscribers: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic video(c) |
|
|
12,689 |
|
|
|
13,471 |
|
|
|
8,593 |
|
|
|
9,368 |
|
Digital video(d) |
|
|
6,700 |
|
|
|
7,024 |
|
|
|
4,127 |
|
|
|
4,420 |
|
Residential high-speed data(e) |
|
|
6,041 |
|
|
|
6,398 |
|
|
|
3,628 |
|
|
|
3,912 |
|
Commercial high-speed data(e) |
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
177 |
|
Digital phone(f) |
|
|
1,524 |
|
|
|
1,649 |
|
|
|
697 |
|
|
|
766 |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Subscriber numbers as of September 30, 2005 have been recast to reflect the
Transferred Systems as discontinued operations. |
|
(b) |
|
Managed subscribers include TWCs consolidated subscribers and subscribers in the
Kansas City pool selected by TWC on August 1, 2006 in connection with the dissolution of
TKCCP. Refer to Recent Developments for further discussion. |
|
(c) |
|
Basic video subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who receive basic video
service. |
|
(d) |
|
Digital video subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who receive any level
of video service via digital technology. |
|
(e) |
|
High-speed data subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who receive TWCs
Road Runner high-speed data service or any of the other high-speed data services offered by
TWC. |
|
(f) |
|
Digital Phone subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who receive IP-based
telephony service. Digital Phone subscribers exclude subscribers acquired from Comcast in the
Exchange who receive traditional, circuit-switched telephone service (which totaled
approximately 122,000 consolidated subscribers at September 30, 2006). |
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, Subscription revenues increased
driven by the impact of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, the continued penetration of advanced
services (primarily high-speed data services, advanced digital video services and Digital Phone),
video rate increases and growth in subscriber levels. For the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006, Digital Phone revenues include approximately $12 million of revenues associated with
subscribers acquired from Comcast who receive traditional circuit-switched telephone service.
Excluding the circuit-switched telephone service revenues, the growth in Digital Phone does not
include any impact from the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions because the acquired systems did not
offer Digital Phone as of September 30, 2006. Aggregate revenues associated with TWCs advanced
digital video services, including Digital Tiers, Pay-Per-View, VOD, SVOD and DVRs, increased 53% to
$283 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, compared to the similar period in the
prior year and 32% to $705 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, compared to the
similar period in the prior year. Strong growth rates for high-speed data service and Digital Phone
revenues are expected to continue for the remainder of 2006.
Advertising revenues increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 as a
result of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, costs of revenues increased 52% and
27%, respectively, and, as a percentage of revenues, were 47% and 46% for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2006, respectively, compared to 44% and 45% for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2005, respectively. The increase in costs of revenues is primarily related to the
impact of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, increases in video programming costs, telephony
service costs and labor costs. The increase in costs of revenues as a percentage of revenues
reflects the items noted above and lower margins for the cable systems acquired in the
Adelphia/Comcast Transactions.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, video programming costs increased 50%
to $708 million and 22% to $1.749 billion, respectively, due primarily to the impact of the
Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, contractual rate increases (especially with respect to sports
programming), the ongoing deployment of new digital video services and higher regional sports
network programming costs. Programming costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included
an $11 million benefit reflecting an adjustment in the amortization of certain launch support
payments. In addition, programming costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005
included a $10 million benefit related to the resolution of terms with a programming vendor, and
the nine months ended September 30, 2005 included a $14 million charge related to the resolution of
contractual terms with another program vendor. Video programming costs are expected to increase
during the fourth quarter of 2006 at a rate higher than that experienced during the first nine
months of 2006, reflecting the impact of the Adelphia/Comcast
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Transactions, and, to a lesser extent, contractual rate increases, subscriber growth and the
continued expansion of service offerings. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
telephony service costs increased approximately $50 million and $143 million, respectively, due to
the growth in Digital Phone subscribers. Labor costs increased primarily due to the impact of the
Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, salary increases and higher headcount resulting from the roll-out of
advanced services. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, these increases in costs of
revenues were partially offset by a $10 million benefit related to third-party maintenance support
payment fees, reflecting the resolution of terms with an equipment vendor, and by a $16 million
benefit (with an additional $5 million benefit recorded in selling, general and administrative
expenses) due to changes in estimates related to certain medical benefit accruals. In addition,
costs of revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 included a $10 million
benefit reflecting a reduction in accrued expenses related to changes in estimates of certain
accruals.
The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2006 is primarily the result of higher labor and other administrative costs due
to the impact of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions and increased headcount resulting from the
continued roll-out of advanced services and salary increases. The increase for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006 includes an $11 million charge (with an additional $2 million charge
included in costs of revenues) reflecting an adjustment to prior period facility rent expense. The
nine months ended September 30, 2005 also reflects $8 million in reserves related to legal matters.
As previously discussed under Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting
Comparability, the Cable segment expensed non-capitalizable merger-related costs associated with
the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions of approximately $18 million and $29 million for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and $2 million for both the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2005. Such costs are expected to continue into the fourth quarter of
2006. In addition, the results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 include
approximately $4 million and $14 million, respectively, of restructuring costs, primarily due to a
reduction in headcount resulting from efforts to reorganize TWCs operations in a more efficient
manner. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 included approximately
$1 million and $31 million, respectively, of restructuring costs, primarily associated with the
early retirement of certain senior executives. These actions are part of TWCs broader plans to
simplify its organizational structure and enhance its customer focus. TWC is in the process of
executing these initiatives and expects to incur additional costs as these plans are implemented
during the remainder of 2006 and throughout 2007.
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006 increased principally as a result of the impact of the Adelphia/Comcast
Transactions and revenue growth (particularly growth in high margin high-speed data revenues),
partially offset by higher costs of revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses and
merger-related and restructuring costs, as discussed above. Operating Income before Depreciation
and Amortization for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 also included integration
costs related to the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, including such items as transitional employee
costs and marketing and special event spending to increase TWCs overall brand awareness.
Operating Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased primarily
due to the increase in Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization described above,
partially offset by an increase in depreciation expense and amortization expense. Depreciation
expense increased primarily due to the impact of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions and
demand-driven increases in recent years of purchases of customer premise equipment, which generally
have a significantly shorter useful life compared to the mix of assets previously purchased.
Amortization expense increased as a result of amortization of intangible assets associated with
customer relationships acquired as part of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions.
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Filmed Entertainment. Revenues, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and
Operating Income of the Filmed Entertainment segment for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (millions):
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advertising |
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
|
83 |
% |
Content |
|
|
2,311 |
|
|
|
2,620 |
|
|
|
(12 |
%) |
|
|
7,316 |
|
|
|
8,156 |
|
|
|
(10 |
%) |
Other |
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
138 |
% |
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
49 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
2,390 |
|
|
|
2,650 |
|
|
|
(10 |
%) |
|
|
7,532 |
|
|
|
8,300 |
|
|
|
(9 |
%) |
Costs of revenues(a) |
|
|
(1,808 |
) |
|
|
(2,022 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
%) |
|
|
(5,493 |
) |
|
|
(6,282 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
%) |
Selling, general and administrative(a) |
|
|
(371 |
) |
|
|
(385 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
%) |
|
|
(1,138 |
) |
|
|
(1,183 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
%) |
Restructuring costs |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income before Depreciation and
Amortization |
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
(14 |
%) |
|
|
896 |
|
|
|
835 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
Depreciation |
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
16 |
% |
Amortization |
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
(164 |
) |
|
|
(157 |
) |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
120 |
|
|
$ |
161 |
|
|
|
(25 |
%) |
|
$ |
629 |
|
|
$ |
589 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses exclude
depreciation. |
Content revenues include theatrical product (which is content made available for initial
airing in theaters), television product (which is content made available for initial airing on
television), and consumer products and other. The components of Content revenues for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
Theatrical product: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Theatrical film |
|
$ |
402 |
|
|
$ |
606 |
|
|
|
(34 |
%) |
|
$ |
1,026 |
|
|
$ |
1,404 |
|
|
|
(27 |
%) |
Television licensing |
|
|
399 |
|
|
|
403 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
1,137 |
|
|
|
1,293 |
|
|
|
(12 |
%) |
Home video |
|
|
580 |
|
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
|
|
2,138 |
|
|
|
2,324 |
|
|
|
(8 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total theatrical product |
|
|
1,381 |
|
|
|
1,606 |
|
|
|
(14 |
%) |
|
|
4,301 |
|
|
|
5,021 |
|
|
|
(14 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Television product: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Television licensing |
|
|
594 |
|
|
|
644 |
|
|
|
(8 |
%) |
|
|
2,083 |
|
|
|
1,994 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
Home video |
|
|
228 |
|
|
|
241 |
|
|
|
(5 |
%) |
|
|
585 |
|
|
|
778 |
|
|
|
(25 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total television product |
|
|
822 |
|
|
|
885 |
|
|
|
(7 |
%) |
|
|
2,668 |
|
|
|
2,772 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer products and other |
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
129 |
|
|
|
(16 |
%) |
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
363 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Content revenues |
|
$ |
2,311 |
|
|
$ |
2,620 |
|
|
|
(12 |
%) |
|
$ |
7,316 |
|
|
$ |
8,156 |
|
|
|
(10 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The decline in theatrical film revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006
was due primarily to difficult comparisons to 2005, which included the releases of Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory and Wedding Crashers for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and for the
nine months ended September 30, 2005 also included the releases of Batman Begins and Constantine as
well as carryover success from Oceans Twelve. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2006
included the worldwide revenues associated with Superman Returns and for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 also included the international carryover of Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire. The decrease in theatrical product revenues from television licensing for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2006 primarily related to the timing and quantity of various
availabilities, including the first three Harry Potter films and other significant titles, in 2005.
Home video sales of theatrical product declined for the nine months ended September 30, 2006
primarily due to difficult comparisons, as the similar period in the prior year included the home
video releases of Troy and Oceans Twelve, partially offset by the first quarter 2006 home video
release of Wedding Crashers.
License fees from television product decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2006
primarily related to difficult comparisons to the prior year, which included the initial cable
availability of Will and Grace. License fees from television product increased for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006, primarily related to the initial off-network availability of the first
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OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
four seasons of Without a Trace and second-cycle off-network non-continuance license arrangements
for Friends, partially
offset by the decrease in the three months, discussed above. The decline in home video sales
of television product for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 reflects difficult comparisons
to the prior year, which included revenue from the releases of additional seasons of Seinfeld.
The decrease in costs of revenues resulted primarily from lower film costs ($1.055 billion and
$3.223 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, compared to
$1.159 billion and $3.688 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005,
respectively) and lower advertising and print costs resulting from the quantity and mix of films
released. Included in film costs are theatrical valuation adjustments, which increased to $51
million from $36 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and
increased to $156 million from $131 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. Costs of revenues as a percentage of revenues was 76% for both the three months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005, and decreased to 73% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 from
76% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, due to the quantity and mix of product released.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006 decreased primarily due to lower distribution fees and the impact of cost saving initiatives.
As previously discussed in Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting Comparability,
the results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 include $1 million and $5
million of restructuring charges, respectively, as a result of changes in estimates of previously
established restructuring accruals.
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and Operating Income for the three
months ended September 30, 2006 decreased due to a decline in revenues, partially offset by a
decline in costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2006, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and Operating
Income increased as a result of lower costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative
expenses, partially offset by the decline in revenues as discussed above. Operating Income before
Depreciation and Amortization and Operating Income for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006 reflects a benefit of approximately $10 million related to an adjustment made to reduce
certain legal reserves. Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and Operating Income
for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 also included a benefit of $42 million from the sale
of certain international film rights.
The Company anticipates a decline in Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and
Operating Income at the Filmed Entertainment segment for the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to the
similar prior year period primarily due to difficult comparisons for theatrical product.
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OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Networks. Revenues, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and Operating
Income of the Networks segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are
as follows (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription |
|
$ |
1,460 |
|
|
$ |
1,335 |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
|
$ |
4,412 |
|
|
$ |
4,034 |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
Advertising |
|
|
741 |
|
|
|
699 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
2,407 |
|
|
|
2,236 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
Content |
|
|
236 |
|
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
(23 |
%) |
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
779 |
|
|
|
(15 |
%) |
Other |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
18 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
2,488 |
|
|
|
2,388 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
7,594 |
|
|
|
7,142 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
Costs of revenues(a) |
|
|
(1,213 |
) |
|
|
(1,168 |
) |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
(3,713 |
) |
|
|
(3,569 |
) |
|
|
4 |
% |
Selling, general and administrative(a) |
|
|
(437 |
) |
|
|
(486 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
%) |
|
|
(1,397 |
) |
|
|
(1,404 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Asset impairments |
|
|
(200 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
(200 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NM |
|
Shutdown costs |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
(119 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income before Depreciation and
Amortization |
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
734 |
|
|
|
(18 |
%) |
|
|
2,165 |
|
|
|
2,169 |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
(208 |
) |
|
|
(173 |
) |
|
|
20 |
% |
Amortization |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
%) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
526 |
|
|
$ |
667 |
|
|
|
(21 |
%) |
|
$ |
1,945 |
|
|
$ |
1,978 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses exclude
depreciation. |
As previously discussed in Recent Developments, on May 12, 2006, the Company acquired
the remaining 50% interest in Court TV that it did not already own from Liberty for $697 million in
cash, net of cash acquired. As permitted by GAAP, Court TV results have been consolidated
retroactive to the beginning of 2006. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, Court
TV had revenues of $60 million and $187 million, respectively, and had an Operating Loss of $3
million and Operating Income of $19 million, respectively.
The increase in Subscription revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006
was due primarily to higher subscription rates and, to a lesser extent, an increase in the number
of subscribers at Turner and HBO, as well as the impact of the Court TV acquisition. The nine
months ended September 30, 2005 also included a $22 million benefit from the resolution of certain
contractual agreements at Turner.
The increase in Advertising revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006
was driven primarily by the impact of the Court TV acquisition ($42 million and $126 million,
respectively) and higher CPMs (advertising cost per thousand viewers) and sellouts across Turners
other networks, partially offset by a decline at The WB Network as a result of lower ratings and
the shutdown on September 17, 2006.
The decrease in Content revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was
primarily due to HBOs difficult comparisons to the prior year period, which included higher
syndication sales of Sex and the City. In addition, the decrease for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 reflects the absence of HBOs licensing revenues from Everybody Loves Raymond,
which ended its broadcast network run in 2005.
Costs of revenues increased 4% for the three months ended September 30, 2006, and, as a
percentage of revenues, were 49% for both the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. Costs of revenues increased 4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, and, as
a percentage of revenues, were 49% and 50% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the increase in costs of
revenues was primarily attributable to an increase in programming costs. Programming costs
increased 3% to $817 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $793 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 5% to $2.636 billion for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 compared to $2.502 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The
increase in programming expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was
primarily due to the impact of the Court TV acquisition, including a write-off of approximately $17
million associated with the termination of certain programming arrangements, and higher acquired
theatrical and original programming costs at Turner, partially offset by a decline in programming
costs at The WB Network as a result of the shutdown of the network on September 17, 2006 and a
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OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
decline at HBO for the three months ended September 30, 2006 due to the timing of original
programming expenses. In
addition, the increase in programming expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2006
reflected an increase in sports programming costs, particularly related to NBA programming, at
Turner and higher acquired theatrical programming costs at HBO.
The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2006 was primarily due to decreases at The WB Network as a result of the
shutdown of the network on September 17, 2006 and the timing of marketing and promotional expenses
at HBO, partially offset by the impact of the Court TV acquisition.
As previously discussed in Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting Comparability,
the results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 include shutdown costs of $38
million and $119 million, respectively, including $33 million and $87 million, respectively,
related to the termination of certain programming arrangements (primarily licensed movie rights).
Included in the costs to terminate programming arrangements is $18 million and $47 million for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, of costs related to terminating
intercompany programming arrangements with other Time Warner divisions (e.g., New Line) that have
been eliminated in consolidation, resulting in a net charge related to programming arrangements of
$15 million and $40 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively.
In addition, shutdown costs at The WB Network for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006 include a benefit of $2 million and a net charge of $6 million, respectively, related to
employee terminations and $7 million and $26 million, respectively, related to contractual
settlements. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, also include a
noncash impairment charge of approximately $200 million to reduce the carrying value of The WB
Networks goodwill. Refer to Recent Developments for further discussion.
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and Operating Income decreased for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 primarily due to the noncash impairment charge to
reduce the carrying value of The WB Networks goodwill, the shutdown costs at The WB Network and
higher costs of revenues, partially offset by an increase in revenues and lower selling, general
and administrative expenses, as described above.
The Company anticipates that the rate of growth in both Operating Income before Depreciation
and Amortization and Operating Income during the fourth quarter will be lower than experienced in
the first nine months of 2006, excluding the $200 million
impairment charge, due primarily to
increased programming, marketing and direct operating expenses at Turner.
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OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Publishing. Revenues, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and Operating
Income of the Publishing segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
are as follows (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription |
|
$ |
405 |
|
|
$ |
400 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
$ |
1,175 |
|
|
$ |
1,202 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
Advertising |
|
|
684 |
|
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
2,024 |
|
|
|
1,964 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
Content |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
(16 |
%) |
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
(14 |
%) |
Other |
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
(14 |
%) |
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
(9 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
1,261 |
|
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
3,709 |
|
|
|
3,730 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
Costs of revenues (a) |
|
|
(509 |
) |
|
|
(519 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
|
(1,512 |
) |
|
|
(1,539 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
%) |
Selling, general and administrative (a) |
|
|
(479 |
) |
|
|
(470 |
) |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
(1,502 |
) |
|
|
(1,492 |
) |
|
|
1 |
% |
Gain on sale of assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
Restructuring costs |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization |
|
|
270 |
|
|
|
261 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
658 |
|
|
|
707 |
|
|
|
(7 |
%) |
Depreciation |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
%) |
|
|
(85 |
) |
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
%) |
Amortization |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
(23 |
%) |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
226 |
|
|
$ |
209 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
|
$ |
527 |
|
|
$ |
542 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses exclude
depreciation. |
Subscription revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006 remained essentially
flat. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, Subscription revenues declined primarily as a
result of the unfavorable effects of foreign currency exchange rates at IPC.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, Advertising revenues increased due
primarily to growth in both online and magazine Advertising revenues. Magazine Advertising revenues
increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, reflecting contributions from the
August 2005 acquisition of Grupo Editorial Expansión (GEE), higher Advertising revenues at
certain magazines, including People and Real Simple, and contributions from recent magazine
launches, partially offset for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 by lower Advertising
revenues at certain magazines.
Other revenues decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, primarily due
to declines at Synapse, a subscription marketing business, declines in licensing revenues from AOL
and declines at Southern Living At Home.
Costs of revenues decreased 2% for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and, as a
percentage of revenues, was 40% and 42% for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. Costs of revenues decreased 2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and, as a
percentage of revenues, was 41% for both the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. Costs
of revenues for the magazine publishing business include manufacturing costs (paper, printing and
distribution) and editorial-related costs, which together decreased 1% to $449 million and $1.348
billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, compared to the
similar periods in the prior year, primarily due to print cost savings.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 2% and 1% for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2006, respectively, primarily due to an increase in advertising and marketing
costs, principally related to the inclusion of GEE and costs associated with developing digital
content, partially offset by cost savings initiatives. In addition, the increase for the nine
months ended September 30, 2006 was partially offset by the favorable effects of foreign currency
exchange rates at IPC.
As previously discussed in Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting Comparability,
the results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 include $3 million and $37
million, respectively, of restructuring costs, primarily associated with continuing efforts to
streamline operations. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 reflect an $8
million gain related to the collection of a loan made in conjunction with the Companys 2003 sale
of Time Life, which was previously fully reserved due to concerns about recoverability.
32
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization increased for the three months ended
September 30, 2006 primarily due to an increase in Advertising revenues and lower costs of
revenues, partially offset by increased selling, general and administrative expenses. Operating
Income before Depreciation and Amortization decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2006
primarily due to restructuring charges of $37 million and the absence of the prior year gain
related to the collection of a loan. Additionally, Operating Income before Depreciation and
Amortization reflects $6 million and $24 million of lower start-up losses on magazine launches for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively.
For the three months ended September 30, 2006, Operating Income increased primarily due to the
changes in Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization discussed above, as well as a
decline in amortization expense as a result of certain short-lived intangibles, such as customer
lists, becoming fully amortized in the latter part of 2005. For the nine months ended September 30,
2006, Operating Income decreased primarily due to the changes in Operating Income before
Depreciation and Amortization discussed above, partially offset by the decline in amortization
expense, discussed above. This decrease was partially offset by amortization from certain
indefinite-lived trade name intangibles being assigned a finite life beginning in the first quarter
of 2006.
As discussed in Recent Developments, on March 31, 2006, the Company sold TWBG to Hachette
for $524 million in cash, resulting in a pretax gain of approximately $194 million, after taking
into account selling costs and estimated working capital adjustments. TWBG has been reflected as
discontinued operations for all periods presented.
Corporate. Operating Loss before Depreciation and Amortization and Operating Loss of the
Corporate segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are as follows
(millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts related to securities litigation and
government investigations |
|
$ |
(29 |
) |
|
$ |
(16 |
) |
|
|
81 |
% |
|
$ |
(90 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,025 |
) |
|
|
(97 |
%) |
Selling, general and administrative (a) |
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
%) |
|
|
(303 |
) |
|
|
(324 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
%) |
Gain on sale of assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NM |
|
Restructuring costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Loss before Depreciation and Amortization |
|
|
(126 |
) |
|
|
(120 |
) |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
(378 |
) |
|
|
(3,349 |
) |
|
|
(89 |
%) |
Depreciation |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
%) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Loss |
|
$ |
(138 |
) |
|
$ |
(133 |
) |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
$ |
(412 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,381 |
) |
|
|
(88 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses exclude depreciation. |
As previously discussed, the Company recognized legal and other professional fees related
to the SEC and DOJ investigations into certain of the Companys historical accounting and
disclosure practices and the defense of various shareholder lawsuits, as well as legal reserves,
totaling $33 million and $147 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively, and $21 million and $3.046 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2005, respectively. In addition, the Company recognized insurance recoveries of $4 million and $57
million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and $5 million and
$21 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively. Legal and other
professional fees are expected to continue to be incurred in future periods.
As previously discussed under Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting
Comparability, the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 include approximately $5
million of restructuring costs and a gain of approximately $20 million on the sale of two aircraft.
Excluding the items discussed above, Operating Loss before Depreciation and Amortization and
Operating Loss decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2006 due primarily to decreased
compensation costs. The decline for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, is due primarily to a
tax credit and decreases in compensation and transactional costs, partially offset by higher
professional and financial advisory services costs.
33
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
Management
believes that cash generated by or available to Time Warner from
existing credit agreements or the capital markets should be sufficient to
fund its capital and liquidity needs for the foreseeable future, including the quarterly dividend
payments and the common stock repurchase program. Time Warners sources of cash include cash
provided by operations, expected proceeds from the recently announced
sales of assets, the repayment of the TKCCP debt owed to TWE-A/N, cash and equivalents, available borrowing
capacity under its committed credit facilities of $2.536 billion at Time Warner Inc. and $2.502
billion at TWC as of September 30, 2006 (including $10.0 billion of bank credit facilities at TWC
which became available on July 31, 2006 upon the closing of the Adelphia Acquisition and were fully
utilized), and availability under its commercial paper programs. The
Company expects to amend its unsecured commercial paper program to increase the size of the
program from $5.0 billion to $7.0 billion and to amend the TWC unsecured commercial paper program
to increase the size of the program from $2.0 billion to $6.0 billion.
Current Financial Condition
At September 30, 2006, Time Warner had $33.356 billion of debt, $1.178 billion of cash and
equivalents (net debt of $32.178 billion, defined as total debt
less cash and equivalents), $300 million of mandatorily
redeemable preferred membership units and
$61.780 billion of shareholders equity, compared to $20.330 billion of debt, $4.220 billion of
cash and equivalents (net debt of $16.110 billion) and $65.105 billion of shareholders equity at
December 31, 2005.
With the closing of the Adelphia Acquisition, the Redemptions and the purchases under the
common stock repurchase program, the Companys outstanding debt has increased substantially.
Accordingly, cash paid for interest is expected to negatively impact cash provided by operating
activities.
The following table shows the significant items
contributing to the increase in net debt and mandatorily redeemable
preferred membership units from
December 31, 2005 to September 30, 2006 (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005 |
|
$ |
16,110 |
|
Cash provided by operations |
|
|
(6,570 |
) |
Capital expenditures and product development costs from continuing operations |
|
|
2,677 |
|
Capital expenditures and product development costs from discontinued operations |
|
|
56 |
|
Dividends paid to common shareholders |
|
|
658 |
|
Common stock repurchases |
|
|
10,659 |
|
Redemption of Comcasts interests in TWC and TWE |
|
|
2,004 |
|
Cash used
for the Acquisition of Adelphia and the Exchange |
|
|
9,065 |
|
Acquisition of the remaining interest in Court TV, net of cash acquired |
|
|
697 |
|
Acquisition of the remaining interest in Synapse |
|
|
140 |
|
Investment in Wireless Spectrum Joint Venture |
|
|
182 |
|
Issuance of
manadatorily redeemable preferred membership units by a subsidiary |
|
|
300 |
|
Proceeds from the issuance of a 5% equity interest by AOL |
|
|
(1,000 |
) |
Proceeds from the sale of a portion of the Companys interest in Time Warner Telecom |
|
|
(800 |
) |
Proceeds from the sale of Time Warner Book Group |
|
|
(524 |
) |
Proceeds from the sale of Turner South |
|
|
(371 |
) |
Proceeds from the sale of Theme Parks |
|
|
(191 |
) |
Proceeds
from the issuance of mandatorily redeemable preferred membership units by a subsidiary |
|
|
(300 |
) |
All other, net |
|
|
(314 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2006 (a) |
|
$ |
32,478 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Included in the net debt and mandatorily redeemable preferred
membership units balance is approximately $229 million that represents
the net unamortized fair value adjustment recognized as a result of the merger of AOL and
Historic TW. |
As noted in Overview Recent Developments, Time Warners Board of Directors has
authorized a common stock repurchase program that allows the Company to purchase up to an aggregate
of $20 billion of common stock during the period from July 29, 2005 through December 31, 2007.
Purchases under the stock repurchase program may be made from time to time on the open market and
in privately negotiated transactions. Size and timing of these purchases will be based on a number
of factors, including price and business and market conditions. At existing price levels, the
Company intends to continue purchases under its stock repurchase program within its stated
objective of maintaining a net debt-to-Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization ratio,
as defined, of approximately 3-to-1, and expects it will have
purchased at least $15 billion
of its common stock under the program by the end of 2006, and the remainder in 2007. From the
programs inception through October 31, 2006, the Company
repurchased approximately 770 million
shares of common stock for approximately $13.4 billion pursuant to trading programs under Rule
10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including approximately 208 million
shares of common stock for approximately $3.6 billion purchased under the prepaid stock repurchase
contracts discussed in the following paragraph.
In May 2006, in connection with the Companys stock repurchase program, the Company entered
into prepaid stock repurchase contracts with a number of counterparties that provided for
repurchases to be effected over a three-month period, or longer, depending on the share price of
the Companys common stock. In connection with entering into the prepaid stock repurchase
contracts, the Company made an aggregate payment of approximately $3.6 billion and received shares
of the Companys common stock at the end of each repurchase contract term at prices based on a
formula that was expected to deliver an effective, average repurchase price per share below the
volume weighted-average price of the common stock over the term of the relevant contract. The
majority of the $3.6 billion prepayment was funded through borrowings under the Companys revolving
credit facility and/or commercial paper programs. Through August 4, 2006, the Company repurchased
approximately
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
208 million
shares of common stock for approximately $3.6 billion, which completed the buybacks
under the prepaid stock repurchase contracts (Note 8).
On July 31, 2006,
TW NY, a subsidiary of TWC, acquired assets of Adelphia for a combination of
cash and stock of TWC. TWC also redeemed Comcasts interests in TWC and TWE, and subsidiaries of TW
NY exchanged certain cable systems with subsidiaries of Comcast. For additional details, see
Overview Recent Developments.
In connection with the closing of the Adelphia Acquisition, TW NY paid approximately $8.9
billion in cash, after giving effect to certain purchase price adjustments, that was funded by an
intercompany loan from TWC and the proceeds of the private placement issuance by TW NY of $300
million of non-voting Series A Preferred Equity Membership Units with a mandatory redemption date
of August 1, 2013 and a cash dividend rate of 8.21% per annum. The intercompany loan was financed
by borrowings under TWCs $6.0 billion senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility with a
maturity date of February 15, 2011 (the Cable Revolving Facility) and TWCs two $4.0 billion term
loan facilities (collectively with the Cable Revolving Facility, the Cable Facilities), with
maturity dates of February 24, 2009 and February 21, 2011, respectively, and the issuance of TWC
commercial paper. In connection with the redemption of Comcasts interest in TWC, Comcast received
100% of the capital stock of a subsidiary of TWC holding both cable systems and approximately $1.9
billion in cash that was funded through the issuance of TWC commercial paper and borrowings under
the Cable Revolving Facility. In addition, in connection with the redemption of Comcasts interest
in TWE, Comcast received 100% of the equity interests in a subsidiary of TWE holding both cable
systems and approximately $147 million in cash that was funded
by the repayment of a pre-existing loan TWE had made to TWC (which
repayment TWC funded through the issuance of commercial paper and
borrowings under the Cable Revolving Facility). Following these
transactions, subsidiaries of TW NY also exchanged certain cable systems with subsidiaries of
Comcast and TW NY paid Comcast approximately $67 million for certain adjustments related to the
Exchange.
TWC is a participant in a wireless spectrum joint venture with several other cable companies
and Sprint Nextel Corporation (the Wireless Joint Venture), which was a provisional winning
bidder in an FCC auction of certain advanced wireless spectrum licenses. In July 2006, TWC paid a
deposit of approximately $182 million related to its investment in the Wireless Joint Venture. On
October 18, 2006, TWC paid an additional $450 million relating to this investment. Even if these
licenses are awarded to the Wireless Joint Venture, there can be no assurance that the venture will
develop mobile and related services or, if developed, that such services will be successful.
On August 15, 2006,
Time Warners 8.11% debentures due August 15, 2006 (aggregate principal of
$546 million) matured and were retired.
On October 2, 2006,
TWC received approximately $630 million from Comcast for the repayment
of debt owed by TKCCP to TWE-A/N that had been allocated to the Houston cable systems. See
Selected Investment Information Dissolution of Texas/Kansas City Joint Venture for additional
details.
As noted in Recent Developments, during
September and October of 2006, the Company announced
the sale of its AOL European access businesses. On September 17, 2006, the Company announced an
agreement to sell AOLs German access business to Telecom Italia S.p.A. for approximately $870
million in cash, subject to certain closing adjustments. On October 11, 2006, the Company
announced an agreement to sell AOLs U.K. access business to Carphone Warehouse for approximately
$688 million in cash, subject to certain closing adjustments. On October 31, 2006, the Company
completed the sale of AOLs French access business to Neuf Cegetel S.A. for approximately
$365 million in cash, subject to certain closing adjustments. The contractual sales prices for
the German and U.K. transactions are denominated in Euros and British
pounds, respectively, and, as a result, the U.S. dollar amounts presented are subject to change as a result of fluctuation in the exchange
rates. The Company expects to record pretax gains on these sales ranging from approximately $1.3
billion to $1.5 billion (after taking into account selling costs). The assets and liabilities of
the European access businesses of $601 million and $224 million, respectively, have been reflected
as assets and liabilities held for sale as of September 30, 2006 and included in Prepaid expenses
and other current assets and Other current liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet. These transactions, which are subject to customary regulatory
approvals, are expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2006 or the first quarter of 2007 (Note
4).
35
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Cash Flows
Cash and equivalents decreased by $3.042 billion and increased by $1.820 billion for the nine
months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Operating Activities
Details of cash provided by operations are as follows (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization |
|
$ |
7,781 |
|
|
$ |
4,280 |
|
Amounts related to securities litigation and government investigations (a): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
Cash payments, net of recoveries |
|
|
(177 |
) |
|
|
(300 |
) |
Noncash asset impairments |
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
Net interest payments (b) |
|
|
(1,106 |
) |
|
|
(914 |
) |
Net income taxes paid (c) |
|
|
(340 |
) |
|
|
(357 |
) |
Noncash equity-based compensation |
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
286 |
|
Net cash
flows from discontinued operations (d) |
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
Merger and restructuring payments, net of accruals (e) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(60 |
) |
All other, net, including other working capital changes |
|
|
(133 |
) |
|
|
(627 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by operations |
|
$ |
6,570 |
|
|
$ |
5,517 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
2006 includes approximately $412 million paid for securities litigation,
partially offset by approximately $235 million of insurance recoveries. 2005 includes a
reserve of $3.0 billion related to securities litigation, offset by approximately $300 million
paid for government investigations. |
|
(b) |
|
Includes interest income received of $108 million and $174 million in 2006 and 2005,
respectively. |
|
(c) |
|
Includes income tax refunds received of $32 million and $62 million in 2006 and
2005, respectively. |
|
(d) |
|
Reflects net income from discontinued operations of $1.390 billion and $90 million
in 2006 and 2005, respectively, net of noncash gains and expenses and working capital-related
adjustments of $(1.255) billion and $95 million in 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
|
(e) |
|
Includes payments for restructuring and merger-related costs and payments for
certain other merger-related liabilities, net of accruals. |
Cash provided by operations increased to $6.570 billion in 2006 compared to $5.517
billion in 2005. The increase in cash provided by operations is related primarily to a reduction in
payments made in connection with the settlements in the securities litigation and the government
investigations, an increase in Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and a decrease
in cash used for working capital. The changes in components of working capital are subject to wide
fluctuations based on the timing of cash transactions related to production schedules, the
acquisition of programming, collection of accounts receivable and similar items. The change in
working capital between periods primarily reflects higher cash collections on receivables,
partially offset by the timing of accounts payable and accrual payments.
36
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Investing Activities
Details of cash used by investing activities are as follows (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash used
for the Adelphia Acquisition and the Exchange |
|
$ |
(9,065 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
Redemption of Comcasts interests in TWC and TWE |
|
|
(2,004 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Court TV |
|
|
(697 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Wireless Spectrum Joint Venture |
|
|
(182 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Synapse(a) |
|
|
(140 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Essence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(129 |
) |
All other |
|
|
(276 |
) |
|
|
(362 |
) |
Capital expenditures and product development costs from continuing operations |
|
|
(2,677 |
) |
|
|
(2,151 |
) |
Capital expenditures and product development costs from discontinued operations |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
(108 |
) |
Proceeds from the sale of other available-for-sale securities |
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
Proceeds from the sale of the Companys remaining interest in Google |
|
|
|
|
|
|
940 |
|
Proceeds from the issuance of a 5% equity interest by AOL |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from the sale of a portion of the Companys interest in Time Warner Telecom |
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from the sale of Time Warner Book Group |
|
|
524 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from the sale of Turner South |
|
|
371 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from the sale of Theme Parks |
|
|
191 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from the sale of the WMG Option |
|
|
|
|
|
|
138 |
|
All other investment and asset sale proceeds |
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
276 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash used by investing activities |
|
$ |
(11,981 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,345 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Represents purchase of remaining interest in Synapse Group Inc. |
Cash used by investing activities increased to $11.981 billion in 2006 compared to $1.345
billion in 2005. The increase in cash used by investing activities is primarily due to the Adelphia
Acquisition and the Redemptions, an increase in capital expenditures and product development costs,
principally at the Companys Cable segment, the purchase of the remaining 50% interest in Court TV
that the Company did not already own and the absence of the proceeds from the 2005 sale of the
Companys remaining interest in Google, partially offset by proceeds from the issuance of a 5%
equity interest by AOL and proceeds from the sales of TWBG, Turner South, the Theme Parks and the
Companys interest in Time Warner Telecom.
Financing Activities
Details of cash provided (used) by financing activities are as follows (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
Borrowings |
|
$ |
15,580 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
Debt repayments |
|
|
(2,551 |
) |
|
|
(1,908 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
Excess tax benefit on stock options |
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
Principal payments on capital leases |
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
) |
Repurchases of common stock |
|
|
(10,659 |
) |
|
|
(485 |
) |
Issuance of mandatorily redeemable preferred membership units by a subsidiary |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends paid |
|
|
(658 |
) |
|
|
(235 |
) |
Other financing activities |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided (used) by financing activities |
|
$ |
2,369 |
|
|
$ |
(2,352 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by financing activities was $2.369 billion in 2006 compared to cash used by
financing activities of $2.352 billion in 2005. The change in cash provided/used by financing
activities is primarily due to the increase in borrowings related to the Adelphia/Comcast
Transactions offset by repurchases of common stock made in connection with the Companys common
stock repurchase program and dividends paid to common stockholders in 2006.
37
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
TWE Bond Indenture
On October 18, 2006, TWC, together with TWE, TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (TWNYCH), certain
other subsidiaries of the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, entered into the Tenth
Supplemental Indenture to the indenture (the TWE Indenture) governing $3.2 billion of notes
issued by TWE (the TWE Bonds). Pursuant to the Tenth Supplemental Indenture to the TWE
Indenture, TWNYCH fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed the payment of principal and
interest on the TWE Bonds. In addition, pursuant to the Ninth Supplemental Indenture to the TWE
Indenture, TW NY, a subsidiary of TWC and a successor in interest to Time Warner NY Cable Inc., had
agreed to waive, for so long as it remained a general partner of TWE, the benefit of certain
provisions in the TWE Indenture, which provided that it would not have any liability for the TWE
Bonds as a general partner of TWE (the TW NY Waiver). On October 18, 2006, TW NY contributed all
of its general partnership interests in TWE to TWE GP Holdings LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary,
and as a result, the TW NY Waiver, by its terms, ceased to be in effect.
On October 19, 2006, TWE commenced a
consent solicitation to amend the TWE Indenture to simplify the guaranty structure of the TWE Bonds
and amend the reporting obligations under the TWE Indenture by (i) amending the existing guaranty
of the TWE Bonds provided by TWC to provide a direct guaranty of the TWE Bonds by TWC, rather than
a guaranty of the TW Partner Guaranties (as defined below), (ii) terminating the existing
guaranties (the TW Partner Guaranties) currently provided by American Television and
Communications Corporation (ATC) and Warner Communications Inc. (WCI), which entities are
subsidiaries of the Company, and (iii) amending TWEs reporting obligations under the TWE Indenture
to allow TWE to provide holders of the TWE Bonds with quarterly and annual reports that TWC (or any
other ultimate parent guarantor, as described in the consent solicitation statement) would be
required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the Exchange Act), if it were required to file such reports with the SEC in respect of
the TWE Bonds pursuant to such section of the Exchange Act, subject to certain exceptions.
It is feasible under the current terms of the TWE Indenture for Time Warner, TWC and TWE to
effectively accomplish the objective of terminating the TW Partner Guaranties by distributing the assets of WCI and ATC to other
Time Warner entities. Time Warner has concluded that these distributions can be made without
materially adverse tax consequences, and that such distributions constitute a viable alternative to
the termination of such TW Partner Guaranties requested in the
consent solicitation. The consent solicitation is scheduled to expire on November 2, 2006, unless extended by TWE.
TWC Credit Agreements and Commercial Paper Program
On October 18, 2006, TWNYCH executed and delivered unconditional guaranties of the obligations
of TWC under the Cable Facilities. In addition, contemporaneously with the termination of the TW
NY Waiver, TW NY was released from its guaranties of TWCs obligations under the Cable Facilities
in accordance with the terms of the Cable Facilities. If the proposed amendments to the TWE Indenture are adopted, the existing
guaranties provided by ATC and WCI of TWCs obligations under the Cable Facilities will
automatically terminate in accordance with the terms of the Cable Facilities.
The Company expects that TWC will amend
its unsecured commercial paper program to (i) increase the size of the program from $2.0 billion to
$6.0 billion, (ii) provide a direct guaranty by TWNYCH of TWCs obligations under the commercial
paper issued by TWC and (iii) if the proposed amendments to the
38
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
TWE Indenture are adopted,
terminate the existing guaranties provided by ATC and WCI of TWCs obligations under the TWC
commercial paper program.
AOL Term Loan
On April 13,
2006, TW AOL Holdings Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Time Warner, entered
into a $500 million term loan with a maturity date of April 13, 2009 (the AOL Facility).
Simultaneous with the Google investment of $1 billion for a 5% equity interest in AOL Holdings LLC,
a subsidiary of TW AOL Holdings Inc. and the parent of AOL, the obligations under the AOL Facility
were assigned by TW AOL Holdings Inc. to AOL Holdings LLC and by AOL Holdings LLC to AOL. The AOL
Facility was not guaranteed by Time Warner. Borrowings under the AOL Facility accrued interest at
LIBOR plus 0.45% per annum, based on the credit rating of Time Warner. The AOL Facility included a
maximum leverage ratio covenant restricting consolidated total debt of AOL to 4.5 times the
consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement) of AOL (excluding AOL guarantees of Time
Warners and certain of Time Warners other subsidiaries debt obligations). The AOL Facility did
not contain any credit ratings-based defaults or covenants or any ongoing covenant or
representation specifically relating to a material adverse change in Time Warners or AOLs
financial condition or results of operations. The proceeds of the AOL Facility were used to pay off
$500 million of the $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Time Warner notes, which became
due on April 15, 2006. On August 13, 2006, AOL completed the repayment in full of all of its
obligations under the AOL Facility.
39
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Capital Expenditures and Product Development Costs
Time Warners total capital expenditures and product development costs from continuing
operations were $2.677 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $2.151
billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The majority of capital expenditures and
product development costs relate to the Companys Cable segment, which had capital expenditures
from continuing operations of $1.720 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as
compared to $1.305 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.
The Cable segments capital expenditures from continuing operations include the following
major categories:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
Cable Segment Capital Expenditures from Continuing Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer premise equipment (a) |
|
$ |
782 |
|
|
$ |
608 |
|
Scalable infrastructure (b) |
|
|
296 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
Line extensions (c) |
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
Upgrades/rebuilds (d) |
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
Support capital (e) |
|
|
364 |
|
|
|
238 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,720 |
|
|
$ |
1,305 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Represents costs incurred in the purchase and installation of equipment that
resides at a customers home for the purpose of receiving/sending video, high-speed data
and/or Digital Phone signals. Such equipment typically includes digital converters, remote
controls, high-speed data modems, telephone modems and the costs of installing such equipment
for new customers. Customer premise equipment also includes materials and labor incurred to
install the drop cable that connects a customers home to the closest point of the main
distribution network. |
|
(b) |
|
Represents costs incurred in the purchase and installation of equipment that
controls signal reception, processing and transmission throughout TWCs distribution network,
as well as controls and communicates with the equipment residing at a customers home. Also
included in scalable infrastructure is certain equipment necessary for content aggregation and
distribution (VOD equipment) and equipment necessary to provide certain video, high-speed data
and Digital Phone product features (voicemail, email, etc.). |
|
(c) |
|
Represents costs incurred to extend TWCs distribution network into a geographic
area previously not served. These costs typically include network design, the purchase and
installation of fiber optic and coaxial cable wiring and certain electronic equipment. |
|
(d) |
|
Represents costs incurred to upgrade or replace certain existing components or an
entire geographic area of TWCs distribution network. These costs typically include network
design, the purchase and installation of fiber optic and coaxial cable wiring and certain
electronic equipment. |
|
(e) |
|
Represents all other capital purchases required to run day-to-day operations. These
costs typically include vehicles, land and buildings, computer equipment, office equipment,
furniture and fixtures, tools and test equipment and software. |
TWC incurs expenditures associated with the construction of its cable systems. Costs
associated with the construction of the cable transmission and distribution facilities and new
cable service installations are capitalized. TWC generally capitalizes expenditures for tangible
fixed assets having a useful life of greater than one year. Capitalized costs include direct
material, labor, overhead and interest. Sales and marketing costs, as well as the costs of
repairing or maintaining existing fixed assets, are expensed as incurred. Major categories of
capitalized expenditures include customer premise equipment, scalable infrastructure, line
extensions, plant upgrades and rebuilds, and support capital. With respect to customer premise
equipment, which includes converters and cable modems, TWC capitalizes installation charges only
upon the initial deployment of these assets. All costs incurred in subsequent disconnects and
reconnects are expensed as incurred. Depreciation on these assets is provided, generally using the
straight-line method, over their estimated useful lives. For converters and modems, the useful life
is 3 to 4 years, and, for plant upgrades, the useful life is up to 16 years.
In connection with the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, TW NY acquired significant amounts of
property, plant and equipment, which were recorded at their estimated fair values. In addition, TW
NY assigned remaining useful lives to such assets, which were generally shorter than the useful
lives assigned to comparable new assets, to reflect the age, condition and intended use of the
acquired property, plant and equipment.
The increase in capital expenditures in 2006 is primarily associated with the continued
roll-out of TWCs advanced digital services, including Digital Phone, continued growth in
high-speed data services and capital expenditures associated with the integration of the systems
acquired in the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, including upgrades.
As a result of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, the Company anticipates a significant
increase in capital expenditures during the remainder of 2006 related to the continued integration
of the acquired systems, including certain anticipated
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
upgrades. Based on preliminary estimates,
TWC expects to invest approximately $650 million over the next few years to upgrade and bring the
technical performance of the acquired systems up to TWCs typical standards.
Backlog
Backlog represents the amount of future revenue not yet recorded from cash contracts for the
licensing of theatrical and television product for pay cable, basic cable, network and syndicated
television exhibition. Backlog was approximately $4.4 billion and $4.5 billion at September 30,
2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Included in these amounts is licensing of film product
from one Time Warner division to another Time Warner division in the amount of $728 million and
$774 million at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
Selected Investment Information
Dissolution of Texas/Kansas City Cable Joint Venture
As previously reported, following restructurings in 2004 and 2005, TKCCP is a 50-50 joint
venture between TWE-A/N and Comcast. In accordance with the terms of the TKCCP partnership
agreement, on July 3, 2006, Comcast notified TWC of its election to trigger the dissolution of the
partnership and its decision to allocate all of TKCCPs debt, which totaled approximately $2
billion, to the pool of assets consisting of the Houston cable systems. On August 1, 2006, TWC
notified Comcast of its election to receive the pool of assets consisting of the Kansas City, south
and west Texas and New Mexico cable systems (the Kansas City pool), which served approximately
782,000 basic video subscribers as of September 30, 2006. As a result, Comcast will receive the
pool of assets consisting of the Houston cable systems, which served approximately 791,000 basic
video subscribers as of September 30, 2006. On October 2,
2006, TWC received approximately $630 million from Comcast due
to the repayment of debt owed by TKCCP to TWE-A/N that had been
allocated to the Houston cable systems. The consummation of the dissolution of TKCCP is subject to customary closing conditions,
including regulatory and franchise review and approvals. It is expected that the dissolution of
TKCCP will be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2007. Upon the closing, the Company will
begin consolidating the results of the Kansas City pool. Effective July 1, 2006, TWC owns 100% of
the economic interest in the Kansas City pool (and recognizes such interest pursuant to the equity
method of accounting), and it is no longer entitled to any economic benefits of ownership from the
Houston cable systems. As a result of the pending TKCCP dissolution, TWC has revised its managed
subscriber numbers to include only the managed subscribers in the Kansas City pool. Accordingly,
the subscribers from the Houston cable systems have been eliminated from the managed subscriber
numbers for all periods presented (Note 3).
CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, particularly statements anticipating future growth in
revenues, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and cash from operations. Words
such as anticipates, estimates, expects, projects, intends, plans, believes and words
and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future operating or
financial performance identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
based on managements current expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection
or forecast, they are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances, and the
Company is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its
forward-looking statements whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events
or otherwise.
Various factors could adversely affect the operations, business or financial results of Time
Warner or its business segments in the future and cause Time Warners actual results to differ
materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including those factors
discussed in detail in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in the 2005 Form 10-K, the March 2006 Form 10-Q and
the June 2006 Form 10-Q, which should be read in conjunction
with this report (including Item
1A, Risk Factors, in Part II of this report), and in Time Warners other filings made from time
to time with the SEC after the date of this report. In addition, Time Warner operates in highly
competitive, consumer and technology-driven and rapidly changing media, entertainment, interactive
services and cable businesses. These businesses are affected by government regulation, economic,
strategic, political and social conditions, consumer response to new and existing products and
services, technological developments and, particularly in view of new technologies, the continued
ability to protect intellectual property rights. Time Warners actual results could differ
materially from managements expectations because of changes in such factors.
41
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Further, for
Time Warner generally, lower than expected valuations associated with the cash
flows and revenues at Time Warners segments may result in Time Warners inability to realize the
value of recorded intangibles and goodwill at those segments. In addition, achieving the Companys
financial objectives, including growth in operations, maintaining financial ratios and a strong
balance sheet, could be adversely affected by the factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, Risk
Factors, in the 2005 Form 10-K, the March 2006 Form 10-Q, the June 2006 Form 10-Q and
in Part II of this report, as well as:
|
|
|
decreased liquidity in the capital markets, including any reduction in the ability to
access either the capital markets for debt securities or bank financings; |
|
|
|
|
the failure to meet earnings expectations; |
|
|
|
|
the impacts of significant acquisitions, dispositions and other similar transactions; |
|
|
|
|
economic slowdowns; |
|
|
|
|
the impact of terrorist acts and hostilities; and |
|
|
|
|
changes in the Companys plans, strategies and intentions. |
For Time Warners AOL business, actual results could differ materially from managements
expectations due to the factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in the 2005 Form
10-K, the March 2006 Form 10-Q and the June 2006 Form 10-Q, as well as the risks relating to
changes in U.S. and international regulatory environments affecting interactive services.
For Time Warners cable business, actual results could differ materially from managements
expectations due to the factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in the 2005 Form
10-K and in Part II of this report, as well as:
|
|
|
increases in government regulation of video services, including regulation that limits
cable operators ability to raise rates; |
|
|
|
|
challenges in meeting government regulations that may not apply to certain of TWCs
competitors relating to the separation of security and signal reception requirements in
leased set-top boxes, as well as increases in government regulation that dictate set-top box
or other equipment features, functionalities or specifications; |
|
|
|
|
increased difficulty in obtaining franchise renewals; |
|
|
|
|
a future decision by the FCC or Congress to require cable operators to contribute to the
federal Universal Service Fund based on the provision of cable modem service, which could
raise the price of cable modem service; and |
|
|
|
|
the award of franchises or similar grants of rights through state or federal legislation
that would allow competitors of cable providers to offer video service on terms
substantially more favorable than those afforded existing cable operators (e.g., without the
need to obtain local franchise approval or to comply with local franchising regulations as
cable operators currently must). |
42
TIME WARNER INC.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and
operation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule
13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered
by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely
making known to them material information relating to the Company and the Companys consolidated
subsidiaries required to be disclosed in the Companys reports filed or submitted under the
Exchange Act. The Company has investments in certain unconsolidated entities. As the Company does
not control these entities, its disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities
are necessarily substantially more limited than those it maintains with respect to its consolidated
subsidiaries.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
On July 31, 2006, the Companys Cable segment acquired certain cable systems from Adelphia and
Comcast and, as a result, is integrating the processes, systems and controls relating to the
acquired cable systems into the Cable segments existing system of internal control over financial
reporting. The Cable segment has integrated into its control structure many of the processes,
systems and controls relating to the acquired cable systems and has developed integration plans for
all processes, systems and controls not yet fully integrated. In addition, various transitional
controls designed to supplement existing internal controls have been implemented with respect to
the acquired systems. Except for the processes, systems and controls relating to the integration of
the acquired cable systems at the Cable segment, there have not been any changes in the Companys
internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2006 that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over
financial reporting.
43
TIME WARNER INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and equivalents |
|
$ |
1,178 |
|
|
$ |
4,220 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
Receivables, less allowances of $1.890 and $2.055 billion |
|
|
5,762 |
|
|
|
6,523 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
1,769 |
|
|
|
2,041 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
1,344 |
|
|
|
890 |
|
Current assets of discontinued operations |
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
376 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
10,149 |
|
|
|
14,050 |
|
Noncurrent inventories and film costs |
|
|
4,920 |
|
|
|
4,597 |
|
Investments, including available-for-sale securities |
|
|
3,554 |
|
|
|
3,495 |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
|
16,016 |
|
|
|
12,896 |
|
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net |
|
|
5,247 |
|
|
|
3,476 |
|
Intangible assets not subject to amortization |
|
|
46,543 |
|
|
|
37,367 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
41,256 |
|
|
|
40,139 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
2,896 |
|
|
|
3,119 |
|
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,605 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
130,581 |
|
|
$ |
122,744 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
1,072 |
|
|
$ |
1,194 |
|
Participations payable |
|
|
2,058 |
|
|
|
2,401 |
|
Royalties and programming costs payable |
|
|
1,091 |
|
|
|
937 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
1,571 |
|
|
|
1,463 |
|
Debt due within one year |
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
5,673 |
|
|
|
6,113 |
|
Current liabilities of discontinued operations |
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
328 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
11,629 |
|
|
|
12,528 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
33,255 |
|
|
|
20,238 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
13,424 |
|
|
|
12,146 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
607 |
|
|
|
681 |
|
Mandatorily redeemable preferred membership units issued by a subsidiary |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
5,593 |
|
|
|
5,454 |
|
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
863 |
|
Minority interests |
|
|
3,976 |
|
|
|
5,729 |
|
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series LMCN-V common stock, $0.01 par value, 18.8 and 87.2 million shares issued and outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Time Warner common stock, $0.01 par value, 4.812 and 4.706 billion shares issued and 3.983 and
4.498 billion shares outstanding |
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
Paid-in-capital |
|
|
171,753 |
|
|
|
168,726 |
|
Treasury stock, at cost (828.7 and 208.0 million shares) |
|
|
(16,190 |
) |
|
|
(5,463 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net |
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
(64 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(94,001 |
) |
|
|
(98,142 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders equity |
|
|
61,780 |
|
|
|
65,105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
|
$ |
130,581 |
|
|
$ |
122,744 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
44
TIME WARNER INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
(millions, except per share amounts) |
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription |
|
$ |
6,148 |
|
|
$ |
5,378 |
|
|
$ |
17,334 |
|
|
$ |
16,177 |
|
Advertising |
|
|
2,060 |
|
|
|
1,762 |
|
|
|
6,084 |
|
|
|
5,406 |
|
Content |
|
|
2,388 |
|
|
|
2,821 |
|
|
|
7,450 |
|
|
|
8,471 |
|
Other |
|
|
316 |
|
|
|
283 |
|
|
|
890 |
|
|
|
824 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues(a) |
|
|
10,912 |
|
|
|
10,244 |
|
|
|
31,758 |
|
|
|
30,878 |
|
Costs of revenues(a) |
|
|
(6,251 |
) |
|
|
(5,909 |
) |
|
|
(17,880 |
) |
|
|
(17,802 |
) |
Selling, general and administrative(a) |
|
|
(2,523 |
) |
|
|
(2,524 |
) |
|
|
(7,718 |
) |
|
|
(7,631 |
) |
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
(169 |
) |
|
|
(141 |
) |
|
|
(434 |
) |
|
|
(438 |
) |
Amounts related to securities litigation and
government investigations |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
(3,025 |
) |
Merger-related, restructuring and shutdown costs |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(205 |
) |
|
|
(28 |
) |
Asset impairments |
|
|
(200 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(200 |
) |
|
|
(24 |
) |
Gains on disposal of assets, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
|
1,667 |
|
|
|
1,649 |
|
|
|
5,253 |
|
|
|
1,948 |
|
Interest expense, net(a) |
|
|
(479 |
) |
|
|
(282 |
) |
|
|
(1,115 |
) |
|
|
(952 |
) |
Other income, net |
|
|
714 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
1,074 |
|
|
|
1,109 |
|
Minority interest expense, net |
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
(63 |
) |
|
|
(265 |
) |
|
|
(171 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes, discontinued operations
and cumulative effect of accounting change |
|
|
1,813 |
|
|
|
1,313 |
|
|
|
4,947 |
|
|
|
1,934 |
|
Income tax provision |
|
|
(452 |
) |
|
|
(486 |
) |
|
|
(1,563 |
) |
|
|
(657 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before discontinued operations and
cumulative effect of accounting change |
|
|
1,361 |
|
|
|
827 |
|
|
|
3,384 |
|
|
|
1,277 |
|
Discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
|
961 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
1,390 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change |
|
|
2,322 |
|
|
|
853 |
|
|
|
4,774 |
|
|
|
1,367 |
|
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
2,322 |
|
|
$ |
853 |
|
|
$ |
4,799 |
|
|
$ |
1,367 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income per common share before discontinued
operations and cumulative effect of accounting
change |
|
$ |
0.34 |
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.79 |
|
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
Discontinued operations |
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
Cumulative effect of accounting change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net income per common share |
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
1.13 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average basic common shares |
|
|
4,048.8 |
|
|
|
4,683.4 |
|
|
|
4,258.7 |
|
|
|
4,652.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income per common share before discontinued
operations and cumulative effect of accounting
change |
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.79 |
|
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
Discontinued operations |
|
|
0.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.32 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
Cumulative effect of accounting change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net income per common share |
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
1.12 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average diluted common shares |
|
|
4,084.4 |
|
|
|
4,723.6 |
|
|
|
4,296.7 |
|
|
|
4,722.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock |
|
$ |
0.055 |
|
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.155 |
|
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Includes the following income (expenses) resulting from transactions with related
companies: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
97 |
|
|
$ |
78 |
|
|
$ |
252 |
|
|
$ |
210 |
|
Costs of revenues |
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
(154 |
) |
|
|
(143 |
) |
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
Interest income, net |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
See accompanying notes.
45
TIME WARNER INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income(a) |
|
$ |
4,799 |
|
|
$ |
1,367 |
|
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
2,528 |
|
|
|
2,332 |
|
Amortization of film costs |
|
|
2,301 |
|
|
|
2,395 |
|
Asset impairments |
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
Gain on investments and other assets, net |
|
|
(1,047 |
) |
|
|
(1,081 |
) |
Equity in income of investee companies, net of cash distributions |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(24 |
) |
Equity-based compensation |
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
286 |
|
Amounts related to securities litigation and government investigations(b) |
|
|
(177 |
) |
|
|
2,700 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions |
|
|
(932 |
) |
|
|
(2,577 |
) |
Adjustments
relating to discontinued
operations(a) |
|
|
(1,255 |
) |
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by operations(c) |
|
|
6,570 |
|
|
|
5,517 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
|
|
(12,182 |
) |
|
|
(491 |
) |
Investment in Wireless Spectrum Joint Venture |
|
|
(182 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures and product development costs |
|
|
(2,677 |
) |
|
|
(2,151 |
) |
Capital expenditures from discontinued operations |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
(108 |
) |
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities |
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
991 |
|
Other investment proceeds |
|
|
3,074 |
|
|
|
414 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash used by investing activities |
|
|
(11,981 |
) |
|
|
(1,345 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings |
|
|
15,580 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Debt repayments |
|
|
(2,551 |
) |
|
|
(1,908 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
Excess tax benefit on stock options |
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
Principal payments on capital leases |
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
) |
Repurchases of common stock |
|
|
(10,659 |
) |
|
|
(485 |
) |
Issuance of mandatorily redeemable preferred membership units by a subsidiary |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends paid |
|
|
(658 |
) |
|
|
(235 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided (used) by financing activities |
|
|
2,369 |
|
|
|
(2,352 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS |
|
|
(3,042 |
) |
|
|
1,820 |
|
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
|
|
4,220 |
|
|
|
6,139 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD |
|
$ |
1,178 |
|
|
$ |
7,959 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
The nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 include net income from
discontinued operations of $1.390 billion and $90 million,
respectively. After considering adjustments related to discontinued
operations, net cash flows from discontinued operations were
$135 million and $185 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
|
(b) |
|
The nine months ended September 30, 2005 includes a $300 million payment related to
the government investigations. |
|
(c) |
|
The nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 include an approximate $181
million source of cash and $36 million use of cash, respectively, related to changing the
fiscal year end of certain international operations from November 30 to December 31. |
See accompanying notes.
46
TIME WARNER INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
|
$ |
65,105 |
|
|
$ |
63,297 |
|
Net income |
|
|
4,799 |
|
|
|
1,367 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income(a) |
|
|
5,033 |
|
|
|
1,360 |
|
Conversion of mandatorily convertible preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
Cash dividends ($0.155 and $0.05 per common share) |
|
|
(658 |
) |
|
|
(235 |
) |
Common stock repurchases |
|
|
(10,722 |
) |
|
|
(525 |
) |
Gain on Time Warner Cable stock issuance |
|
|
1,771 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on AOL stock issuance |
|
|
801 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other(b) |
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
422 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD |
|
$ |
61,780 |
|
|
$ |
65,819 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Comprehensive income (loss) was $2.341 billion and $1.322 billion for the three
months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
(b) For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, includes approximately $373 million
pursuant to stock option and other benefit plans and an approximate $17 million net loss
related to changing the fiscal year end of certain international operations from November 30
to December 31 (net of the related income tax benefit of approximately $7 million). For the
nine months ended September 30, 2005, primarily includes approximately $439 million pursuant
to stock option and other benefit plans and an approximate $23 million net loss related to
changing the fiscal year end of certain international operations from November 30 to December
31 (net of related income tax benefit of approximately $9 million).
See accompanying notes.
47
TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Description of Business
Time Warner Inc. (Time Warner or the Company) is a leading media and entertainment
company, whose businesses include interactive services, cable systems, filmed entertainment,
television networks and publishing. Time Warner classifies its business interests into five
reportable segments: AOL: consisting principally of interactive services; Cable: consisting
principally of interests in cable systems that provide video, high-speed data and Digital Phone
services; Filmed Entertainment: consisting principally of feature film, television and home video
production and distribution; Networks: consisting principally of cable television and broadcast
networks; and Publishing: consisting principally of magazine publishing. Financial information for
Time Warners various reportable segments is presented in Note 11.
On April 3, 2006, America Online, Inc. converted to a Delaware limited liability company and
changed its name to AOL LLC (together with its subsidiaries, AOL).
Amounts Related to Securities Litigation
As previously disclosed, in July 2005, the Company reached an agreement in principle for the
settlement of the securities class action lawsuits included in the matters consolidated under the
caption In re: AOL Time Warner Inc. Securities & ERISA Litigation described in Note 12 to the
accompanying consolidated financial statements. In connection with reaching the agreement in
principle on the securities class action, the Company established a reserve of $2.4 billion during
the second quarter of 2005. Ernst & Young LLP also agreed to a settlement in this litigation matter
and paid $100 million. Pursuant to the settlement, in October 2005, Time Warner paid $2.4 billion
into a settlement fund (the MSBI Settlement Fund) for the members of the class represented in the
action. The court issued an order dated April 6, 2006 granting final approval of the settlement,
and the time to appeal that decision has expired. In connection with the settlement, the $150
million previously paid by Time Warner into a fund in connection with the settlement of the
investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was transferred to the MSBI Settlement
Fund. In addition, the $300 million the Company previously paid into an SEC Fair Fund as a
condition of the settlement of its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation will be
distributed to investors through the settlement pursuant to an order issued by the U.S. District
Court for the District of Columbia on July 11, 2006. The administration of the settlement is
ongoing.
During the second quarter of 2005, the Company established an additional reserve totaling $600
million in connection with the other related securities litigation matters (including suits brought
by individual shareholders) described in Note 12 to the accompanying consolidated financial
statements that are pending against the Company. As of October 30, 2006, the Company has reached
agreements to resolve the actions alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act (ERISA) and the derivative actions, both of which have received final court approval, as well
as certain of the individual suits. The administration of the settlement of the ERISA action is
ongoing. Of the $600 million reserve, through October 30, 2006, the Company has paid, or has agreed
to pay, approximately $354 million, after considering probable insurance recoveries, to settle
certain of these claims. The Company also has engaged in, or may in the future engage in, mediation
in an attempt to resolve the remaining cases brought by shareholders who elected to opt out of
the settlement in the consolidated securities class action. The mediation efforts conducted to date
have not been fruitful in certain of these matters, and trials are expected in certain of these
matters during 2007. In these matters, plaintiffs have claimed several billion dollars in
aggregated damages. The Company intends to defend these lawsuits vigorously, including through
trial. It is possible, however, that the ultimate amount paid to resolve all unsettled litigation
in these matters could be materially greater than the remaining reserve (Note 12).
The Company recognizes insurance recoveries when it becomes probable that such amounts will be
received. The Company recognized insurance recoveries of $4 million and $57 million for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and $5 million and $21 million for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively. In 2005, the Company reached an
agreement with the carriers on its directors and officers insurance policies in connection with the
securities and derivative action matters described above (other than the actions alleging
violations of ERISA). As a result of this agreement, in the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company
recorded a recovery of approximately $185 million (bringing the total 2005 recoveries to $206
million), which was collected in the first quarter of 2006.
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TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Government Investigations
As previously disclosed by the Company, the DOJ and the SEC have resolved their investigations
into the accounting and disclosure practices of the Company, the former through a deferred
prosecution agreement entered into in December 2004 for a two-year period, and the latter through a
settlement agreement that was approved by the SEC in March 2005. These resolutions are described
in more detail in Managements Discussion and Analysis Other Recent Developments Government
Investigations in the amendment to the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
that was filed with the SEC on September 13, 2006 (the 2005 Form 10-K). Historical accounting adjustments related to the SEC settlement were
reflected in the restatement of the Companys financial results for each of the years ended
December 31, 2000 through December 31, 2003 included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the 2004 Form 10-K).
Under the terms of the Companys settlement with the SEC, the Company agreed to the
appointment of an independent examiner to review whether the Companys historical accounting for
transactions with 17 counterparties, which were identified by the SEC staff, was in conformity with
GAAP. The transactions subject to review were entered into between June 1, 2000 and December 31,
2001 (but including subsequent amendments thereto), and principally involved online advertising
revenues, as well as three cable programming affiliation agreements with related advertising
elements. Revenue related to the 17 transactions principally was recognized prior to January 1,
2002. During the third quarter of 2006, the independent examiner completed his review and, in
accordance with the terms of the SEC settlement, provided a report to the Companys audit and
finance committee of his conclusions. As a result of the conclusions, the Companys consolidated
financial results were restated for each of the years ended December 31, 2000 through December 31,
2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and the three and six months ended June 30,
2006. The impact of the adjustments is reflected in the 2005 Form
10-K and amendments to the
Companys quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006
(the March 2006 Form 10-Q and the June 2006 Form 10-Q, respectively) that were filed with the
SEC on September 13, 2006.
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include 100% of the assets, liabilities, revenues,
expenses and cash flows of Time Warner and all entities in which Time Warner has a controlling
voting interest (subsidiaries) and variable interest entities (VIE) required to be consolidated
in accordance with GAAP. Intercompany accounts and transactions between consolidated companies have
been eliminated in consolidation.
The financial position and operating results of substantially all foreign operations are
consolidated using the local currency as the functional currency. Local currency assets and
liabilities are translated at the rates of exchange on the balance sheet date, and local currency
revenues and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange during the period. Resulting
translation gains or losses are included in the accompanying consolidated statement of
shareholders equity as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income, net.
The effects of any changes in the Companys ownership interests resulting from the issuance of
equity capital by consolidated subsidiaries or equity investees to unaffiliated parties are
accounted for as capital transactions pursuant to the SECs Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No.
51, Accounting for the Sales of Stock of a Subsidiary (SAB 51).
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial information to conform to
the September 30, 2006 presentation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
footnotes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial
statements include reserves established for securities litigation matters, accounting for asset
impairments, allowances for doubtful accounts, depreciation and amortization, film ultimate
revenues, home video and magazine returns, business combinations, pensions and other postretirement
benefits, income taxes, contingencies and certain programming arrangements.
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TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of
management, they contain all the adjustments (consisting of those of a normal recurring nature)
considered necessary to present fairly the financial position and the results of operations and
cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with GAAP applicable to interim periods. The
accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
consolidated financial statements of Time Warner included in the 2005 Form 10-K.
Income Per Common Share
Basic income per common share is computed by dividing the net income applicable to common
shares after preferred dividend requirements, if any, by the weighted-average of common shares
outstanding during the period. Weighted-average common shares include shares of Time Warners
common stock and Series LMCN-V common stock. Diluted income per common share adjusts basic income
per common share for the effects of convertible securities, stock options, restricted stock,
restricted stock units and other potentially dilutive financial instruments, only in the periods in
which such effect is dilutive.
Set forth below is a reconciliation of basic and diluted income per common share before
discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
(millions, except per share amounts) |
|
Income before discontinued operations and cumulative
effect of accounting change basic and diluted |
|
$ |
1,361 |
|
|
$ |
827 |
|
|
$ |
3,384 |
|
|
$ |
1,277 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average number of common shares outstanding basic |
|
|
4,048.8 |
|
|
|
4,683.4 |
|
|
|
4,258.7 |
|
|
|
4,652.4 |
|
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted shares and
restricted stock units |
|
|
35.6 |
|
|
|
40.2 |
|
|
|
38.0 |
|
|
|
43.0 |
|
Dilutive effect of mandatorily convertible preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average number of common shares outstanding diluted |
|
|
4,084.4 |
|
|
|
4,723.6 |
|
|
|
4,296.7 |
|
|
|
4,722.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per common share before discontinued operations and
cumulative effect of accounting change: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
0.34 |
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.79 |
|
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.79 |
|
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in Basis of Presentation
The 2005 financial statements have been recast so that the basis of presentation is consistent
with that of 2006. Specifically, the amounts have been recast for the adoption of Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (FAS
123R), a change in accounting principle for recognizing programming inventory costs at HBO and the
presentation of certain businesses sold as discontinued operations.
Discontinued Operations
As discussed more fully in Note 3 and Note 4, the Company has reflected the operations of the
Transferred Systems (as defined in Note 3 below), Time Warner Book Group (TWBG) and the Turner
South network (Turner South) as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
50
TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has adopted the provisions of FAS 123R as of January 1, 2006. The provisions of
FAS 123R require a company to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an
award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost is
recognized in the statement of operations over the period during which an employee is required to
provide service in exchange for the award. FAS 123R also amends FASB Statement No. 95, Statement of
Cash Flows, to require that excess tax benefits, as defined, realized from the exercise of stock
options be reported as a financing cash inflow rather than as a reduction of taxes paid in cash
flow from operations.
Prior to the adoption of FAS 123R, the Company had followed the provisions of FASB Statement
No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (FAS 123), which allowed the Company to follow
the intrinsic value method set forth in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees, and disclose the pro forma effects on net income (loss) had the fair
value of the equity awards been expensed. In connection with adopting FAS 123R, the Company elected
to adopt the modified retrospective application method provided by FAS 123R and, accordingly,
financial statement amounts for all prior periods presented herein reflect results as if the fair
value method of expensing had been applied from the original effective date of FAS 123. The Company also has made certain immaterial corrections to the
amounts presented in prior years. Such corrections involved recording
approximately $58 million of tax expense related to deferred
income taxes on stock options for the year ended December 31,
2005, and other corrections related to the expensing of stock options
that had an aggregate effect of approximately $70 million, net
of tax, over a ten-year period ended December 31, 2002, and
approximately $20 million, net of tax, over the three-year
period ended December 31, 2005. The following tables set forth the increase (decrease)
to the Companys consolidated statements of operations and balance sheets as a result of the
adoption of FAS 123R for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and for the years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004 (in millions, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of Change for Adoption of FAS 123R |
|
|
For the Three |
|
For the Nine Months |
|
|
|
|
Months Ended |
|
Ended |
|
For the Year Ended |
|
|
September 30, 2005 |
|
September 30, 2005 |
|
December 31, 2005 |
|
December 31, 2004 |
|
|
(millions, except per share amounts) |
Consolidated Statement
of Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
(64 |
) |
|
$ |
(260 |
) |
|
$ |
(319 |
) |
|
$ |
(545 |
) |
Income before income taxes,
discontinued operations and
cumulative effect of
accounting change |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(250 |
) |
|
|
(307 |
) |
|
|
(530 |
) |
Net income |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(209 |
) |
|
|
(244 |
) |
|
|
(306 |
) |
Net income per share (basic) |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
Net income per share (diluted) |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of Change |
|
|
for adoption of FAS 123R |
|
|
December 31, 2005 |
|
December 31, 2004 |
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
increase (decrease) |
Consolidated Balance Sheet |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income tax liabilities, net |
|
$ |
(2,206 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,360 |
) |
Minority interest, net |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
Shareholders equity |
|
|
2,243 |
|
|
|
2,390 |
|
Prior to the adoption of FAS 123R, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense for
awards with graded vesting by treating each vesting tranche as a separate award and recognizing
compensation expense ratably for each tranche. For equity awards granted subsequent to the
adoption of FAS 123R, the Company treats such awards as a single award and recognizes stock-based
compensation expense on a straight-line basis (net of estimated forfeitures) over the employee
service period. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded in costs of revenues or selling,
general and administrative expense depending on the employees job function.
Additionally, when recording compensation cost for equity awards, FAS 123R requires companies
to estimate the number of equity awards granted that are expected to be forfeited. Prior to the
adoption of FAS 123R, the Company recognized forfeitures when they occurred, rather than using an
estimate at the grant date and subsequently adjusting the estimated forfeitures to reflect actual
forfeitures.
51
TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Accordingly,
a pretax cumulative effect adjustment totaling $40 million ($25 million, net of
tax) has been recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to adjust for awards granted
prior to January 1, 2006 that are not expected to vest.
Change in Accounting Principle for Recognizing Programming Inventory Costs at HBO
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company changed its methodology for recognizing programming
inventory costs (for both theatrical and original programming) at its HBO division. Previously, the
Company recognized HBOs programming costs on a straight-line basis in the calendar year in which
the related programming first aired on the HBO and Cinemax pay television services. Now the Company
recognizes programming costs on a straight-line basis over the license periods or estimated period
of use of the related shows, beginning with the month of initial exhibition. The Company concluded
that this change in accounting for programming inventory costs was preferable after giving
consideration to the cumulative impact that marketplace and technological changes have had in
broadening the variety of viewing options and period over which consumers are now experiencing
HBOs programming.
Since this change involves a revision to an inventory costing principle, the change is
reflected retrospectively for all prior periods presented, including the impact that such a change
has on retained earnings for the earliest year presented. Although it was not practical for the
Company to continue to calculate its programming costs using the prior methodology, the Company
believes that the statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006
would not have been materially different if the prior methodology had been applied. The following
tables set forth certain changes to the Companys consolidated statements of operations and balance
sheets as a result of the change in the method of accounting for HBOs programming inventory costs
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and for the years ended December 31, 2005
and 2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of |
|
|
|
|
As Reported(a) |
|
Change |
|
As Adjusted |
|
|
(millions, except per share amounts) |
Consolidated Statement of Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs of revenues |
|
$ |
(5,894 |
) |
|
$ |
(15 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,909 |
) |
Operating Income |
|
|
1,664 |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
1,649 |
|
Income before income taxes, discontinued
operations and cumulative effect of
accounting change |
|
|
1,328 |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
1,313 |
|
Net income |
|
|
863 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
853 |
|
Net income per share (basic) |
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
Net income per share (diluted) |
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the impact of adopting FAS 123R and reflecting
certain businesses as discontinued operations. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of |
|
|
|
|
As Reported(a) |
|
Change |
|
As Adjusted |
|
|
(millions, except per share amounts) |
Consolidated Statement of Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs of revenues |
|
$ |
(17,843 |
) |
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
$ |
(17,802 |
) |
Operating Income |
|
|
1,907 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
1,948 |
|
Income before income taxes, discontinued
operations and cumulative effect of
accounting change |
|
|
1,893 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
1,934 |
|
Net income |
|
|
1,342 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
1,367 |
|
Net income per share (basic) |
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
Net income per share (diluted) |
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the impact of adopting FAS 123R and reflecting
certain businesses as discontinued operations. |
52
TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of |
|
|
|
|
As Reported(a) |
|
Change |
|
As Adjusted |
|
|
(millions, except per share amounts) |
Consolidated Statement of Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs of revenues |
|
$ |
(24,400 |
) |
|
$ |
(8 |
) |
|
$ |
(24,408 |
) |
Operating Income |
|
|
3,992 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
3,984 |
|
Income before income taxes, discontinued
operations and cumulative effect of
accounting change |
|
|
3,607 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
3,599 |
|
Net income |
|
|
2,676 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
2,671 |
|
Net income per share (basic) |
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
Net income per share (diluted) |
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the impact of adopting FAS 123R and reflecting
certain businesses as discontinued operations. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of |
|
|
|
|
As Reported(a) |
|
Change |
|
As Adjusted |
|
|
(millions, except per share amounts) |
Consolidated Statement of Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs of revenues |
|
$ |
(23,887 |
) |
|
$ |
31 |
|
|
$ |
(23,856 |
) |
Operating Income |
|
|
5,471 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
5,502 |
|
Income before income taxes, discontinued
operations and cumulative effect of
accounting change |
|
|
4,259 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
4,290 |
|
Net income |
|
|
3,089 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
3,108 |
|
Net income per share (basic) |
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
Net income per share (diluted) |
|
$ |
0.66 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
0.66 |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the impact of adopting FAS 123R and reflecting
certain businesses as discontinued operations. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of |
|
|
|
|
As Reported(a) |
|
Change |
|
As Adjusted |
|
|
(millions) |
Consolidated Balance Sheet |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventories (current and non current) |
|
$ |
6,347 |
|
|
$ |
291 |
|
|
$ |
6,638 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(98,325 |
) |
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
(98,142 |
) |
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the impact of adopting FAS 123R and reflecting
certain businesses as discontinued operations. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of |
|
|
|
|
As Reported(a) |
|
Change |
|
As Adjusted |
|
|
(millions) |
Consolidated Balance Sheet |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventories (current and noncurrent) |
|
$ |
6,101 |
|
|
$ |
304 |
|
|
$ |
6,405 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(100,535 |
) |
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
(100,347 |
) |
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the impact of adopting FAS 123R and reflecting
certain businesses as discontinued operations. |
Recent Accounting Standards
Accounting For Sabbatical Leave and Other Similar Benefits
In June 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached a consensus on EITF Issue No.
06-02, Accounting for Sabbatical Leave and Other Similar Benefits (EITF 06-02). EITF 06-02
provides that an employees right to a compensated absence under a sabbatical leave or similar
benefit arrangement in which the employee is not required to perform any duties during the absence
is an accumulating benefit. Therefore, such arrangements should be accounted for as a liability
with the cost recognized over the service
53
TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
period during which the employee earns the benefit. The provisions of EITF 06-02 will be
effective for Time Warner as of January 1, 2007 and will impact the accounting for certain of the
Companys employment arrangements. The cumulative impact of this guidance, which will be applied
retrospectively to all prior periods, is expected to result in a reduction to retained earnings on
January 1, 2007 of approximately $63 million ($39 million, net of tax). The retrospective impact on
Operating Income for calendar years 2006, 2005 and 2004 is expected to be approximately $6 million,
$6 million and $8 million, respectively.
Income Statement Classification of Taxes Collected from Customers
In June 2006, the EITF reached a consensus on EITF Issue No. 06-03, How Taxes Collected from
Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement
(That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation) (EITF 06-03). EITF 06-03 provides that the presentation
of taxes assessed by a governmental authority that is directly imposed on a revenue-producing
transaction between a seller and a customer on either a gross basis (included in revenues and
costs) or on a net basis (excluded from revenues) is an accounting policy decision that should be
disclosed. The provisions of EITF 06-03 will be effective for Time Warner as of January 1, 2007.
The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting EITF 06-03 on the consolidated financial
statements.
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxesan interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for
uncertainty in income tax positions. This Interpretation requires that the Company recognize in the
consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position that is more likely than not to be
sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48
will be effective for Time Warner as of the beginning of the Companys 2007 fiscal year, with the
cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening
retained earnings. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting FIN 48 on the
consolidated financial statements.
Consideration Given By a Service Provider to Manufacturers or Resellers of Equipment
In September 2006, the EITF reached a consensus on EITF Issue No. 06-01, Accounting for
Consideration Given by a Service Provider to Manufacturers or Resellers of Equipment Necessary for
an End-Customer to Receive Service from the Service Provider (EITF 06-01). EITF 06-01 provides
that consideration provided to the manufacturers or resellers of specialized equipment should be
accounted for as a reduction of revenue if the consideration provided is in the form of cash and
the service provider directs that such cash be provided directly to the customer. Otherwise, the
consideration should be recorded as an expense. EITF 06-01 will be effective for Time Warner as of
January 1, 2008 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys consolidated
financial statements.
Quantifying Effects of Prior Years Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements
In
September 2006, the SEC issued SAB No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when
Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (SAB 108). SAB 108 requires that
registrants quantify errors using both a balance sheet and income statement approach and evaluate
whether either approach results in a misstated amount that, when all relevant quantitative and
qualitative factors are considered, is material. SAB 108 is effective for Time Warner in the fourth
quarter of 2006 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys consolidated
financial statements.
Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans
In
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 158, EmployersAccounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (FAS 158). FAS 158 addresses the accounting for
defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans (plans). Specifically, FAS
158 requires companies to recognize an asset for a plans overfunded status or a liability for a
plans underfunded status and to measure a plans assets and its obligations that determine its
funded status as of the end of the companys fiscal year, the
offset of which is recorded, net of tax, as a
component of other comprehensive income in shareholders equity. FAS 158 will be effective for Time
Warner as of December 31, 2006 and applied prospectively. Using information as of the Companys
last measurement date, December 31, 2005, the Company would have recorded an after-tax decrease of
approximately $600 million in other comprehensive income in shareholders equity. These amounts
may change when the Company actually adopts FAS 158 on
December 31, 2006, as a result of changes in
the underlying market information during the past year.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Fair Value Measurements
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (FAS
157). FAS 157 establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework
for measuring fair value, and expands on required disclosures about fair value measurement. FAS 157
is effective for Time Warner on January 1, 2008 and will be applied prospectively. The provisions
of FAS 157 are not expected to have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial
statements.
2. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
The Company has three active equity plans under which it is authorized to grant options to
purchase up to an aggregate of 450 million shares of Time Warner common stock, including 150
million shares under the Companys 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, which was approved at the annual
meeting of stockholders held on May 19, 2006. Options have been granted to employees and
non-employee directors of Time Warner with exercise prices equal to, or in excess of, the fair
market value at the date of grant. Generally, the options vest ratably, over a four-year vesting
period, and expire ten years from the date of grant. Certain option awards provide for accelerated
vesting upon an election to retire pursuant to the Companys defined benefit retirement plans or
after reaching a specified age and years of service, as well as certain additional circumstances
for non-employee directors.
Time Warner also has various restricted stock plans for employees and non-employee directors.
Under these plans, shares of common stock or restricted stock units (RSUs) are granted, which
vest generally between three to five years from the date of grant. Certain RSU awards provide for
accelerated vesting upon an election to retire pursuant to the Companys defined benefit retirement
plans or after reaching a specified age and years of service, as well as certain additional
circumstances for non-employee directors. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the
Company issued approximately 3.9 million RSUs at a weighted-average fair value of $17.39 per unit.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company issued approximately 3.6 million RSUs at
a weighted-average fair value of $17.95 per unit.
Upon the exercise of a stock option award, the vesting of a RSU or the grant of restricted
stock, common shares are issued from authorized but unissued shares or from treasury stock. At
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company had approximately 829 million and 208 million
shares of treasury stock, respectively. As noted in Note 8, for the nine months ended September 30,
2006 and the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company has repurchased approximately 620 million
and 126 million, respectively, shares of common stock pursuant to a Board-approved stock repurchase
program.
Certain information for stock-based compensation plans for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
(millions) |
|
Compensation Cost Recognized: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock option plans |
|
$ |
40 |
|
|
$ |
62 |
|
|
$ |
161 |
|
|
$ |
254 |
|
Restricted stock and restricted stock units |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
Stock purchase plan(a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
51 |
|
|
$ |
73 |
|
|
$ |
212 |
|
|
$ |
286 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax benefit recognized |
|
$ |
19 |
|
|
$ |
28 |
|
|
$ |
79 |
|
|
$ |
108 |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Prior to 2006, the Company had a compensatory Stock Purchase Plan
that provided certain employees in the AOL division with the ability to purchase Company stock
at a 15% discount. In late 2005, the plan was amended to reduce the discount to 5% and is no
longer a compensatory Stock Purchase Plan under applicable accounting literature. |
Other information pertaining to each category of stock-based compensation appears below.
Stock Option Plans
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model, consistent with the provisions of FAS 123R and SAB No. 107, Share-Based
Payment. Because option-pricing models require the use of subjective assumptions, changes in these
assumptions can materially affect the fair value of the options. The assumptions presented in the
table
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
below represent the weighted-average value of the applicable assumption used to value stock
options at their grant date. In determining the volatility assumption, the Company considers
implied volatilities from traded options as well as quotes from third-party investment banks. The
expected term, which represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be
outstanding, is estimated based on the historical exercise experience of Time Warner employees.
The Company evaluated the historical exercise behaviors of five employee groups, one of which
related to retirement-eligible employees while the other four of which were segregated based on the
number of options granted, when determining the expected term assumptions. The risk-free rate
assumed in valuing the options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of
grant for the expected term of the option. The Company determines the expected dividend yield
percentage by dividing the expected annual dividend by the market price of Time Warner common stock
at the date of grant.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
Expected volatility |
|
|
22.2 |
% |
|
|
24.5 |
% |
Expected term to exercise from grant date |
|
5.07 years |
|
4.79 years |
Risk-free rate |
|
|
4.6 |
% |
|
|
3.9 |
% |
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
1.1 |
% |
|
|
0.06 |
% |
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at September 30, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
Number |
|
Weighted- |
|
Remaining |
|
|
|
|
of Options |
|
Average |
|
Contractual |
|
Aggregate |
|
|
as of |
|
Exercise |
|
Life (In |
|
Intrinsic |
Options |
|
September 30, |
|
Price |
|
Years) |
|
Value |
|
|
(thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(thousands) |
Outstanding at January 1, 2006 |
|
|
590,687 |
|
|
$ |
30.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
54,140 |
|
|
|
17.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
(37,054 |
) |
|
|
10.97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited or expired |
|
|
(48,448 |
) |
|
|
38.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2006 |
|
|
559,325 |
|
|
|
29.84 |
|
|
|
5.27 |
|
|
$ |
854,551 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at September 30, 2006 |
|
|
430,604 |
|
|
|
33.75 |
|
|
|
4.34 |
|
|
$ |
660,145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30, 2006, the number, weighted-average exercise price, aggregate intrinsic value
and weighted-average remaining contractual term of options vested and expected to vest approximate
amounts for options outstanding. As of September 30, 2006, approximately 227 million shares were
available for future grants of stock options, including 150 million shares pursuant to the
Companys 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock
option awards at September 30, 2006, prior to the consideration of expected forfeitures is
approximately $299 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2
years.
The weighted-average fair value of an option granted during the nine months ended September
30, 2006 and 2005 was $4.46 ($2.77 net of taxes) and $5.11 ($3.12, net of taxes), respectively.
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and
2005 was $207 million and $326 million, respectively. Cash received from the exercise of stock
options was $378 million and $275 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. The tax benefits realized from stock options exercised in the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005 were approximately $79 million and $127 million, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Plans
The following table summarizes information about restricted stock and RSUs unvested at September
30, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
Number of |
|
Average |
|
|
Shares/Units |
|
Grant Date |
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units |
|
as
of September 30, |
|
Fair Value |
|
|
(thousands) |
|
|
|
|
Unvested at January 1, 2006 |
|
|
7,960 |
|
|
$ |
16.32 |
|
Granted |
|
|
3,919 |
|
|
|
17.39 |
|
Vested |
|
|
(1,052 |
) |
|
|
12.54 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(266 |
) |
|
|
17.22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unvested at September 30, 2006 |
|
|
10,561 |
|
|
|
17.07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30, 2006, the intrinsic value of restricted stock and restricted stock unit
awards is approximately $180 million. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested
restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards at September 30, 2006 prior to the consideration
of expected forfeitures is approximately $82 million and is expected to be recognized over a
weighted-average period of 2 years. The fair value of restricted stock and restricted stock units
that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was approximately $19 million.
3. TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
Adelphia Acquisition and Related Transactions
On
July 31, 2006, a subsidiary of Time Warner Cable Inc., Time
Warner NY Cable LLC (TW NY),
and Comcast Corporation (together with its subsidiaries,
Comcast) completed their respective acquisitions of assets
comprising in the aggregate substantially all of the cable systems of Adelphia
Communications Corporation (Adelphia) (the Adelphia Acquisition). At the closing of the
Adelphia Acquisition, TW NY paid approximately $8.9 billion in cash, after giving effect to certain
purchase price adjustments, and shares representing approximately 16% of Time Warner Cable Inc.s
(together with its subsidiaries, TWC) outstanding common stock valued at $5.5 billion for the
Adelphia assets it acquired. The valuation of $5.5 billion for the approximately 16% interest in
TWC as of July 31, 2006 was determined by a third party using a discounted cash flow and market
comparable valuation model. In accordance with SAB 51, in the third quarter of 2006, the Company
recognized a gain of approximately $1.771 billion, related to the shares of TWC Class A common
stock issued in the Adelphia Acquisition, which has been reflected in shareholders equity as an
adjustment to paid-in-capital.
On July 31, 2006, immediately before the closing of the Adelphia Acquisition, Comcasts
interests in TWC and Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (TWE), a subsidiary of TWC, were
redeemed. Specifically, Comcasts 17.9% interest in TWC was redeemed in exchange for 100% of the
capital stock of a subsidiary of TWC holding both cable systems serving approximately 589,000
subscribers, with an estimated fair value of approximately $2.5 billion, as determined by a third
party using a discounted cash flow and market comparable valuation model, and approximately $1.9
billion in cash (the TWC Redemption). In addition, Comcasts 4.7% interest in TWE was redeemed in
exchange for 100% of the equity interests in a subsidiary of TWE holding both cable systems serving
approximately 162,000 subscribers, with an estimated fair value of
approximately $630 million, as determined by a
third party using a discounted cash flow and market comparable valuation model, and approximately
$147 million in cash (the TWE Redemption and, together with the TWC Redemption, the
Redemptions). For accounting purposes, the Redemptions were treated as an acquisition of
Comcasts minority interests in TWC and TWE and a sale of the cable systems that were transferred
to Comcast. The purchase of the minority interests resulted in a reduction of goodwill of $730
million related to the excess of the carrying value of the Comcast minority interests over the
total fair value of the Redemptions. In addition, the sale of the cable systems resulted in an
after-tax gain of $930 million which is comprised of a $113 million pretax gain (calculated as the
difference between the carrying value of the systems acquired by Comcast in the Redemptions
totaling $2.987 billion and the estimated fair value of $3.100 billion) and the net reversal of
deferred tax liabilities of approximately $817 million.
Following the Adelphia Acquisition, on July 31, 2006, subsidiaries of TW NY and
subsidiaries of Comcast also exchanged cable systems each with an estimated value of $8.7 billion, as
determined by a third party using a discounted cash flow and market comparable valuation model, to
enhance the respective geographic clusters of subscribers of TWC and Comcast (the Exchange and,
together with the Adelphia Acquisition and the Redemptions, the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions),
and TW NY paid Comcast approximately $67 million for certain adjustments related to the Exchange.
The Exchange was accounted for as a purchase of cable
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
systems from Comcast and a sale of TW NYs cable systems to Comcast. The systems exchanged by TW NY
include Urban Cable Works of Philadelphia, L.P. (Urban Cable) and systems acquired from Adelphia.
The Company did not record a gain or loss on systems TW NY acquired from Adelphia and transferred
to Comcast in the Exchange because such systems were recorded at fair value in the Adelphia
Acquisition. The Company did, however, record a pretax gain of $32 million ($25 million net of tax)
on the Exchange related to the disposition of Urban Cable. This gain is included as a component
of discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2006.
The
purchase price for each of the Adelphia Acquisition and the Exchange
is as follows
(millions):
|
|
|
|
|
Cash consideration for the Adelphia Acquisition |
|
$ |
8,935 |
|
Fair value of equity consideration for the Adelphia Acquisition |
|
|
5,500 |
|
Fair value of Urban Cable |
|
|
190 |
|
Other costs |
|
|
226 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
14,851 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other costs consists of (i) a contractual closing adjustment totaling $67 million relating to
the Exchange, (ii) $104 million of estimated total transaction costs incurred through September 30,
2006 and (iii) $55 million of transaction-related taxes.
The preliminary purchase price allocation for the Adelphia Acquisition and the Exchange are as
follows (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Periods(a) |
|
Intangible assets not subject to amortization (cable franchise rights) |
|
$ |
10,413 |
|
|
non-amortizable |
Intangible assets subject to amortization (primarily customer relationships) |
|
|
880 |
|
|
4 years |
Property, plant and equipment (primarily cable television equipment) |
|
|
2,473 |
|
|
1-20 years |
Other assets |
|
|
132 |
|
|
not applicable |
Goodwill |
|
|
1,140 |
|
|
non-amortizable |
Liabilities |
|
|
(187 |
) |
|
not applicable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
14,851 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Intangible assets and goodwill associated with the Adelphia Acquisition are
deductible over a 15-year period for tax purposes. |
The
allocation of the purchase price is based on a preliminary estimate and is subject to
change based on the completion of a final third party valuation analysis.
In connection with the closing of the Adelphia Acquisition, the $8.9 billion cash payment was
funded by borrowings under TWCs $6.0 billion senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility
with a maturity date of February 15, 2011 (the Cable Revolving Facility) and TWCs two $4.0
billion term loan facilities (collectively with the Cable Revolving Facility, the Cable
Facilities), with maturity dates of February 24, 2009 and February 21, 2011, respectively, and the
issuance of TWC commercial paper and the proceeds of the private placement issuance by TW NY of
$300 million of non-voting Series A Preferred Equity Membership Units with a mandatory redemption
date of August 1, 2013 and a cash dividend rate of 8.21% per annum. In connection with the TWC
Redemption, the $1.9 billion in cash was funded through the issuance of TWC commercial paper and
borrowings under the Cable Revolving Facility. In addition, in connection with the TWE Redemption,
the $147 million in cash was funded by the repayment of a
pre-existing loan TWE had made to TWC (which repayment TWC funded
through the issuance of commercial paper and borrowings under the
Cable Revolving Facility).
The results of the systems acquired in connection with the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions have
been included in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations since the closing of the
transactions on July 31, 2006. The systems transferred in connection with the Redemptions and the
Exchange (the Transferred Systems), including the gains discussed above, have been reflected as
discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for all periods
presented. See Note 4 for additional information regarding the discontinued operations.
The following schedule presents 2006 and 2005 supplemental pro forma information as if the
Adelphia/Comcast Transactions had occurred on January 1, 2005. The unaudited pro forma information
is presented based on information available, is intended for informational purposes only and is not
necessarily indicative of and does not purport to represent what Time Warners future financial
condition or operating results will be after giving effect to the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions and
does not reflect actions that may be
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
undertaken by management in integrating these businesses (e.g., the cost of incremental
capital expenditures). In addition, this information does not reflect financial and operating
benefits TWC expects to realize as a result of the Adelphia/Comcast
Transactions (millions, except per share data).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma |
|
|
Pro Forma |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
11,224 |
|
|
$ |
11,107 |
|
|
$ |
33,930 |
|
|
$ |
33,476 |
|
Costs of revenues(a) |
|
|
(5,730 |
) |
|
|
(5,833 |
) |
|
|
(17,229 |
) |
|
|
(17,601 |
) |
Selling, general and administrative expenses(a) |
|
|
(2,465 |
) |
|
|
(2,551 |
) |
|
|
(7,733 |
) |
|
|
(7,720 |
) |
Other,
net(b) |
|
|
(302 |
) |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
(482 |
) |
|
|
(3,063 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization |
|
|
2,727 |
|
|
|
2,698 |
|
|
|
8,486 |
|
|
|
5,092 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
(834 |
) |
|
|
(815 |
) |
|
|
(2,433 |
) |
|
|
(2,389 |
) |
Amortization |
|
|
(188 |
) |
|
|
(196 |
) |
|
|
(563 |
) |
|
|
(603 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
|
1,705 |
|
|
|
1,687 |
|
|
|
5,490 |
|
|
|
2,100 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
|
(533 |
) |
|
|
(443 |
) |
|
|
(1,492 |
) |
|
|
(1,437 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
634 |
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
844 |
|
|
|
968 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes, discontinued operations and
cumulative effect of accounting change |
|
|
1,806 |
|
|
|
1,210 |
|
|
|
4,842 |
|
|
|
1,631 |
|
Income tax provision |
|
|
(450 |
) |
|
|
(448 |
) |
|
|
(1,528 |
) |
|
|
(546 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before discontinued operations and cumulative
effect of accounting change |
|
$ |
1,356 |
|
|
$ |
762 |
|
|
$ |
3,314 |
|
|
$ |
1,085 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net income per common share before discontinued
operations and cumulative effect of accounting change |
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
Diluted net income per common share before discontinued
operations and cumulative effect of accounting change |
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.77 |
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses exclude
depreciation. |
(b) |
|
Other, net includes asset impairments recorded at the
acquired systems of $4 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2005 and $9 million and $4 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
As a result of the closing of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, TWC gained systems with
approximately 3.2 million net basic video subscribers. Following the closing, Time Warner owns
approximately 84% of TWCs outstanding common stock (including approximately 83% of the outstanding
TWC Class A common stock and all outstanding shares of TWC Class B common stock), as well as an
indirect approximately 12% non-voting interest in TW NY, a subsidiary of TWC. The remaining
approximately 16% of TWCs outstanding common stock is held by Adelphia. Comcast no longer has an
interest in TWC or TWE.
At the closing of the Adelphia Acquisition, Adelphia and TWC entered into a registration
rights and sale agreement (the RRA). Under the RRA, Adelphia is required to sell, in a registered
underwritten public offering (the Offering), at least one-third of the shares of TWC Class A
common stock it received in the Adelphia Acquisition within three months following the
effectiveness of a registration statement filed by TWC to effect such sale, subject to customary
rights to delay for a limited period of time under certain circumstances. TWC is required to use
its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) file a registration statement covering these shares as
promptly as practicable and (ii) cause the registration statement to be declared effective as
promptly as practicable after filing, but in any event not later than January 31, 2007. On October
18, 2006, TWC filed a registration statement relating to the Offering with the SEC. Any shares
received by Adelphia in the Adelphia Acquisition that are not included in the Offering are expected
to be distributed to Adelphias creditors pursuant to a subsequent plan of reorganization under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the Remainder Plan) to be filed by Adelphia with the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the Bankruptcy Court). If a
Remainder Plan meeting specified requirements is consummated prior to the closing of the Offering,
the shares of TWC Class A common stock received by Adelphia in the Adelphia Acquisition would be
distributed to Adelphias creditors under Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code in accordance with
the terms of such plan and the Offering would not occur. The shares distributed to Adelphias
creditors under the Remainder Plan would be freely transferable, subject to certain exceptions.
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TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FCC Order Approving the Transactions with Adelphia and Comcast
In its order approving the Adelphia Acquisition, the Federal Communications Commission (the
FCC) imposed conditions on TWC related to regional sports networks (RSNs), as defined in the
order, and the resolution of disputes pursuant to the FCCs leased access regulations. In
particular, the order provides that neither TWC nor its affiliates may offer an affiliated RSN on
an exclusive basis to any multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD). Moreover, TWC may
not unduly or improperly influence: (i) the decision of any affiliated RSN to sell programming to
an unaffiliated MVPD; or (ii) the prices, terms, and conditions of sale of programming by an
affiliated RSN to an unaffiliated MVPD. If an MVPD and an affiliated RSN cannot reach an agreement
on the terms and conditions of carriage, the MVPD may elect commercial arbitration of the dispute.
In addition, if an unaffiliated RSN is denied carriage by TWC, it may elect commercial arbitration
to resolve the dispute. With respect to leased access, if an unaffiliated programmer is unable to
reach an agreement with TWC, that programmer may elect commercial arbitration of the dispute, with
the arbitrator being required to resolve the dispute using the FCCs existing rate formula relating
to pricing terms. The application and scope of these conditions, which will expire in July 2011,
have not yet been tested. TWC retains the right to obtain FCC and judicial review of any
arbitration awards made pursuant to these conditions.
Dissolution of Texas/Kansas City Cable Joint Venture
As previously reported, following restructurings in 2004 and 2005, Texas and Kansas City Cable
Partners, L.P. (TKCCP) is a 50-50 joint venture between Time Warner
Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership (TWE-A/N) (a partnership of TWE and the
Advance/Newhouse Partnership) and Comcast. In accordance with the terms of the TKCCP partnership
agreement, on July 3, 2006, Comcast notified TWC of its election to trigger the dissolution of the
partnership and its decision to allocate all of TKCCPs debt, which totaled approximately $2
billion, to the pool of assets consisting of the Houston cable systems. On August 1, 2006, TWC
notified Comcast of its election to receive the pool of assets consisting of the Kansas City, south
and west Texas and New Mexico cable systems (the Kansas City pool), which served approximately
782,000 basic video subscribers as of September 30, 2006. As a result, Comcast will receive the
pool of assets consisting of the Houston cable systems, which served approximately 791,000 basic
video subscribers as of September 30, 2006. On October 2,
2006, TWC received approximately $630 million from Comcast due
to the repayment of debt owed by TKCCP to TWE-A/N that had been
allocated to the Houston cable systems. The consummation of the dissolution of TKCCP is subject to customary closing conditions,
including regulatory and franchise review and approvals. It is expected that the dissolution of
TKCCP will be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2007. Upon the closing, the Company will
begin consolidating the results of the Kansas City pool. Effective July 1, 2006, TWC owns 100% of
the economic interest in the Kansas City pool (and recognizes such interest pursuant to the equity
method of accounting), and it is no longer entitled to any economic benefits of ownership from the
Houston cable systems.
Previously, TWC received a management fee from TKCCP for management services provided to the
partnership. Such management fees totaled approximately
$50 million annually, approximately half of which were
attributable to the Kansas City pool and the other half of which were attributable to the Houston cable systems.
Effective August 1, 2006, the Company is no longer receiving such management fees. TWC also
receives fees from TKCCP for providing high-speed data network services using infrastructure from
its Road Runner service. The net fees associated with such services
totaled approximately $62 million
annually, with $32 million attributable to the Houston cable systems and $30 million attributable to
the Kansas City pool. Upon receipt of final regulatory approvals of
the dissolution, the Company
will no longer receive the Road Runner service fees related to the Houston cable systems.
60
TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following schedule presents selected operating statement information of the Kansas City
pool for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and
2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
|
9/30/05 |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
(millions) |
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
200 |
|
|
$ |
173 |
|
|
$ |
586 |
|
|
$ |
514 |
|
Costs of revenues(a) |
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
(85 |
) |
|
|
(300 |
) |
|
|
(258 |
) |
Selling, general and administrative expenses(a)(b) |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(91 |
) |
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization |
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
167 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
) |
Amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
36 |
|
|
$ |
23 |
|
|
$ |
106 |
|
|
$ |
72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses exclude
depreciation. |
|
(b) |
|
Includes management fees paid to TWC totaling $2 million and $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $14
million and $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. |
4. BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
Sale of AOLs European Access Businesses
During September and October of 2006, the Company announced the sale of its AOL European access
businesses. On September 17, 2006, the Company announced an agreement to sell AOLs German access
business to Telecom Italia S.p.A. for approximately $870 million in cash, subject to certain
closing adjustments. On October 11, 2006, the Company announced an agreement to sell AOLs U.K.
access business to The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC for approximately $688 million in cash, subject
to certain closing adjustments. On October 31, 2006, the Company
completed the sale of AOLs French
access business to Neuf Cegetel S.A. for approximately $365 million in cash, subject to certain
closing adjustments. The contractual sales prices for the German and
U.K. transactions are
denominated in Euros and British pounds, respectively, and, as a result, the U.S. dollar amounts presented
are subject to change as a result of fluctuation in the exchange rates. The Company expects to
record pretax gains on these sales ranging from approximately $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion (after
taking into account selling costs). The assets and liabilities of the European access businesses of
$601 million and $224 million, respectively, have been reflected as assets and liabilities held for
sale as of September 30, 2006 and included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other
current liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheet. The sales of AOLs German and U.K. access
businesses, which are subject to customary regulatory approvals, are expected to close in the
fourth quarter of 2006 or the first quarter of 2007.
Warner Village Theme Parks
On July 3, 2006, the Company sold its 50% interest in Warner Village Theme Parks (the Theme
Parks), a joint venture operating theme parks in Australia, to Village Roadshow Limited
(Village) for approximately $191 million in cash, which resulted in a pretax gain of
approximately $157 million.
Sale of Turner South
On May 1, 2006, the Company sold Turner South, a subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting System,
Inc. (Turner), to Fox Cable Networks, Inc. for approximately $371 million in cash, resulting in a
pretax gain of approximately $129 million. Turner South has been reflected as discontinued
operations for all periods presented. A tax benefit of $21 million was also recognized on this
transaction, resulting primarily from the release of a valuation allowance associated with tax
attribute carryforwards offsetting the tax gain on the transaction.
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TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Sale of Time Warner Book Group
On March 31, 2006, the Company sold TWBG to Hachette Livre SA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Lagardère SCA, for $524 million in cash, resulting in a pretax gain of approximately $194 million
after taking into account selling costs and estimated working capital adjustments. TWBG has been
reflected as discontinued operations for all periods presented. A tax benefit of $28 million was
also recognized on this transaction resulting primarily from the release of a valuation allowance
associated with tax attribute carryforwards offsetting the tax gain on the transaction.
Summary of Discontinued Operations
Financial data for the Transferred Systems, Turner South and TWBG operations, included in
discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, is as
follows (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
Total revenues |
|
$ |
60 |
|
|
$ |
294 |
|
|
$ |
564 |
|
|
$ |
887 |
|
Pretax income |
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
Income tax benefit (provision) |
|
|
811 |
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
827 |
|
|
|
(57 |
) |
Net income |
|
|
961 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
1,390 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
The tax benefit results primarily from the reversal of historical deferred tax liabilities
that had been established on systems transferred to Comcast in the TWC Redemption, which was
designed to qualify as a tax-free split-off under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (Section 355). As a result, such liabilities were no longer required. The Company believes all
requirements under Section 355 have been met. However, if the IRS were to succeed in challenging
the tax-free characterization of the TWC Redemption, an additional cash tax liability of up to an
estimated $900 million could result.
Court TV
On May 12, 2006, the Company acquired the remaining 50% interest in Courtroom Television
Network LLC (Court TV) that it did not already own from Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty) for
$697 million in cash, net of cash acquired. As permitted by GAAP, Court TV results have been
consolidated retroactive to the beginning of 2006. Previously, the Company had accounted for its
investment using the equity method of accounting. The allocation of the Companys purchase price is
preliminary as the Company is performing a valuation analysis of the fair values of the
identifiable tangible and intangible assets; however, the Company expects that intangible assets
with finite lives will be identified in this process. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2006,
approximately $859 million has been recorded as goodwill. For the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006, Court TV had revenues of $60 million and $187 million, respectively, and had an
Operating Loss of $3 million and Operating Income of $19 million, respectively.
The WB Network
On September 17, 2006, at the end of the 2005-2006 television season, Warner Bros. and CBS
Corp. (CBS) ceased the stand-alone operations of The WB Network and UPN, respectively, and formed
a new fully-distributed national broadcast network, called The CW. Warner Bros. and CBS each own
50% of the new network and have joint and equal control. In addition, Warner Bros. reached an
agreement with Tribune Corp. (Tribune), a subordinated 22.25% limited partner in The WB Network,
under which Tribune surrendered its ownership interest in The WB Network, was relieved of funding
obligations and became one of the principal affiliate groups for the new network.
The WB Network results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 include shutdown
costs of $38 million and $119 million, respectively, including $33 million and $87 million,
respectively, related to the termination of certain programming arrangements (primarily licensed
movie rights). Included in the costs to terminate programming arrangements is $18 million and $47
million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, of costs related to
terminating intercompany programming arrangements with other Time Warner divisions (e.g., New Line)
that have been eliminated in consolidation, resulting in a net charge related to programming
arrangements of $15 million and $40 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively. In addition, shutdown costs at The WB Network for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006 include a benefit of $2 million and a net charge of $6 million, respectively,
related to employee terminations and $7 million and $26 million, respectively, related to
contractual settlements.
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TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Company is accounting for its investment in The CW using the equity method of accounting.
The Company views its interest in The CW to be the successor to the business previously conducted
by The WB Network, and, as such, the Companys remaining basis in The WB Network (including
goodwill) is considered the beginning basis for its 50% interest in
The CW. In conjunction with the formation and launch in September 2006 of The CW, the Company assessed The WB Networks
goodwill for impairment. Due to current ratings levels being lower than had been previously
estimated and a projected increase in certain programming costs, the forecasted cash flows
associated with the Companys interest had declined. Upon the
conclusion of its assessment, the Company determined in late October 2006 that The WB
Networks goodwill was impaired. Accordingly, for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006, the Company has recorded a pretax impairment charge of $200 million to reduce the carrying
value of The WB Networks goodwill prior to its contribution to The CW. The estimate of fair value
was determined using a discounted cash flow valuation methodology. The Companys net investment in
The CW is classified as Investments, including available-for-sale-securities in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2006.
AOL-Google Alliance
During December 2005, the Company announced that AOL was expanding its strategic alliance with
Google Inc. (Google) to enhance its global online advertising partnership and make more of AOLs
content available to Google users. In addition, Google agreed to invest $1 billion to acquire a 5%
equity interest in a limited liability company that owns all of the outstanding equity interest in
AOL. On March 24, 2006, the Company and Google signed definitive agreements governing the
investment and the commercial arrangements. Under the alliance, Google will continue to provide
search technology to AOLs network of Internet properties worldwide and provide AOL with an
improved share in revenues generated through searches conducted on the AOL network, which AOL will
continue to recognize as advertising revenue when such amounts are earned. Additionally, AOL will
continue to pay Google a license fee for the use of its search technology, which AOL will continue
to recognize as expense when such amounts have been incurred. Other key aspects of the alliance,
and the related accounting, include:
|
|
|
AOL Marketplace. Creating an AOL Marketplace through white labeling of Googles
advertising technology, which enables AOL to sell search advertising directly to
advertisers on AOL-owned properties. AOL will record as advertising revenue the
sponsored-links advertising sold and delivered to third parties. Amounts paid to Google
for Googles share in the sponsored-links advertising sold on the AOL Marketplace will
be accounted for by AOL as an expense in the period the advertising is delivered. |
|
|
|
|
Distribution and Promotion. Providing AOL $300 million of marketing credits for
promotion of AOLs content on Google-owned Internet properties as well as $100 million
of AOL/Google co-sponsored promotion of AOL properties. The Company believes that this
is an advertising barter transaction in which distribution and promotion is being
provided in exchange for AOL agreeing to dedicate its search business to Google on an
exclusive basis. Because the criteria in EITF Issue No. 99-17, Accounting for
Advertising Barter Transactions, for recognizing revenue have not been met, no revenue
or expense will be recognized by AOL on this portion of the arrangement. |
|
|
|
|
Google AIM Development. Enabling Google Talk and AIM instant messaging users to
communicate with each other provided certain conditions are met. Because this agreement
does not provide for any revenue share or other fees, there will be no accounting for
this arrangement. |
AOL and Google also agreed to collaborate in the future to expand on the alliance, including
the possible sale by AOL of display advertising on the Google network.
On April 13, 2006, the Company completed its issuance of a 5% equity interest in AOL to Google
for $1 billion in cash. In accordance with SAB 51, Time Warner recognized a gain of approximately
$801 million, reflected in shareholders equity as an adjustment to paid-in capital in the second
quarter of 2006.
5. TIME WARNER TELECOM
As of December 31, 2005, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company owned a total of 50.4
million shares of Class B common stock of Time Warner Telecom Inc. (TWT), a publicly traded
telecommunications company. The Company accounted for this investment using the equity method of
accounting, and, as a result of the Companys share in losses of TWT and impairment losses
recognized in previous years, the carrying value of the investment was zero. In the first quarter
of 2006, the Companys subsidiaries participated as selling shareholders in a TWT secondary
offering and converted approximately 17 million shares of Class B common stock into Class A common
stock of TWT and sold the Class A common stock for approximately $239 million, net of underwriter
commissions. In the third quarter of 2006, the Companys subsidiaries participated as selling
shareholders in an additional TWT secondary offering and converted the Companys remaining
investment of approximately 33 million shares of Class B common stock into Class A common stock of
TWT. All of the Class A common stock was then sold for approximately $561 million, net of
underwriter commissions. In
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TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
connection with these two offerings, the Company recognized pretax gains of approximately $561
million and approximately $800 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively, which are included as a component of Other income, net, in the accompanying
consolidated statement of operations.
6. INVENTORIES AND FILM COSTS
Inventories and film costs consist of (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
Programming costs, less amortization |
|
$ |
2,982 |
|
|
$ |
3,213 |
|
Videocassettes, DVDs, books, paper and other merchandise |
|
|
379 |
|
|
|
410 |
|
Film costs Theatrical: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Released, less amortization |
|
|
564 |
|
|
|
724 |
|
Completed and not released |
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
In production |
|
|
943 |
|
|
|
782 |
|
Development and pre-production |
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
Film costs Television: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Released, less amortization |
|
|
683 |
|
|
|
529 |
|
Completed and not released |
|
|
228 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
In production |
|
|
429 |
|
|
|
545 |
|
Development and pre-production |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total inventories and film costs(a) |
|
|
6,689 |
|
|
|
6,638 |
|
Less: current portion of inventory(b) |
|
|
(1,769 |
) |
|
|
(2,041 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total noncurrent inventories and film costs |
|
$ |
4,920 |
|
|
$ |
4,597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Does not include $2.739 billion and $2.903 billion of net film library costs as of
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively, which are included in intangible
assets subject to amortization on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. |
|
(b) |
|
Current inventory as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 is comprised of
programming inventory at the Networks segment ($1.382 billion and $1.629 billion,
respectively), books, magazines, paper and other merchandise at the Publishing segment ($170
million and $170 million, respectively), DVDs and videocassettes at the Filmed Entertainment
segment ($216 million and $239 million, respectively) and general merchandise at the AOL
segment ($1 million and $3 million, respectively). |
64
TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
7. LONG TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
Financing capacity and long-term debt consists of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unamortized |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Rate at |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount on |
|
|
Unused |
|
|
Outstanding Debt |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Committed |
|
|
Letters of |
|
|
Commercial |
|
|
Committed |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Maturities |
|
|
Capacity |
|
|
Credit(a) |
|
|
Paper |
|
|
Capacity |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Cash and equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,178 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank credit agreement
debt and commercial
paper
programs(b) |
|
|
5.62 |
% |
|
|
2009-2011 |
|
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
239 |
|
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
|
5,038 |
|
|
$ |
15,686 |
|
|
$ |
1,101 |
|
Fixed-rate public
debt(b)(c) |
|
|
7.37 |
% |
|
|
2007-2036 |
|
|
|
17,297 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,297 |
|
|
|
18,863 |
|
Other fixed-rate
obligations(d) |
|
|
8.00 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
373 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
373 |
|
|
|
366 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39,848 |
|
|
|
239 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
6,216 |
|
|
|
33,356 |
|
|
|
20,330 |
|
Debt due within one
year(e) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(101 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(101 |
) |
|
|
(92 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
39,747 |
|
|
$ |
239 |
|
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
$ |
6,216 |
|
|
$ |
33,255 |
|
|
$ |
20,238 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Represents the portion of committed capacity reserved for outstanding and
undrawn letters of credit. |
|
(b) |
|
The bank credit agreements, commercial paper programs and fixed-rate public debt of
the Company rank pari passu with senior debt of the respective obligors thereon. The Companys
maturity profile of its outstanding debt and other financing arrangements is relatively
long-term, with a weighted maturity of approximately 9 years. |
|
(c) |
|
The Company has classified $1.546 billion in debt due in 2007 to long-term in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet to reflect managements ability and intent to
refinance the obligations on a long-term basis. |
|
(d) |
|
Includes capital lease obligations. |
|
(e) |
|
Debt due within one year primarily relates to capital lease obligations. |
AOL Term Loan
On April 13, 2006, TW AOL Holdings Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Time Warner, entered
into a $500 million term loan with a maturity date of April 13, 2009 (the AOL Facility).
Simultaneous with the Google investment of $1 billion for a 5% equity interest in AOL Holdings LLC,
a subsidiary of TW AOL Holdings Inc. and the parent of AOL, the obligations under the AOL Facility
were assigned by TW AOL Holdings Inc. to AOL Holdings LLC and by AOL Holdings LLC to AOL. The AOL
Facility was not guaranteed by Time Warner. Borrowings under the AOL Facility accrued interest at
LIBOR plus 0.45% per annum, based on the credit rating of Time Warner. The AOL Facility included a
maximum leverage ratio covenant restricting consolidated total debt of AOL to 4.5 times the
consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement) of AOL (excluding AOL guarantees of Time
Warners and certain of Time Warners other subsidiaries debt obligations). The AOL Facility did
not contain any credit ratings-based defaults or covenants or any ongoing covenant or
representation specifically relating to a material adverse change in Time Warners or AOLs
financial condition or results of operations. The proceeds of the AOL Facility were used to pay off
$500 million of the $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Time Warner notes, which became
due on April 15, 2006. On August 13, 2006, AOL completed the repayment in full of all of its
obligations under the AOL Facility.
8. SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Shares Authorized and Outstanding
As of September 30, 2006, shareholders equity of Time Warner included 18.8 million shares of
Series LMCN-V common stock and 3.983 billion shares of common stock (net of approximately 829
million shares of common stock held in treasury). As of September 30, 2006, Time Warner is
authorized to issue up to 750 million shares of preferred stock, up to 25 billion shares of common
stock and up to 1.8 billion shares of additional classes of common stock, including Series LMCN-V
common stock. Shares of Series LMCN-V common stock have substantially identical rights as shares of
Time Warners common stock, except that shares of Series LMCN-V common stock have limited voting
rights and are nonredeemable. The holders of Series LMCN-V common stock are entitled to 1/100 of a
vote per share on the election of directors and do not have any other voting rights, except as
required by law or with respect to limited matters, including amendments to the terms of the Series
LMCN-V common stock adverse to such holders. The Series LMCN-V common stock is not transferable,
except in limited circumstances, and is not listed on any securities exchange. Each share of Series
LMCN-V common stock is convertible into one share of Time Warner common stock at any time, assuming
certain restrictive provisions have been met.
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TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
During the
first nine months of 2006, 68.4 million shares of Series LMCN-V common stock were
converted into 68.4 million shares of common stock.
Turner FTC Consent Decree
As previously reported, Time Warner is subject to the terms of a consent decree (the Turner
Consent Decree) entered into in connection with the FTCs approval of the acquisition of Turner by
Historic TW Inc. (Historic TW) in 1996. The Turner Consent Decree required, among other things,
that any Time Warner stock held by Liberty be non-voting stock, except that it would be entitled to
a vote of 1/100 of a vote per share when voting with the outstanding common stock on the election
of directors and a vote equal to the vote of the common stock with respect to corporate matters
that would adversely change the rights or terms of the stock. On February 16, 2006, Liberty filed a
petition with the FTC seeking to terminate the Turner Consent Decree as it applies to Liberty,
including all voting restrictions on its Time Warner stock holdings. On June 14, 2006, the FTC
issued an order granting Libertys petition. As a result, Liberty now has the ability to request
that the shares of Series LMCN-V common stock it holds be converted into shares of common stock of
Time Warner. At Libertys request, on August 4, 2006, Time Warner converted 49,115,656 shares of
Series LMCN-V common stock held by Liberty into shares of Time Warner common stock, and on August
14, 2006, Time Warner converted 24,744,621 shares of Series LMCN-V common stock held by Liberty
into shares of Time Warner common stock. Immediately following the second conversion, and as of
October 31, 2006, Liberty held 18,784,759 shares of Series LMCN-V common stock.
Common Stock Repurchase Program
Time Warners Board of Directors has authorized a common stock repurchase program that allows
the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of $20 billion of common stock during the period from
July 29, 2005 through December 31, 2007. Purchases under the stock repurchase program may be made
from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. Size and timing of
these purchases will be based on a number of factors, including price and business and market
conditions. At existing price levels, the Company intends to continue purchases under its stock
repurchase program within its stated objective of maintaining a net debt-to-Operating Income before
Depreciation and Amortization ratio, as defined, of approximately 3-to-1, and expects it will have
purchased at least $15 billion of its common stock under the program by the end of 2006, and
the remainder in 2007. From the programs inception through September 30, 2006, the Company
repurchased approximately 746 million shares of common stock for approximately $13 billion pursuant
to trading programs under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including
approximately 208 million shares of common stock for approximately $3.6 billion purchased pursuant
to the prepaid stock repurchase contracts discussed in the following paragraph.
In May 2006, in connection with the Companys stock repurchase program, the Company entered
into prepaid stock repurchase contracts with a number of counterparties that provided for
repurchases to be effected over a three-month period, or longer, depending on the share price of
the Companys common stock. In connection with entering into the prepaid stock repurchase
contracts, the Company made an aggregate payment of approximately $3.6 billion and received shares
of the Companys common stock at the end of each repurchase contract term at prices based on a
formula that was expected to deliver an effective, average repurchase price per share below the
volume weighted-average price of the common stock over the term of the relevant contract. The
majority of the $3.6 billion prepayment was funded through borrowings under the Companys revolving
credit facility and/or commercial paper programs. Through August 4, 2006, the Company repurchased
approximately 208 million shares of common stock for approximately $3.6 billion, which completed
the buybacks under the prepaid stock repurchase contracts.
Common Stock Dividends
On March 15, 2006 and June 15, 2006, the Company paid a cash dividend of $0.05 per share on
its common stock to shareholders of record on February 28, 2006 and May 31, 2006, respectively. On
September 15, 2006, the Company paid a cash dividend of $0.055 per share on its common stock to
shareholders of record on August 31, 2006. The total amount of dividends paid during the first
nine months of 2006 was $658 million.
9. BENEFIT PLANS
Time Warner and certain of its subsidiaries have both funded and unfunded noncontributory
defined benefit pension plans covering a majority of domestic employees and, to a lesser extent,
have various defined benefit plans covering international employees. Pension benefits are based on
formulas that reflect the employees years of service and compensation during their employment
period and participation in the plans. Time Warner uses a December 31 measurement date for the
majority of its plans. A summary of the
66
TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
components of the net periodic benefit cost from continuing operations recognized by
substantially all of Time Warners domestic and international defined benefit pension plans for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (millions):
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic |
|
|
International |
|
|
Domestic |
|
|
International |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Service cost |
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
112 |
|
|
$ |
96 |
|
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
Interest cost |
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
Expected return on plan assets |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
(52 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(169 |
) |
|
|
(156 |
) |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
(31 |
) |
Amounts amortized |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic benefit costs |
|
$ |
46 |
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
$ |
137 |
|
|
$ |
112 |
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contributions |
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
22 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected cash flows
After considering the funded status of the Companys defined benefit pension plans, movements
in the discount rate, investment performance and related tax consequences, the Company may choose
to make contributions to its pension plans in any given year. There currently are no minimum
required contributions for domestic funded plans and no discretionary or noncash contributions are
currently planned. For domestic unfunded plans, contributions will continue to be made to the
extent benefits are paid. Expected benefit payments for domestic unfunded plans for 2006 are
approximately $20 million.
10. MERGER, RESTRUCTURING AND SHUTDOWN COSTS
Merger Costs
Adelphia/Comcast Transactions Merger-Related Costs
The Company has incurred non-capitalizable merger-related costs of approximately $37 million
at the Cable segment related primarily to consulting fees concerning integration planning for the
Adelphia/Comcast Transactions. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company
incurred costs of $18 million and $29 million, respectively. Of the $8 million incurred during the
year ended December 31, 2005, $2 million was incurred during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2005.
As of September 30, 2006, payments of $35 million have been made against this accrual. Of
this amount, $23 million and $31 million was paid for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006, respectively. Of the $4 million paid in 2005, $1 million was paid in the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2005. The remaining liability of $2 million was classified as a current
liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
Merger Costs Capitalized as a Cost of Acquisition
AOL-Historic TW Merger
In connection with the AOL-Historic TW Merger, the Company reviewed its operations and
implemented several plans to restructure the operations of both companies. As of December 31, 2005,
out of the original $1.031 billion charge, approximately $32 million of liabilities remained.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, $1 million and $7 million was paid
against these liabilities, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, $1
million was recorded as a noncash reduction, which represents adjustments to the restructuring
accrual, with a corresponding reduction in goodwill, as actual costs related to employee
terminations and other exit costs were less than originally estimated.
As of September 30, 2006, the remaining liability was $24 million, $3 million of which was
classified as a current liability, with the remaining $21 million classified as a long-term
liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Amounts are expected to be paid through
2013.
67
TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Court TV
In connection with the acquisition of Court TV (Note 4), the Company incurred approximately
$61 million in capitalizable merger costs that were charged
against goodwill. These costs primarily related to employee
terminations and lease terminations. Of the $61 million
incurred, payments of $26 million have been made against this accrual for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006.
As of September 30, 2006, out of the remaining liability of $35 million, $13 million was
classified as a current liability, with the remaining $22 million classified as a long-term
liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Amounts relating to these liabilities
are expected to be paid through 2014.
Restructuring and Shutdown Costs
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company incurred restructuring and
shutdown costs of $55 million and $176 million, respectively, including costs of $1 million and $6
million, respectively, related to prior years restructuring initiatives.
2006 Restructuring Costs
The 2006 restructuring initiatives were primarily related to various employee terminations.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company incurred restructuring costs of
$34 million and $98 million, respectively, including $27 million and $42 million, respectively, at the AOL
segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, $4 million and $14 million,
respectively, at the Cable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, $3
million and $37 million, respectively, at the Publishing segment for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2006 and $5 million at the Corporate segment for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006. Included in the costs for the AOL segment for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2006 was the write down of prepaid marketing materials inventory of
approximately $15 million.
2006 Shutdown Costs
The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 include shutdown costs of
$38 million and $119 million, respectively, at The WB Network in connection with the agreement
between Warner Bros. and CBS to form a new fully-distributed national broadcast network, The CW.
Included in the shutdown costs are charges related to terminating intercompany
programming arrangements with other Time Warner divisions, of which $18 million and $47 million has
been eliminated in consolidation, resulting in a net pretax charge of $20 million and $72 million,
respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006.
In connection with the 2006 restructuring and shutdown activities discussed above, the total
number of employees estimated to be terminated across all Time Warner divisions was approximately
2,000. As of September 30, 2006, approximately 1,750 employees had been terminated. During the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, $36 million and $77 million, respectively, was paid
against these liabilities.
As of September 30, 2006, out of the remaining liability of $78 million, $67 million was
classified as a current liability, with the remaining $11 million classified as a long-term
liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Amounts relating to these liabilities are
expected to be paid through 2010.
2005 Restructuring Costs
During 2005, the Company incurred restructuring costs of approximately $116 million, including
$17 million at the AOL segment, $34 million at the Cable segment, $33 million at the Filmed
Entertainment segment, $4 million at the Networks segment and $28 million at the Publishing
segment. These charges primarily related to various employee terminations, and the total number of
employees to be terminated was 1,333. As of September 30, 2006, all 1,333 employees had been
terminated. The termination costs occurred across each of the segments and ranged from senior
executives to line personnel. In addition, the Company also expensed $1 million and $5 million,
respectively, at the Filmed Entertainment segment for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006 and $1 million at the AOL segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as a result of
changes in estimates of previously established restructuring accruals.
68
TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2006, the remaining liability was $41 million, $28 million of which was
classified as a current liability, with the remaining $13 million classified as a long-term
liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Amounts are expected to be paid through
2011.
Selected information relating to the 2005 restructuring costs is as follows (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee |
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Terminations |
|
|
Exit Costs |
|
|
Total |
|
2005 accruals (a) |
|
$ |
109 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
116 |
|
Cash paid 2005(b) |
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining liability as of December 31, 2005 |
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
Additional accruals |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
Cash paid 2006(c) |
|
|
(54 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining liability as of September 30,
2006 |
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Of the $116 million charge, $3 million was incurred during the three months ended
September 30, 2005 and $33 million was incurred during the nine months ended September 30,
2005. |
|
(b) |
|
Of the $25 million paid in 2005, $3 million was paid during the three months ended
September 30, 2005 and $6 million was paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. |
|
(c) |
|
Of the $56 million paid in 2006, $8 million was paid during the three months ended
September 30, 2006. |
2004 and Prior Restructuring Costs
The Company incurred various restructuring charges prior to 2005 with remaining accruals
totaling $34 million as of December 31, 2005 and $24 million as of September 30, 2006. During the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, $1 million and $10 million, respectively, was paid against these
liabilities. The first nine months of 2005 results included a $7 million net noncash reduction as a
result of changes in estimates of previously established restructuring accruals that were no longer
required at the AOL segment.
As of September 30, 2006, the remaining liability was $24 million, $5 million of which was
classified as a current liability, with the remaining $19 million classified as a long-term
liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Amounts are expected to be paid through
2013.
11. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Time Warner classifies its business interests into five reportable segments: AOL, consisting
principally of interactive services; Cable, consisting principally of interests in cable systems
that provide video, high-speed data and Digital Phone services; Filmed Entertainment, consisting
principally of feature film, television and home video production and distribution; Networks,
consisting principally of cable television and broadcast networks; and Publishing, consisting
principally of magazine publishing.
Information as to the operations of Time Warner in each of its business segments is set forth
below based on the nature of the products and services offered. Time Warner evaluates performance
based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is operating income before
depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of intangible assets (Operating Income before
Depreciation and Amortization). Additionally, the Company has provided a summary of Operating
Income by segment.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription |
|
|
Advertising |
|
|
Content |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL |
|
$ |
1,455 |
|
|
$ |
479 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
49 |
|
|
$ |
1,983 |
|
Cable |
|
|
3,031 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,209 |
|
Filmed Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
2,311 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
2,390 |
|
Networks |
|
|
1,460 |
|
|
|
741 |
|
|
|
236 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
2,488 |
|
Publishing |
|
|
405 |
|
|
|
684 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
1,261 |
|
Intersegment elimination |
|
|
(203 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
(180 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(419 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
6,148 |
|
|
$ |
2,060 |
|
|
$ |
2,388 |
|
|
$ |
316 |
|
|
$ |
10,912 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69
TIME WARNER INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription |
|
|
Advertising |
|
|
Content |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL |
|
$ |
1,665 |
|
|
$ |
328 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
2,041 |
|
Cable |
|
|
2,103 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,227 |
|
Filmed Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2,620 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
2,650 |
|
Networks |
|
|
1,335 |
|
|
|
699 |
|
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
2,388 |
|
Publishing |
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
1,250 |
|
Intersegment elimination |
|
|
(125 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(312 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
5,378 |
|
|
$ |
1,762 |
|
|
$ |
2,821 |
|
|
$ |
283 |
|
|
$ |
10,244 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription |
|
|
Advertising |
|
|
Content |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL |
|
$ |
4,539 |
|
|
$ |
1,320 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
151 |
|
|
$ |
6,010 |
|
Cable |
|
|
7,696 |
|
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,116 |
|
Filmed Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
7,316 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
7,532 |
|
Networks |
|
|
4,412 |
|
|
|
2,407 |
|
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
7,594 |
|
Publishing |
|
|
1,175 |
|
|
|
2,024 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
3,709 |
|
Intersegment elimination |
|
|
(488 |
) |
|
|
(98 |
) |
|
|
(591 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
(1,203 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
17,334 |
|
|
$ |
6,084 |
|
|
$ |
7,450 |
|
|
$ |
890 |
|
|
$ |
31,758 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription |
|
|
Advertising |
|
|
Content |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL |
|
$ |
5,173 |
|
|
$ |
959 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
139 |
|
|
$ |
6,271 |
|
Cable |
|
|
6,135 |
|
|
|
362 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,497 |
|
Filmed Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
8,156 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
8,300 |
|
Networks |
|
|
4,034 |
|
|
|
2,236 |
|
|
|
779 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
7,142 |
|
Publishing |
|
|
1,202 |
|
|
|
1,964 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
3,730 |
|
Intersegment elimination |
|
|
(367 |
) |
|
|
(121 |
) |
|
|
(534 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
(1,062 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
16,177 |
|
|
$ |
5,406 |
|
|
$ |
8,471 |
|
|
$ |
824 |
|
|
$ |
30,878 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intersegment Revenues
In the normal course of business, the Time Warner segments enter into transactions with one
another. The most common types of intersegment transactions include:
|
|
|
The Filmed Entertainment segment generating Content revenues by licensing television and
theatrical programming to the Networks segment; |
|
|
|
|
The Networks segment generating Subscription revenues by selling cable network
programming to the Cable segment; |
|
|
|
|
The AOL, Cable, Networks and Publishing segments generating Advertising revenues by
cross-promoting the products and services of all Time Warner segments; and |
|
|
|
|
The AOL segment generating Other revenues by providing the Cable segments customers
access to the AOL Transit Data Network for high-speed access to the Internet. |
These intersegment transactions are recorded by each segment at estimated fair value as if the
transactions were with third parties and, therefore, impact segment performance. While intersegment
transactions are treated like third-party transactions to determine segment performance, the
revenues (and corresponding expenses or assets recognized by the segment that is counterparty to
the transaction) are eliminated in consolidation and, therefore, do not themselves impact
consolidated results. Additionally, transactions
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between divisions within the same reporting segment (e.g., a transaction between HBO and
Turner within the Networks segment) are eliminated in arriving at segment performance and,
therefore, do not themselves impact segment results. Revenues recognized by Time Warners segments
on intersegment transactions are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
(millions) |
|
Intersegment Revenues(a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL |
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
39 |
|
|
$ |
18 |
|
Cable |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
Filmed Entertainment |
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
567 |
|
|
|
539 |
|
Networks |
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
537 |
|
|
|
409 |
|
Publishing |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total intersegment revenues |
|
$ |
419 |
|
|
$ |
312 |
|
|
$ |
1,203 |
|
|
$ |
1,062 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Intersegment revenues include intercompany Advertising revenues of $32 million and
$40 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $98
million and $121 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
(millions) |
|
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL(a) |
|
$ |
563 |
|
|
$ |
465 |
|
|
$ |
1,512 |
|
|
$ |
1,509 |
|
Cable |
|
|
1,119 |
|
|
|
871 |
|
|
|
2,920 |
|
|
|
2,424 |
|
Filmed Entertainment |
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
896 |
|
|
|
835 |
|
Networks(b) |
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
734 |
|
|
|
2,165 |
|
|
|
2,169 |
|
Publishing(c) |
|
|
270 |
|
|
|
261 |
|
|
|
658 |
|
|
|
707 |
|
Corporate(d) |
|
|
(126 |
) |
|
|
(120 |
) |
|
|
(378 |
) |
|
|
(3,349 |
) |
Intersegment elimination |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization |
|
$ |
2,622 |
|
|
$ |
2,440 |
|
|
$ |
7,781 |
|
|
$ |
4,280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, includes a $2 million gain from the
resolution of a previously contingent gain related to the 2004 sale of Netscape Securities
Solution (NSS). For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, includes a $5 million gain
from the resolution of a previously contingent gain related to the 2004 sale of NSS, a $24
million noncash impairment charge related to goodwill associated with America Online Latin
America, Inc (AOLA) and a $5 million gain related to the sale of a building. |
|
(b) |
|
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, includes a $200 million
noncash goodwill impairment charge related to The WB Network. |
|
(c) |
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, includes an $8 million gain related to
the collection of a loan made in conjunction with the Companys 2003 sale of Time Life Inc.,
which was previously fully reserved due to concerns about recoverability. |
|
(d) |
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, includes a $20 million gain on the
sale of two aircraft. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, includes $29
million and $90 million, respectively, in net expenses related to securities litigation and
government investigations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, includes $3 billion
in legal reserves related to the government investigations. For the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2005, includes $16 million and $25 million, respectively, in net
expenses related to securities litigation and government investigations. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
(millions) |
|
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL |
|
$ |
(129 |
) |
|
$ |
(134 |
) |
|
$ |
(383 |
) |
|
$ |
(419 |
) |
Cable |
|
|
(513 |
) |
|
|
(383 |
) |
|
|
(1,281 |
) |
|
|
(1,088 |
) |
Filmed Entertainment |
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
(89 |
) |
Networks |
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
(208 |
) |
|
|
(173 |
) |
Publishing |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(85 |
) |
|
|
(93 |
) |
Corporate |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total depreciation of property, plant and equipment |
|
$ |
(786 |
) |
|
$ |
(650 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,094 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,894 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
(millions) |
|
Amortization of Intangible Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL |
|
$ |
(37 |
) |
|
$ |
(43 |
) |
|
$ |
(119 |
) |
|
$ |
(137 |
) |
Cable |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
(54 |
) |
Filmed Entertainment |
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
(164 |
) |
|
|
(157 |
) |
Networks |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(18 |
) |
Publishing |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total amortization of intangible assets |
|
$ |
(169 |
) |
|
$ |
(141 |
) |
|
$ |
(434 |
) |
|
$ |
(438 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
Operating Income (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL(a) |
|
$ |
397 |
|
|
$ |
288 |
|
|
$ |
1,010 |
|
|
$ |
953 |
|
Cable |
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
1,546 |
|
|
|
1,282 |
|
Filmed Entertainment |
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
629 |
|
|
|
589 |
|
Networks(b) |
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
667 |
|
|
|
1,945 |
|
|
|
1,978 |
|
Publishing(c) |
|
|
226 |
|
|
|
209 |
|
|
|
527 |
|
|
|
542 |
|
Corporate(d) |
|
|
(138 |
) |
|
|
(133 |
) |
|
|
(412 |
) |
|
|
(3,381 |
) |
Intersegment elimination |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Operating Income |
|
$ |
1,667 |
|
|
$ |
1,649 |
|
|
$ |
5,253 |
|
|
$ |
1,948 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, includes a $2 million gain from the
resolution of a previously contingent gain related to the 2004 sale of NSS. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2005, includes a $5 million gain from the resolution of a
previously contingent gain related to the 2004 sale of NSS, a $24 million noncash impairment
charge related to goodwill associated with AOLA and a $5 million gain related to the sale of a
building. |
|
(b) |
|
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, includes a $200 million
noncash goodwill impairment charge related to The WB Network. |
|
(c) |
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, includes an $8 million gain related to
the collection of a loan made in conjunction with the Companys 2003 sale of Time Life Inc.,
which was previously fully reserved due to concerns about recoverability. |
|
(d) |
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, includes a $20 million gain on the
sale of two aircraft. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, includes $29
million and $90 million, respectively, in net expenses related to securities litigation and
government investigations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, includes $3 billion
in legal reserves related to the government investigations. For the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2005, includes $16 million and $25 million, respectively, in net expenses
related to securities litigation and government investigations. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AOL |
|
$ |
5,740 |
|
|
$ |
5,872 |
|
Cable |
|
|
55,439 |
|
|
|
43,677 |
|
Filmed Entertainment |
|
|
17,822 |
|
|
|
17,796 |
|
Networks |
|
|
34,508 |
|
|
|
34,425 |
|
Publishing |
|
|
14,721 |
|
|
|
14,682 |
|
Corporate |
|
|
2,351 |
|
|
|
6,292 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
130,581 |
|
|
$ |
122,744 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Securities Matters
Consolidated Securities Class Action
During the Summer and Fall of 2002, 30 shareholder class action lawsuits were filed naming as
defendants the Company, certain current and former executives of the Company and, in several
instances, AOL. These lawsuits were filed in U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New
York, the Eastern District of Virginia and the Eastern District of Texas. The complaints purported
to be made on behalf of certain shareholders of the Company and alleged that the Company made
material misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact in violation of Section 10(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), Rule 10b-5 promulgated
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thereunder, and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. Plaintiffs claimed that the Company failed
to disclose AOLs declining advertising revenues and that the Company and AOL inappropriately
inflated advertising revenues in a series of transactions. Certain of the lawsuits also alleged
that certain of the individual defendants and other insiders at the Company improperly sold their
personal holdings of Time Warner stock, that the Company failed to disclose that the AOL-Historic
TW Merger was not generating the synergies anticipated at the time of the announcement of the
merger and, further, that the Company inappropriately delayed writing down more than $50 billion of
goodwill. The lawsuits sought an unspecified amount in compensatory damages. All of these lawsuits
were centralized in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for coordinated
or consolidated pretrial proceedings (along with the federal derivative lawsuits and certain
lawsuits brought under ERISA described below) under the caption In re AOL Time Warner Inc.
Securities and ERISA Litigation. Additional lawsuits brought by individual shareholders were also
filed, and the federal actions were transferred and/or consolidated for pretrial proceedings.
The Minnesota State Board of Investment (MSBI) was designated lead plaintiff for the
consolidated securities actions and filed a consolidated amended complaint on April 15, 2003,
adding additional defendants including additional officers and directors of the Company, Morgan
Stanley & Co., Salomon Smith Barney Inc., Citigroup Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC and JP
Morgan Chase & Co. Plaintiffs also added additional allegations, including that the Company made
material misrepresentations in its registration statements and joint proxy statement-prospectus
related to the AOL-Historic TW Merger and in its registration statements pursuant to which debt
securities were issued in April 2001 and April 2002, allegedly in violation of Section 11 and
Section 12 of the Securities Act of 1933. On July 14, 2003, the defendants filed a motion to
dismiss the consolidated amended complaint. On May 5, 2004, the district court granted in part the
defendants motion, dismissing all claims with respect to the registration statements pursuant to
which debt securities were issued in April 2001 and April 2002 and certain other claims against
other defendants, but otherwise allowing the remaining claims against the Company and certain other
defendants to proceed. On August 11, 2004, the court granted MSBIs motion to file a second amended
complaint. On July 30, 2004, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on the basis that
plaintiffs could not establish loss causation for any of their claims, and thus plaintiffs did not
have any recoverable damages. On April 8, 2005, MSBI moved for leave to file a third amended
complaint to add certain new factual allegations and four additional individual defendants.
In July 2005, the Company reached an agreement in principle with MSBI for the settlement of
the consolidated securities actions. The settlement is reflected in a written agreement between the
lead plaintiff and the Company. On September 30, 2005, the court issued an order granting
preliminary approval of the settlement and certified the settlement class. The court issued an
order dated April 6, 2006 granting final approval of the settlement, and the time to appeal that
decision has expired. The court has yet to rule on plaintiffs petition for attorneys fees and
expenses. In connection with reaching the agreement in principle on the securities class action,
the Company established a reserve of $2.4 billion during the second quarter of 2005. Ernst & Young
LLP also agreed to a settlement in this litigation matter and paid $100 million. Pursuant to the
settlement, in October 2005, Time Warner paid $2.4 billion into a settlement fund (the MSBI
Settlement Fund) for the members of the class represented in the action. In connection with the
settlement, the $150 million previously paid by Time Warner into a fund in connection with the
settlement of the investigation by the DOJ was transferred to the MSBI Settlement Fund. In
addition, the $300 million the Company previously paid in connection with the settlement of its SEC
investigation will be distributed to investors through the settlement pursuant to an order issued
by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on July 11, 2006. The administration of the
settlement is ongoing.
Other Related Securities Litigation Matters
During the Fall of 2002 and Winter of 2003, three putative class action lawsuits were filed
alleging violations of ERISA in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on
behalf of current and former participants in the Time Warner Savings Plan, the Time Warner Thrift
Plan and/or the TWC Savings Plan (the Plans). Collectively, these lawsuits named as defendants
the Company, certain current and former directors and officers of the Company and members of the
Administrative Committees of the Plans. The lawsuits alleged that the Company and other defendants
breached certain fiduciary duties to plan participants by, inter alia, continuing to offer Time
Warner stock as an investment under the Plans, and by failing to disclose, among other things, that
the Company was experiencing declining advertising revenues and that the Company was
inappropriately inflating advertising revenues through various transactions. The complaints sought
unspecified damages and unspecified equitable relief. The ERISA actions were consolidated as part
of the In re AOL Time Warner Inc. Securities and ERISA Litigation described above. On July 3,
2003, plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint naming additional defendants, including
TWE, certain current and former officers, directors and employees of the Company and Fidelity
Management Trust Company. On September 12, 2003, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the
consolidated ERISA complaint. On March 9, 2005, the court granted in part and denied in part the
Companys motion to dismiss. The court dismissed two individual defendants and TWE for all
purposes, dismissed other individuals with respect to claims plaintiffs had asserted involving the
TWC Savings Plan, and dismissed all individuals who were named in a claim asserting that their
stock sales had constituted a breach of fiduciary duty to the Plans. The Company filed an answer to
the consolidated ERISA complaint on May 20, 2005. On January 17, 2006, plaintiffs filed a motion
for class certification. On the same day, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on the
basis that
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plaintiffs could not establish loss causation for any of their claims and therefore had no
recoverable damages, as well as a motion for judgment on the pleadings on the basis that plaintiffs
did not have standing to bring their claims. The parties reached an agreement to resolve this
matter, and submitted their settlement agreement and associated documentation to the court for
approval. A preliminary approval hearing was held on April 26, 2006 and the court granted
preliminary approval of the settlement in an opinion dated May 1, 2006. A final approval hearing
was held on July 19, 2006, and the court granted final approval of the settlement in an opinion
dated September 27, 2006. On October 25, 2006, one of the objectors to this settlement filed a notice of appeal of
this decision. The court has yet to rule on plaintiffs petition for attorneys fees and
expenses.
During the Summer and Fall of 2002, 11 shareholder derivative lawsuits were filed naming as
defendants certain current and former directors and officers of the Company, as well as the Company
as a nominal defendant. Three were filed in New York State Supreme Court for the County of New
York, four were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and four
were filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware for New Castle County. The complaints
alleged that defendants breached their fiduciary duties by causing the Company to issue corporate
statements that did not accurately represent that AOL had declining advertising revenues and by
failing to conduct adequate due diligence in connection with the AOL-Historic TW Merger, that the
AOL-Historic TW Merger was not generating the synergies anticipated at the time of the announcement
of the merger, and that the Company inappropriately delayed writing down more than $50 billion of
goodwill, thereby exposing the Company to potential liability for alleged violations of federal
securities laws. The lawsuits further alleged that certain of the defendants improperly sold their
personal holdings of Time Warner securities. The lawsuits requested that (i) all proceeds from
defendants sales of Time Warner common stock, (ii) all expenses incurred by the Company as a
result of the defense of the shareholder class actions discussed above and (iii) any improper
salaries or payments be returned to the Company. The four lawsuits filed in the Court of Chancery
for the State of Delaware for New Castle County were consolidated under the caption, In re AOL Time
Warner Inc. Derivative Litigation. A consolidated complaint was filed on March 7, 2003 in that
action, and on June 9, 2003, the Company filed a notice of motion to dismiss the consolidated
complaint. On September 16, 2005, plaintiffs in that action filed a motion for leave to file a
second amended complaint. On May 2, 2003, the three lawsuits filed in New York State Supreme Court
for the County of New York were dismissed on forum non conveniens grounds, and plaintiffs time to
appeal has expired. The four lawsuits pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
of New York were centralized for coordinated or consolidated pre-trial proceedings with the
securities and ERISA lawsuits described above under the caption In re AOL Time Warner Inc.
Securities and ERISA Litigation. On October 6, 2004, plaintiffs filed an amended consolidated
complaint in three of these four cases. On April 20, 2006, plaintiffs in the four lawsuits filed in
the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware for New Castle County filed a new complaint in the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The parties to all of these actions
subsequently reached an agreement to resolve all remaining matters, and submitted their settlement
agreement and associated documentation to the federal district court in New York for approval. A
preliminary approval hearing was held on April 26, 2006, and the court granted preliminary approval
of the settlement in an opinion dated May 10, 2006. A final approval hearing was held on June 28,
2006, and the court granted final approval of the settlement in an opinion dated September 6, 2006.
The time to appeal that decision has expired. The court has yet to rule on plaintiffs petition
for attorneys fees and expenses.
In late 2005 and early 2006, additional shareholders determined to opt-out of the settlement
reached in the consolidated federal securities class action described above, and some have since
filed lawsuits in various federal jurisdictions, including: DEKA Investment GMBH et al. v. AOL Time
Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on
December 30, 2005; Nw. Mut. Life Found., Inc. et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on January 30, 2006; Cement Masons
Pension Trust for N. Cal., Inc. et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of California on January 30, 2006; 1199 SEIU Greater New York
Pension Fund et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York on January 30, 2006; Capstone Asset Management Co. v. AOL Time Warner
Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on January 30,
2006; Beaver County Ret. Bd. et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District
Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on January 30, 2006; Carpenters Pension Fund of
Ill. et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court of the Northern
District of Illinois on January 31, 2006; Teachers Ret. Sys. of the State of Ill. v. AOL Time
Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on
January 31, 2006; S. Cal. Lathing Indus. Pension Fund et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed
in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on January 31, 2006; Wayne County
Emps. Ret. Sys. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Michigan on January 31, 2006; Carpenters Ret. Trust of Western Washington et al. v. AOL
Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington on
February 1, 2006; Alaska Elec. Pension Fund et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska on February 1, 2006; I.A.M. Natl Pension Fund et
al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the
District of the District of Columbia on February 1, 2006; Municipal Employers Ret. Sys. of
Mich. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Michigan on February 1, 2006; Charter Twp. of Clinton Police & Fire Ret. Sys. et al. v. AOL Time
Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on
February 1, 2006; United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 880 Retail Food Employers Joint
Pension Fund et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in
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the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Ohio on February 2, 2006; Vermont State Emps. Ret. Sys. et al. v. AOL Time
Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont on February 2,
2006; Natl Asbestos Workers Pension Fund et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S.
District Court for the District of Maryland on February 2, 2006; Natl Elevator Indus. Pension Fund
v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania on February 3, 2006; Emps. Ret. Sys. of the State of Hawaii v. AOL Time Warner Inc.
et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii on February 3, 2006; Laborers
Natl Pension Fund v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Texas on February 3, 2006; Robeco Groep N.V. for Robeco N.V. et al. v. AOL
Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of the District of
Columbia on February 3, 2006; Employer-Teamsters Local Nos. 175 & 505 Pension Trust Fund et al. v.
AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West
Virginia on February 3, 2006; Norges Bank v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S.
District Court for the District of the District of Columbia on February 3, 2006; Hawaii
Electricians Annuity Fund et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court
for the District of the District of Columbia on February 7, 2006; Frost Natl Bank et al. v. AOL
Time Warner Inc. et al. filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on
February 7, 2006; Heavy & General Laborers Locals 472 & 172 Pension and Annuity Funds et al. v.
AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on
February 8, 2006; B.S. Pension Fund Trustee Ltd. et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in
the U.S. District Court for the District of the District of Columbia on February 9, 2006; CSS Board
ABN 19415 776861 et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the
District of the District of Columbia on February 9, 2006; Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St.
Louis v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Missouri on February 9, 2006; The West Virginia Laborers Trust Fund et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc.
et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on February 9,
2006; Boilermakers Natl Health & Welfare Fund et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas on February 10, 2006; Plumbers & Pipefitters Local
152 Pension Fund et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of West Virginia on February 13, 2006; New Mexico Education et al. v. AOL Time
Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico on February 14,
2006; Hibernia Natl Bank v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Texas on February 16, 2006; and New England Health Care Employees Pension Fund
et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of
Massachusetts on February 16, 2006. The claims alleged in these actions are substantially identical
to the claims alleged in the consolidated federal securities class action described above, and all
of these cases have been transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New
York for coordinated or consolidated pre-trial proceedings. In May 2006, amended complaints were
filed in
thirty-five of these cases. In June 2006, the Company filed a motion to dismiss and a
motion for partial summary judgment in these thirty-five cases, which seek to dismiss some or all
of the complaints and/or to preclude recovery of alleged damages incurred prior to July 2002 based
on loss causation principles. In addition, with respect to the DEKA Investment GMBH lawsuit listed
above, in September 2006, the Company filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint and
plaintiffs have filed a motion for partial summary judgment with respect to liability. Additional
cases filed by opt-out shareholders in state courts are described below. The Company intends to
defend against these lawsuits vigorously.
On November 11, 2002, Staro Asset Management, LLC filed a putative class action complaint in
the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of certain purchasers of
Reliant 2.0% Zero-Premium Exchangeable Subordinated Notes for alleged violations of the federal
securities laws. Plaintiff is a purchaser of subordinated notes, the price of which was purportedly
tied to the market value of Time Warner stock. Plaintiff alleges that the Company made
misstatements and/or omissions of material fact that artificially inflated the value of Time Warner
stock and directly affected the price of the notes. Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages and/or
rescission. This lawsuit has been consolidated for coordinated pretrial proceedings under the
caption In re AOL Time Warner Inc. Securities and ERISA Litigation described above. The Company
intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously.
On April 14, 2003, Regents of the University of California et al. v. Parsons et al., was filed
in California Superior Court, County of Los Angeles, naming as defendants the Company, certain
current and former officers, directors and employees of the Company, Ernst & Young LLP, Citigroup
Inc., Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Plaintiffs allege that the Company made
material misrepresentations in its registration statements related to the AOL-Historic TW Merger
and stock option plans in violation of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933. The
complaint also alleges common law fraud and breach of fiduciary duties under California state law.
Plaintiffs seek disgorgement of alleged insider trading proceeds and restitution for their stock
losses. Three related cases have been filed in California Supreme Court and have been coordinated
in the County of Los Angeles. On January 26, 2004, certain individuals filed motions to dismiss for
lack of personal jurisdiction. On September 10, 2004, the Company filed a motion to dismiss
plaintiffs complaints and certain individual defendants (who had not previously moved to dismiss
plaintiffs complaints for lack of personal jurisdiction) filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs
complaints. On April 22, 2005, the court granted certain motions to dismiss for
lack of personal jurisdiction and denied certain motions to dismiss for lack of personal
jurisdiction. The court issued a series of rulings on threshold issues presented by the motions to
dismiss on May 12, July 22 and August 2, 2005. These rulings granted in part and denied in part the
relief sought by defendants, subject to plaintiffs right to make a prima facie evidentiary showing
to support certain dismissed claims. In January 2006, the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement
Agency, which had filed one of the three related cases
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described above, voluntarily dismissed its
lawsuit; an order of dismissal was entered on January 17, 2006. Also in January 2006, two
additional individual actions were filed in California Superior Court against the Company and, in
one instance, Ernst & Young LLP and certain former officers, directors and executives of the
Company. Both of these additional individual actions assert claims substantially identical to those
asserted in the four actions already coordinated in California Superior Court, and have been
consolidated with the other coordinated proceedings. A trial on certain issues that relate, in
part, to liability issues is scheduled in the coordinated proceedings for March of 2007. The
Company intends to defend against these lawsuits vigorously.
On July 18, 2003, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System et al. v. Parsons et al. was filed
in Ohio, Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County, naming as defendants the Company, certain current
and former officers, directors and employees of the Company, Citigroup Inc., Salomon Smith Barney
Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. and Ernst & Young LLP. Plaintiffs allege that the Company made material
misrepresentations in its registration statements in violation of Sections 11 and 12 of the
Securities Act of 1933. Plaintiffs also allege violations of Ohio law, breach of fiduciary duty and
common law fraud. Plaintiffs seek disgorgement of alleged insider trading proceeds, restitution and
unspecified compensatory damages. On October 29, 2003, the Company moved to stay the proceedings
or, in the alternative, dismiss the complaint. Also on October 29, 2003, all named individual
defendants moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. On October 8, 2004,
the court granted in part the Companys motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint; specifically, the
court dismissed plaintiffs common law claims but otherwise allowed plaintiffs remaining statutory
claims against the Company and certain other defendants to proceed. The Company answered the
complaint on February 22, 2005. On November 17, 2005, the court granted the jurisdictional motions
of twenty-five of the individual defendants, and dismissed them from the case. The court has
informed the parties that it intends for this matter to be ready for trial by Spring of 2007. The
Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously.
On July 18, 2003, West Virginia Investment Management Board v. Parsons et al. was filed in
West Virginia, Circuit Court, Kanawha County, naming as defendants the Company, certain current and
former officers, directors and employees of the Company, Citigroup Inc., Salomon Smith Barney Inc.,
Morgan Stanley & Co., and Ernst & Young LLP. Plaintiff alleges the Company made material
misrepresentations in its registration statements in violation of Sections 11 and 12 of the
Securities Act of 1933. Plaintiff also alleges violations of West Virginia law, breach of fiduciary
duty and common law fraud. Plaintiff seeks disgorgement of alleged insider trading proceeds,
restitution and unspecified compensatory damages. On May 27, 2004, the Company filed a motion to
dismiss the complaint. Also on May 27, 2004, all named individual defendants moved to dismiss the
complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit
vigorously.
On January 28, 2004, McClure et al. v. AOL Time Warner Inc. et al. was filed in the District
Court of Cass County, Texas (purportedly on behalf of several purchasers of Company stock) naming
as defendants the Company and certain current and former officers, directors and employees of the
Company. Plaintiffs allege that the Company made material misrepresentations in its registration
statements in violation of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933. Plaintiffs also allege
breach of fiduciary duty and common law fraud. Plaintiffs seek unspecified compensatory damages. On
May 8, 2004, the Company filed a general denial and a motion to dismiss for improper venue. Also on
May 8, 2004, all named individual defendants moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal
jurisdiction. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously.
On April 1, 2004, Alaska State Department of Revenue et al. v. America Online, Inc. et al. was
filed in Superior Court in Juneau County, Alaska, naming as defendants the Company, certain current
and former officers, directors and employees of the Company, AOL, Historic TW, Morgan Stanley &
Co., Inc., and Ernst & Young LLP. Plaintiffs allege that the Company made material
misrepresentations in its registration statements in violation of Alaska law and common law fraud.
The plaintiffs seek unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. On July 26, 2004, all named
individual defendants moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. On August
13, 2004, the Company filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint. On August 10, 2005, the
court issued an order granting in part and denying in part the motions to dismiss for failure to
state a claim. With respect to the jurisdictional motions, the court delayed its ruling 90 days to
permit plaintiffs to conduct additional discovery and supplement the allegations in the complaint.
On September 9, 2005, plaintiffs moved for leave to amend their complaint. That motion was granted
by the court and plaintiffs filed their amended complaint on October 10, 2005. On October 13,
2006, plaintiffs filed a motion for partial summary judgment with respect to one of their state law
claims. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously.
On November 15, 2002, the California State Teachers Retirement System filed an amended
consolidated complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on behalf
of a putative class of purchasers of stock in Homestore.com, Inc.
(Homestore). Plaintiff alleges that Homestore engaged in a scheme to defraud its
shareholders in violation of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act. The Company and two former
employees of its AOL division were named as defendants in the amended consolidated complaint
because of their alleged participation in the scheme through certain advertising transactions
entered into with Homestore. Motions to dismiss filed by the Company and the two former employees
were granted on March 7, 2003, and a final judgment of
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dismissal was entered on March 8, 2004. On
April 7, 2004, plaintiff filed a notice of appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Ninth
Circuit heard oral argument on this appeal on February 6, 2006 and issued an opinion on June 30,
2006 affirming the lower courts decision and remanding the case to the district court for further
proceedings. On September 28, 2006, plaintiff filed a motion for leave to amend the complaint. A
hearing is set for December 2006 to determine whether amendment should be allowed under the Ninth
Circuits decision. In addition, on October 20, 2006, the Company joined its co-defendants in
filing a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States, which seeks
reconsideration of the Ninth Circuits decision. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit
vigorously.
On April 30, 2004, a second amended complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the
District of Nevada on behalf of a putative class of purchasers of stock in PurchasePro.com, Inc.
(PurchasePro). Plaintiffs allege that PurchasePro engaged in a scheme to defraud its shareholders
in violation of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act. The Company and four former officers and
employees were added as defendants in the second amended complaint and are alleged to have
participated in the scheme through certain advertising transactions entered into with PurchasePro.
Three similar putative class actions had previously been filed against the Company, AOL and certain
former officers and employees, and have been consolidated with the Nevada action. On February 17,
2005, the Judge in the consolidated action granted the Companys motion to dismiss the second
amended complaint with prejudice. The parties have agreed to settle this matter. The court granted
preliminary approval of the proposed settlement in an order dated July 18, 2006 and granted final
approval of the settlement in an order dated October 10, 2006. The administration of the
settlement is ongoing. The aggregate amount for which the Company has settled this as well as
related lawsuits is described below.
In addition to the $2.4 billion reserve established in connection with the agreement in
principle regarding the settlement of the MSBI consolidated securities class action, during the
second quarter of 2005, the Company established an additional reserve totaling $600 million in
connection with the other related securities litigation matters described in this section that were
pending against the Company, including the remaining individual shareholder suits (including suits
brought by individual shareholders who decided to opt-out of the settlement in the primary
securities class action), the derivative actions and the actions alleging violations of ERISA. Of
this amount, through October 30, 2006, the Company has paid, or has agreed to pay, approximately
$354 million, after considering probable insurance recoveries, to settle certain of these claims.
The Company also has engaged in, or may in the future engage in, mediation in an attempt to resolve
the remaining cases brought by shareholders who elected to opt out of the settlement in the
consolidated securities class action. The mediation efforts conducted to date have not been
fruitful in certain of these matters, and trials are expected in certain of these matters during
2007. In these matters, plaintiffs have claimed several billion dollars in aggregated damages. The
Company intends to defend these lawsuits vigorously, including through trial. It is possible,
however, that the ultimate amount paid to resolve all unsettled litigation in these matters could
be materially greater than the remaining reserve.
Government Investigations
As previously disclosed by the Company, the SEC and the DOJ had been conducting investigations
into accounting and disclosure practices of the Company. Those investigations focused on
advertising transactions, principally involving the Companys AOL segment, the methods used by the
AOL segment to report its subscriber numbers and the accounting related to the Companys interest
in AOL Europe prior to January 2002. During 2004, the Company established $510 million in legal
reserves related to the government investigations, the components of which are discussed in more
detail in the following paragraphs.
The Company and its subsidiary, AOL, entered into a settlement with the DOJ in December 2004
that provided for a deferred prosecution arrangement for a two-year period. As part of the
settlement with the DOJ, in December 2004, the Company paid a penalty of $60 million and
established a $150 million fund, which the Company could use to settle related securities
litigation. The fund was reflected as restricted cash on the Companys accompanying consolidated
balance sheet at December 31, 2004. During October 2005, the $150 million was transferred by the
Company into the MSBI Settlement Fund for the members of the class covered by the MSBI consolidated
securities class action described above.
In addition, on March 21, 2005, the Company announced that the SEC had approved the Companys
proposed settlement, which resolved the SECs investigation of the Company.
Under the terms of the settlement with the SEC, the Company agreed, without admitting or
denying the SECs allegations, to be enjoined from future violations of certain provisions of the
securities laws and to comply with the cease-and-desist order issued by the SEC to AOL in May 2000.
The settlement also required the Company to:
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Adjust its historical accounting for Advertising revenues in certain transactions with
Bertelsmann, A.G. that were improperly or prematurely recognized, primarily in the second
half of 2000, during 2001 and during 2002; as well as adjust its historical accounting for
transactions involving three other AOL customers where there were Advertising revenues
recognized in the second half of 2000 and during 2001; |
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Adjust its historical accounting for its investment in and consolidation of AOL Europe;
and |
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|
Agree to the appointment of an independent examiner, who would either be or hire a
certified public accountant. The independent examiner would review whether the Companys
historical accounting for transactions with 17 counterparties identified by the SEC staff,
principally involving online advertising revenues and including three cable programming
affiliation agreements with related advertising elements, was in conformity with GAAP, and
provide a report to the Companys audit and finance committee of its conclusions, originally
within 180 days of being engaged. The transactions that would be reviewed were entered into
between June 1, 2000 and December 31, 2001, including subsequent amendments thereto, and
involved online advertising and related transactions for which revenue was principally
recognized before January 1, 2002. |
The Company paid the $300 million penalty in March 2005; however, it is unable to deduct the
penalty for income tax purposes, be reimbursed or indemnified for such payment through insurance or
any other source, or use such payment to setoff or reduce any award of compensatory damages to
plaintiffs in related securities litigation pending against the Company. As described above, the
district court judge presiding over the $300 million fund has approved the SECs plan to distribute
the monies to investors through the settlement in the consolidated class action, as provided in its
order. Historical accounting adjustments related to the SEC settlement were reflected in the
restatement of the Companys financial results for each of the years ended December 31, 2000
through December 31, 2003 included in the Companys 2004 Form 10-K.
During the third quarter of 2006, the independent examiner completed his review and, in
accordance with the terms of the SEC settlement, provided a report to the Companys audit and
finance committee of his conclusions. As a result of the conclusions, the Companys consolidated
financial results were restated for each of the years ended December 31, 2000 through December 31,
2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and the three and six months ended June 30,
2006. The impact of the adjustments made is reflected in the 2005
Form 10-K, the March 2006 Form 10-Q and the June 2006 Form 10-Q .
Other Matters
Warner Bros. (South) Inc. (WBS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is litigating
numerous tax cases in Brazil. WBS currently is the theatrical distribution licensee for Warner
Bros. Entertainment Nederlands (Warner Bros.) in Brazil and acts as a service provider to the
Warner Bros. home video licensee. All of the ongoing tax litigation involves WBS distribution
activities prior to January 2004, when WBS conducted both theatrical and home video distribution.
Much of the tax litigation stems from WBS position that in distributing videos to rental
retailers, it was conducting a distribution service, subject to a municipal service tax, and not
the industrialization or sale of videos, subject to Brazilian federal and state VAT-like taxes.
Both the federal tax authorities and the State of Sao Paulo, where WBS is based, have challenged
this position. In some additional tax cases, WBS, often together with other film distributors, is
challenging the imposition of taxes on royalties remitted outside of Brazil and the
constitutionality of certain taxes. The Company intends to defend all of these various tax cases
vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of these suits.
On October 8, 2004, certain heirs of Jerome Siegel, one of the creators of the Superman
character, filed suit against the Company, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. in the
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Plaintiffs complaint seeks an
accounting and demands up to one-half of the profits made on Superman since the alleged April 16,
1999 termination by plaintiffs of Siegels grants of one-half of the rights to the Superman
character to DC Comics predecessor-in-interest. Plaintiffs have also asserted various Lanham Act
and unfair competition claims, alleging wasting of the Superman property by DC Comics and failure
to accord credit to Siegel. The Company answered the complaint and filed counterclaims on November
11, 2004, to which plaintiffs replied on January 7, 2005. This case has been consolidated for
discovery purposes with the Superboy litigation described immediately below. The Company intends
to defend against this lawsuit vigorously, but is unable to predict its outcome.
On October 22, 2004, the same Siegel heirs filed a second lawsuit against the Company, DC
Comics, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Warner Communications Inc. and Warner Bros. Television
Production Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Plaintiffs
claim that Jerome Siegel was the sole creator of the character Superboy and, as such, DC Comics has
had no right to create new Superboy works since the alleged October 17, 2004 termination by
plaintiffs of Siegels grants of rights to the Superboy character to DC Comics
predecessor-in-interest. This lawsuit seeks a declaration regarding the validity of the alleged
termination and
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an injunction against future use of the Superboy character. Plaintiffs have also
asserted Lanham Act and unfair competition claims alleging false statements by DC Comics regarding
the creation of the Superboy character. The Company answered the complaint and filed counterclaims
on December 21, 2004, to which plaintiffs replied on January 7, 2005. The case was consolidated
for discovery purposes with the Superman action described immediately above. The parties filed
cross-motions for summary judgment or partial summary judgment on February 15, 2006. In its ruling
dated March 23, 2006, the Court denied the Companys motion for summary judgment, granted
plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgment on termination and held that further proceedings
are necessary to determine whether the Companys Smallville television series may infringe on
plaintiffs rights to the Superboy character. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit
vigorously, but is unable to predict its outcome.
On May 24, 1999, two former AOL Community Leader volunteers filed Hallissey et al. v. America
Online, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. This lawsuit was
brought as a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and as a class action
under New York state law against AOL and AOL Community, Inc. The plaintiffs allege that, in serving
as Community Leader volunteers, they were acting as employees rather than volunteers for purposes
of the FLSA and New York state law and are entitled to minimum wages. On December 8, 2000,
defendants filed a motion to dismiss on the ground that the plaintiffs were volunteers and not
employees covered by the FLSA. On March 10, 2006, the court denied defendants motion to dismiss.
On May 11, 2006, plaintiffs filed a motion under the Fair Labor Standards Act asking the court to
notify former community leaders nationwide about the lawsuit and allow those community leaders the
opportunity to join the lawsuit. A related case was filed by several of the Hallissey plaintiffs in
the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging violations of the
retaliation provisions of the FLSA. This case was stayed pending the outcome of the Hallissey
motion to dismiss and has not yet been activated. Three related class actions have been filed in
state courts in New Jersey, California and Ohio, alleging violations of the FLSA and/or the
respective state laws. The New Jersey and Ohio cases were removed to federal court and subsequently
transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for consolidated
pretrial proceedings with Hallissey. The California action was remanded to California state court,
and on January 6, 2004 the court denied plaintiffs motion for class certification. Plaintiffs
appealed the trial courts denial of their motion for class certification to the California Court
of Appeals. On May 26, 2005, a three-justice panel of the California Court of Appeals unanimously
affirmed the trial courts order denying class certification. The plaintiffs petition for review
in the California Supreme Court was denied. The Company has settled the remaining individual claims
in the California action. The Company intends to defend against the remaining lawsuits vigorously,
but is unable to predict the outcome of these suits.
On January 17, 2002, Community Leader volunteers filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company, AOL and AOL Community,
Inc. under ERISA. Plaintiffs allege that they are entitled to pension and/or welfare benefits
and/or other employee benefits subject to ERISA. In March 2003, plaintiffs filed and served a
second amended complaint, adding as defendants the Companys Administrative Committee and the AOL
Administrative Committee. On May 19, 2003, the Company, AOL and AOL Community, Inc. filed a motion
to dismiss and the Administrative Committees filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings. Both of
these motions are pending. The Company intends to defend against these lawsuits vigorously, but is
unable to predict the outcome of these suits.
On August 1, 2005, Thomas Dreiling filed a derivative suit in the U.S. District Court for the
Western District of Washington against AOL and Infospace Inc. as nominal defendant. The complaint,
brought in the name of Infospace by one if its shareholders, asserts violations of Section 16(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Plaintiff alleges that certain AOL executives and the founder
of Infospace, Naveen Jain, entered into an agreement to manipulate Infospaces stock price through
the exercise of warrants that AOL had received in connection with a commercial agreement with
Infospace. Because of this alleged agreement, plaintiff asserts that AOL and Mr. Jain constituted a
group that held more than 10% of Infospaces stock and, as a result, AOL violated the short-swing
trading prohibition of Section 16(b) in connection with sales of shares received from the exercise
of those warrants. The complaint seeks disgorgement of profits, interest and attorneys fees. On
September 26, 2005, AOL filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim, which
was denied by the Court on December 5, 2005. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit
vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of this suit or reasonably estimate the range of
possible loss.
On September 1, 2006, Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L. P. filed a complaint in the U.S.
District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that TWC and AOL, among other defendants,
infringe a number of patents purportedly relating to customer call center operations, voicemail
and/or video-on-demand services. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified monetary damages as well as
injunctive relief. The Company intends to defend against the claim vigorously, but is unable
to predict the outcome of the suit or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.
On June 16, 1998, plaintiffs in Andrew Parker and Eric DeBrauwere, et al. v. Time Warner
Entertainment Company, L.P. and Time Warner Cable filed a purported nation-wide class action in
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York claiming that TWE sold its subscribers
personally identifiable information and failed to inform subscribers of their privacy rights in
violation of the Cable
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Communications Policy Act of 1984 and common law. The plaintiffs sought
damages and declaratory and injunctive relief. On August 6, 1998, TWE filed a motion to dismiss,
which was denied on September 7, 1999. On December 8, 1999, TWE filed a motion to deny class
certification, which was granted on January 9, 2001 with respect to monetary damages, but denied
with respect to injunctive relief. On June 2, 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit vacated the District Courts decision denying class certification as a matter of law and
remanded the case for further proceedings on class certification and other matters. On May 4, 2004,
plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, which the Company opposed. This lawsuit has been
settled on terms that are not material to the Company. The court granted preliminary approval of
the class settlement on October 25, 2005. A final settlement approval hearing was held on May 19,
2006, and the parties are awaiting the courts decision. At this time, there can be no assurance
that final approval of the settlement will be granted.
On October 20, 2005, a group of syndicate participants, including BNZ Investments Limited,
filed three related actions in the High Court of New Zealand, Auckland Registry, against New Line
Cinema Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and its subsidiary, New Line
Productions Inc. (collectively, New Line). The complaints allege breach of contract, breach of
duties of good faith and fair dealing, and other common law and statutory claims under California
and New Zealand law. Plaintiffs contend, among other things, they have not received proceeds from
certain financing transactions they entered into with New Line relating to three motion pictures:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; and The
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The parties to these actions have agreed that all claims
will be heard before a single arbitrator, who has now been selected, before the International Court
for Arbitration and that the proceedings before the High Court of New Zealand will be dismissed
without prejudice. The Company intends to defend against these proceedings vigorously, but is
unable to predict the outcome of the proceedings.
As previously disclosed, Time Inc. has received a grand jury subpoena from the United States
Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of New York in connection with an investigation of
certain magazine circulation-related practices. Time Inc. is responding to the subpoena and is
cooperating with the investigation. Following discussions with the Audit Bureau of Circulations
(ABC) concerning Time Inc.s reporting of sponsored sales subscriptions, ABC has confirmed that
the vast majority of Time Inc.s sponsored subscriptions for the first half of 2005 were properly
classified. Time Inc. has informed its advertisers of such conclusion.
In the normal course of business, the Companys tax returns are subject to examination by
various domestic and foreign taxing authorities. Such examinations may result in future tax and
interest assessments on the Company. In instances where the Company believes that it is probable
that it will be assessed and the amount that will ultimately be paid under the assessment is
reasonably estimatable, it has accrued a liability. The Company does not believe that these
liabilities are material, individually or in the aggregate, to its financial condition or
liquidity. Similarly, the Company does not expect the final resolution of tax examinations to have
a material impact on the Companys financial results.
From time to time, the Company receives notices from third parties claiming that it infringes
their intellectual property rights. Claims of intellectual property infringement could require Time
Warner to enter into royalty or licensing agreements on unfavorable terms, incur substantial
monetary liability or be enjoined preliminarily or permanently from further use of the intellectual
property in question. In addition, certain agreements entered into by the Company may require the
Company to indemnify the other party for certain third-party intellectual property infringement
claims, which could increase the Companys damages and its costs of defending against such claims.
Even if the claims are without merit, defending against the claims can be time-consuming and
costly.
The costs and other effects of pending or future litigation, governmental investigations,
legal and administrative cases and proceedings (whether civil or criminal), settlements, judgments
and investigations, claims and changes in those matters (including those matters described above),
and developments or assertions by or against the Company relating to intellectual property rights
and intellectual property licenses, could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business,
financial condition and operating results.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
13. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Cash Flows
Additional financial information with respect to cash (payments) and receipts is as follows
(millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Cash payments made for interest |
|
$ |
(1,214 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,088 |
) |
Interest income received |
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash interest payments, net |
|
$ |
(1,106 |
) |
|
$ |
(914 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash payments made for income taxes |
|
$ |
(372 |
) |
|
$ |
(419 |
) |
Income tax refunds received |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash tax payments, net |
|
$ |
(340 |
) |
|
$ |
(357 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The consolidated statement of cash flows reflects approximately $109 million of common
stock repurchases that were included in Other current liabilities at December 31, 2005 but for
which payment was not made until the first quarter of 2006. Additionally, the consolidated
statement of cash flows does not reflect approximately $172 million of common stock repurchases
included in Other current liabilities, because this amount was not paid at September 30, 2006.
Noncash financing and investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included
shares of TWCs common stock, valued at $5.5 billion, delivered as part of the purchase price for
the assets acquired in the Adelphia Acquisition, Urban
Cable, with a fair value of $190 million, transferred as part of the Exchange and cable systems with a fair value of $3.1 billion
transferred by TWC in the Redemptions.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net, consists of (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Interest income |
|
$ |
63 |
|
|
$ |
106 |
|
|
$ |
239 |
|
|
$ |
269 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(542 |
) |
|
|
(388 |
) |
|
|
(1,354 |
) |
|
|
(1,221 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest expense, net |
|
$ |
(479 |
) |
|
$ |
(282 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,115 |
) |
|
$ |
(952 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Income, Net
Other income, net, consists of (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Investment gains, net |
|
$ |
729 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
1,044 |
|
|
$ |
1,015 |
|
Gain (loss) on WMG option |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53 |
|
Income on equity method investees |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
Losses on accounts receivable securitization programs |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other income, net |
|
$ |
714 |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
1,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,109 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Current Liabilities
Other current liabilities consist of (millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
$ |
4,116 |
|
|
$ |
4,651 |
|
Accrued compensation |
|
|
1,181 |
|
|
|
1,305 |
|
Liabilities held for sale |
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
157 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other current liabilities |
|
$ |
5,673 |
|
|
$ |
6,113 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Securities Matters
Consolidated Securities Class Action
Reference is made to the shareholder class action lawsuits described on page 60 of the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the 2005 Form
10-K), on page 68 of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2006 (the March 2006 Form 10-Q) and page 73 of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 (the June 2006 Form 10-Q). The court has yet to
rule on plaintiffs petition for attorneys fees and expenses, and the administration of the
settlement of these lawsuits is ongoing.
Other Related Securities Litigation Matters
Reference is made to the shareholder derivative, ERISA and individual securities matters
described on pages 61-66 of the 2005 Form 10-K, page 68 of the March 2006 Form 10-Q and
page 73 of the June 2006 Form 10-Q. As previously disclosed, during the second quarter of
2005, the Company established a reserve totaling $600 million in connection with these related
securities litigation matters. Of this $600 million reserve, through October 30, 2006, the
Company has paid, or has agreed to pay, approximately $354 million, after considering probable
insurance recoveries, to settle certain of these claims.
Reference is made to the consolidated ERISA class action lawsuits described on page 61 of
the 2005 Form 10-K, page 68 of the March 2006 Form 10-Q and page 73 of the June 2006 Form
10-Q. The court granted final approval of the parties settlement in an opinion dated
September 27, 2006. On October 25, 2006, one of the objectors to this settlement filed a
notice of appeal of this decision. The court has yet to rule on plaintiffs petition for
attorneys fees and expenses.
Reference is made to the shareholder derivative lawsuits described on page 61 of the 2005
Form 10-K, page 68 of the March 2006 Form 10-Q and page 73 of the June 2006 Form 10-Q. The
court granted final approval of the parties settlement in an opinion dated September 6, 2006,
and the time to appeal that decision has expired. The court has yet to rule on plaintiffs
petition for attorneys fees and expenses.
Reference
is made to the lawsuits described on page 62 of the 2005 Form 10-K,
page 68 of
the March 2006 Form 10-Q and page 73 of the June 2006 Form 10-Q filed by shareholders who
determined to opt-out of the settlement reached in the consolidated federal securities class
action. With respect to the lawsuit filed by DEKA Investment GMBH et al., in September 2006,
the Company filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint, and plaintiffs have filed a
motion for partial summary judgment with respect to liability. In addition, although the
Company has been engaging in mediation efforts in an attempt to resolve the remaining
opt-out cases, trials are expected in certain of these matters during 2007.
Reference is made to the lawsuit filed by the Regents of the University of California et
al. described on page 64 of the 2005 Form 10-K. The two additional individual actions filed in January 2006
have been consolidated with the other coordinated proceedings in California Superior Court,
and a trial on certain issues that relate, in part, to liability issues is scheduled in the
coordinated proceedings for March of 2007.
Reference is made to the lawsuit filed by the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System et
al. described on page 64 of the 2005 Form 10-K. The court has informed the parties that it intends for this
matter to be ready for trial by Spring of 2007.
Reference is made to the lawsuit filed by the Alaska State Department of Revenue et al.
described on page 65 of the 2005 Form 10-K. On October 13, 2006, plaintiffs filed a motion for partial summary
judgment with respect to one of their state law claims.
Reference is made to the lawsuit filed on behalf of purchasers of stock in Homestore.com,
Inc. described on page 65 of the 2005 Form 10-K and page 73 of the June 2006 Form 10-Q. On
September 28, 2006, plaintiff filed a motion for leave to amend the complaint. A hearing is
set for December 2006 to determine whether amendment should be
allowed under the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals June 2006 decision. In addition, on October 20, 2006, the Company joined its
co-defendants in filing a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States,
which seeks reconsideration of the Ninth Circuits decision.
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Reference
is made to the lawsuits filed on behalf of purchasers of stock in
PurchasePro.com, Inc. described on page 66 of the 2005 Form 10-K and
page 73 of the June 2006 Form 10-Q. The court granted final approval of the
settlement of these lawsuits in an order dated October 10, 2006. The administration of the
settlement is ongoing. The aggregate amount for which the Company has settled this as well as
related lawsuits is described above.
Government Investigations
Reference is made to the investigation the SEC had been conducting into the accounting
and disclosure practices of the Company described on page 66 of the
2005 Form 10-K. During the third quarter of 2006, the independent examiner
completed his review of whether the Companys historical accounting for transactions with 17
counterparties identified by the SEC staff was in conformity with GAAP, and, in accordance
with the terms of the SEC settlement, provided a report to the Companys audit and finance
committee of his conclusions. As a result of the conclusions, the Companys consolidated
financial results were restated for each of the years ended December 31, 2000 through December
31, 2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and the three and six months ended June
30, 2006. The impact of the adjustments made is reflected in amendments to the 2005 Form 10-K,
the March 2006 Form 10-Q and the June 2006 Form 10-Q that were filed with the SEC on September
13, 2006.
Other Matters
On September 1, 2006, Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L. P. filed a complaint in the
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that Time Warner Cable Inc. and AOL
LLC, among other defendants, infringe a number of patents purportedly relating to customer
call center operations, voicemail and/or video-on-demand services. The plaintiff is seeking
unspecified monetary damages as well as injunctive relief. The Company intends to defend
against the claim vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of the suit or reasonably
estimate a range of possible loss.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
As discussed above, on July 31, 2006, the Company completed the Adelphia/Comcast
Transactions. The following risk factor has been included as a result of these transactions
and should be read in conjunction with the Risk Factors set forth in the 2005 Form 10-K, the March 2006 Form 10-Q and
the June 2006 Form 10-Q.
The IRS and state and local tax authorities may challenge the tax characterizations of
the Adelphia Acquisition, the Redemptions and the Exchange, or TWCs related valuations, and
any successful challenge by the IRS or state or local tax authorities could materially
adversely affect TWCs tax profile, significantly increase its future cash tax payments and
significantly reduce its future earnings and cash flow. The Adelphia Acquisition was designed
to be a fully taxable asset sale, the TWC Redemption was designed to qualify as a tax-free
split-off under section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Tax Code),
the TWE Redemption was designed as a redemption of Comcasts partnership interest in TWE, and
the Exchange was designed as an exchange of designated cable systems. There can be no
assurance, however, that the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) or state or local tax
authorities (collectively with the IRS, the Tax Authorities) will not challenge one or more
of such characterizations or TWCs related valuations. Such a successful challenge by the Tax
Authorities could materially adversely affect TWCs tax profile (including its ability to
recognize the intended tax benefits from the Transactions), significantly increase its future
cash tax payments and significantly reduce its future earnings and cash flow. The tax
consequences of the Adelphia Acquisition, the Redemptions and the Exchange are complex and, in
many cases, subject to significant uncertainties, including, but not limited to, uncertainties
regarding the application of federal, state and local income tax laws to various transactions
and events contemplated therein and regarding matters relating to valuation.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Conversion of Shares of Series LMCN-V Common Stock
On August 14, 2006, the Company issued 24,744,621 shares of the Companys common stock,
par value $.01 per share (Common Stock), upon conversion by three wholly owned subsidiaries
of Liberty Media Corporation (collectively, Liberty) of an aggregate of 24,744,621 shares of
the Companys Series LMCN-V Common Stock (LMCN-V Stock) held by Liberty. As a result of
this conversion, the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock increased by
24,744,621, and the number of issued and outstanding shares of LMCN-V Stock decreased by the
same amount. Immediately following this conversion, Liberty held 18,784,759 shares of LMCN-V
Stock. The calculations of the Companys basic and diluted earnings per share are not
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affected by this conversion because the issued and outstanding shares of LMCN-V Stock
historically have been included in such per share calculations. In connection with the
issuance of Common Stock upon the conversion of the LMCN-V Stock, the Company relied on the
exemption from registration afforded by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Company Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information about purchases by the Company during the
quarter ended September 30, 2006 of equity securities registered by the Company pursuant to
Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Shares Purchased as |
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Shares Purchased(1) |
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Paid Per Share(2) |
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Programs(3) |
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July 1, 2006 -
July 31, 2006 |
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17,886,461 |
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16.34 |
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17,884,890 |
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8,276,121,434 |
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August 1, 2006 -
August 31, 2006 |
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20,327,894 |
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16.38 |
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20,327,766 |
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7,943,200,002 |
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September 1, 2006 -
September 30, 2006 |
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51,385,366 |
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17.60 |
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51,379,400 |
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7,038,805,737 |
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89,599,721 |
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17.07 |
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89,592,056 |
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The total number of shares purchased includes (a) shares of Common Stock purchased by
the Company under the publicly announced stock repurchase program described in footnote
(3) below, and (b) shares of Common Stock that are tendered by employees to the Company
to satisfy the employees tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of
awards of restricted stock, which are repurchased by the Company based on their fair
market value on the vesting date. The number of shares of Common Stock purchased by the
Company in connection with the vesting of such awards totaled 1,571 shares, 128 shares
and 5,966 shares, respectively, for the months of July, August and September. |
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The calculation of the average price paid per share does not give effect to any fees,
commissions or other costs associated with the repurchase of such shares. |
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On August 3, 2005, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized a
Common Stock repurchase program that allows the Company to repurchase, from time to time,
up to $5 billion of Common Stock over a two-year period. On November 2, 2005, the Company
announced the increase of the amount that may be repurchased under the Companys publicly
announced stock repurchase program to an aggregate of up to $12.5 billion of Common
Stock. In addition, on February 17, 2006, the Company announced the increase of its stock
repurchase program and extension of the programs ending date. Under the extended
program, the Company has authority to repurchase up to an aggregate of $20 billion of
Common Stock during the period from July 29, 2005 through December 31, 2007. Purchases
under the stock repurchase program may be made from time to time on the open market and
in privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of these purchases will be
based on a number of factors including price and business and market conditions. In the
past, the Company has repurchased shares of Common Stock pursuant to trading programs
under Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and it may repurchase shares of
Common Stock under such trading programs in the future. In the third quarter of 2006,
repurchases under such trading programs included some repurchases pursuant to prepaid
stock repurchase contracts, which the Company entered into and announced in May 2006. |
Item 6. Exhibits.
The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or incorporated by
reference as a part of this report and such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.
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TIME WARNER INC.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
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TIME WARNER INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: November 1, 2006 |
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/s/ Wayne H. Pace |
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Wayne H. Pace
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K
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Exhibit No. |
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Description of Exhibit |
4.1
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Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 18,
2006, among Historic TW Inc., Time Warner Entertainment
Company, L.P. (TWE), Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), TW
NY Cable Holding Inc., Time Warner NY Cable LLC, American
Television and Communications Corporation, Warner
Communications Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys
Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 18, 2006 and
filed with the SEC on October 18, 2006). |
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10.1
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Registration Rights and Sale Agreement, dated as of July
31, 2006, by and between Adelphia Communications
Corporation and TWC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.6 to Amendment No. 1 to the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K/A dated July 31, 2006 and filed with the SEC on
October 13, 2006 (the October 13 Form 8-K/A)). |
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10.2
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Letter Agreement, dated July 31, 2006, by and among
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., MOC Holdco I,
LLC, MOC Holdco II, Inc., TWE Holdings I Trust, TWE
Holdings II Trust, Cable Holdco II Inc., Cable Holdco III
LLC, TWE Holding I LLC, TWC, TWE, Comcast Corporation
(Comcast) and the Company, relating to the redemptions
of Comcasts interests in TWC and TWE (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.7 to the October 13 Form 8-K/A). |
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10.3
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Letter Agreement, dated October 13, 2006, by and among
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., MOC Holdco I,
LLC, MOC Holdco II, Inc., TWE Holdings I Trust, TWE
Holdings II Trust, Comcast of
Arkansas/Florida/Louisiana/Minnesota/Mississippi/Tennessee,
Inc., Comcast of Louisiana/Mississippi/Texas, LLC, TWC,
TWE, Comcast and the Company, relating to the redemptions
of Comcasts interests in TWC and TWE (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.8 to the October 13 Form 8-K/A). |
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10.4
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Amendment No. 1 to the Exchange Agreement, dated as of
July 31, 2006, by and among Comcast, Comcast Cable
Communications Holdings, Inc., Comcast Cable Holdings,
LLC, Comcast of Georgia, Inc., Comcast of Texas I, LP,
Comcast of Texas II, LP, Comcast of
Indiana/Michigan/Texas, LP, TCI Holdings, Inc., TWC and
Time Warner NY Cable LLC (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.9 to the October 13 Form 8-K/A). |
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10.5
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Letter Agreement, dated October 13, 2006, by and among
Comcast, Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.,
Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC, Comcast of Georgia/Virginia,
Inc., Comcast TW Exchange Holdings I, LP, Comcast TW
Exchange Holdings II, LP, Comcast of
California/Colorado/Illinois/Indiana/Michigan, LP, Comcast
of Florida/Pennsylvania L.P., Comcast of Pennsylvania II,
L.P., TCI Holdings, Inc., TWC and Time Warner NY Cable
LLC, relating to the exchange of cable systems
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.10 to the October
13 Form 8-K/A). |
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10.6
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Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement, RSU Agreement,
Version 2 (Full Vesting on Termination without cause)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 25,
2006 and filed with the SEC on October 27, 2006). |
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31.1
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with
respect to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 30, 2006. |
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31.2
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with
respect to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 30, 2006. |
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Companys
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2006. |
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This certification will not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing
under the Securities Act or Securities Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company
specifically incorporates it by reference. |
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