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 ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period endedSeptember 30, 2014March 31, 2015 or

 

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period fromto ________________________ to _________________________

Commission File Number: 001-33335

 

 

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware84-1496755

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

60 Columbus Circle

New York, New York 10023

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 364-8200

(Registrant’s 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.  Yesþ    No¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yesþ    No¨

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Description of Class

Shares Outstanding

as of April 28, 2015

 Shares Outstanding
as of October 28, 2014

Common Stock – $0.01 par value

280,494,496282,518,129

 

 

 


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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

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Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

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Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 20132014

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Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September  30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the NineThree Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013

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Consolidated Statement of Equity for the NineThree Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

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Item 1A.  Risk Factors

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Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

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Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

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Item 6.  Exhibits

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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

INTRODUCTION

Management’s discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition (“MD&A”) is a supplement to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and provides additional information on Time Warner Cable Inc.’s (together with its subsidiaries, “TWC” or the “Company”) business, any recent developments, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. MD&A is organized as follows:

 

  

Overview.  This section provides a general description of TWC’s business, as well as any recent developments the Company believes are important in understanding the results of operations and financial condition or in understanding anticipated future trends. This section also provides a summary of how the Company’s operations are presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

  

Results of operations.  This section provides an analysis of the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. This analysis is presented on both a consolidated and reportable segment basis.

 

  

Financial condition and liquidity.  This section provides an analysis of the Company’s financial condition as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and cash flows for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

 

  

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 management’s current expectations about future events, which are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20132014 (the “2013“2014 Form 10-K”) for a discussion of the risk factors applicable to the Company.

OVERVIEW

TWC is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered cable systems located mainly in five geographic areas – New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, the Midwest (including Ohio, Kentucky and Wisconsin), Southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. TWC’s mission is to connect its customers to the world—simply, reliably and with superior service. As of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, TWC served approximately 15.115.4 million residential and business services customers who subscribed to one or more of its video, high-speed data and voice services. During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, TWC’s revenue increased 2.9%3.5% to approximately $17.0$5.8 billion.

Comcast Merger and Charter Transactions

On February 12, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”“Merger Agreement”) with Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) whereby the Company agreed to merge with and into a 100% owned subsidiary of Comcast (the “Comcast merger”). Upon completion of theOn April 24, 2015, Comcast merger, all of the outstanding shares ofand the Company will be cancelled and each issued and outstanding share will be convertedentered into a Termination Agreement wherein the rightparties agreed to receive 2.875 shares of Class A common stock of Comcast. At their special meetings on October 8, 2014 and October 9, 2014, respectively, Comcast’s shareholders approvedterminate the issuance of Comcast Class A common stock to TWC stockholders in the Comcast merger and TWC stockholders approved the adoption of theMerger Agreement. TWC and Comcast expect to complete the Comcast merger in early 2015, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals, as well as satisfaction of certain other closing conditions.

On April 25, 2014, Comcast entered into a binding agreement with Charter Communications, Inc., (“Charter”), which contemplatescontemplated three transactions (the “divestiture transactions”): (1) a contribution, spin-off and merger transaction, (2) an asset exchange and (3) a sale of assets. The completion of the divestiture transactions will resultwould have resulted in the combined company divesting a net total of approximately 3.93.7 million video subscribers, a portion of which arewere TWC subscribers (primarily in the Midwest). The divestiture transactions are expectedOn April 24, 2015, Comcast delivered a notice of termination of such agreement to occur contemporaneously with one anotherCharter.

On March 31, 2015, Charter and are conditioned uponAdvance/Newhouse Partnership (“A/N”) announced that they and will occur following the closingcertain of the Comcast merger. They are alsotheir affiliates had reached a definitive agreement pursuant to which Charter would acquire Bright House Networks, LLC (“Bright House Networks”), subject to a number of other conditions. The Comcast merger is not conditioned upon the closing of the divestiture transactions and accordingly, the Comcast merger can be completed regardlessto TWC’s “right of whether the divestiture transactions are ultimately completed.first offer” with respect to Bright House Networks. Bright House Networks is a 100% owned subsidiary of a partnership (“TWE-A/N”) between A/N and Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (“TWCE”), a subsidiary of TWC. As discussed further in “—Financial Statement Presentation—Reportable Segments—Other Operations Segment,” TWC receives a fee from A/N for providing Bright House Networks with high-speed data services and certain management functions, which is included in Other Operations revenue.

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Reportable Segments

Effective in the first quarter of 2014, theThe Company determined it has three reportable segments: Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations. The Company’s reportable segmentsOperations, which have been determined based on how management evaluates and manages the business. The Company has recast its financial information and disclosures for the prior periods to reflect the segment disclosures as if the current presentation had been in effect throughout all periods presented. For additional information about the components of each of the Company’s reportable segments, as well as shared functions, refer to “—Financial Statement Presentation—Reportable Segments,” below.

Residential Services Segment

TWC offers video, high-speed data and voice services, as well as security and home management services, to residential customers. As of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, the Company served 14.514.7 million residential services customers and, during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, TWC generated approximately $13.8$4.7 billion of revenue from the provision of residential services, which represented 81.3%80.7% of TWC’s total revenue.

TWC’s video service provides over 300 channels (including, on average, over 200 high-definition (“HD”) channels) and 28,000 hours ofnearly 20,000 video-on-demand programming,choices, which, increasingly, consumers can watch on the device of their choosing, both inside and outside the home. TWC’s high-speed data service is available in a range of speed (from up to 2 to up to 300 megabits per second (“Mbps”) downstream), price and consumption (unlimited, 30 gigabyte (“GB”) and 5 GB) levels and, for most high-speed data customers, includes access to a nationwide network of more than 250,000300,000 Cable WiFi hotspots along with communications and Internet security features. TWC’s voice service provides unlimited calling tothroughout the U.S., and to Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, China, Hong Kong and MexicoIndia, among others, and access to popular features in one simple package. TWC’s IntelligentHome service provides state-of-the-art security and home management technology, taking advantage of TWC’s always-on broadband network and around-the-clock security monitoring centers.

Residential Services revenue has benefited from increases in the number of high-speed data subscribers and growth in revenue per residential customer relationship (the latter due to an increasing percentage of subscribers purchasing more advanced, higher-priced tiers of service and increases in prices and high-speed data equipment rental charges), offset by losses in residential video subscribers.

Residential Services programming costs represent a significant portion of the Company’s operating costs and expenses and are expected to continue to increase, reflecting rate increases on existing programming services and the carriage of new networks, partially offset by a decline in total video subscribers.networks. TWC expects that its programming costs as a percentage of video revenue will continue to increase, in part due to an increasingly competitive environment.

Business Services Segment

TWC offers a wide range of business high-speed data, networking, voice, video, hosting and cloud computing services. As of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, TWC served 674,000701,000 business customers, including small and medium businesses; large enterprises; government, education and non-profit institutions; and telecommunications carriers. TWC offers business services at retail and wholesale using its own network infrastructure and third-party infrastructure as required to meet customer needs.

During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, revenue from the provision of business services increased 22.8%16.9% to $2.1 billion,$781 million, which represented 12.2%13.5% of TWC’s total revenue. The Company expects continued strong growth in Business Services revenue driven by an increase in the number of customers (the result of continued penetration of buildings currently on its network and investment to connect new buildings to its network) and revenue per customer (due to growing product penetration, demand for higher-priced tiers of service and price increases). Given the large opportunity and TWC’s still modest share in business services, the Company has established a target of growing Business Services to exceed $5 billion in annual revenue by 2018.

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On December 31, 2013, TWC completed its acquisition of DukeNet Communications, LLC (“DukeNet”), a regional fiber optic network company that provides data and high-capacity bandwidth services to wireless carrier, data center, government and enterprise customers in North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as five other states in the Southeast. Beginning in 2014, the results of DukeNet, which generated revenue of $87 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, are included in the Business Services segment.

Other Operations Segment

TWC’s Other Operations segment principally consists of (i) Time Warner Cable Media (“TWC Media”), the advertising sales arm of TWC; (ii) the Company’s regional sports networks that carry Los Angeles Lakers’ basketball games and other sports programming (Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes and, collectively, the “Lakers’ RSNs”); (iii) the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels (e.g., Time Warner Cable News NY1); (iv) other operating revenue and costs, including those derived from the Advance/Newhouse PartnershipA/N and home shopping network-related services; and (v) beginning in 2014, operating revenue and costs associated with SportsNet LA, discussed below.a regional sports network carrying the Los Angeles Dodgers’ baseball games and other sports programming. During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, TWC generated revenue from Other Operations of $1.3 billion.$398 million.

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As discussed further below in “—Financial Statement Presentation,” TWC Media sells its video and online advertising inventory to local, regional and national advertising customers and also sells third-party advertising inventory on behalf of other video distributors, including, among others, Verizon Communications Inc.’s (“Verizon”) FiOS, AT&T Inc.’s (“AT&T”) U-verse and Charter. Advertising revenue generated by TWC Media is cyclical, benefiting in years that include political elections as a result of political candidate and issue-related advertising.

On February 25, 2014, American Media Productions, LLC (“American Media Productions”), an unaffiliated third party, launched SportsNet LA, a regional sports network carrying the Los Angeles Dodgers’ baseball games and other sports programming. In accordance with long-term agreements with American Media Productions, TWC acts as the network’s exclusive advertising and affiliate sales agent and has certain branding and programming rights with respect to the network. In addition, TWC provides certain production and technical services to American Media Productions. As a result of the launch of SportsNet LA, related revenue, including intersegment revenue, and expenses are included in the Company’s Other Operations segment.

Competition

The operations of each of TWC’s reportable segments face intense competition, both from existing competitors and, as a result of the rapid development of new technologies, services and products, from new entrants.

Residential Services Segment

TWC faces intense competition for residential customers from a variety of alternative communications, information and entertainment delivery sources. TWC competes with incumbent local telephone companies and overbuilders across each of its residential services. Some of these competitors offer a broad range of services with features and functions comparable to those provided by TWC and in bundles similar to those offered by TWC, sometimes including wireless service. Each of TWC’s residential services also faces competition from other companies that provide services on a stand-alone basis. TWC’s residential video service faces competition from direct broadcast satellite services, and increasingly from companies that deliver content to consumers over the Internet. TWC’s residential high-speed data and voice services faceservice faces competition from wireless Internet providers and voice providers.direct broadcast satellite services. TWC’s residential voice service also faces competition from wireless voice providers, “over-the-top” phone services and other alternatives.

Business Services Segment

TWC faces significant competition as to each of its business services offerings. Its business high-speed data, networking and voice services face competition from a variety of telecommunicationtelecommunications carriers, including incumbent local telephone companies. TWC’s cell tower backhaul service also faces competition from traditional telephone companies as well as other telecommunications carriers, such as metro and regional fiber-based carriers. TWC’s business video service faces competition from direct broadcast satellite providers. TWC also competes with cloud, hosting and related service providers and application-service providers.

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Other Operations Segment

TWC faces intense competition in its advertising business across many different platforms and from a wide range of local and national competitors. Competition has increased and will likely continue to increase as new formats for advertising seek to attract the same advertisers. TWC competes for advertising revenue against, among others, local broadcast stations, national cable and broadcast networks, radio, newspapers, magazines and outdoor advertisers, as well as online advertising companies.

Recent Developments

Common Stock Repurchase Program

As a result of the Company’s entry into the merger agreement with Comcast, the Company’s common stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”) was suspended on February 13, 2014. From the inception of the Stock Repurchase Program in the fourth quarter of 2010 through February 12, 2014, the Company repurchased 92.9 million shares of TWC common stock at an average price of $83.37 per share, or $7.744 billion in total. As of September 30, 2014, the Company had $2.723 billion remaining under the Stock Repurchase Program authorization.

Financial Statement Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Changes in Basis of Presentation

Effective in the first quarter of 2014, the Company determined it has three reportable segments. The Company has recast its financial information and disclosures for the prior periods to reflect the segment disclosures as if the current presentation had been in effect throughout all periods presented. Refer to Note 11 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the Company’s segment information.

Additionally, during the first quarter of 2014, the Company revised its categorization of operating costs and expenses to be consistent with how such costs and expenses are presented to management and to provide a more meaningful presentation. The Company has recast the accompanying consolidated financial statements, financial information and disclosures of operating costs and expenses for the prior periods to reflect the new categorization, which had no impact on total operating costs and expenses, Operating Income or net income attributable to TWC shareholders for any period presented. The Company’s consolidated operating costs and expenses are presented in the following categories: (i) programming and content, (ii) sales and marketing, (iii) technical operations, (iv) customer care and (v) other operating costs.

Reclassifications

As discussed above, certainCertain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial information presented herein to conform to the current year presentation.

Consolidated

Revenue. The Company generates revenue from each of its reportable segments: Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations, which includes revenue generated by TWC Media, the Lakers’ RSNs, SportsNet LA and other operating revenue, including amounts derived from the Advance/Newhouse PartnershipA/N and home shopping network-related services. Each of the reportable segments is discussed below under “Reportable Segments.”

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Operating costs and expenses

Programming and content. Programming and content costs include (i) video programming costs for the Residential Services and Business Services segments and (ii) content costs, which include (a) the content acquisition costs associated with the Lakers’ RSNs and SportsNet LA and (b) other content production costs for the Lakers’ RSNs, SportsNet LA and the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels. Beginning in 2014, programming and content costs also include the content acquisition and production costs associated with SportsNet LA. Content acquisition costs for the Los Angeles Lakers’ basketball games and Los Angeles Dodgers’ baseball games are recorded as games are exhibited over the applicable season.

Sales and marketing. Sales and marketing costs consist of the costs incurred at the Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations segments to sell and market the Company’s services. Costs primarily include employee-related and third-party marketing costs (e.g., television, online, print and radio advertising). Employee-related costs primarily include costs associated with retail centers and activities related to direct sales and retention sales.

Technical operations. Technical operations costs consist of the costs incurred at the Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations segments associated with the installation, repair and maintenance of the Company’s distribution plant. Costs primarily include employee-related costs and materials costs associated with non-capitalizable activities.

Customer care. Customer care costs consist of the costs incurred at the Residential Services and Business Services segments associated with the Company’s customer service activities. Costs primarily include employee-related costs and outsourced customer care costs.

Other operating. Other operating costs consist of all other operating costs incurred at the Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations segments that are not specifically identified above, including Residential Services and Business Services video franchise and other fees. Other operating costs also include operating costs associated with broad “corporate” functions (e.g., accounting and finance, information technology, executive management, legal and human resources). In addition, other operating costs include functions supporting more than one reportable segment that are centrally managed, including costs associated with facilities (e.g., rent, property taxes and utilities), network operations (e.g., employee costs associated with central engineering activities), vehicles and procurement.

Reportable Segments

The Company’s segment results include intercompany transactions related to programming provided to the Residential Services and Business Services segments by the Lakers’ RSNs, SportsNet LA and the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels and, beginning in 2014, SportsNet LA.channels. These services are reflected as programming expense for the Residential Services and Business Services segments and as revenue for the Other Operations segment and are eliminated in consolidation. Additionally, the operating costs described above that are associated with broad “corporate” functions or functions supporting more than one reportable segment are recorded as shared functions and are not allocated to the reportable segments. As such, the reportable segment results reflect how management views such segments in assessing financial performance and allocating resources and are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that each segment would have achieved had they operated as stand-alone entities during the periods presented.

Residential Services Segment

Revenue. Residential Services segment revenue consists of revenue from video, high-speed data, voice and other services offered to residential subscribers. The Company sells video, high-speed data and voice services to residential subscribers separately and in bundled packages at rates lower than if the subscriber purchases each product on an individual basis. Revenue received from subscribers to bundled packages is allocated to each product in a pro-rata manner based on the standalone selling price of each of the respective services.

 

  

Video.  Video.  Video revenue includes subscriber fees for the Company’s various tiers or packages of video programming services generally distinguished from one another by the number and type of programming networks they include. Video revenue also includes related equipment rental charges, installation charges, broadcast fees and fees collected on behalf of local franchising authorities and the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”). Additionally, video revenue includes revenue from the sale of premium networks, transactional video-on-demand (e.g., events and movies) and digital video recorder (“DVR”) service.

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revenue includes revenue from the sale of premium networks, transactional video-on-demand (e.g., events and movies) and digital video recorder (“DVR”) service.

 

High-speed data.  data.  High-speed data revenue primarily includes subscriber fees for the Company’s high-speed data services and related equipment rental and installation charges. The Company offers multiple tiers of high-speed data services providing various service speeds, data usage levels and other attributes to meet the different needs of its subscribers. In addition, high-speed data revenue includes fees received from third-party Internet service providers (e.g., Earthlink) whose online services are provided to some of TWC’s customers.

 

  

Voice.  Voice.  Voice revenue includes subscriber fees for the Company’s voice services, along with related installation charges, as well as fees collected on behalf of governmental authorities.

 

  

Other.Other.  Other revenue includes revenue from security and home management services and other residential subscriber-related fees.

Operating costs and expenses. Residential Services segment operating costs and expenses include the operating costs and expenses that management believes are necessary to assess the performance of and allocate resources to the Residential Services segment. Such costs include programming costs, sales and marketing costs, technical operations costs, customer care costs, video franchise and other fees and other operating costs (e.g., high-speed data connectivity costs, voice network costs and bad debt expense). Employee costs directly attributable to the Residential Services segment are included within each operating cost and expense category as applicable. Operating costs and expenses exclude costs and expenses related to “corporate” functions and functions supporting more than one reportable segment that are centrally managed (e.g., facilities, network operations, vehicles and procurement) and are not within the control of segment management.

Business Services Segment

Revenue. Business Services segment revenue consists of revenue from video, high-speed data, voice, wholesale transport and other services offered to business customers. The Company sells video, high-speed data and voice services to business subscribers separately and in bundled packages, and the revenue is allocated to each product in a pro-rata manner based on the standalone selling price of each of the respective services.

 

  

Video.  Video.  Video revenue includes the same fee categories received from business video subscribers as described above under Residential Services video revenue.

 

  

High-speed data.  data.  High-speed data revenue primarily includes subscriber fees for the Company’s high-speed data services and related installation charges. High-speed data revenue also includes amounts generated by the sale of commercial networking and point-to-point transport services, such as Metro Ethernet services.

 

  

Voice.  Voice.  Voice revenue includes subscriber fees for the Company’s voice services, along with related installation charges, as well as fees collected on behalf of governmental authorities.

 

  

Wholesale transport.  transport.  Wholesale transport revenue primarily includes amounts generated by the sale of point-to-point transport services offered to wireless telephone providers (i.e., cell tower backhaul) and other telecommunications carriers.

 

  

Other.  Other.  Other revenue primarily includes revenue from enterprise-class, cloud-enabled hosting, managed applications and services and other business subscriber-related fees.

Operating costs and expenses. Business Services segment operating costs and expenses include the operating costs and expenses that management believes are necessary to assess the performance of and allocate resources to the Business Services segment. Such costs are consistent with the operating costs and expense categories described above under Residential Services operating costs and expenses. Operating costs and expenses exclude costs and expenses related to “corporate” functions and functions supporting more than one reportable segment that are centrally managed (e.g., facilities, network operations, vehicles and procurement) and are not within the control of segment management.

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Other Operations Segment

Revenue

 

  

Advertising.Advertising revenue is generated through TWC Media’s sale of video and online advertising inventory to local, regional and national advertising customers. The Company derives most of its advertising revenue from the sale of advertising inventory on cable networks owned by third parties. The rights to such advertising inventory are acquired by the Company in connection with its agreements to carry such networks or obtained through contractual agreements to sell advertising inventory on behalf of other video distributors (including, among others, Verizon’s FiOS, AT&T’s U-verse and Charter). The Company also generates advertising revenue from the sale of inventory on the Lakers’ RSNs, SportsNet LA and the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels (e.g., Time Warner Cable News NY1) and, beginning in 2014, SportsNet LA..

 

  

Other.  Other. Other revenue primarily includes (i) fees received from distributors of the Lakers’ RSNs;RSNs and SportsNet LA; (ii) fees paid to TWC by the Advance/Newhouse PartnershipA/N for (a) the ability to distribute the Company’s high-speed data service and (b) TWC’s management of certain functions, including, among others, the acquisition of programming rights, as well as the provision of certain functions, including engineering; and (iii) home shopping network-related revenue (including commissions earned on the sale of merchandise and carriage fees); and (iv) beginning in 2014, fees received from distributors of SportsNet LA.. Other revenue also includes intercompany revenue from the Residential Services and Business Services segments for programming provided by the Lakers’ RSNs, SportsNet LA and the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels and, beginning in 2014, SportsNet LA.channels.

Operating costs and expenses. Other operating costs and expenses primarily include operating costs associated with TWC Media, the Lakers’ RSNs, SportsNet LA and the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels and, beginning in 2014, SportsNet LA.channels.

Shared Functions

Operating costs and expenses. Shared functions operating costs and expenses consist of costs associated with broad “corporate” functions (e.g., accounting and finance, information technology, executive management, legal and human resources) or functions supporting more than one reportable segment that are centrally managed (e.g., facilities, network operations, vehicles and procurement) as well as other activities not attributable to a reportable segment.

Merger-related and restructuring costs. All merger-related and restructuring costs incurred by the Company are recorded as shared functions.

Use of Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization

In discussing its segment performance, the Company may use certain measures that are not calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These measures include Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization (“OIBDA”), which the Company defines as Operating Income before depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of intangible assets. For additional information regarding the use of segment OIBDA, see Note 119 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Standards

See Note 2 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for recently issued accounting standards yet to be adopted.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013March 31, 2014

The following discussion provides an analysis of the Company’s results of operations and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, as well as the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and MD&A included in the 20132014 Form 10-K, as recast in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 24, 2014.

Consolidated Results

The consolidated financial results for the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

                                                                                                      
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     
   2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   % Change 
       (recast)           (recast)     

Revenue:

            

Residential services

  $4,615    $4,579     0.8%    $13,845    $13,822     0.2%  

Business services

   724     594     21.9%     2,083     1,696     22.8%  

Other

   375     345     8.7%     1,094     1,025     6.7%  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total revenue

   5,714     5,518     3.6%     17,022     16,543     2.9%  

Costs and expenses:

            

Programming and content

   1,326     1,210     9.6%     3,976     3,719     6.9%  

Sales and marketing(a)

   556     528     5.3%     1,655     1,497     10.6%  

Technical operations(a)

   401     394     1.8%     1,143     1,129     1.2%  

Customer care(a)

   210     191     9.9%     622     575     8.2%  

Other operating(a)

   1,167     1,190     (1.9%)     3,538     3,669     (3.6%)  

Depreciation

   824     790     4.3%     2,394     2,371     1.0%  

Amortization

   33     32     3.1%     101     95     6.3%  

Merger-related and restructuring costs

   46     23     100.0%     187     81     130.9%  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total costs and expenses

   4,563     4,358     4.7%     13,616     13,136     3.7%  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating Income

   1,151     1,160     (0.8%)     3,406     3,407     —   

Interest expense, net

   (353)     (379)     (6.9%)     (1,066)     (1,175)     (9.3%)  

Other income, net

       —      NM     28     10     180.0%  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income before income taxes

   803     781     2.8%     2,368     2,242     5.6%  

Income tax provision

   (304)     (249)     22.1%     (891)     (828)     7.6%  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income

   499     532     (6.2%)     1,477     1,414     4.5%  

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —      —      NM     —      —      NM  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

  $499    $532     (6.2%)    $1,477    $1,414     4.5%  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

NM—Not meaningful.

(a)      Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

  

          

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     
   2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   % Change 
       (recast)           (recast)     

Employee costs

  $1,238    $1,225     1.1%     $3,720    $3,646     2.0%   
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Revenue.  The increase in revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was due to growth in revenue at all segments. Revenue by segment is discussed in greater detail below in “Segment Results.”10-K.

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Consolidated Results

The consolidated financial results for the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in millions):

 Three Months Ended March 31,   
         2015                 2014             % Change     

Revenue:

Residential services

 $4,662   $4,568   2.1%    

Business services

 781   668   16.9%    

Other

 334   346   (3.5%)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total revenue

 5,777   5,582   3.5%    

Costs and expenses:

Programming and content

 1,419   1,309   8.4%    

Sales and marketing(a)

 559   555   0.7%    

Technical operations(a)

 399   371   7.5%    

Customer care(a)

 226   205   10.2%    

Other operating(a)

 1,178   1,162   1.4%    

Depreciation

 852   775   9.9%    

Amortization

 34   33   3.0%    

Merger-related and restructuring costs

 26   80   (67.5%)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total costs and expenses

 4,693   4,490   4.5%    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating Income

 1,084   1,092   (0.7%)   

Interest expense

 (348)   (364)   (4.4%)   

Other income, net

 10   15   (33.3%)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income before income taxes

 746   743   0.4%    

Income tax provision

 (288)   (264)   9.1%    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income

 458   479   (4.4%)   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 —   —   NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

 $458   $479   (4.4%)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

NM—Not meaningful.

(a)

Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

 Three Months Ended March 31,   
             2015                         2014                     % Change         

Employee costs

   $1,321     $1,256     5.2%   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Revenue. The increase in revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was due to increases in revenue at the Residential Services and Business Services segments. Revenue by segment is discussed in greater detail below in “Segment Results.”

Costs and expenses

Operating costs and expenses.The increase in operating costs and expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 was primarily due to increases in programming, employee, maintenance and bad debt expense; partially offset by declines in marketing costs and voice costs. The increase in employee costs reflects the following, which are discussed furtherCompany’s continued investments in “Segment Results”: programming costs at the Residential Services segment; content costs at the Other Operations segment; sales and marketing, costs at the Residential Servicestechnical operations and Business Services segments; customer care costs at the Residential Services segment;initiatives and costs associated with advertising inventory sold on behalf of other video distributors (“ad rep agreements”) at the Other Operations segment; partially offset by decreases in voice costs at the Residential Services and Business Services segments. The growth in operating costs and expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was reduced by a decrease$26 million increase in pension expense, of $31 million and $92 million, respectively.

Depreciation.  The increase in depreciation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to growth in shorter-lived capitalized software assets and an increase associated with certain DukeNet assets (acquired on December 31, 2013), partially offset by a $27 million decrease associated with certain Insight Communications Company, Inc. (“Insight”) assets (acquired on February 29, 2012) that were fully depreciatedin employee medical costs (as a result of changes in estimates of previously established employee medical accruals and lower claims activity) and lower shared functions personnel costs. Operating costs and expenses by segment are discussed in greater detail below in “Segment Results.”

Depreciation.Depreciation increased primarily due to the continued investment in customer premise equipment and scalable infrastructure, as of August 2013.well as shorter-lived capitalized software assets.

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Merger-related and restructuring costs.For the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015, the Company incurred Comcast merger-related costs of $24 million, including employee retention costs of $14 million and advisory and legal fees of $10 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company incurred merger-related costs of $48$63 million, and $163 million, respectively. These costs primarilywhich consisted of Comcast merger-related costs, which, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, includedincluding employee retention costs of $34$29 million and $103 million, respectively, and advisory and legal fees of $15$33 million, and $57 million, respectively. Merger-related costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 also included aas well as $1 million reversal and $3 million of costs, respectively, incurred in connection with the acquisition of DukeNet acquisition. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, theCommunications, LLC. Additional merger-related costs were incurred in April 2015.

The Company incurred merger-relatedrestructuring costs of $2 million and $9$17 million respectively, in connection with the Insight acquisition. The Company expects to incur additional merger-related costs during the remainder of 2014 in connection with the Comcast merger.

The results for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, included a net $2 million reversal and $24 million of restructuring costs, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, restructuring costs of $21 million and $72 million, respectively, primarily related to employee terminations and other exit costs. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring costs during the remainder of 2014.in 2015.

Operating Income. Operating Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased slightly primarily due to higher operating costscost and expenses depreciation and merger-related and restructuring costs,depreciation, partially offset by growth in revenue and lower merger-related and restructuring costs, as discussed above.

Interest expense, net.expense. Interest expense net, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased primarily due to lower average fixed-rate debt outstanding during the periods asthree months ended March 31, 2015 compared to 2013.2014.

Other income, net. Other income, net, detail is shown in the table below (in millions):

 

                                                                        
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2014   2013   2014   2013 

Income from equity-method investments, net

  $   $   $27    $16  

Gain (loss) on equity award reimbursement obligation to Time Warner(a)

   —     (3)         (8)  

Other

   —         —      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income, net

  $   $—    $28    $10  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)

See Note 6 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the Company’s accounting for its equity award reimbursement obligation to Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner”).

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   Three Months Ended March 31,  
  2015 2014 

Income from equity-method investments, net

 $10   $14  

Gain on equity award reimbursement obligation to Time Warner Inc.

 —    
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income, net

 $10   $15  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax provision.For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, the Company recorded income tax provisions of $304$288 million and $249 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded income tax provisions of $891 million and $828$264 million, respectively. The effective tax rates were 37.9%38.6% and 31.9%35.5% for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, respectively, and 37.6% and 36.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The income tax provision and effective tax rate for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2014 include a benefit of $24 million as a result of the passage of the New York State budget during the first quarter of 2014 that, in part, lowers the New York State business tax rate beginning in 2016.

The income tax provisions and the effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 include (i) a benefit of $32 million primarily related to changes in the tax rate applied to calculate the Company’s net deferred income tax liability as a result of changes to state tax apportionment factors and (ii) a benefit of $27 million resulting from income tax reform legislation enacted in North Carolina, which, along with other changes, phases in a reduction in North Carolina’s corporate income tax rate over several years.

Absent the impact of these items,this item, the effective tax rates would have been 37.9%38.6% and 39.4%38.8% for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, respectively, and 38.6% and 39.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders and net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders. Net income attributable to TWC shareholders and net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders were as follows (in millions, except per share data):

 

                                                                                                                              
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
      Three Months Ended March 31,    
  2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   % Change 2015 2014     % Change     

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

  $499    $532     (6.2%)    $1,477    $1,414     4.5%   $458   $479   (4.4%)   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders:

            

Basic

  $1.77    $1.86     (4.8%)    $5.25    $4.85     8.2%   $1.60   $1.71   (6.4%)   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Diluted

  $1.76    $1.84     (4.3%)    $5.22    $4.81     8.5%   $1.59   $1.70   (6.5%)   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders for the three months ended September 30, 2014 decreased primarily due to an increase in income tax provision and a decrease in Operating Income, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense, net. Net income attributable to TWC shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased primarily due to a decrease in interest expense, net, partially offset by an increase in income tax provision. Net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 benefited from lower average common shares outstanding as a result of share repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program.expense.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

Segment Results

Residential Services.  The financial results of the Residential Services segment for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                                                                        
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
                                                                                   
  2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   % Change Three Months Ended March 31,   
      (recast)           (recast)     2015 2014 % Change 

Revenue:

            

Video

  $2,497    $2,600     (4.0%)    $7,538    $7,945     (5.1%)   $2,469   $2,495   (1.0%)   

High-speed data

   1,620     1,461     10.9%     4,784     4,291     11.5%   1,696   1,558   8.9%   

Voice

   476     498     (4.4%)     1,462     1,534     (4.7%)   473   496   (4.6%)   

Other

   22     20     10.0%     61     52     17.3%   24   19   26.3%   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Total revenue

   4,615     4,579     0.8%     13,845     13,822     0.2%   4,662   4,568   2.1%   

Operating costs and expenses:

        

Programming

   1,274     1,217     4.7%     3,811     3,670     3.8%   1,369   1,262   8.5%   

Sales and marketing(a)

   375     363     3.3%     1,113     1,019     9.2%   371   385   (3.6%)   

Technical operations(a)

   362     360     0.6%     1,030     1,033     (0.3%)   355   335   6.0%   

Customer care(a)

   176     163     8.0%     522     491     6.3%   189   172   9.9%   

Video franchise and other fees(b)

   117     119     (1.7%)     350     367     (4.6%)   114   115   (0.9%)   

Other(a)

   185     234     (20.9%)     569     748     (23.9%)   183   167   9.6%   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Total operating costs and expenses

   2,489     2,456     1.3%     7,395     7,328     0.9%   2,581   2,436   6.0%   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

OIBDA

  $2,126    $2,123     0.1%    $6,450    $6,494     (0.7%)   $2,081   $2,132   (2.4%)   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

(a) Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

          

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     
  2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   % Change 
      (recast)           (recast)     

Employee costs

  $693    $678     2.2%     $2,032    $1,969     3.2%   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

(a)

Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

                                                                        
     
 Three Months Ended March 31,   
 2015 2014 % Change 

Employee costs

   $726     $672     8.0%   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(b) 

Video franchise and other fees include fees collected on behalf of franchising authorities and the FCC.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

Selected residential subscriber-related statistics as of September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

 

                                                                                                                                    
  September 30,    March 31,   
  2014(a)   2013   

% Change

2015(a) 2014 % Change 

Video(b)

   10,827     11,414    (5.1%) 10,819   11,163   (3.1%)   

High-speed data(c)

   11,507     11,050    4.1%  11,990   11,358   5.6%   

Voice(d)

   4,989     4,805    3.8%  5,604   4,913   14.1%   

Single play(e)

   5,674     5,656    0.3%  5,673   5,695   (0.4%)   

Double play(f)

   4,700     4,824    (2.6%) 4,389   4,772   (8.0%)   

Triple play(g)

   4,083     3,989    2.4%  4,654   4,065   14.5%   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Customer relationships(h)

   14,457     14,469    (0.1%) 14,716   14,532   1.3%   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

(a) 

The Company’s subscriber numbers as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 reflect adjustments related to the treatment of employee accounts recorded during the second quarter of 2014 that decreased residential high-speed data subscribers by 10,000, residential voice subscribers by 17,000, residential single play subscribers by 19,000, residential double play subscribers by 4,000 and residential customer relationships by 23,000.

(b) 

Video subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase at least the basic service video programming tier. The determination of whether a video subscriber is categorized as residential or business is based on the type of subscriber purchasing the service.

(c) 

High-speed data subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase any of the high-speed data services offered by TWC. The determination of whether a high-speed data subscriber is categorized as residential or business is generally based upon the type of service provided to that subscriber.

(d) 

Voice subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase an IP-based telephony service. The determination of whether a voice subscriber is categorized as residential or business is generally based upon the type of service provided to that subscriber.

(e) 

Single play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to one of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services.

(f) 

Double play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to two of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services.

(g) 

Triple play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to all three of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services.

(h) 

Customer relationships represent the number of subscribers who purchase at least one of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services. For example, a subscriber who purchases only high-speed data service and no video service will count as one customer relationship, and a subscriber who purchases both video and high-speed data services will also count as only one customer relationship.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

Revenue.  Residential Services segment revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased primarily due to an increase in high-speed data revenue, partially offset by decreases in video and voice revenue, each of which is discussed further below.

Average monthly revenue per unit for the Residential Services segment for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 was as follows:

 

                                                                                                            
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     Three Months Ended March 31,    
  2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   

% Change

2015 2014     % Change     

Video(a)

  $76.39    $74.90     2.0%    $75.77    $74.90    1.2%  $76.26   $74.51   2.3%   

High-speed data(b)

   47.24     44.07     7.2%     46.83     43.15    8.5%  47.82   46.32   3.2%   

Voice(c)

   31.86     34.06     (6.5%)     32.97     34.44    (4.3%) 29.00   34.04   (14.8%)   

Customer relationship(d)

   106.58     105.06     1.4%     106.34     105.04    1.2%  106.46   105.45   1.0%   

 

(a) 

Average monthly residential video revenue per unit represents residential video revenue divided by the corresponding average residential video subscribers for the period.

(b) 

Average monthly residential high-speed data revenue per unit represents residential high-speed data revenue divided by the corresponding average residential high-speed data subscribers for the period.

(c) 

Average monthly residential voice revenue per unit represents residential voice revenue divided by the corresponding average residential voice subscribers for the period.

(d) 

Average monthly residential revenue per residential customer relationship represents residential services revenue divided by the corresponding average residential customer relationships for the period.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

The major components of residential video revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                                                            
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     Three Months Ended March 31,    
  2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   

% Change

2015 2014     % Change     

Programming tiers(a)

  $1,621    $1,692     (4.2%)    $4,898    $5,173    (5.3%) $1,587   $1,624   (2.3%)   

Premium networks

   204     183     11.5%     606     577    5.0%  209   201   4.0%   

Transactional video-on-demand

   52     70     (25.7%)     172     202    (14.9%) 61   58   5.2%   

Video equipment rental and installation
charges

   349     359     (2.8%)     1,033     1,099    (6.0%) 343   332   3.3%   

DVR service

   154     177     (13.0%)     479     527    (9.1%) 155   165   (6.1%)   

Franchise and other fees(b)

   117     119     (1.7%)     350     367    (4.6%) 114   115   (0.9%)   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Total

  $2,497    $2,600     (4.0%)    $7,538    $7,945    (5.1%) $2,469   $2,495   (1.0%)   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

(a) 

Programming tier revenue includes subscriber fees for the Company’s various tiers or packages of video programming services generally distinguished from one another by the number and type of programming networks they include.

(b) 

Franchise and other fees include fees collected on behalf of franchising authorities and the FCC.

The decrease in residential video revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to a year-over-year decline in video subscribers, partially offset by an increase in average revenue per subscriber. The increase in average revenue per subscriber was primarily the result of price increases and higher premium network revenue (which, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, was reduced by approximately $15 million of subscriber credits issued in connection with a temporary blackout of a premium network resulting from a dispute with a programming vendor), partially offset by lower transactional video-on-demand revenue.

Residential high-speed data revenue increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 due to an increase in high-speed data subscribers and growth in average revenue per subscriber and an increase in high-speed data subscribers.subscriber. The increase in average revenue per subscriber was primarily due to increases in prices and equipment rental charges and a greater percentage of subscribers purchasing higher-priced tiers of service.

The decrease in residential voice revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to a decrease in average revenue per subscriber, which, for the three months ended September 30, 2014, was partially offset by growth in voice subscribers.

Operating costs and expenses.   Operating costs and expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased primarily due to increases inhigher programming, costs, salestechnical operations, customer care and marketing costs and customer careother operating costs, partially offset by a decline in other operatinglower sales and marketing costs.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

Selected Residential Services average monthly costs per subscriber for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

                                                                                                            
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     Three Months Ended March 31,    
  2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   

% Change

2015 2014     % Change     

Programming costs per video subscriber

  $38.96    $35.08     11.1%    $38.31    $34.60    10.7%  $42.28   $37.69   12.2%   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Voice costs per voice subscriber

  $3.95    $7.81     (49.4%)    $4.43    $8.42    (47.4%) $3.68   $4.97   (26.0%)   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, theThe increase in programming costs (which include intercompany expense from the Other Operations segment for programming costs associated with the Lakers’ RSNs, SportsNet LA and the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels and, beginning in 2014, SportsNet LA)channels) was primarily due to contractual rate increases and the carriage of new networks (including SportsNet LA, which launched on February 25, 2014), partially offset by a year-over-year decline in video subscribers and lower transactional video-on-demand costs. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, programming costs were reduced by $10 million and $20 million, respectively, due to changes in cost estimates for programming services primarily resulting from contract negotiations, changes in programming audit reserves and certain contract settlements. The Company expects the rate of growth in Residential Services average monthly programming costs per video subscriber in the fourth quarter of 2014 to increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2013.

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subscribers.

Sales and marketing costs for the threedecreased primarily due to lower marketing expense, partially offset by increased sales-related employee costs as a result of higher compensation costs per employee and nine months ended September 30, 2014headcount growth.

Technical operations costs increased primarily due to headcount growth and higher compensationincreased maintenance costs, per employee, includingreflecting the Company’s continued investments to improve the customer retention, and, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, increased marketing activities.experience.

Customer care costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased primarily due to headcount growth, in employee costs.reflecting the Company’s continued investments to improve the customer experience.

Other operating costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreasedincreased primarily due to higher bad debt expense and small increases in other miscellaneous expenses, partially offset by a decline in voice costs. Voice costs fordecreased $12 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased $55 million and $179 million, respectively,first quarter of 2015, primarily due to a decrease in delivery costs per subscriber as a result of the in-sourcing of voice transport, switching and interconnection services from Sprint Corporation (which was completed during the first quarter of 2014). The Company expects Residential Services average monthly voice costs per voice subscriber to decrease in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the fourth quarter of 2013.

OIBDA.   OIBDA for the three months ended September 30, 2014 increased slightlydecreased primarily due to revenue growth, partially offset by an increase in operating costs and expenses. OIBDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased due to an increase inhigher operating costs and expenses, partially offset by growththe increase in revenue.revenue, as discussed above.

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Business Services.The financial results of the Business Services segment for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                                                                                    
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     
  2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   % Change  Three Months Ended March 31,   
      (recast)           (recast)     2015 2014 

    % Change    

Revenue:

            

Video

  $93    $87     6.9%    $272    $258     5.4%   $94   $89  5.6% 

High-speed data

   343     282     21.6%     980     806     21.6%   376   306  22.9% 

Voice

   132     110     20.0%     373     308     21.1%   142   118  20.3% 

Wholesale transport

   105     65     61.5%     303     181     67.4%   121   101  19.8% 

Other

   51     50     2.0%     155     143     8.4%   48   54  (11.1%)
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Total revenue

   724     594     21.9%     2,083     1,696     22.8%   781   668  16.9% 

Operating costs and expenses:

            

Programming

   36     34     5.9%     109     99     10.1%   43   36  19.4% 

Sales and marketing(a)

   132     119     10.9%     387     333     16.2%   137   119  15.1% 

Technical operations(a)

   27     22     22.7%     75     59     27.1%   30   23  30.4% 

Customer care(a)

   34     28     21.4%     100     84     19.0%   37   33  12.1% 

Video franchise and other fees(b)

           —     13     13     —      (20.0%)

Other(a)

   48     42     14.3%     146     126     15.9%   51   50  2.0% 
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Total operating costs and expenses

   282     250     12.8%     830     714     16.2%   302   266  13.5% 
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

OIBDA

  $442    $344     28.5%    $1,253    $982     27.6%   $            479   $            402  19.2% 
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

(a) Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

          

      
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     
  2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   % Change 
      (recast)           (recast)     

Employee costs

  $164    $145     13.1%     $476    $408     16.7%   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

(a)

Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

          Three Months Ended March 31,           
 2015 2014 

        % Change        

Employee costs

   $                  176     $                  151    16.6%  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(b) 

Video franchise and other fees include fees collected on behalf of franchising authorities and the FCC.

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Selected business subscriber-related statistics as of September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

 

                                                      
  September 30,     March 31,  
  2014   2013   % Change           2015                     2014           

    % Change    

Video(a)

   203     193     5.2%   206   196  5.1% 

High-speed data(b)

   566     500     13.2%   591   531  11.3% 

Voice(c)

   313     262     19.5%   334   289  15.6% 

Single play(d)

   341     322     5.9%   349   328  6.4% 

Double play(e)

   258     220     17.3%   274   239  14.6% 

Triple play(f)

   75     64     17.2%   78   70  11.4% 
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Customer relationships(g)

   674     606     11.2%              701              637  10.0% 
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

(a) 

Video subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase at least the basic service video programming tier. The determination of whether a video subscriber is categorized as residential or business is based on the type of subscriber purchasing the service.

(b) 

High-speed data subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase any of the high-speed data services offered by TWC. The determination of whether a high-speed data subscriber is categorized as residential or business is generally based upon the type of service provided to that subscriber.

(c) 

Voice subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase an IP-based telephony service. The determination of whether a voice subscriber is categorized as residential or business is generally based upon the type of service provided to that subscriber.

(d) 

Single play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to one of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services.

(e) 

Double play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to two of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services.

(f) 

Triple play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to all three of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services.

(g) 

Customer relationships represent the number of subscribers who purchase at least one of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services. For example, a subscriber who purchases only high-speed data service and no video service will count as one customer relationship, and a subscriber who purchases both video and high-speed data services will also count as only one customer relationship. Customers who purchase wholesale transport or cloud services but do not purchase one of the Company’s video, high-speed data or voice services are not included in the Company’s subscriber results.

Revenue.  Business services revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased primarily due to growth in high-speed data and voice subscribers and an organic increase in cell tower backhaul revenue of $9$13 million and $30 million, respectively, and DukeNet revenue of $29 million and $87 million, respectively (the majority of which is(which included in wholesale transport)certain early termination fees).

Operating costs and expenses.  Operating costs and expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased primarily as a result of increased headcount and higher compensation costs per employee, as well as costs associated with DukeNet. These increases were partially offset by lower voice costs due to the in-sourcing of voice transport, switching and interconnection services.

OIBDA.  OIBDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased due to the increase in revenue, partially offset by higher operating costs and expenses, as discussed above.

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Operating costs and expenses.  Operating costs and expenses increased primarily as a result of increased headcount and higher compensation costs per employee.

OIBDA.   OIBDA increased primarily due to the increase in revenue, partially offset by higher operating costs and expenses, as discussed above.

Other Operations. The financial results of the Other Operations segment for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                                                                                    
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
                                                                                   
  2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   % Change  Three Months Ended March 31,   
      (recast)           (recast)     2015 2014 

    % Change    

Revenue:

            

Advertising

  $276    $253     9.1%    $795    $741     7.3%   $230   $247  (6.9%)

Other

   162      140     15.7%     479     432     10.9%   168��  153  9.8% 
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Total revenue

   438     393     11.5%     1,274     1,173     8.6%   398   400  (0.5%)

Operating costs and expenses(a)

   240     152     57.9%     730     533     37.0%   235   227  3.5% 
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

OIBDA

  $198    $241     (17.8%)    $544    $640     (15.0%)   $            163   $            173  (5.8%)
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

(a) Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

          

      
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     
  2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   % Change 
      (recast)           (recast)     

Employee costs

  $77    $76     1.3%     $240    $238     0.8%   
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

(a)

Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

                                                                              
          Three Months Ended March 31,           
 2015 2014 

        % Change        

Employee costs

   $85     $83    2.4%  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Revenue.Advertising revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 increaseddecreased primarily due to growth inlower political advertising revenue, as well as higher non-political revenue from ad rep agreements.overall softness in the television advertising market. Political advertising revenue was $26 million and $52$2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively,March 31, 2015 compared to $12 million and $21$11 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.March 31, 2014. The Company expects advertising revenue in the fourth quarter of 20142015 to increasedecrease compared to the fourth quarter of 20132014 due primarily to an increasea cyclical decline in political advertising revenue.

Other revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased primarily due to affiliate fees from the Residential Services segment as well as other distributorssegment. The Company continues to seek distribution agreements for the carriage of the Lakers’ RSNs.SportsNet LA by major distributors.

Operating costs and expenses.   Operating costs and expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased primarily related to SportsNet LAas a result of higher content costs and growth in costs associated with ad rep agreements.the Lakers’ RSNs.

OIBDA.  OIBDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased primarily due to an increase in operating costs and expenses, partially offset by higher revenue, as discussed above.

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Shared Functions. Costs and expenses associated with the Company’s shared functions, which consist of operating costs associated with broad “corporate” functions (e.g., accounting and finance, information technology, executive management, legal and human resources) or functions supporting more than one reportable segment that are centrally managed (e.g., facilities, network operations, vehicles and procurement) as well as other activities not directly attributable to a reportable segment, for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                                                                                    
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
                                                                                   
  2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   % Change  Three Months Ended March 31,   
      (recast)           (recast)     2015 2014 

    % Change    

Operating costs and expenses(a)

  $712    $703     1.3%    $2,159    $2,162     (0.1%)   $727   $727  — 

Merger-related and restructuring costs

   46     23     100.0%     187     81     130.9%   26   80  (67.5%)
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

Total costs and expenses

  $758    $726     4.4%    $2,346    $2,243     4.6%   $            753   $            807  (6.7%)
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

(a) Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

          

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
       Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     
  2014   2013   % Change   2014   2013   % Change 
      (recast)           (recast)     

Employee costs

  $304    $326     (6.7%)    $972    $1,031     (5.7%)  
  

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

(a)

Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

                                                                              
          Three Months Ended March 31,           
 2015 2014 

        % Change        

Employee costs

   $334     $350    (4.6%)
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

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Operating costs and expenses.  Operating costs and expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 were impacted byflat primarily as increased maintenance expense as well aswas offset by lower costs as a result of operating efficiencies, including decreased headcount.employee-related expense.

Merger-related and restructuring costs.Merger-related costs of $48 million and $163 million were incurred for For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. These costs primarily consisted ofMarch 31, 2015, the Company incurred Comcast merger-related costs which, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, includedof $24 million, consisting of employee retention costs of $34$14 million and $103 million, respectively, and advisory and legal fees of $15 million and $57 million, respectively. Merger-related costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 also included a $1 million reversal and $3 million of costs, respectively, incurred in connection with the DukeNet acquisition.$10 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013,March 31, 2014, the Company incurred merger-related costs of $2$63 million, which consisted of Comcast merger-related costs, including employee retention costs of $29 million and $9advisory and legal fees of $33 million, respectively,as well as $1 million incurred in connection with the Insight acquisition. acquisition of DukeNet Communications, LLC. Additional merger-related costs were incurred in April 2015.

The Company expects to incur additional merger-relatedincurred restructuring costs during the remainder of 2014 in connection with the Comcast merger.

The results$2 million and $17 million for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, included a net $2 million reversal and $24 million of restructuring costs, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, restructuring costs of $21 million and $72 million, respectively, primarily related to employee terminations and other exit costs. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring costs during the remainder of 2014.in 2015.

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY

Management believes that cash generated by or available to TWC should be sufficient to fund its capital and liquidity needs for the next twelve months and for the foreseeable future thereafter, including quarterly dividend payments and maturities of long-term debt. TWC’s sources of cash include cash and equivalents on hand, cash provided by operating activities and borrowing capacity under the Company’s $3.5 billion senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and the Company’s $2.5 billion unsecured commercial paper program (which is supported by unused committed capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility), as well as access to capital markets.

In accordance with the Company’s investment policy of diversifying its investments and limiting the amount of its investments in a single entity or fund, the Company may invest its cash and equivalents in a combination of money market and government funds and U.S. Treasury securities, as well as other similar instruments.

TWC’s unused committed financial capacity was $2.939$3.345 billion as of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, reflecting $526$547 million of cash and equivalents and $2.413$2.798 billion of available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility.

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Current Financial Condition

As of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, the Company had $24.302$23.286 billion of debt, $526$547 million of cash and equivalents (net debt of $23.776$22.739 billion, defined as total debt less cash and equivalents) and $7.905$8.140 billion of total TWC shareholders’ equity. As of December 31, 2013,2014, the Company had $25.052$23.718 billion of debt, $525$707 million of cash and equivalents (net debt of $24.527$23.011 billion) and $6.943$8.013 billion of total TWC shareholders’ equity.

The following table shows the significant items contributing to the change in net debt from December 31, 20132014 to September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 (in millions):

 

Balance as of December 31, 20132014

$24,52723,011  

Cash provided by operating activities

 (4,540)(1,508)  

Capital expenditures

 3,1791,134  

DividendsDividend paid

 642 

Repurchases of common stock

259 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

(199)

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

(131)216  

All other, net

 39 (114)  
  

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015

$23,776         22,739  
  

 

 

 

On October 23, 2014,March 16, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.75 per share of TWC common stock, payable in cash on December 15, 2014April 22, 2015 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 28, 2014.April 1, 2015.

Cash Flows

Cash and equivalents decreased $160 million and increased $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and decreased $2.428$1.032 billion for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2013.March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Components of these changes are discussed below in more detail.

Operating Activities

Details of cash provided by operating activities are as follows (in millions):

                                            
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2014   2013 

Operating Income

  $3,406    $3,407  

Depreciation

   2,394     2,371  

Amortization

   101     95  

Noncash equity-based compensation

   138     100  

Cash paid for interest, net(a)

   (1,187)     (1,304)  

Cash paid for income taxes, net(b)

   (286)     (471)  

All other, net, including working capital changes

   (26)     (44)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

  $4,540    $4,154  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)

Amounts include interest income received (including amounts received under interest rate swap contracts) of $92 million and $121 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(b)

Amounts include cash refunds of income taxes of $14 million and $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Cash provided by operating activities increased from $4.154 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to $4.540 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This increase was primarily related to decreases in cash paid for income taxes, net, and cash paid for interest, net.

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Operating Activities

Details of cash provided by operating activities are as follows (in millions):

  Three Months Ended March 31,  
       2015             2014       

Operating Income

 $1,084   $1,092  

Depreciation

 852   775  

Amortization

 34   33  

Noncash equity-based compensation expense

 42   50  

Cash paid for interest, net(a)

 (392)   (415)  

Cash refunds of (paid for) income taxes, net(b)

 (3)    

All other, net, including working capital changes

 (109)   (140)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

 $1,508   $1,397  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)

Amounts include cash received under interest rate swap contracts of $16 million and $24 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(b)

Amounts include cash refunds of income taxes of $2 million and $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Cash paid for income taxes, net,provided by operating activities increased from $1.397 billion for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2014 decreasedto $1.508 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This increase was primarily as a result of certainrelated to an increase in Operating Income (excluding depreciation and amortization) and decreases in working capital expenditure-related deductions, including the tangible repair regulations (e.g., de minimus expensing) released in late 2013, which was partially offset by the continued reversal of bonus depreciation benefits recorded in prior years. The Company expects thatrequirements and cash paid for income taxes, net, in 2014 will decrease compared to 2013.interest, net.

Cash paid for interest, net, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased primarily as a result of the maturity of TWC’s 6.20% senior notes due July 2013 ($1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount) and 8.25% senior notes due February 2014 ($750 million in aggregate principal amount).

On December 19, 2014, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 was enacted, extending bonus depreciation deductions of 50% of the cost of the Company’s qualified 2014 capital expenditures. The Company expects cash paid for income taxes, net, to increase in 2015 primarily as a result of the reversal of prior year bonus depreciation benefits, partially offset by benefits relating to the late enactment of 50% bonus depreciation in December of 2014 (including a related overpayment of approximately $120 million, which reduces the Company’s 2015 cash paid for income taxes, net).

The Company made no cash contributions to its qualified defined benefit pension plans (the “qualified pension plans”) and contributed $1 million to its nonqualified defined benefit pension plan (the “nonqualified pension plan” and, together with the qualified pension plans, the “pension plans”) during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. As of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, the qualified pension plans were estimated to be overfundedunderfunded by $116 million, and the$255 million. The Company does not expect tomay make any discretionary cash contributions to the qualified pension plans duringin 2015. Such contributions will be dependent on a variety of factors, including current and expected interest rates, asset performance, the remainderfunded status of 2014.the qualified pension plans and management’s judgment. For the nonqualified defined benefit pension plan, (the “nonqualified pension plan”), the Company will continue to make contributions during the remainder of 20142015 to the extent benefits are paid.

Investing Activities

Details of cash used by investing activities are as follows (in millions):

 

                                            
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2014   2013 

Capital expenditures

  $(3,179)    $(2,371)  

Purchases of investments:

    

Short-term investments in U.S. Treasury securities

   —     (575)  

All other

   (2)     (11)  

Return of capital from investees

   —      

Proceeds from sale, maturity and collection of investments

   18     476  

Acquisition of intangible assets

   (31)     (30)  

Other investing activities

   22     19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used by investing activities

  $(3,172)    $(2,485)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
       2015               2014         

Capital expenditures

 $(1,134)   $(834)  

Acquisition of intangible assets

 (23)   (12)  

Other investing activities

   27  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used by investing activities

 $(1,154)   $   (819)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used by investing activities increased from $2.485$819 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $1.154 billion for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2013 to $3.172 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, principally due to an increase in capital expenditures, partially offset byprimarily due to the 2013 purchases of short-termCompany’s investments in U.S. Treasury securities (net of maturities).to improve network reliability, upgrade older customer premise equipment and expand its network to additional residences, commercial buildings and cell towers.

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OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

TWC’s capital expenditures by major category were as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                                                
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
  2014   2013     2015         2014     

Customer premise equipment(a)

  $1,231    $ 829   $467   $298  

Scalable infrastructure(b)

   797     592   270   163  

Line extensions(c)

   517     421   174   146  

Upgrades/rebuilds(d)

   107     85   38   23  

Support capital(e)

   527     444   185   204  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total capital expenditures

  $3,179    $2,371   $1,134   $834  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a) 

Amounts represent costs incurred in the purchase and installation of equipment that resides at a customer’s home or business for the purpose of receiving/sending video, high-speed data and/or voice signals. Such equipment includes set-top boxes, remote controls, high-speed data modems (including wireless), telephone modems and the costs of installing such new equipment. Customer premise equipment also includes materials and labor costs incurred to install the “drop” cable that connects a customer’s dwelling or business to the closest point of the main distribution network.

(b) 

Amounts represent costs incurred in the purchase and installation of equipment that controls signal reception, processing and transmission throughout TWC’s distribution network, as well as controls and communicates with the equipment residing at a customer’s home or business. Also included in scalable infrastructure is certain equipment necessary for content aggregation and distribution (video-on-demand equipment) and equipment necessary to provide certain video, high-speed data and voice service features (voicemail, email, etc.).

(c) 

Amounts represent costs incurred to extend TWC’s 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 and certain electronic equipment.

(d) 

Amounts primarily represent costs incurred to upgrade or replace certain existing components or an entire geographic area of TWC’s distribution network. These costs typically include network design, the purchase and installation of fiber optic and coaxial cable and certain electronic equipment.

(e) 

Amounts represent all other capital purchases required to run day-to-day operations. These costs typically include vehicles, land and buildings, computer hardware/software, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, tools and test equipment. Amounts include capitalized software costs of $247$102 million and $235$93 million for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, respectively.

The Company expects that 2015 capital expenditures will increase slightly compared to be2014 capital expenditures of approximately $4.0 billion in 2014 as the Company invests to improve network reliability, upgrade older customer premise equipment and expand its network to additional residences, commercial buildings and cell towers.$4.1 billion.

Financing Activities

Details of cash usedprovided (used) by financing activities are as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                                                
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
  2014   2013     2015         2014     

Short-term borrowings, net

  $1,027    $—   $131   $1,544  

Repayments of long-term debt

   (1,750)     (1,500)   (500)   (750)  

Redemption of mandatorily redeemable preferred equity

   —     (300)  

Dividends paid

   (642)     (573)   (216)   (214)  

Repurchases of common stock

   (259)     (1,856)  

Repurchases of common stock(a)

 —   (259)  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

   199     124   71   79  

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

   131     81   56   78  

Taxes paid in cash in lieu of shares issued for equity-based compensation

   (74)     (64)   (56)   (66)  

Net collateral received on derivative financial instruments

 —   43  

Other financing activities

       (9)   —   (1)  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash used by financing activities

  $(1,367)    $(4,097)  

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

 $(514)   $454  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

(a)

In connection with the Company’s entry into the Merger Agreement, the Company suspended its common stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”) on February 13, 2014. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had $2.723 billion remaining under the Stock Repurchase Program authorization.

Cash used by financing activities was $514 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $454 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Cash used by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily consisted of the repayment of TWC’s 3.5% senior notes due February 2015 ($500 million in aggregate principal amount) and the payment of a quarterly cash dividend, partially offset by borrowings under the Company’s commercial paper program. Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 primarily consisted of borrowings under the Company’s commercial paper program, partially offset by the repayment of TWC’s 8.25% senior notes due February 2014 ($750 million in aggregate principal amount), repurchases of TWC common stock and the payment of a quarterly cash dividend.

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OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

Cash used by financing activities was $1.367 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to $4.097 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Cash used by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 primarily consisted of repayments of TWC’s 8.25% senior notes due February 2014 ($750 million in aggregate principal amount) and 7.50% senior notes due April 2014 ($1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount), the payment of quarterly cash dividends and repurchases of TWC common stock (prior to the suspension of the Stock Repurchase Program in connection with the announcement of the Comcast merger), partially offset by borrowings under the Company’s commercial paper program. Cash used by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 primarily consisted of repurchases of TWC common stock, the repayment of TWC’s 6.20% senior notes due July 2013 ($1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount), the payment of quarterly cash dividends and the redemption of mandatorily redeemable non-voting Series A Preferred Equity Membership Units issued by Time Warner NY Cable LLC, a former subsidiary of TWC.

Outstanding Debt and Available Financial Capacity

Debt as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 20132014 was as follows:

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                
      Outstanding Balance as of         Outstanding Balance as of       
  Maturity  Interest Rate September 30,
2014
   December 31,
2013
     Maturity     Interest Rate     March 31,    
2015
   December 31,  
2014
 
      (in millions)   (in millions) 

TWC notes and debentures(a)

  2015-2042  5.736%(b) $21,126    $22,938    2017-2042  5.904%(b)  $20,504   $21,065  

TWCE debentures(c)

  2023-2033  7.896%(b)  2,062     2,065  2023-20337.905%(b)  2,059   2,061  

Revolving credit facility(d)

  2017    —     —  2017 —   —  

Commercial paper program(d)

  2017  0.315%(b)  1,027     —  20170.515%(b)  638   507  

Capital leases

  2016-2042    87     49  2016-2042 85   85  
     

 

   

 

       

 

   

 

 

Total debt(e)

     $24,302    $25,052   $23,286   $23,718  
     

 

   

 

       

 

   

 

 

 

(a) 

Outstanding balance amounts of the TWC notes and debentures as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2013 each2014 include £1.266 billion and £1.267 billion, respectively, of senior unsecured notes valued at $2.054$1.876 billion and $2.098$1.973 billion, respectively, using the exchange rates at each date.

(b) 

Rate represents a weighted-average effective interest rate as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and, for the TWC notes and debentures, includes the effects of interest rate swaps and cross-currency swaps.

(c) 

Outstanding balance amounts of the Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (“TWCE”)TWCE debentures as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 20132014 include an unamortized fair value adjustment of $62$59 million and $65$61 million, respectively, primarily consisting of the fair value adjustment recognized as a result of the 2001 merger of America Online, Inc. (now known as AOL Inc.) and Time Warner Inc. (now known as Historic TW Inc.).

(d) 

As of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, the Company had $2.413$2.798 billion of available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility (which reflects a reduction of $60$64 million for outstanding letters of credit backed by the Revolving Credit Facility).

(e) 

Outstanding balance amounts of total debt as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 20132014 include current maturities of long-term debt of $1.540 billion$647 million and $1.767$1.017 billion, respectively.

See the 20132014 Form 10-K for further details regarding the Company’s outstanding debt and other financing arrangements, including certain information about maturities, covenants and rating triggers related to such debt and financing arrangements. As of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, TWC was in compliance with the leverage ratio covenant of the Revolving Credit Facility, with a ratio of consolidated total debt as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 to consolidated EBITDA for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 of approximately 3.02.8 times. In accordance with the Revolving Credit Facility agreement, consolidated total debt as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 was calculated as (a) total debt per the accompanying consolidated balance sheet less the TWCE unamortized fair value adjustment (discussed above) and the fair value of debt subject to interest rate swaps, less (b) total cash per the accompanying consolidated balance sheet in excess of $25 million. In accordance with the Revolving Credit Facility agreement, consolidated EBITDA for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 was calculated as Operating Income plus depreciation, amortization and equity-based compensation expense.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

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 revenue, Operating Income, cash provided by operating activities and other financial measures. 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 included throughout this report and are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, they are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

The Company operates in a highly competitive, consumer and technology driven and rapidly changing business that is affected by government regulation and economic, strategic, political and social conditions. Various factors could adversely affect the operations, business or financial results of TWC in the future and cause TWC’s 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 20132014 Form 10-K, and in TWC’s other filings made from time to time with the SECSecurities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) after the date of this report. In addition, important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those in its forward-looking statements include:

 

increased competition from video, high-speed data, networking and voice providers, particularly direct broadcast satellite operators, telecommunication carriers, companies that deliver programming over broadband Internet connections, and wireless broadband and phone providers;

 

the Company’s ability to deal effectively with the current challenging economic environment or further deterioration in the economy, which may negatively impact customers’ demand for the Company’s services and also result in a reduction in the Company’s advertising revenue;

 

the Company’s continued ability to exploit new and existing technologies that appeal to residential and business services customers and advertisers;

 

changes in the regulatory and tax environments in which the Company operates, including, among others, regulation of broadband Internet services, “net neutrality” legislation or regulationrules recently adopted by the FCC and federal, state and local taxation;

 

increased difficulty negotiating programming and retransmission agreements on favorable terms, resulting in increased costs to the Company and/or the loss of popular programming; and

 

changes or delays in, or impediments to executing on, the Company’s plans, initiatives and strategies, including the proposed Comcast merger.strategies.

Any forward-looking statements made by the Company in this document speak only as of the date on which they are made. 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 changes in circumstances, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

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ITEM  4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

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 Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted by the Company under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed by the Company is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management to allow timely decisions regarding the required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

 

                                                                                                        
  September 30,
2014
   December 31,
2013
 March 31,
2015
   December 31,  
2014
 
  (in millions) (in millions) 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and equivalents

  $526    $525   $547    $707   

Receivables, less allowances of $134 million and $77 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

   950     954  

Receivables, less allowances of $112 million and $109 million
as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

 811    949   

Deferred income tax assets

   319     334   232    269   

Other current assets

   279     331   416    391   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total current assets

   2,074     2,144   2,006    2,316   

Investments

   69     56   67    64   

Property, plant and equipment, net

   15,794     15,056   16,207    15,990   

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

   549     552   511    523   

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

   26,012     26,012   26,012    26,012   

Goodwill

   3,138     3,196   3,137    3,137   

Other assets

   1,000     1,257   390    459   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total assets

  $48,636    $48,273   $48,330    $48,501   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

  $462    $565   $446    $567   

Deferred revenue and subscriber-related liabilities

   193     188   207    198   

Accrued programming and content expense

   902     869   971    902   

Current maturities of long-term debt

   1,540     1,767   647    1,017   

Other current liabilities

   1,922     1,837   1,888    1,813   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total current liabilities

   5,019     5,226   4,159    4,497   

Long-term debt

   22,762     23,285   22,639    22,701   

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

   12,230     12,098   12,616    12,560   

Other liabilities

   716     717   772    726   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)

    

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

TWC shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 280.4 million and 277.9 million shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

        

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 282.4 million and 280.8 million shares issued and
outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

 3    3   

Additional paid-in capital

   7,093     6,951   7,284    7,172   

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

   824     (55)  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net

   (15)     44  

Retained earnings

 1,189    1,162   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

 (336)    (324)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total TWC shareholders’ equity

   7,905     6,943   8,140    8,013   

Noncontrolling interests

         4    4   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total equity

   7,909     6,947   8,144    8,017   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

  $48,636    $48,273   $48,330    $48,501   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

See accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

                                                                                                
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2014   2013   2014   2013 Three Months Ended March 31, 
      (recast)       (recast) 2015 2014 
  (in millions, except per share data) 

(in millions, except

per share data)

 

Revenue

  $5,714    $5,518    $17,022    $16,543   $5,777    $5,582   

Costs and expenses:

        

Programming and content

   1,326     1,210     3,976     3,719   1,419    1,309   

Sales and marketing

   556     528     1,655     1,497   559    555   

Technical operations

   401     394     1,143     1,129   399    371   

Customer care

   210     191     622     575   226    205   

Other operating

   1,167     1,190     3,538     3,669   1,178    1,162   

Depreciation

   824     790     2,394     2,371   852    775   

Amortization

   33     32     101     95   34    33   

Merger-related and restructuring costs

   46     23     187     81   26    80   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total costs and expenses

   4,563     4,358     13,616     13,136   4,693    4,490   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Operating Income

   1,151     1,160     3,406     3,407   1,084    1,092   

Interest expense, net

   (353)     (379)     (1,066)     (1,175)  

Interest expense

 (348)    (364)   

Other income, net

       —     28     10   10    15   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Income before income taxes

   803     781     2,368     2,242   746    743   

Income tax provision

   (304)     (249)     (891)     (828)   (288)    (264)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income

   499     532     1,477     1,414   458    479   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —     —     —     —   —    —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

  $499    $532    $1,477    $1,414   $458    $479   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income per common share attributable to
TWC common shareholders:

        

Basic

  $1.77    $1.86    $5.25    $4.85   $1.60    $1.71   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Diluted

  $1.76    $1.84    $5.22    $4.81   $1.59    $1.70   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

   279.8     285.0     278.8     289.9   281.5    277.8   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Diluted

   283.5     289.0     282.5     293.8   284.9    281.8   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Cash dividends declared per share of common stock

  $0.75    $0.65    $2.25    $1.95   $1.50    $0.75   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

See accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

                                                                                
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2014   2013   2014   2013 2015 2014 
  (in millions) (in millions) 

Net income

  $499    $532    $1,477    $1,414   $458   $479  

Change in accumulated unrealized losses on pension benefit obligation, net of income tax benefit (provision) of $0 and $(8) million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $16 million and $(36) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively

   (1)     10     (26)     56  

Change in accumulated deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of income tax benefit (provision) of $(36) million and $(48) million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $21 million and $(58) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively

   58     77     (33)     91  

Change in accumulated unrealized losses on pension benefit obligation, net of
income tax provision of $(4) million and $0 in 2015 and 2014, respectively

   (1)  

Change in accumulated deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of
income tax benefit of $11 million and $29 million in 2015 and 2014, respectively

 (18)   (45)  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

   57     87     (59)     147  

Other comprehensive loss

 (12)   (46)  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Comprehensive income

   556     619     1,418     1,561   446   433  

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —     —     —     —   —   —  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to TWC shareholders

  $556    $619    $1,418    $1,561   $446   $433  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

See accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

                                                                                
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2014   2013 2015 2014 
  (in millions) (in millions) 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

  $1,477    $1,414   $458   $479  

Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:

    

Depreciation

   2,394     2,371   852   775  

Amortization

   101     95   34   33  

Income from equity-method investments, net of cash distributions

   (19)     (9)   (3)   (7)  

Deferred income taxes

   185     353   100   40  

Equity-based compensation expense

   138     100   42   50  

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

   (131)     (81)   (56)   (78)  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions:

    

Receivables

   20     17   152   105  

Accounts payable and other liabilities

   317     (137)   54   64  

Other changes

   58     31   (125)   (64)  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

   4,540     4,154   1,508   1,397  
  

 

  

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Capital expenditures

   (3,179)     (2,371)   (1,134)   (834)  

Purchases of investments

   (2)     (586)  

Return of capital from investees

   —      

Proceeds from sale, maturity and collection of investments

   18     476  

Acquisition of intangible assets

   (31)     (30)   (23)   (12)  

Other investing activities

   22     19     27  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash used by investing activities

   (3,172)     (2,485)   (1,154)   (819)  
  

 

  

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Short-term borrowings, net

   1,027     —   131   1,544  

Repayments of long-term debt

   (1,750)     (1,500)   (500)   (750)  

Redemption of mandatorily redeemable preferred equity

   —     (300)  

Dividends paid

   (642)     (573)   (216)   (214)  

Repurchases of common stock

   (259)     (1,856)   —   (259)  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

   199     124   71   79  

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

   131     81   56   78  

Taxes paid in cash in lieu of shares issued for equity-based compensation

   (74)     (64)   (56)   (66)  

Net collateral received on derivative financial instruments

 —   43  

Other financing activities

       (9)   —   (1)  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash used by financing activities

   (1,367)     (4,097)  

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

 (514)   454  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

       (2,428)   (160)   1,032  

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

   525     3,304   707   525  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

  $526    $876   $547   $1,557  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

See accompanying notes.

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

                                                                                                                                                            
  TWC
Shareholders’
Equity
   Non-
controlling
Interests
   Total
Equity
 TWC
Shareholders’

Equity
 Non-
controlling

Interests
 Total
Equity
 
  (in millions) (in millions) 

Balance as of December 31, 2012

  $7,279    $   $7,283  

Balance as of December 31, 2013

 $6,943   $  $6,947  

Net income

   1,414     —     1,414   479   —   479  

Other comprehensive income

   147     —     147  

Cash dividends declared ($1.95 per common share)

   (573)     —     (573)  

Other comprehensive loss

 (46)   —   (46)  

Cash dividend declared ($0.75 per common share)

 (213)   —   (213)  

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

   (1,844)     —     (1,844)   (208)   —   (208)  

Equity-based compensation expense

   100     —     100   50   —   50  

Excess tax benefit realized from equity-based compensation

   81     —     81   78   —   78  

Shares issued upon exercise of stock options

   124     —     124   79   —   79  

Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for equity-based compensation

   (64)     —     (64)   (66)   —   (66)  

Other changes

   (2)     —     (2)   (2)   —   (2)  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2013

  $6,662    $   $6,666  

Balance as of March 31, 2014

 $7,094   $  $7,098  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

  $6,943    $   $6,947  

Balance as of December 31, 2014

 $8,013   $  $8,017  

Net income

   1,477     —     1,477   458   —   458  

Other comprehensive loss

   (59)     —     (59)   (12)   —   (12)  

Cash dividends declared ($2.25 per common share)

   (642)     —     (642)  

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

   (208)     —     (208)  

Cash dividends declared ($1.50 per common share)

 (431)   —   (431)  

Equity-based compensation expense

   138     —     138   42   —   42  

Excess tax benefit realized from equity-based compensation

   131     —     131   56   —   56  

Shares issued upon exercise of stock options

   199     —     199   71   —   71  

Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for equity-based compensation

   (74)     —     (74)   (56)   —   (56)  

Other changes

 (1)   —   (1)  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2014

  $7,905    $   $7,909  

Balance as of March 31, 2015

 $8,140   $  $8,144  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

See accompanying notes.

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business

Time Warner Cable Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “TWC” or the “Company”) is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered cable systems located mainly in five geographic areas – New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, the Midwest (including Ohio, Kentucky and Wisconsin), Southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. TWC’s mission is to connect its customers to the world—simply, reliably and with superior service. TWC offers video, high-speed data and voice services to residential and business services customers. TWC’s residential services also include security and home management services, and TWC’s business services also include networking and transport services (including cell tower backhaul services) and enterprise-class, cloud-enabled hosting, managed applications and services. TWC also sells video and online advertising inventory to a variety of local, regional and national customers.

On February 12, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) whereby the Company agreed to merge with and into a 100% owned subsidiary of Comcast. ReferComcast (the “Comcast merger”). On April 24, 2015, Comcast and the Company entered into a Termination Agreement wherein the parties agreed to Note 3 for further details regardingterminate the merger with Comcast.Merger Agreement.

On April 25, 2014, Comcast entered into a binding agreement with Charter Communications, Inc., (“Charter”), which contemplatescontemplated three transactions:transactions (the “divestiture transactions”): (1) a contribution, spin-off and merger transaction, (2) an asset exchange and (3) a sale of assets, allassets. The completion of the divestiture transactions would have resulted in the combined company divesting a net total of approximately 3.7 million video subscribers, a portion of which arewere TWC subscribers (primarily in the Midwest). On April 24, 2015, Comcast delivered a notice of termination of such agreement to Charter.

On March 31, 2015, Charter and Advance/Newhouse Partnership (“A/N”) announced that they and certain of their affiliates had reached a definitive agreement pursuant to which Charter would acquire Bright House Networks, LLC (“Bright House Networks”), subject to closing of the divestiture transactions and to TWC’s “right of first offer” with respect to Bright House Networks. Bright House Networks is a number100% owned subsidiary of conditions. Refer to Note 3 for further details regarding Comcast’s transactions with Charter.a partnership (“TWE-A/N”) between A/N and Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (“TWCE”), a subsidiary of TWC.

Basis of Presentation

Changes in Basis of Presentation

Effective in the first quarter of 2014, the Company determined it has three reportable segments: Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations. The Company’s reportable segments have been determined based on how management evaluates and manages the business. The Company has recast its financial information and disclosures for the prior periods to reflect the segment disclosures as if the current presentation had been in effect throughout all periods presented. Refer to Note 11 for further information regarding the Company’s segment information.

Additionally, during the first quarter of 2014, the Company revised its categorization of operating costs and expenses to be consistent with how such costs and expenses are presented to management and to provide a more meaningful presentation. The Company has recast the consolidated financial statements, financial information and disclosures of operating costs and expenses for the prior periods to reflect the new categorization, which had no impact on total operating costs and expenses, Operating Income or net income attributable to TWC shareholders for any period presented. The Company’s operating costs and expenses are presented in the following categories: (i) programming and content, (ii) sales and marketing, (iii) technical operations, (iv) customer care and (v) other operating costs.

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include all of the assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and cash flows of TWC and all entities in which TWC has a controlling voting interest. The consolidated financial statements include the results of the Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership (“TWE-A/N”)N only for the TWE-A/N cable systems that are controlled by TWC and for which TWC holds an economic interest. Intercompany accounts and transactions between consolidated companies have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements include accounting for allowances for doubtful accounts, depreciation and amortization, business combinations, derivative financial instruments, pension benefits, equity-based compensation, income taxes, loss contingencies, certain programming arrangements and asset impairments. Allocation methodologies used to prepare the consolidated financial statements are based on estimates and have been described in the notes, where appropriate.

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Reclassifications

As discussed above, certainCertain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial information to conform to the current year presentation.

Interim Financial Statements

The 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, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with GAAP applicable to interim periods. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of TWC included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 as recast in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2014.

 

2.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board the (“FASB”) issued authoritative guidance that outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most recent current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle of the revenue model is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also specifies the accounting for certain incremental costs of obtaining a contract and costs to fulfill a contract with a customer. Entities have the option of applying either a full retrospective approach to all periods presented or a modified approach that reflects differences prior to the date of adoption as an adjustment to equity. ThisIn April 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of this guidance by one year. As such, this guidance will be effective for TWC on January 1, 20172018 and the Company is currently assessing the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

3.

COMCAST MERGER

On February 12, 2014,In April 2015, the CompanyFASB issued authoritative guidance for the purpose of simplifying the presentation of debt issuance costs. Under this guidance, debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability are required to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of such debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by this guidance. Entities will be required to apply a full retrospective approach to all periods presented. This guidance will be effective for TWC on January 1, 2016 and, upon adoption, debt issuance costs capitalized in other current assets and other assets in the consolidated balance sheet will be reclassified and presented as a reduction to current and noncurrent long-term debt. As of March, 31, 2015, debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization, recognized in the consolidated balance sheet totaled $100 million, of which $10 million is recorded in other current assets.

Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement

In April 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance for the purpose of clarifying the accounting for cloud computing arrangements by providing criteria for determining whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. Under this guidance, if it is determined that a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses; however, if it is determined that a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. Entities have the option of applying either a full retrospective approach to all periods presented or a prospective approach to all arrangements entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”) with Comcast wherebyor materially modified after the Company agreed to merge with and into a 100% owned subsidiary of Comcast (the “Comcast merger”). Upon completion of the Comcast merger, all of the outstanding shares of the Companyeffective date. This guidance will be cancelledeffective for TWC on January 1, 2016 and each issued and outstanding share will be converted intois not expected to have a material impact on the right to receive 2.875 shares of Class A common stock of Comcast. At their special meetings on October 8, 2014 and October 9, 2014, respectively, Comcast’s shareholders approved the issuance of Comcast Class A common stock to TWC stockholders in the Comcast merger and TWC stockholders approved the adoption of the Agreement. TWC and Comcast expect to complete the Comcast merger in early 2015, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals, as well as satisfaction of certain other closing conditions.Company’s consolidated financial statements.

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

On April 25, 2014, Comcast entered into a binding agreement with Charter, which contemplates three transactions (the “divestiture transactions”): (1) a contribution, spin-off and merger transaction, (2) an asset exchange and (3) a sale of assets. The completion of the divestiture transactions will result in the combined company divesting a net total of approximately 3.9 million video subscribers, a portion of which are TWC subscribers (primarily in the Midwest). The divestiture transactions are expected to occur contemporaneously with one another and are conditioned upon and will occur following the closing of the Comcast merger. They are also subject to a number of other conditions. The Comcast merger is not conditioned upon the closing of the divestiture transactions and, accordingly, the Comcast merger can be completed regardless of whether the divestiture transactions are ultimately completed.

4.3.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders is determined using the two-class method and is computed by dividing net income attributable to TWC common shareholders by the weighted average of common shares outstanding during the period. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines income per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Diluted net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders reflects the more dilutive earnings per share amount calculated using the treasury stock method or the two-class method.

Set forth below is a reconciliation of net income attributable to TWC common shareholders per basic and diluted common share (in millions, except per share data):

 

                                                                                                
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2014   2013   2014   2013         2015                 2014         

Net income attributable to TWC common shareholders

  $495    $529    $1,464    $1,406   $450    $475   

Net income allocated to participating securities(a)

           13       8    4   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

  $499    $532    $1,477    $1,414   $458    $479   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Weighted-average basic common shares outstanding

   279.8     285.0     278.8     289.9   281.5    277.8   

Dilutive effect of nonparticipating equity awards

   1.6     1.9     1.8     1.7   1.1    2.1   

Dilutive effect of participating equity awards(a)

   2.1     2.1     1.9     2.2   2.3    1.9   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding

   283.5     289.0     282.5     293.8   284.9    281.8   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
        

Net income per common share attributable to
TWC common shareholders:

        

Basic

  $1.77    $1.86    $5.25    $4.85   $1.60    $1.71   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Diluted

  $1.76    $1.84    $5.22    $4.81   $1.59    $1.70   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a) 

The Company’s restrictedRestricted stock units granted to employees and non-employee directors are considered participating securities with respect to regular quarterly cash dividends.

 

5.

GOODWILL AND INDEFINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

In the first quarter of 2014, in connection with the Company’s determination that it has three reportable segments, the Company performed an evaluation of its reporting units and concluded that the Company has three reporting units (Residential Services, Business Services and TWC Media). The Company reallocated its goodwill to the new reporting units based upon the relative fair value of each reporting unit as of January 1, 2014. The Company determined that the fair value of each of the reporting units was significantly in excess of the respective carrying value.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

The estimated fair value of each reporting unit for purposes of re-allocating goodwill was performed using a combination of a discounted cash flows (“DCF”) analysis and a market-based approach, which utilized significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs used in the DCF analysis included forecasted cash flows under the Company’s most recent long-range projections, discount rates that reflect the risks inherent in each reporting unit and terminal growth rates. The market-based approach imputed the value of the reporting units after considering trading multiples for other publicly traded cable companies, telecommunications providers, and advertisers that are similar to the Company’s reporting units.

In addition, the Company performed a quantitative impairment test of its cable franchise rights resulting in the conclusion that the fair value of these assets were significantly in excess of their carrying value. The quantitative impairment test for cable franchise rights was performed using a DCF analysis. The inputs used in the DCF analysis included forecasted cash flows under the Company’s most recent long-range projections attributable to the cable franchise rights and discount rates that reflect the risks inherent in the cable franchise rights.

As of the Company’s July 1, 2014 annual testing date and based on its qualitative assessment, the Company determined that it was not more likely than not that its cable franchise rights and goodwill were impaired and, therefore, the Company did not perform a quantitative assessment as part of its annual impairment testing. In making that determination, management identified and analyzed qualitative factors, including factors that would most significantly impact a DCF analysis of the fair values of the cable franchise rights and the fair values of the Company’s reporting units. This process included a review of the Company’s most recent projections, analysis of operating results versus the prior year and budget, changes in market values, changes in discount rates and changes in terminal growth rate assumptions.

6.4.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The fair values of assets and liabilities associated with the Company’s derivative financial instruments recorded in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 20132014 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

                                                                                        
  Assets   Liabilities Assets Liabilities 
  September 30,
2014
   December 31,
2013
   September 30,
2014
   December 31,
2013
 March 31,
2015
   December 31,  
2014
     March 31,    
2015
   December 31,  
2014
 

Interest rate swaps(a)(b)

  $90    $135    $34    $50   $112    $93    $5    $19   

Cross-currency swaps(a)(c)

   223     321     —     —   117    197    46    —   

Equity award reimbursement obligation(d)

   —     —     —     11  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $313    $456    $34    $61   $              229    $290    $51    $19   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a) 

The Company’s interestInterest rate swap and cross-currency swap contracts with multiple counterparties are subject to contractual terms that provide for the net settlement of all such contracts with each counterparty, including cash collateral received or paid, through a single payment in the event of default on or termination of any one contract by either party. The fair values of the assets and liabilities associated with interest rate swaps and cross-currency swaps are presented on a gross basis in the consolidated balance sheet and are classified as current or noncurrent based on the maturity date of the respective contract.

(b) 

Of the total amountThe fair value of assets associated with interest rate swap assets recordedswaps as of September 30, 2014 and DecemberMarch 31, 2013, $4 million and $8 million, respectively,2015 is recorded in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet. Of the total fair value of assets associated with interest rate swaps as of December 31, 2014, $1 million is recorded in other current assets with the remainder recorded in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet. The total amountfair values of liabilities associated with interest rate swap liabilities recordedswaps as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2013 is2014 are recorded in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

(c) 

The fair values of the assets and liabilities associated with cross-currency swaps are recorded in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheet.

(d)

The fair value of the equity award reimbursement obligation was recorded in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Hedges

The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk by effectively converting fixed-rate debt into variable-rate debt. Under such contracts, the Company is entitled to receive semi-annual interest payments at fixed rates and is required to make semi-annual interest payments at variable rates, without exchange of the underlying principal amount. Such contracts are designated as fair value hedges. The Company recognized no gain or loss related to its interest rate swaps because the changes in the fair values of such instruments were completely offset by the changes in the fair values of the hedged fixed-rate debt. The fair value of interest rate swaps was determined using a DCFdiscounted cash flow (“DCF”) analysis based on the terms of the contract and expected forward interest rates, and incorporates the credit risk of the Company and each counterparty (a Level 2 fair value measurement). The following table summarizes the terms of the Company’s existing fixed to variable interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2013:2014:

 

                                    
                                                March 31,       December 31,   
  September 30,
2014
   December 31,
2013
 2015 2014 

Maturities

   2015-2019      2014-2019    2017-2019   2015-2019  

Notional amount (in millions)

  $6,100    $7,850   $5,600   $6,100  

Weighted-average pay rate (variable based on LIBOR plus variable margins)

   4.77%      4.89%    5.13%   4.78%  

Weighted-average receive rate (fixed)

   6.58%      6.86%    6.86%   6.58%  

The notional amounts of interest rate instruments, as presented in the above table, are used to measure interest to be paid or received and do not represent the amount of exposure to credit loss.

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company uses cross-currency swaps to manage foreign exchange risk related to foreign currency denominated debt by effectively converting foreign currency denominated debt, including annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, to U.S. dollar denominated debt. Such contracts are designated as cash flow hedges. The Company has entered into cross-currency swaps to effectively convert its £1.275 billion aggregate principal amount of fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated debt, including annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, to fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated debt. The cross-currency swaps have maturities of June 2031 and July 2042. The fair value of cross-currency swaps was determined using a DCF analysis based on expected forward interest and exchange rates, and incorporates the credit risk of the Company and each counterparty (a Level 2 fair value measurement). The following table summarizes the deferred gain (loss) activity related to cash flow hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),loss, net, and reclassified into other income, net, for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 (in millions):

 

                                                                                        
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2014   2013   2014   2013 

Deferred gains (losses) recognized:

        

Cross-currency swaps

  $(19)    $249    $(98)    $140  

Deferred (gains) losses reclassified into earnings:

        

Cross-currency swaps(a)

   113     (124)     44      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net deferred gains (losses) recognized

   94     125     (54)     149  

Income tax (provision) benefit

   (36)     (48)     21     (58)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net deferred gains (losses) recognized, net of tax

  $58    $77    $(33)    $91  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                    
 Three Months Ended March 31, 
         2015                 2014         

Deferred losses recognized

 $(126)    $(62)   

Deferred (gains) losses reclassified into earnings(a)

 97    (12)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net deferred losses recognized

 (29)    (74)   

Income tax benefit

 11    29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net deferred losses recognized, net of tax

 $(18)    $(45)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Deferred gains (losses) on cross-currency swaps were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),loss, net, to other income, net, which offsets the re-measurement gains (losses) recognized in other income, net, on the British pound sterling denominated debt.

Any ineffectiveness related to the Company’s cash flow hedges has been and is expected to be immaterial.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Equity Award Reimbursement Obligation

Prior to 2007, some of TWC’s employees were granted options to purchase shares of Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner”) common stock in connection with their past employment with subsidiaries and affiliates of Time Warner, including TWC. Upon the exercise of Time Warner stock options held by TWC employees, TWC was obligated to reimburse Time Warner for the excess of the market price of Time Warner common stock on the day of exercise over the option exercise price (the “intrinsic” value of the award). The Company recorded the equity award reimbursement obligation at fair value in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. The change in the equity award reimbursement obligation fluctuated primarily with the fair value and expected volatility of Time Warner common stock and changes in fair value were recorded in other income, net, in the period of change. On March 12, 2014, all remaining outstanding Time Warner stock options held by TWC employees expired and the Company was obligated to reimburse Time Warner $6 million, which consisted of the intrinsic value of awards exercised through March 12, 2014 for which payment had not yet been made. As of March 12, 2014, the Company no longer viewed this obligation as a derivative financial instrument valued using Level 3 fair value measurements as the $6 million remaining liability was fixed.

Changes in the fair value of the equity award reimbursement obligation, valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), from January 1 through September 30 are presented below (in millions):

                                        
   2014   2013 

Balance at beginning of period

  $11    $19  

(Gains) losses recognized in other income, net

   (1)      

Payments to Time Warner for awards exercised

   (4)     (15)  

Transfer out of Level 3

   (6)     —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $—    $12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company’s assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include equity-method investments, long-lived assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. The Company reviews the carrying amounts of such assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable or at least annually as of July 1 for indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. Any resulting asset impairment would require that the asset be reduced to its fair value. Refer to Note 5 for further details regarding the Company’s fair value analysis of cable franchise rights and goodwill.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The Company’s other financial instruments not measured at fair value on a recurring basis include (a) cash and equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and borrowings under the Company’s commercial paper program, which are reflected at cost in the consolidated balance sheet, and (b) TWC senior notes and debentures and Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (“TWCE”)TWCE senior debentures (collectively, the “senior notes and debentures”) not subject to fair value hedge accounting, which are reflected at amortized cost in the consolidated balance sheet. With the exception of the senior notes and debentures, cost approximates fair value for these instruments due to their short-term nature. The carrying value and related estimated fair value of the senior notes and debentures was $23.187$22.563 billion and $27.577$27.233 billion, respectively, as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and $25.003$23.126 billion and $25.187$27.842 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2013.2014. Estimated fair values for the senior notes and debentures are determined by reference to the market value of the instrument as quoted on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market (a Level 1 fair value measurement).

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7.5.

TWC SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Changes in Common Stock

Changes in the Company’s common stock from January 1 through September 30March 31 are presented below (in millions):

 

                                                                                
  2014   2013         2015                 2014         

Balance at beginning of period

   277.9     297.7   280.8    277.9   

Shares issued under the Company’s equity-based compensation plan

   4.0     3.8  

Shares issued under the equity-based compensation plan

 1.6    2.2   

Shares repurchased and retired

   (1.5)     (18.6)   —    (1.5)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Balance at end of period

   280.4     282.9   282.4    278.6   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stock Repurchase Program

As a result ofIn connection with the Company’s entry into the merger agreement with Comcast,Merger Agreement, the Company’sCompany suspended its $4.0 billion common stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”) was suspended on February 13, 2014. Prior to the merger agreement with Comcast, the Company repurchased 1.5 million shares of TWC common stock for $208 million during 2014. As of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, the Company had $2.723 billion remaining under the Stock Repurchase Program authorization.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net, included in TWC shareholders’ equity from January 1 through September 30March 31 are presented below (in millions):

 

                                                                            
  2014   2013         2015                 2014         

Balance at beginning of period

  $44    $(663)   $(324)    $44   

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax

   (86)       105  

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax

 (78)    (39)   

Amounts reclassified into earnings, net of tax

   27     42   66    (7)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

   (59)     147  

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

 (12)    (46)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $(15)    $(516)   $(336)    $(2)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

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The following table summarizes the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net, included in TWC shareholders’ equity from January 1 through September 30March 31 (in millions):

 

                                    
  2014   2013         2015                 2014         

Unrealized losses on pension benefit obligation:

    

Balance at beginning of period

  $(104)    $(708)   $(473)    $(104)   

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax

   (25)     21  

Amounts reclassified into earnings, net of tax:

    

Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss(a)

   (2)     56   10    (1)   

Income tax (benefit) provision

       (21)  

Income tax benefit

 (4)    —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net of tax

   (1)     35   6    (1)   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

   (26)     56   6    (1)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $(130)    $(652)   $(467)    $(105)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:

    

Balance at beginning of period

  $149    $45   $150    $149   

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax

   (61)     84  

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax

 (78)    (39)   

Amounts reclassified into earnings, net of tax:

    

Effective portion of loss on cash flow hedges(b)

   44      

Income tax benefit

   (16)     (2)  

Effective portion of (gain) loss on cash flow hedges(b)

 97    (12)   

Income tax provision (benefit)

 (37)    6   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Effective portion of loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax

   28      

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

   (33)     91  

Effective portion of (gain) loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax

 60    (6)   

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

 (18)    (45)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $116    $136   $132    $104   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Other changes:

    

Balance at beginning and end of period

  $(1)    $—   $(1)    $(1)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a) 

Amounts are included in the computation of net periodic benefit costs as discussed further in Note 9.7.

(b) 

Amounts are recorded in other income, net, in the consolidated statement of operations as discussed further in Note 6.4.

 

8.6.

EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION

TWC is authorized under the Company’s stock incentive plan (the “2011 Plan”) to grant restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and options to purchase shares of TWC common stock to its employees and non-employee directors. As of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, the 2011 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 20.0 million shares of TWC common stock, of which 8.78.8 million shares were available for grant.

Equity-based compensation expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 was as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                            
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2014   2013   2014   2013         2015                 2014         

Restricted stock units(a)

  $40    $19    $121    $69   $38    $43   

Stock options

           17     31   4    7   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total equity-based compensation expense(a)

  $45    $26    $138    $100   $42    $50   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a) 

ForOf the threetotal equity-based compensation expense recorded in 2015 and nine months ended September 30, 2014, amounts include $17$11 million and $40$9 million, respectively, of equity-based compensation expenseis recognized in merger-related and restructuring costs in the consolidated statement of operations.

Restricted Stock Units

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, TWC granted 18,000 RSUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $146.80 per RSU, which included no RSUs subject to performance-based vesting conditions (“PBUs”). For the three months ended March 31, 2014, TWC granted 3.575 million RSUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $135.31 per RSU, which included 143,000 PBUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $135.31 per PBU. Total unrecognized

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Restricted Stock Units

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, TWC granted 3.778 million RSUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $135.72 per RSU, which included 143,000 RSUs subject to performance-based vesting conditions (“PBUs”) at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $135.31 per PBU. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, TWC granted 1.200 million RSUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $87.30 per RSU, which included 142,000 PBUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $87.31 per PBU. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs as of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, without taking into account expected forfeitures, was $501$422 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average period of 3.853.53 years, without taking into account acceleration of vesting.

As a result ofIn connection with the planned Comcast merger,Company’s entry into the Merger Agreement, the Company advanced the timing of its annual grants that would have been made in 2015 and 2016 into 2014. As a result, eligible employees were granted additional RSUs having a value equal to (and with vesting terms consistent with) those that these employees otherwise would have received in each of 2015 and 2016 (the “retention grants”), but without performance-based vesting conditions. Specifically, the retention grant corresponding to the 2015 annual grant will vest 50% in February of 2018 and 50% in February of 2019; the retention grant corresponding to the 2016 annual grant will vest 50% in February of 2019 and 50% in February of 2020, in each case subject to continued employment. Like the Company’s other equity awards, if a grantee’s employment is terminated without cause or for good reason within 24 months following the closing of the Comcast merger, the retention grants will vest in full. However, if the merger has not yet closed andIf the grantee’s employment iswere terminated prior to the date on which either retention grant would have normally been made (i.e., February 2015 or 2016, as appropriate), such retention grant willwould be forfeited.forfeited, absent a change in control of the Company prior to such termination of employment. Employees who received retention grants were generally not eligible for additional equity awards in 2015 and will generally not be eligible for additional equity awards in 20152016 absent a change of responsibilities or 2016.other circumstances. Consequently, absent the closing ofwhether or not the Comcast merger was consummated, both the employees and the Company would generally be in the same position they would have been in had the additional RSUs been granted in 2015 and 2016, rather than in 2014.

With the exception of the retention grants discussed above, RSUs, including PBUs, generally vest 50% on each of the third and fourth anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued employment and, in the case of PBUs, subject to the satisfaction and certification of the applicable performance conditions. RSUs generally provide for accelerated vesting upon the termination of the grantee’s employment after reaching a specified age and years of service or upon certain terminationsa termination of the grantee’s employment within 24 months following the closinga change in control of the Comcast mergerCompany and, in the case of PBUs, subject to the satisfaction and certification of the applicable performance conditions. PBUs are subject to forfeiture if the applicable performance condition is not satisfied. RSUs awarded to non-employee directors are not subject to vesting or forfeiture restrictions and the shares underlying the RSUs will generally be issued in connection with a director’s termination of service as a director. Pursuant to the directors’ compensation program, certain directors with more than three years of service on the Board of Directors have elected an in-service vesting period for their RSU awards. Holders of RSUs are generally entitled to receive cash dividend equivalents or retained distributions related to regular cash dividends or other distributions, respectively, paid by TWC. In the case of PBUs, the receipt of the dividend equivalents is subject to the satisfaction and certification of the applicable performance conditions. Retained distributions are subject to the vesting requirements of the underlying RSUs. Upon the vesting of a RSU, shares of TWC common stock may be issued from authorized but unissued shares or from treasury stock, if any.

Stock Options

For the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, TWC granted no stock options. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, TWC granted 2.539 million stock options at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $15.66 per option, which included 302,000 stock options subject to performance-based vesting conditions (“PBOs”) at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $15.57 per PBO. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options as of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, without taking into account expected forfeitures, was $28$19 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average period of 1.921.60 years, without taking into account acceleration of vesting.

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Stock options, including PBOs,stock options subject to performance-based vesting conditions (“PBOs”), have exercise prices equal to the fair market value of TWC common stock at the date of grant. Generally, stock options vest ratably over a four-year vesting period and expire ten years from the date of grant, subject to continued employment and, in the case of PBOs, subject to the satisfaction and certification of the applicable performance condition. Certain stock option awards provide for accelerated vesting upon the termination of the grantee’s employment after reaching a specified age and years of service or upon certain terminationsa termination of the grantee’s employment within 24 months following the closinga change in control of the Comcast mergerCompany and, in the case of PBOs, subject to the satisfaction and certification of the applicable performance conditions. PBOs are subject to forfeiture if the applicable performance condition is not satisfied. Upon the exercise of a stock option, shares of TWC common stock may be issued from authorized but unissued shares or from treasury stock, if any.

The table below presents the assumptions used to value stock options at their grant date for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and reflects the weighted average of all awards granted within the period:

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Expected volatility

26.14%

Expected term to exercise from grant date (in years)

5.94 

Risk-free rate

1.19%

Expected dividend yield

2.97%

9.7.

PENSION COSTS

TWC sponsors the Time Warner Cable Pension Plan (the “TWC Pension Plan”) and the Time Warner Cable Union Pension Plan (the “Union Pension Plan” and, together with the TWC Pension Plan, the “qualified pension plans”), both qualified defined benefit pension plans, that together provide pension benefits to a majority of the Company’s employees. TWC also provides a nonqualified defined benefit pension plan for certain employees (the “nonqualified pension plan” and, together with the qualified pension plans, the “pension plans”). Pension benefits are based on formulas that reflect the employees’ years of service and compensation during their employment period. TWC uses a December 31 measurement date for its pension plans. The components of net periodic benefit costs for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                                                                            
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2014   2013   2014   2013         2015                 2014         

Service cost

  $43    $51    $129    $153   $57    $43   

Interest cost

   36     35     108     104   36    36   

Expected return on plan assets

   (58)     (54)     (174)     (160)   (57)    (58)   

Amounts amortized

   (1)     19     (2)     56   10    (1)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net periodic benefit costs

  $20    $51    $61    $153   $46    $20   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

The Company made no cash contributions to the qualified pension plans during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2014, and does not expect toMarch 31, 2015; however, the Company may make any discretionary cash contributions to the qualified pension plans duringin 2015. Such contributions will be dependent on a variety of factors, including current and expected interest rates, asset performance, the remainderfunded status of 2014.the qualified pension plans and management’s judgment. For the nonqualified pension plan, the Company will continue to make contributions during the remainder of 20142015 to the extent benefits are paid.

8.

MERGER-RELATED AND RESTRUCTURING COSTS

Merger-related and restructuring costs for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 consisted of the following (in millions):

                                            
 Three Months Ended March 31, 
         2015                 2014         

Merger-related costs

 $24    $63   

Restructuring costs

 2    17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total merger-related and restructuring costs

 $26    $80   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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10.

MERGER-RELATED AND RESTRUCTURING COSTS

Merger-related and restructuring costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):

                                                                                
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2014   2013   2014   2013 

Merger-related costs

  $48    $   $163    $ 

Restructuring costs

   (2)     21     24     72  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total merger-related and restructuring costs

  $46    $23    $187    $81  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Merger-related Costs

For the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015, the Company incurred Comcast merger-related costs of $24 million, including employee retention costs of $14 million and advisory and legal fees of $10 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company incurred merger-related costs of $48$63 million, and $163 million, respectively. These costs primarilywhich consisted of Comcast merger-related costs, which, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, includedincluding employee retention costs of $34$29 million and $103 million, respectively, and advisory and legal fees of $15$33 million, and $57 million, respectively. Merger-related costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 also included aas well as $1 million reversal and $3 million of costs, respectively, incurred in connection with the acquisition of DukeNet Communications, LLC. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurredAdditional merger-related costs of $2 million and $9 million, respectively,were incurred in connection with the acquisition of Insight Communications Company, Inc. The Company expects to incur additional merger-related costs during the remainder of 2014 in connection with the Comcast merger.April 2015. Changes in the Company’s accruals for merger-related costs are presented below (in millions):

 

                                                                                                                              
  Employee
Costs
   Other
Costs
   Total 

Remaining liability as of December 31, 2012

  $   $   $14  

Costs incurred

   —     13     13  

Cash paid(a)

   (4)     (17)     (21)  
  

 

   

 

   

 

     Employee    
Costs
       Other      
Costs
         Total         

Remaining liability as of December 31, 2013

             $3    $3    $6   

Costs incurred

   66     58     124   68    75    143   

Adjustments

   (1)     —     (1)   (1)    —    (1)   

Cash paid(a)

 (5)    (61)    (66)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Remaining liability as of December 31, 2014

 65    17    82   

Costs incurred

 3    10    13   

Cash paid

   (5)     (48)     (53)   (2)    (19)    (21)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Remaining liability as of September 30, 2014(b)

  $63    $13    $76  

Remaining liability as of March 31, 2015(b)

 $66    $8    $74   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a) 

Of the total cash paid in 2013, $162014, $24 million was paid during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2013.March 31, 2014.

(b) 

The remaining $76$74 million liability as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 is classified as a current liability in the consolidated balance sheet.

In addition to the cash settled liabilities shown in the table above, the Company also issued RSUs in connection with the retention RSUs,grants, as discussed in Note 8,6, which resulted in additional merger-related costs of $17$56 million and $40for the year ended December 31, 2014 ($9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

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March 31, 2014) and $11 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Restructuring Costs

The results forFor the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, included a net $2 million reversal and $24 million of restructuring costs, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013,Company incurred restructuring costs of $21$2 million and $72$17 million, respectively, primarily related to employee terminations and other exit costs. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring costs during the remainder of 2014.in 2015. Changes in the Company’s restructuring reserves are presented below (in millions):

 

                                                                                                                                       
  Employee
Termination
Costs
   Other
Exit
Costs
   Total 

Remaining liability as of December 31, 2012

  $24    $   $27  

Costs incurred

   88     18     106  

Cash paid(a)

   (73)     (17)     (90)  
  

 

   

 

   

 

     Employee    
Termination
Costs
       Other      
Exit

Costs
         Total         

Remaining liability as of December 31, 2013

   39         43   $39    $4    $43   

Costs incurred

   13     14     27   14    16    30   

Adjustments

   (3)     —     (3)   (3)    —    (3)   

Cash paid(a)

 (42)    (20)    (62)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Remaining liability as of December 31, 2014

 8    —    8   

Costs incurred

 2    —    2   

Cash paid

   (39)     (17)     (56)   (5)    —    (5)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Remaining liability as of September 30, 2014(b)

  $10    $   $11  

Remaining liability as of March 31, 2015(b)

 $5    $—    $5   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)

Of the total cash paid in 2013, $752014, $34 million was paid during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2013.March 31, 2014.

(b)

Of the remaining liability as of September 30, 2014, $8March 31, 2015, $4 million is classified as a current liability, with the remaining amount classified as a noncurrent liability in the consolidated balance sheet. Amounts are expected to be paid through March 2018.

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11.9.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Effective inThe Company classifies its operations into the first quarter of 2014, the Company determined it hasfollowing three reportable segments, which have been determined based on how management evaluates and manages the business. The Company has recast its financial information and disclosures for the prior periods to reflect the segment disclosures as if the current presentation had been in effect throughout all periods presented.

The Company classifies its operations into the following reportable segments:business:

 

Residential Services, which principally consists of video, high-speed data and voice services provided to residential customers as well as other residential services, including security and home management services.

 

Business Services, which principally consists of data, video and voice services provided to business customers as well as other business services, including enterprise-class, cloud-enabled hosting, managed applications and services.

 

Other Operations, which principally consists of (i) Time Warner Cable Media (“TWC Media”), the advertising sales arm of TWC, (ii) TWC-owned and/or operated regional sports networks (“RSNs”) and local sports, news and lifestyle channels (e.g., Time Warner Cable News NY1) and (iii) other operating revenue and costs, including those derived from the Advance/Newhouse PartnershipA/N and home shopping network-related services. The business units reflected in the Other Operations segment individually do not meet the thresholds to be reported as separate reportable segments.

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In addition to the above reportable segments, the Company has shared functions (referred to as “Shared Functions”) that include activities not attributable to a specific reportable segment. Shared Functions consists of operating costs and expenses associated with broad “corporate” functions (e.g., accounting and finance, information technology, executive management, legal and human resources) or functions supporting more than one reportable segment that are centrally managed (e.g., facilities, network operations, vehicles and procurement) as well as other activities not attributable to a reportable segment. As such, the reportable segment results reflect how management views such segments in assessing financial performance and allocating resources and are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that each segment would have achieved had they operated as stand-alone entities during the periods presented.

In evaluating the profitability of the Company’s segments, the components of net income (loss) below OIBDA, as defined below, are not separately evaluated by management at the segment level. Due to the nature of the Company’s operations, a majority of its assets, including its distribution systems, are utilized across the Company’s operations and are not segregated by segment. In addition, segment assets are not reported to, or used by, management to allocate resources or assess the performance of the Company’s segments. Accordingly, the Company has not disclosed asset information by segment.

Segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                                                                                          
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 
  Residential
Services
Segment
   Business
Services
Segment
   Other
Operations
Segment
   Shared
Functions
   Intersegment
Eliminations
   Total
Consolidated
 Residential
Services
      Segment      
 Business
Services
      Segment      
 Other
Operations
      Segment      
 Shared
    Functions    
 Intersegment
  Eliminations  
 Total
  Consolidated  
 

Revenue(a)

  $4,615    $724    $438    $—    $(63)    $5,714   $4,662    $781    $398    $—    $(64)    $5,777   

Operating costs and expenses

   (2,489)     (282)     (240)     (712)     63     (3,660)   (2,581)    (302)    (235)    (727)    64    (3,781)   

Merger-related and restructuring costs

   —     —     —     (46)     —     (46)   —    —    —    (26)    —    (26)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

OIBDA

  $2,126    $442    $198    $(758)    $—     2,008   $2,081    $479    $163    $(753)    $—    1,970   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Depreciation

             (824)   (852)   

Amortization

             (33)   (34)   
            

 

             

 

 

Operating Income

            $1,151   $1,084   
            

 

             

 

 
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 
  Residential
Services
Segment
   Business
Services
Segment
   Other
Operations
Segment
   Shared
Functions
   Intersegment
Eliminations
   Total
Consolidated
 

Revenue(a)

  $4,579    $594    $393    $—    $(48)    $5,518  

Operating costs and expenses

   (2,456)     (250)     (152)     (703)     48     (3,513)  

Merger-related and restructuring costs

   —     —     —     (23)     —     (23)  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

OIBDA

  $2,123    $344    $241    $(726)    $—     1,982  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Depreciation

             (790)  

Amortization

             (32)  
            

 

 

Operating Income

            $1,160  
            

 

 

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  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 
  Residential
Services
Segment
   Business
Services
Segment
   Other
Operations
Segment
   Shared
Functions
   Intersegment
Eliminations
   Total
Consolidated
 Residential
Services
      Segment      
 Business
Services
      Segment      
 Other
Operations
      Segment      
 Shared
    Functions    
 Intersegment
  Eliminations  
 Total
  Consolidated  
 

Revenue(a)

  $13,845    $2,083    $1,274    $—     $(180)    $17,022   $4,568    $668    $400    $—    $(54)    $5,582   

Operating costs and expenses

   (7,395)     (830)     (730)     (2,159)     180     (10,934)   (2,436)    (266)    (227)    (727)    54    (3,602)   

Merger-related and
restructuring costs

   —      —      —      (187)     —      (187)   —    —    —    (80)    —    (80)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

OIBDA

  $6,450    $1,253    $544    $(2,346)    $—      5,901   $2,132    $402    $173    $(807)    $—    1,900   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Depreciation

             (2,394)   (775)   

Amortization

             (101)   (33)   
            

 

             

 

 

Operating Income

            $3,406   $1,092   
            

 

             

 

 
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 
  Residential
Services
Segment
   Business
Services
Segment
   Other
Operations
Segment
   Shared
Functions
   Intersegment
Eliminations
   Total
Consolidated
 

Revenue(a)

  $13,822    $1,696    $1,173    $—     $(148)    $16,543  

Operating costs and expenses

   (7,328)     (714)     (533)     (2,162)     148     (10,589)  

Merger-related and
restructuring costs

   —      —      —      (81)     —      (81)  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

OIBDA

  $6,494    $982    $640    $(2,243)    $—      5,873  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Depreciation

             (2,371)  

Amortization

             (95)  
            

 

 

Operating Income

            $3,407  
            

 

 

 

(a) 

Revenue derived from outside the U.S. was insignificant in all periods presented. No single customer accounted for a significant amount of revenue in any period presented.

Intersegment Eliminations relates to the programming provided to the Residential Services and Business Services segments by the Company’s RSNs and local sports, news and lifestyle channels. These services are reflected as programming expense for the Residential Services and Business Services segments and as revenue for the Other Operations segment.

Intersegment revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):

                                                                                                                              
  
         Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
         2014   2013   2014   2013 

Residential Services

      $—     $—     $—     $—   

Business Services

       —      —      —      —   

Other Operations

       63     48     180     148  
      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total intersegment revenue

      $63    $48    $180    $148  
      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

                                                  
 Three Months Ended March 31, 
         2015                 2014         

Residential Services

 $—     $—    

Business Services

 —    —   

Other Operations

 64    54   
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total intersegment revenue

 $64    $54   
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

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The Company’s revenueRevenue for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 was derived from the following sources (in millions):

 

                                                                                                
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2014   2013   2014   

2013

2015 2014 

Residential Services revenue:

        

Video

  $2,497    $2,600    $7,538    $            7,945  $2,469    $2,495   

High-speed data

   1,620     1,461     4,784    4,291  1,696    1,558   

Voice

   476     498     1,462    1,534  473    496   

Other

   22     20     61    52  24    19   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total Residential Services revenue

   4,615     4,579     13,845    13,822  4,662    4,568   

Business Services revenue:

        

Video

   93     87     272    258  94    89   

High-speed data

   343     282     980    806  376    306   

Voice

   132     110     373    308  142    118   

Wholesale transport

   105     65     303    181  121    101   

Other

   51     50     155    143  48    54   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total Business Services revenue

   724     594     2,083    1,696  781    668   

Other Operations revenue:

        

Advertising

   276     253     795    741  230    247   

Other

   162     140     479    432  168    153   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total Other Operations revenue

   438     393     1,274    1,173  398    400   

Intersegment eliminations

   (63)     (48)     (180)    (148) (64)    (54)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total revenue

  $5,714    $5,518    $17,022    $          16,543  $5,777    $5,582   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Use of OIBDA

Management uses Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization (“OIBDA”), among other measures, in evaluating the segment’s performance because it eliminates the effects of (i) considerable amounts of noncash depreciation and amortization and (ii) items not within the control of the Company’s operations managers (such as income tax provision, other income (expense), net, and interest expense, net)expense). Management also uses this measure to evaluate the Company’s consolidated operating performance and to allocate resources and capital to the segments. Performance measures derived from OIBDA are also used in the Company’s annual incentive compensation programs. In addition, this measure is commonly used by analysts, investors and others in evaluating the Company’s performance.

This measure has inherent limitations. For example, OIBDA does not reflect capital expenditures or the periodic costs of certain capitalized assets used in generating revenue. To compensate for such limitations, management evaluates the Company’s consolidated performance through, among other measures, various cash flow measures, which reflect capital expenditure decisions, and net income attributable to TWC shareholders, which reflects the periodic costs of capitalized assets. OIBDA also fails to reflect the significant costs borne by the Company for income taxes and debt servicing costs, the results of the Company’s equity investments and other non-operational income or expense. Management compensates for these limitations by using other analytics such as a review of net income attributable to TWC shareholders.

This non-GAAP measure should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, the Company’s Operating Income and net income attributable to TWC shareholders, as well as other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

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12.10.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

Following the announcement of the Comcast merger on February 13, 2014, eight putative class action complaints challenging the merger were filed on behalf of purported TWC stockholders, seven in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York and one in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. These complaints were captioned:Barrett v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.);Karl Graulich IRA v. Marcus, et al.(N.Y. Sup. Ct.);Wedeking v.

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Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.);Lassoff v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al.(N.Y. Sup. Ct.);Thomas v. Marcus, et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.);Tangarone v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.);Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System v. Black, et al. (Del. Ch.); andEmpire State Supply Corp. v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.). On March 25, 2014, the plaintiff inTangarone v. Time Warner Cable Inc. voluntarily discontinued the action in the New York Supreme Court and re-filed the action in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware under the captionTangarone v. Time Warner Cable Inc.,Inc, et al. (Del. Ch.). Likewise, on March 26, 2014, the plaintiffs inEmpire State Supply Corp. v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. voluntarily discontinued the action in the New York Supreme Court, and re-filed the action on March 27, 2014 in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware under the captionEmpire State Supply Corp. v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (Del. Ch.). On March 28, 2014, the plaintiffs inLouisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System v. Black, et al. (Del. Ch.) filed an amended complaint. On April 2, 2014, the Court orally granted a motion to consolidate the pending actions in the New York Supreme Court under the captionBarrett, et al.v.Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), which the Court did formally by written order on April 15, 2014. On April 3, 2014, the plaintiffs inBarrett, et al. v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.) filed a consolidated amended complaint. The various complaints name as defendants the Company, the members of the Company’s Board of Directors, Comcast and Tango Acquisition Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”). The complaints assert that the members of the Company’s Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to the Company’s stockholders during the Comcast merger negotiations and by entering into the Comcast merger agreementMerger Agreement and approving the Comcast merger, and that Comcast and Merger Sub aided and abetted such breaches of fiduciary duties. The complaints also allege that the Company and its Board of Directors failed to disclose in the registration statement related to the Comcast merger material facts relating to the merger. The complaints seek, among other relief, injunctive relief enjoining the shareholder vote on the Comcast merger, unspecified declaratory and equitable relief, compensatory damages in an unspecified amount, and costs and fees. On July 22, 2014, the parties to the litigation entered into a memorandum of understanding reflecting the terms of an agreement, subject to final approval by the New York Supreme Court and certain other conditions, to settle all of the outstanding litigation challenging the merger. The Company believes that the claims asserted against it in the lawsuits are without merit and, if the settlement does not receive final approval by the New York Supreme Court or otherwise is not consummated, intends to defend against the litigation vigorously.

On December 11, 2013, Constellation Technologies LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rockstar Consortium US LP (“Rockstar”), filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that the Company and its subsidiary, TWCE, infringe six patents purportedly relating to the Company’s use of various technologies, including switched digital technology for video delivery, Multiprotocol Label Switching (“MPLS”) networks and data routing techniques, Ethernet passive optical networks and IP Multimedia Subsystem (“IMS”) protocols to provide video, high-speed data and voice services. Rockstar acquired these patents and others from Nortel Networks Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nortel Networks Corporation, in 2011. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified monetary damages. On January 3, 2014, the plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint, and on February 7, 2014, the Company moved to dismiss certain allegations in the Amended Complaint. On September 29, 2014, the court denied the Company’s motion to dismiss. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

On December 19, 2011, Sprint Communications Company L.P. filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas alleging that the Company infringes 12 patents purportedly relating to Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified monetary damages as well as injunctive relief. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

The Company is the defendant inIn re: Set-Top Cable Television Box Antitrust Litigation, ten purported class actions filed in federal district courts throughout the U.S. These actions are subject to a Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) Order transferring the cases for pretrial proceedings to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On July 26, 2010, the plaintiffs filed a third amended consolidated class action complaint (the “Third Amended Complaint”), alleging that the Company violated Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, various state antitrust laws and state unfair/deceptive trade practices statutes by tying the sales of premium cable television services to the leasing of set-top converter boxes. The plaintiffs are seeking, among other things, unspecified treble monetary damages and an injunction to cease such alleged practices. On September 30, 2010, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint, which the court granted on April 8, 2011. On June 17, 2011, the plaintiffs appealed this decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

On August 9, 2010, the plaintiffs inMichelle Downs and Laurie Jarrett, et al. v. Insight Communications Company, L.P. filed a second amended complaint in a purported class action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky alleging that Insight Communications Company, L.P. violated Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act by tying the sales of premium cable television services to the leasing of set-top converter boxes, which is similar to the federal claim against the Company inIn re: Set-Top Cable Television Box Antitrust Litigation, discussed above. The plaintiffs are seeking, among other things, unspecified treble monetary damages and an injunction to cease such alleged practices. On July 19, 2013, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment, which argued that Insight Communications Company, L.P. did not coerce the plaintiffs to lease a set-top converter box, a necessary element of the plaintiffs’ claim. On July 29, 2014, the court granted TWC’s summary judgment motion and entered judgment in TWC’s favor and, on August 26, 2014, the plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

From time to time, the Company receives notices from third parties and, in some cases, is party to litigation alleging that certain of the Company’s services or technologies infringe the intellectual property rights of others. Claims of intellectual property infringement could require TWC 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 it to indemnify the other party for certain third-party intellectual property infringement claims, which could increase the Company’s 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.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Other Matters

The California Attorney General and the Alameda County, California District Attorney are investigating whether certain of the Company’s waste disposal policies, procedures and practices are in violation of the California Business and Professions Code and the California Health and Safety Code. These entities are seeking injunctive relief, unspecified civil penalties and attorneys’ fees. While the Company is unable to predict the outcome of this investigation, it does not believe that the outcome will have a material effect on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

In March 2003, the interests in cable networks and filmed entertainment held by Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (“TWE”) were transferred to Time Warner and all of Time Warner’s interests in cable systems were transferred to the Company (the “TWE Restructuring”). As part of the TWE Restructuring, Time Warner agreed to indemnify the Company from and against any and all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from specified litigation matters brought against the TWE non-cable businesses.businesses (and assumed by TWCE in connection with various internal reorganizations). Although Time Warner has agreed to indemnify the Company against such liabilities, TWE (as assumed by TWCE) remains a named party in certain litigation matters. In connection with an internal reorganization on September 30, 2012, TWE merged with and into TWCE, with TWCE as the surviving entity.

The costs and other effects of future litigation, governmental investigations, legal and administrative cases and proceedings (whether civil or criminal), settlements, judgments and investigations, claims and changes in pending 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 Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

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13.11.

ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Other Current Assets

Other current assets as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 20132014 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

                                                                                        
        September 30,
2014
   December 31,
2013
 March 31,
          2015          
 December 31,
          2014          
 

Prepaid income taxes

      $53    $142    $41    $157   

Other prepaid expenses

       195     155    349    208   

Other current assets

       31     34    26    26   
      

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total other current assets

      $    279    $    331    $416    $391   
      

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 20132014 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

                                                                                        
         September 30,
2014
   December 31,
2013
 

Accrued compensation and benefits

      $430    $394  

Accrued interest

       395     529  

Accrued sales and other taxes

       318     132  

Accrued insurance

       194     185  

Accrued franchise fees

       143     155  

Other accrued expenses

       442     442  
      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other current liabilities

      $ 1,922    $ 1,837  
      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):

                                                                                        
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2014   2013   2014   2013 

Interest expense

  $(353)    $(379)    $(1,066)    $(1,178)  

Interest income

   —      —      —       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

  $(353)    $(379)    $(1,066)    $(1,175)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 March 31,
          2015          
 December 31,
          2014          
 

Accrued interest

 $448    $486   

Accrued compensation and benefits

 370    397   

Accrued dividends

 216    —   

Accrued insurance

 198    199   

Accrued franchise fees

 119    151   

Accrued sales and other taxes

 113    132   

Other accrued expenses

 424    448   
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total other current liabilities

 $1,888    $1,813   
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

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Other Income, Net

Other income, net, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):

                                                                        
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2014   2013   2014   2013 

Income from equity-method investments, net

  $   5    $   2    $   27    $   16  

Gain (loss) on equity award reimbursement obligation to Time Warner

   —      (3)         (8)  

Other

   —          —       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income, net

  $   5    $—     $   28    $   10  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Related Party Transactions

The Company’s transactionsTransactions with related parties (i.e., equity-method investees) for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

                                                                        
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2014   2013   2014   2013         2015                 2014         

Revenue

  $   $   $   $  $1    $1   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Costs and expenses:

        

Programming and content

  $(39)    $(43)    $(132)    $(147)   $(48)    $(45)   

Other operating

   (5)     (6)     (15)     (15)   (5)    (6)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total costs and expenses

  $(44)    $(49)    $(147)    $(162)  

Total

 $(53)    $(51)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Additional financial information with respect to cash (payments) and receipts for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in millions):

 

                                    
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2014   2013         2015                 2014         

Cash paid for interest

  $(1,279)    $(1,425)   $(408)    $(439)   

Interest income received(a)

   92     121  

Cash received under interest rate swap contracts

 16    24   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash paid for interest, net

  $(1,187)    $(1,304)   $(392)    $(415)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

  $(300)    $(472)   $(5)    $(1)   

Cash refunds of income taxes

   14       2    3   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes, net

  $(286)    $(471)  

Cash (paid for) refunds of income taxes, net

 $(3)    $2   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

(a)

Interest income received includes amounts received under interest rate swap contracts.

The consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes (a) purchases of short-term investments in U.S. Treasury securities of $575 million (included in purchases of investments) and (b) proceeds from the maturity of short-term investments in U.S. Treasury securities of $475 million (included in proceeds from sale, maturity and collection of investments).

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The consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 does not reflect $21 million of common stock repurchases that were included in other current liabilities as of September 30, 2013 for which payment was made in October 2013.

14.12.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Set forth below are condensed consolidating financial statements presenting the financial position, results of operations (including comprehensive income) and cash flows of (i) Time Warner Cable Inc. (the “Parent Company”), (ii) Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (“TWCE” or the “Guarantor Subsidiary”), a direct 100% owned subsidiary of the Parent Company, (iii) the direct and indirect non-guarantor subsidiaries of the Parent Company (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) on a combined basis and (iv) the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information for Time Warner Cable Inc. on a consolidated basis. The Guarantor Subsidiary has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the debt securities issued by the Parent Company in its 2007 registered exchange offer and subsequent public offerings. The Parent Company directly owns all of the voting and economic interests of the Guarantor Subsidiary.

There are no legal or regulatory restrictions on the Parent Company’s ability to obtain funds from any of its 100% owned subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances.

These condensed consolidating financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of Time Warner Cable Inc.

Basis of Presentation

As discussed in Note 1, during the first quarter of 2014, the Company revised its categorization of operating costs and expenses to be consistent with how such costs and expenses are presented to management and to provide a more meaningful presentation. As such, the Company has recast operating costs and expenses in the consolidating statement of operations for the prior periods to reflect the new categorization. Refer to Note 1 for further details.

On November 1, 2013, the Company completed the second phase of an internal reorganization to simplify its organizational structure. As part of this phase of the reorganization, on November 1, 2013, TW NY Cable Holding Inc. merged with and into the Parent Company, with the Parent Company as the surviving entity, and TWC Internet Holdings II merged with and into TWCE, with TWCE as the surviving entity and a direct 100% owned subsidiary of the Parent Company. As a result of this phase of the reorganization, the presentation of the condensed consolidating statement of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for the prior periods has been recast to reflect TWCE as the sole subsidiary guarantor of debt securities issued by the Parent Company.

In presenting the condensed consolidating financial statements, the equity method of accounting has been applied to (i) the Parent Company’s interests in the Guarantor Subsidiary and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiary’s interests in the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, where applicable, even though all such subsidiaries meet the requirements to be consolidated under GAAP. All intercompany balances and transactions between the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiary and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries have been eliminated, as shown in the column “Eliminations.” All

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assets and liabilities have been allocated to the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiary and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries generally based on legal entity ownership. Certain administrative costs have been allocated to the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiary and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries based on revenue recorded at the respective entity. Beginning December 1, 2013, theThe Parent Company began allocatingallocates 100% of its third-party interest expense, net of interest income received from intercompany loans, to the Guarantor Subsidiary. Prior to December 1, 2013, a portion of the interest expense incurred by the Parent Company was allocated to the Guarantor Subsidiary and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries based on revenue recorded at the respective entity. The income tax provision has been presented based on each subsidiary’s legal entity activity including income tax benefits related to allocated administrative costs and interest expense. Deferred income taxes have been presented based upon the temporary differences between the carrying amounts of the respective assets and liabilities of the applicable entities.

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The Company’s condensedCondensed consolidating financial information as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 20132014 and for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in millions):

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiary
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   TWC
Consolidated
 Parent
    Company    
 Guarantor
    Subsidiary    
 Non-
Guarantor
  Subsidiaries  
   Eliminations   TWC
  Consolidated  
 

ASSETS

          

Current assets:

          

Cash and equivalents

  $318    $—    $208    $—    $526   $308    $—    $239    $—    $547   

Receivables, net

   35     —     915     —     950   51    —    760    —    811   

Receivables from affiliated parties

   214     —     27     (241)     —   218    —    27    (245)    —   

Deferred income tax assets

   10     —     309     —     319   —    —    235    (3)    232   

Other current assets

   36     33     210     —     279   11    44    361    —    416   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total current assets

   613     33     1,669     (241)     2,074   588    44    1,622    (248)    2,006   

Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries

   44,158     45,570     7,641     (97,369)     —   45,269    47,128    7,641    (100,038)    —   

Investments

   —     56     13     —     69   —    55    12    —    67   

Property, plant and equipment, net

   —     28     15,766     —     15,794   —    27    16,180    —    16,207   

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

   —         544     —     549   —    19    492    —    511   

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

   —     —     26,012     —     26,012   —    —    26,012    —    26,012   

Goodwill

   —     —     3,138     —     3,138   —    —    3,137    —    3,137   

Other assets

   919     —     81     —     1,000   328    —    67    (5)    390   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total assets

  $45,690    $45,692    $54,864    $(97,610)    $48,636   $        46,185    $        47,273    $        55,163    $        (100,291)    $        48,330   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

          

Current liabilities:

          

Accounts payable

  $—    $—    $462    $—    $462   $—    $—    $446    $—    $446   

Deferred revenue and subscriber-related liabilities

   —     —     193     —     193   —    —    207    —    207   

Payables to affiliated parties

   27     211         (241)     —   27    213    5    (245)    —   

Accrued programming and content expense

   —     —     902     —     902   —    —    971    —    971   

Current maturities of long-term debt

   1,531     —         —     1,540   638    —    9    —    647   

Other current liabilities

   665     22     1,235     —     1,922   745    24    1,122    (3)    1,888   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total current liabilities

   2,223     233     2,804     (241)     5,019   1,410    237    2,760    (248)    4,159   

Long-term debt

   20,622     2,062     78     —     22,762   20,505    2,059    75    —    22,639   

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

   304     154     11,772     —     12,230   —    222    12,399    (5)    12,616   

Long-term payables to affiliated parties

   7,641     14,702     —     (22,343)     —   7,641    14,702    —    (22,343)    —   

Other liabilities

   126     101     489     —     716   220    93    459    —    772   

TWC shareholders’ equity:

          

Due to (from) TWC and subsidiaries

   6,869     1,088     (7,957)     —     —   8,269    1,528    (9,797)    —    —   

Other TWC shareholders’ equity

   7,905     27,352     47,674     (75,026)     7,905   8,140    28,432    49,263    (77,695)    8,140   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total TWC shareholders’ equity

   14,774     28,440     39,717     (75,026)     7,905   16,409    29,960    39,466    (77,695)    8,140   

Noncontrolling interests

   —     —         —       —    —    4    —    4   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total equity

   14,774     28,440     39,721     (75,026)     7,909   16,409    29,960    39,470    (77,695)    8,144   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

  $45,690    $45,692    $54,864    $(97,610)    $48,636   $46,185    $47,273    $55,163    $(100,291)    $48,330   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 20132014

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiary
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   TWC
Consolidated
 Parent
Company
 Guarantor
Subsidiary
 Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations TWC
Consolidated
 

ASSETS

          

Current assets:

          

Cash and equivalents

  $316    $—    $209    $—    $525   $481    $—    $226    $—    $707   

Receivables, net

   63         890     —     954   31    —    918    —    949   

Receivables from affiliated parties

   158     —     28     (186)     —   215    —    27    (242)    —   

Deferred income tax assets

           320     —     334   9    —    264    (4)    269   

Other current assets

   120     42     169     —     331   121    46    224    —    391   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total current assets

   662     52     1,616     (186)     2,144   857    46    1,659    (246)    2,316   

Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries

   42,492     43,285     7,641     (93,418)     —   44,790    46,401    7,641    (98,832)    —   

Investments

   —     43     13     —     56   —    51    13    —    64   

Property, plant and equipment, net

   —     30     15,026     —     15,056   —    28    15,962    —    15,990   

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

   —         546     —     552   —    5    518    —    523   

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

   —     —     26,012     —     26,012   —    —    26,012    —    26,012   

Goodwill

   —     —     3,196     —     3,196   —    —    3,137    —    3,137   

Other assets

   1,165     —     92     —     1,257   385    —    74    —    459   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total assets

  $44,319    $43,416    $54,142    $(93,604)    $48,273   $46,032    $46,531    $55,016    $(99,078)    $48,501   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

          

Current liabilities:

          

Accounts payable

  $—    $—    $565    $—    $565   $—    $—    $567    $—    $567   

Deferred revenue and subscriber-related liabilities

   —     —     188     —     188   —    —    198    —    198   

Payables to affiliated parties

   28     155         (186)     —   27    212    3    (242)    —   

Accrued programming and content expense

   —     —     869     —     869   —    —    902    —    902   

Current maturities of long-term debt

   1,758     —         —     1,767   1,008    —    9    —    1,017   

Other current liabilities

   591     67     1,179     —     1,837   529    67    1,221    (4)    1,813   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total current liabilities

   2,377     222     2,813     (186)     5,226   1,564    279    2,900    (246)    4,497   

Long-term debt

   21,179     2,065     41     —     23,285   20,564    2,061    76    —    22,701   

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

   359     161     11,578     —     12,098   23    214    12,323    —    12,560   

Long-term payables to affiliated parties

   7,641     14,702     —     (22,343)     —   7,641    14,702    —    (22,343)    —   

Other liabilities

   140     89     488     —     717   154    91    481    —    726   

TWC shareholders’ equity:

          

Due to (from) TWC and subsidiaries

   5,680     453     (6,133)     —     —   8,073    1,216    (9,289)    —    —   

Other TWC shareholders’ equity

   6,943     25,724     45,351     (71,075)     6,943   8,013    27,968    48,521    (76,489)    8,013   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total TWC shareholders’ equity

   12,623     26,177     39,218     (71,075)     6,943   16,086    29,184    39,232    (76,489)    8,013   

Noncontrolling interests

   —     —         —       —    —    4    —    4   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total equity

   12,623     26,177     39,222     (71,075)     6,947   16,086    29,184    39,236    (76,489)    8,017   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

  $44,319    $43,416    $54,142    $(93,604)    $48,273   $46,032    $46,531    $55,016    $(99,078)    $48,501   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiary
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   TWC
Consolidated
 Parent
     Company     
 Guarantor
    Subsidiary    
 Non-
Guarantor
    Subsidiaries    
   Eliminations   TWC
  Consolidated  
 

Revenue

  $—     $—     $5,714    $—     $5,714   $—    $—    $5,777    $—    $5,777   

Costs and expenses:

          

Programming and content

   —      —      1,326     —      1,326   —    —    1,419    —��   1,419   

Sales and marketing

   —      —      556     —      556   —    —    559    —    559   

Technical operations

   —      —      401     —      401   —    —    399    —    399   

Customer care

   —      —      210     —      210   —    —    226    —    226   

Other operating

   —      —      1,167     —      1,167   —    —    1,178    —    1,178   

Depreciation

   —      —      824     —      824   —    —    852    —    852   

Amortization

   —      —      33     —      33   —    —    34    —    34   

Merger-related and restructuring costs

   13     —      33     —      46   4    —    22    —    26   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total costs and expenses

   13     —      4,550     —      4,563   4    —    4,689    —    4,693   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

   (13)     —      1,164     —      1,151   (4)    —    1,088    —    1,084   

Equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries

   868     1,185     —      (2,053)     —    807    1,131    —    (1,938)    —   

Interest income (expense), net

   (52)     (353)     52     —      (353)   (57)    (350)    59    —    (348)   

Other income, net

   —              —        —    1    9    —    10   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income before income taxes

   803     833     1,220     (2,053)     803   746    782    1,156    (1,938)    746   

Income tax provision

   (304)     (311)     (322)     633     (304)   (288)    (303)    (289)    592    (288)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net income

   499     522     898     (1,420)     499   458    479    867    (1,346)    458   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —      —      —      —      —    —    —    —    —    —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net income attributable to
TWC shareholders

  $499    $522    $898    $(1,420)    $499   $458    $479    $867    $(1,346)    $458   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014  
  Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiary
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   TWC
Consolidated
 

Net income

  $499    $522    $898    $(1,420)    $499  

Change in accumulated unrealized losses on pension benefit obligation, net of tax

   (1)     —      —      —      (1)  

Change in accumulated deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax

   58     —      —      —      58  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Other comprehensive income

   57     —      —      —      57  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Comprehensive income

   556     522     898     (1,420)     556  

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —      —      —      —      —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to
TWC shareholders

  $556    $522    $898    $(1,420)    $556  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

                                                                                                                             
 Parent
     Company     
 Guarantor
    Subsidiary    
 Non-
Guarantor
    Subsidiaries    
   Eliminations   TWC
  Consolidated  
 

Net income

 $458    $479    $867    $(1,346)    $458   

Change in accumulated unrealized losses on
pension benefit obligation, net of tax

 6    —    —    —    6   

Change in accumulated deferred gains (losses)
on cash flow hedges, net of tax

 (18)    —    —    —    (18)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 (12)    —    —    —    (12)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 446    479    867    (1,346)    446   

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 —    —    —    —    —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to
TWC shareholders

 $446    $479    $867    $(1,346)    $446   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

(recast)

                                                                                               
   Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiary
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   TWC
Consolidated
 

Revenue

  $—     $—     $5,518    $—     $5,518  

Costs and expenses:

          

Programming and content

   —      —      1,210     —      1,210  

Sales and marketing

   —      —      528     —      528  

Technical operations

   —      —      394     —      394  

Customer care

   —      —      191     —      191  

Other operating

   —      —      1,190     —      1,190  

Depreciation

   —      —      790     —      790  

Amortization

   —      —      32     —      32  

Merger-related and restructuring costs

   —      —      23     —      23  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

   —      —      4,358     —      4,358  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

   —      —      1,160     —      1,160  

Equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries

   834     890     —      (1,724)     —   

Interest expense, net

   (53)     (128)     (198)     —      (379)  

Other income (expense), net

   —      (1)         —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

   781     761     963     (1,724)     781  

Income tax provision

   (249)     (252)     (144)     396     (249)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   532     509     819     (1,328)     532  

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —      —      —      —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to
TWC shareholders

  $532    $509    $819    $(1,328)    $532  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

(recast)

  

  

   Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiary
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   TWC
Consolidated
 

Net income

  $532    $509    $819    $(1,328)    $532  

Change in accumulated unrealized losses on pension benefit obligation, net of tax

   10     —      —      —      10  

Change in accumulated deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax

   77     —      —      —      77  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

   87     —      —      —      87  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   619     509     819     (1,328)     619  

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —      —      —      —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to
TWC shareholders

  $619    $509    $819    $(1,328)    $619  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2014

 

                                                                                               
   Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiary
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   TWC
Consolidated
 

Revenue

  $—     $—     $17,022    $—     $17,022  

Costs and expenses:

          

Programming and content

   —      —      3,976     —      3,976  

Sales and marketing

   —      —      1,655     —      1,655  

Technical operations

   —      —      1,143     —      1,143  

Customer care

   —      —      622     —      622  

Other operating

   —      —      3,538     —      3,538  

Depreciation

   —      —      2,394     —      2,394  

Amortization

   —      —      101     —      101  

Merger-related and restructuring costs

   54     —      133     —      187  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

   54     —      13,562     —      13,616  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

   (54)     —      3,460     —      3,406  

Equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries

   2,571     3,561     —      (6,132)     —   

Interest income (expense), net

   (149)     (1,071)     154     —      (1,066)  

Other income, net

   —      10     18     —      28  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

   2,368     2,500     3,632     (6,132)     2,368  

Income tax provision

   (891)     (936)     (940)     1,876     (891)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   1,477     1,564     2,692     (4,256)     1,477  

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —      —      —      —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to
TWC shareholders

  $1,477    $1,564    $2,692    $(4,256)    $1,477  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014  
   Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiary
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   TWC
Consolidated
 

Net income

  $1,477    $1,564    $2,692    $(4,256)    $1,477  

Change in accumulated unrealized losses on pension benefit obligation, net of tax

   (26)     —      —      —      (26)  

Change in accumulated deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax

   (33)     —      —      —      (33)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

   (59)     —      —      —      (59)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   1,418     1,564     2,692     (4,256)     1,418  

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —      —      —      —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to
TWC shareholders

  $1,418    $1,564    $2,692    $(4,256)    $1,418  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

(recast)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiary
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   TWC
Consolidated
 Parent
     Company     
 Guarantor
    Subsidiary    
 Non-
Guarantor
   Subsidiaries   
   Eliminations   TWC
  Consolidated  
 

Revenue

  $—     $—     $16,543    $—     $16,543   $—    $—    $5,582    $—    $5,582   

Costs and expenses:

          

Programming and content

   —      —      3,719     —      3,719   —    —    1,309    —    1,309   

Sales and marketing

   —      —      1,497     —      1,497   —    —    555    —    555   

Technical operations

   —      —      1,129     —      1,129   —    —    371    —    371   

Customer care

   —      —      575     —      575   —    —    205    —    205   

Other operating

   —      —      3,669     —      3,669   —    —    1,162    —    1,162   

Depreciation

   —      —      2,371     —      2,371   —    —    775    —    775   

Amortization

   —      —      95     —      95   —    —    33    —    33   

Merger-related and restructuring costs

   —      —      81     —      81   33    —    47    —    80   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total costs and expenses

   —      —      13,136     —      13,136   33    —    4,457    —    4,490   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Operating Income

   —      —      3,407     —      3,407  

Operating Income (Loss)

 (33)    —    1,125    —    1,092   

Equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries

   2,424     2,582     —      (5,006)     —    824    1,152    —    (1,976)    —   

Interest expense, net

   (183)     (294)     (698)     —      (1,175)  

Interest income (expense), net

 (48)    (366)    50    —    (364)   

Other income, net

               —      10   —    5    10    —    15   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income before income taxes

   2,242     2,290     2,716     (5,006)     2,242   743    791    1,185    (1,976)    743   

Income tax provision

   (828)     (855)     (514)     1,369     (828)   (264)    (284)    (295)    579    (264)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net income

   1,414     1,435     2,202     (3,637)     1,414   479    507    890    (1,397)    479   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —      —      —      —      —    —    —    —    —    —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net income attributable to
TWC shareholders

  $1,414    $1,435    $2,202    $(3,637)    $1,414   $479    $507    $890    $(1,397)    $479   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

(recast)

  

  

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014  
  Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiary
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   TWC
Consolidated
 Parent
     Company     
 Guarantor
    Subsidiary    
 Non-
Guarantor
     Subsidiaries     
   Eliminations   TWC
  Consolidated  
 

Net income

  $1,414    $1,435    $2,202    $(3,637)    $1,414   $479    $507    $890    $(1,397)    $479   

Change in accumulated unrealized losses on pension benefit obligation, net of tax

   56     —      —      —      56   (1)    —    —    —    (1)   

Change in accumulated deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax

   91     —      —      —      91   (45)    —    —    —    (45)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Other comprehensive income

   147     —      —      —      147  

Other comprehensive loss

 (46)    —    —    —    (46)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Comprehensive income

   1,561     1,435     2,202     (3,637)     1,561   433    507    890    (1,397)    433   

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —      —      —      —      —    —    —    —    —    —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to
TWC shareholders

  $1,561    $1,435    $2,202    $(3,637)    $1,561   $433    $507    $890    $(1,397)    $433   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the NineThree Months Ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiary
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   TWC
Consolidated
 Parent
     Company     
 Guarantor
Subsidiary
 Non-
Guarantor
   Subsidiaries   
   Eliminations   TWC
  Consolidated  
 

Cash provided (used) by operating activities

  $83    $(1,066)    $5,523    $—    $4,540   $90    $(407)    $1,825    $—    $1,508   

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

          

Capital expenditures

   —     —     (3,179)     —     (3,179)   —    —    (1,134)    —    (1,134)   

Purchases of investments

   —     (2)     —     —     (2)  

Proceeds from sale, maturity and collection of investments

   18     —     —     —     18  

Acquisition of intangible assets

   —     (3)     (28)     —     (31)   —    (14)    (9)    —    (23)   

Other investing activities

   —     (2)     24     —     22   —    (3)    6    —    3   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Cash provided (used) by investing activities

   18     (7)     (3,183)     —     (3,172)  

Cash used by investing activities

 —    (17)    (1,137)    —    (1,154)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

          

Short-term borrowings, net

   1,027     —     —     —     1,027   131    —    —    —    131   

Repayments of long-term debt

   (1,750)     —     —     —     (1,750)   (500)    —    —    —    (500)   

Dividends paid

   (642)     —     —     —     (642)   (216)    —    —    —    (216)   

Repurchases of common stock

   (259)     —     —     —     (259)  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

   199     —     —     —     199   71    —    —    —    71   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

   131     —     —     —     131   56    —    —    —    56   

Taxes paid in cash in lieu of shares issued for equity-based compensation

   —     —     (74)     —     (74)   —    —    (56)    —    (56)   

Net change in investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries

   1,189     1,073     (2,262)     —     —   195    424    (619)    —    —   

Other financing activities

       —     (5)     —      
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

   (99)     1,073     (2,341)     —     (1,367)   (263)    424    (675)    —    (514)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

       —     (1)     —       (173)    —    13    —    (160)   

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

   316     —     209     —     525   481    —    226    —    707   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

  $318    $—    $208    $—    $526   $308    $—    $239    $—    $547   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the NineThree Months Ended September 30, 2013

(recast)March 31, 2014

 

                                                                                                                                                                                     ��                                      
  Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   TWC
Consolidated
 Parent
     Company     
 Guarantor
    Subsidiary    
 Non-
Guarantor
    Subsidiaries    
   Eliminations   TWC
  Consolidated  
 

Cash provided (used) by operating activities

  $(240)    $(546)    $4,940    $—     $4,154   $73    $(362)    $1,686    $—    $1,397    

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

          

Capital expenditures

   —     —      (2,371)     —      (2,371)   —    —    (834)    —    (834)   

Purchases of investments

   (575)     (11)     —      —      (586)  

Return of capital from investees

   —         —      —       

Proceeds from sale, maturity and collection of investments

   476     —      —      —      476  

Acquisition of intangible assets

   —     (3)     (27)     —      (30)   —    —    (12)    —    (12)   

Other investing activities

   —     —      19     —      19   18    (2)    11    —    27   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Cash used by investing activities

   (99)     (7)     (2,379)     —      (2,485)  

Cash provided (used) by investing activities

 18    (2)    (835)    —    (819)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

          

Short-term borrowings, net

 1,544    —    —    —    1,544   

Repayments of long-term debt

   (1,500)     —      —      —      (1,500)   (750)    —    —    —    (750)   

Redemption of mandatorily redeemable preferred equity

   —      (300)     —      —      (300)  

Dividends paid

   (573)     —      —      —      (573)   (214)    —    —    —    (214)   

Repurchases of common stock

   (1,856)     —      —      —      (1,856)   (259)    —    —    —    (259)   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

   124     —      —      —      124   79    —    —    —    79   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

   81     —      —      —      81   78    —    —    —    78   

Taxes paid in cash in lieu of shares issued for equity-based compensation

   —      —      (64)     —      (64)   —    —    (66)    —    (66)   

Net collateral received on derivative
financial instruments

 43    —    —    —    43   

Net change in investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries

   2,553     853    (3,406)     —      —    419    364    (783)    —    —   

Other financing activities

   (8)     —      (1)     —      (9)   (1)    —    —    —    (1)   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

   (1,179)     553    (3,471)     —      (4,097)   939    364    (849)    —    454   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Decrease in cash and equivalents

   (1,518)     —      (910)     —      (2,428)  

Increase in cash and equivalents

 1,030    —    2    —    1,032   

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

   2,174     —      1,130     —      3,304   316    —    209    —    525   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

  $656    $—     $220    $—     $876   $1,346    $—    $211    $—    $1,557   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The information set forth under Note 1210 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.2014.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

As a result ofIn connection with the Company’s entry into the merger agreement with Comcast Corporation, the Company’sCompany suspended its common stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”) was suspended on February 13, 2014. The Company did not purchase any equity securities registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during the quarter ended September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and, as of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, the Company had $2.723 billion remaining under the Stock Repurchase Program authorization.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

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.

SIGNATURES

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.

 

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

By:

By:

/s/ Arthur T. Minson, Jr.

Name:

  Arthur T. Minson, Jr.

Title:

  Executive Vice President and

  Chief Financial Officer

Date: OctoberApril 30, 20142015

EXHIBIT INDEX

Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K

 

Exhibit

Number

Description

   31.110.1*

Letter Agreement, dated August 20, 2014, between Time Warner Cable Inc. and Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum.

   10.2*

Employment Agreement, dated October 25, 2011 and effective as of November 1, 2011, between Time Warner Cable Inc. and Peter C. Stern.

   10.3*

Letter Agreement, dated January 15, 2014, between Time Warner Cable Inc. and Peter C. Stern.

   10.4

Letter dated January 28, 2015 among Comcast Corporation, Tango Acquisition Sub, Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 28, 2015 and filed with the SEC on January 29, 2015).

   31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

   31.231.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

   3232*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

  101101†

The following financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on OctoberApril 30, 2014,2015, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language:

(i) Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2013,2014, (ii) Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, (iii) Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, (iv) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014, and 2013, (v) Consolidated Statement of Equity for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

*

Incorporated by reference.Filed herewith.

This exhibit 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 exhibit 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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