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Investments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Investments |
Investment Summary |
|  |  | June 30, |  | December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Fair value method | $ | 3,514 | $ | 3,028
Equity Method: |  |  |  |
| A&E Television Networks |  | 2,006 |  | 2,021
| SpectrumCo |  | 1,414 |  | 1,417
| The Weather Channel |  | 465 |  | 463
| MSNBC.com |  | 176 |  | 174
| Clearwire LLC |  | - |  | 69
| Other |  | 652 |  | 736
|  |  | 4,713 |  | 4,880
Cost Method: |  |  |  |
| AirTouch |  | 1,530 |  | 1,523
| Other |  | 492 |  | 477
|  |  | 2,022 |  | 2,000
Total investments |  | 10,249 |  | 9,908
Less: Current investments |  | 2,231 |  | 54
Noncurrent investments | $ | 8,018 | $ | 9,854
Investment Income (Loss), Net |
Components of Investment Income (Loss), Net
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | June 30 |  | June 30
(in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Gains on sales and exchanges of investments, net | $ | 20 | $ | 7 |  | $ | 27 | $ | 21
Investment impairment losses |  | (9) |  | (3) |  |  | (21) |  | (3)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities underlying prepaid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| forward sale agreements |  | (28) |  | 226 |  |  | 488 |  | 535
Mark to market adjustments on derivative component of prepaid forward sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| agreements and indexed debt instruments |  | 20 |  | (186) |  |  | (450) |  | (447)
Interest and dividend income |  | 28 |  | 26 |  |  | 57 |  | 52
Other, net |  | (23) |  | (9) |  |  | (1) |  | (8)
Investment income (loss), net | $ | 8 | $ | 61 |  | $ | 100 | $ | 150

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