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| Related Party Transactions | Note 3: Related Party Transactions In the ordinary course of our business, we enter into transactions with Comcast. We generate revenue from Comcast primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming and, to a lesser extent, the sale of advertising and our owned programming, and we incur expenses primarily related to various support services provided by Comcast to us. In 2013, as part of the Comcast cash management process, we and Comcast entered into a revolving credit agreement under which we can borrow up to $3 billion from Comcast and Comcast can borrow up to $3 billion from us. Amounts owed by us to Comcast or to us by Comcast under the revolving credit agreement, including accrued interest, are presented under the captions “note payable to Comcast” and “note receivable from Comcast,” respectively, in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The revolving credit agreement bears interest at floating rates equal to the interest rate under the Comcast and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC revolving credit facility (the “Comcast revolving credit facility”). The interest rate on the Comcast revolving credit facility consists of a base rate plus a borrowing margin that is determined based on Comcast’s credit rating. As of March 31, 2015, the borrowing margin for our London Interbank Offered Rate-based borrowings was 1.00%. In addition, Comcast is the counterparty to one of our contractual obligations. As of March 31, 2015, the carrying value of the liability associated with this contractual obligation was $383 million. The following tables present transactions with Comcast and its consolidated subsidiaries that are included in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings In addition to the transactions presented in the table above, we make distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings on a periodic basis to enable its owners to meet their obligations to pay taxes on taxable income generated by our businesses. We also make quarterly distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings to enable it to make its required quarterly payments to NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. (“NBCUniversal Enterprise”) at an initial annual rate of 8.25% on the $9.4 billion aggregate liquidation preference of preferred units. These distributions are presented under the caption “distributions to member” in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. |
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