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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value |
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value | (4) Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value For assets and liabilities required to be reported at fair value, GAAP provides a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. Level 1 inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs, other than quoted market prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The Company does not have any recurring assets or liabilities measured at fair value that would be considered Level 3. The Company’s assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value are as follows: ​
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​ | ​ | March 31, 2021 | ​ | December 31, 2020 |
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Quoted prices | ​ | Significant | ​ | ​ | ​ | Quoted prices | ​ | Significant |
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | in active | ​ | other | ​ | ​ | ​ | in active | ​ | other |
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | markets for | ​ | observable | ​ | ​ | ​ | markets for | ​ | observable |
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | identical assets | ​ | inputs | ​ | ​ | ​ | identical assets | ​ | inputs |
Description | ​ | Total | ​ | (Level 1) | ​ | (Level 2) | ​ | Total | ​ | (Level 1) | ​ | (Level 2) |
​ | ​ | amounts in thousands |
Cash equivalents | ​ | $ | 1,108,784 | ​ | 1,108,784 | ​ | — | ​ | 1,368,176 | ​ | 1,368,176 | ​ | — | ​
Indemnification obligation | ​ | $ | 292,873 | ​ | — | ​ | 292,873 | ​ | 344,643 | ​ | — | ​ | 344,643 | ​
Exchangeable senior debentures | ​ | $ | 1,424,341 | ​ | — | ​ | 1,424,341 | ​ | 1,472,125 | ​ | — | ​ | 1,472,125 | ​
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​ Pursuant to an indemnification agreement initially entered into by GCI Liberty and assumed by Liberty Broadband in connection with the Combination, Liberty Broadband has agreed to indemnify Liberty Interactive LLC (“LI LLC”), a subsidiary of Qurate Retail, for certain payments made to holders of LI LLC’s 1.75% exchangeable debentures due 2046 (the "LI LLC 1.75% Exchangeable Debentures"). An indemnity obligation in the amount of $336.1 million was recorded upon completion of the Combination. The indemnification liability due to LI LLC pertains to the holders’ ability to exercise their exchange right according to the terms of the LI LLC 1.75% Exchangeable Debentures on or before October 5, 2023. Such amount will equal the difference between the exchange value and par value of the LI LLC 1.75% Exchangeable Debentures at the time the exchange occurs. The indemnification obligation recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2021 represents the fair value of the estimated exchange feature included in the LI LLC 1.75% Exchangeable Debentures primarily based on observable market data as significant inputs (Level 2). As of March 31, 2021, a holder of the LI LLC 1.75% Exchangeable Debentures has the ability to exchange and, accordingly, such indemnification obligation is included as a current liability in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s exchangeable senior debentures are debt instruments with quoted market value prices that are not considered to be traded on “active markets”, as defined in GAAP, and are reported in the foregoing table as Level 2 fair value. Other Financial Instruments Other financial instruments not measured at fair value on a recurring basis include trade receivables, trade payables, accrued and other current liabilities, current portion of debt (with the exception of the 1.75% Debentures (defined in note 7)) and long-term debt (with the exception of the 1.25% Debentures and the 2.75% Debentures (defined in note 7)). With the exception of long-term debt, the carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments as reported on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The carrying value of our long-term debt bears interest at a variable rate and therefore is also considered to approximate fair value. Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Financial Instruments Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments are comprised of changes in the fair value of the following: ​
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​ | ​ | Three months ended |
​ | ​ | March 31, |
​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020 |
​ | ​ | amounts in thousands |
Indemnification obligation | ​ | $ | 51,770 | ​ | — | ​
Exchangeable senior debentures (1) | ​ | ​ | 47,578 | ​ | — | ​
​ | ​ | $ | 99,348 | ​ | — | ​
| (1) | The Company has elected to account for its exchangeable senior debentures using the fair value option. Changes in the fair value of the exchangeable senior debentures recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations are primarily due to market factors driven by changes in the fair value of the underlying shares into which debt is exchangeable. The Company isolates the portion of the unrealized gain (loss) attributable to the change in the instrument specific credit risk and recognizes such amount in other comprehensive income. The change in the fair value of the exchangeable senior debentures attributable to changes in the instrument specific credit risk before tax was a gain of $205 thousand and zero for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The cumulative change was a gain of $8.8 million as of March 31, 2021.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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