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Television Distribution Rights, Net | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Television Distribution Rights [Abstract] |
Television Distribution Rights, Net | Television Distribution Rights, Net Television distribution rights consisted of the following:
(in millions) | March 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |
Television distribution rights | $ | 2,288 |  | 2,279 |
Less accumulated amortization | (2,154 | ) | (2,096 | )
Television distribution rights, net | $ | 134 |  | 183 |
The Company recorded amortization expense of $50 million and $47 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to television distribution rights. As of March 31, 2017, related amortization expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
Remainder of 2017 | $ | 84 |
2018 | 23 |
2019 | 13 |
2020 | 11 |
2021 | 3 |
The decrease in future amortization expense in 2018 is primarily due to the end of affiliation agreement terms for contracts in place at the time of Liberty's acquisition of QVC in 2003.

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