10-Q
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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 ended September 30, 2011 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 from                                          to                                         

Commission File Number: 001-33335

 

 

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   84-1496755
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   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. Yes þ   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). Yes þ   No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer þ   Accelerated filer ¨  
Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨    No þ

 

   

Description of Class

       

Shares Outstanding

as of October 25, 2011

    
  Common Stock – $0.01 par value       319,111,613   

 

 

 


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

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

     20   

Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010

     21   

Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

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Consolidated Statement of Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     25   

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 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, 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 recent developments the Company believes are important in understanding the results of operations and financial condition or in understanding anticipated future trends.

 

   

Financial statement presentation.    This section 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, 2011.

 

   

Financial condition and liquidity.    This section provides an analysis of the Company’s financial condition as of September 30, 2011 and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

   

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 susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the “2010 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, Ohio, Southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. As of September 30, 2011, TWC served approximately 14.4 million residential and business services customers who subscribed to one or more of its three primary services, totaling approximately 26.9 million primary service units.

TWC offers its residential and business services customers video, high-speed data and voice services over its broadband cable systems. TWC’s business services also include networking and transport services and, through its wholly owned subsidiary, NaviSite, Inc. (“NaviSite”) (discussed further in “—Recent Developments”), managed and outsourced information technology (“IT”) solutions and cloud services. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, TWC generated total revenues of approximately $14.7 billion. Of this total, approximately $12.8 billion and $1.1 billion were from the provision of residential and business services, respectively. TWC also sells advertising to a variety of national, regional and local advertising customers, resulting in advertising revenues of $638 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Additionally, TWC generated $175 million of revenues from other sources during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

As of September 30, 2011, TWC had approximately 11.9 million residential video subscribers, 9.8 million residential high-speed data subscribers and 4.5 million residential voice subscribers, as well as approximately 170,000 business video subscribers, 375,000 business high-speed data subscribers and 149,000 business voice subscribers. TWC markets its services separately and in “bundled” packages of multiple services and features. As of September 30, 2011, 60.0% of TWC’s customers subscribed to two or more of its primary services, including 26.2% of its customers who subscribed to all three primary services.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

TWC believes it will continue to increase residential services revenues for the foreseeable future through growth in residential high-speed data and voice subscribers, an increasing percentage of residential high-speed data subscribers purchasing higher-priced tiers of service, price increases, the offering of incremental video services (e.g., digital video recorder (“DVR”) service and additional programming tiers) and an increase in video equipment rentals, partially offset by a decline in residential video subscribers. Additionally, TWC believes it will continue to increase its business services revenues for the foreseeable future through growth in business services subscribers, an increasing percentage of business services subscribers purchasing higher-priced tiers of service, price increases, an increase in wholesale transport revenues and the offering of incremental services to business services customers, including the services offered by NaviSite. However, future growth rates for both residential and business services revenues will depend on the Company’s ability to retain and attract subscribers and increase pricing, which can be impacted by competition, the state of the economy and regulation.

TWC’s operations have been affected by the challenging economic environment. The Company believes that trends in new home formation, housing vacancy rates, unemployment rates and consumer spending levels have negatively affected its residential services subscriber, revenue and profit growth.

TWC faces intense competition for residential services customers from a variety of alternative communications, information and entertainment delivery sources. TWC competes with incumbent local telephone companies, including AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., across each of its primary residential services. Some of these telephone companies 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 service faces competition from wireless internet providers, and competition in residential voice service is increasing as more homes in the U.S. are replacing their wireline telephone service with wireless service, “over-the-top” phone service or other alternatives.

TWC also competes with incumbent local exchange carriers, or “ILECs,” and competitive local exchange carriers, or “CLECs,” across each of its business high-speed data, networking and voice services. TWC’s business video service faces competition from direct broadcast satellite providers. TWC’s cell tower backhaul service also faces competition from ILECs and CLECs, as well as other carriers, such as metro and regional fiber providers. Technological advances and product innovations have increased and will likely continue to increase the number of alternatives available to TWC’s current and potential residential and business services customers, further intensifying competition. The Company believes the more competitive environment has negatively affected its residential and business services subscriber, revenue and profit growth.

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. Depending on the advertiser in question, TWC competes for advertising revenues against, among others, local broadcast stations, national cable and broadcast networks, radio, newspapers, magazines and outdoor advertisers, as well as Internet companies, both those that operate nationally and those seeking to expand into local media.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, video programming and employee costs represented 34.9% and 32.8%, respectively, of the Company’s total operating expenses. Video programming costs are expected to continue to increase, reflecting rate increases on existing programming services, growth in video subscribers taking tiers of service with more channels and the expansion of service offerings (e.g., new network channels), partially offset by a decline in total video subscribers. TWC expects that its video programming costs as a percentage of video revenues will continue to increase as the rate of growth in programming costs outpaces the rate of growth in video revenues. Additionally, the more competitive environment discussed above may increase TWC’s cost to obtain certain video programming. Employee costs are also expected to continue to increase as a result of many factors, including higher compensation expenses and headcount, reflecting the Company’s investment in business services and other areas of growth.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

Recent Developments

Cable System Acquisitions

On August 15, 2011, TWC entered into an agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Insight Communications Company, Inc. (“Insight”) and a representative of its stockholders to acquire Insight and its subsidiaries, which operate cable systems in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio that served approximately 1.5 million primary service units as of the date of the Merger Agreement. Insight reported revenues of approximately $1.1 billion for the year ended December 31, 2010. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, a subsidiary of TWC will merge with and into Insight, with Insight surviving as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. TWC agreed to pay $3.0 billion in cash for Insight, as reduced by Insight’s indebtedness for borrowed money and similar obligations (including amounts outstanding under Insight’s credit agreement and senior notes due 2018, which totaled approximately $1.8 billion as of the date of the Merger Agreement) and subject to customary adjustments, including a reduction to the extent the number of Insight’s video subscribers at the closing is less than an agreed upon threshold, as well as a working capital adjustment. The transaction, which is expected to close in the first half of 2012, is subject to various customary closing conditions, including (i) receipt of Federal Communications Commission approvals and the consent of certain state and local franchising authorities to the change in ownership of the cable systems operated by Insight and (ii) the number of video subscribers served by Insight’s cable systems as of a specified date prior to the closing exceeding an agreed upon threshold. During the third quarter of 2011, the Federal Trade Commission’s review of the proposed merger concluded with the early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. There can be no assurances that the conditions to closing the transaction will be satisfied or waived, that the transaction will be completed or that the anticipated cost savings and other financial and operating benefits of the transaction will be fully realized or realized within the anticipated time frame. See Note 4 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Insight acquisition.

On June 13, 2011, TWC entered into an agreement with NewWave Communications (“NewWave”) to acquire certain cable systems in Kentucky and western Tennessee serving roughly 130,000 primary service units for approximately $260 million in cash. The transaction, which is subject to certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2011.

2011 Bond Offerings

On May 26, 2011, TWC issued £625 million (approximately $1.0 billion) in aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2031 in a public offering under a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “May 2011 Bond Offering”). As described further in Note 7, the Company has entered into cross-currency swap arrangements to convert its 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.

On September 12, 2011, TWC issued $2.250 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes and debentures in a public offering under a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “September 2011 Bond Offering” and, collectively with the May 2011 Bond Offering, the “2011 Bond Offerings”). The September 2011 Bond Offering consisted of $1.0 billion principal amount of 4.0% notes due 2021 and $1.250 billion principal amount of 5.5% debentures due 2041.

TWC’s obligations under the debt securities issued in the 2011 Bond Offerings are guaranteed by its subsidiaries, Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (“TWE”) and TW NY Cable Holding Inc. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the 2011 Bond Offerings for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of debt. See Note 6 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further details regarding the debt securities issued in the 2011 Bond Offerings.

NaviSite Acquisition

On April 21, 2011, TWC completed its acquisition of NaviSite for $263 million, net of cash acquired. At closing, TWC also repaid $44 million of NaviSite’s debt. NaviSite’s financial results have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date. See Note 4 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information on the NaviSite acquisition.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

Common Stock Repurchase Program

On October 29, 2010, TWC’s Board of Directors authorized a $4.0 billion common stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”). Purchases under the Stock Repurchase Program may be made from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of the Company’s purchases under the Stock Repurchase Program are based on a number of factors, including price, as well as business and market conditions. From the inception of the Stock Repurchase Program through October 25, 2011, the Company repurchased 41.0 million shares of TWC common stock for $2.882 billion. As of October 25, 2011, the Company had $1.118 billion remaining under the Stock Repurchase Program.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION

Revenues

During the second quarter of 2011, the Company revised its presentation of revenues to provide additional detail about the Company’s sources of revenues, which had no impact on total revenues for any period presented. The Company’s revenues consist of residential services, business services, advertising and other revenues.

Residential services. Residential services revenues consist of revenues from the following residential services:

Video.  Video revenues include residential subscriber fees for the Company’s three main levels or “tiers” of video programming service—Basic Service Tier (“BST”), Expanded Basic Service Tier (or Cable Programming Service Tier) (“CPST”) and Digital Basic Service Tier (“DBT”), as well as fees for genre-based programming tiers, such as movie, sports and Spanish-language tiers. Video revenues also include related equipment rental charges, installation charges and fees collected on behalf of local franchising authorities and the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”). Additionally, video revenues include revenues from premium channels, transactional video-on-demand (e.g., events and movies) and DVR service.

High-speed data.  High-speed data revenues primarily include residential subscriber fees for the Company’s high-speed data services and installation charges. The Company offers multiple tiers of high-speed data services providing various service speeds and other attributes to meet the different needs of its subscribers. In addition, high-speed data revenues include fees received from third-party internet service providers (e.g., Earthlink) whose on-line services are provided to some of TWC’s customers.

Voice.  Voice revenues include subscriber fees from residential voice subscribers, along with related installation charges, as well as fees collected on behalf of governmental authorities.

Other.  Other revenues include revenues from home monitoring and security services and other residential subscriber-related fees.

Business services.  Business services revenues consist of revenues from the following business services:

Video.  Video revenues include the same categories described above under residential video revenues for fees received from business video subscribers.

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

Voice.  Voice revenues include subscriber fees from business voice subscribers, along with related installation charges, as well as fees collected on behalf of governmental authorities.

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

 

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Other.    Other revenues primarily include revenues from managed and outsourced IT solutions and cloud services provided by NaviSite, revenues from business monitoring and security services and other business subscriber-related fees.

Advertising.    Advertising revenues include the fees charged to local, regional and national advertising customers for advertising placed on the Company’s video and high-speed data services, as well as revenues from advertising inventory sold on behalf of other video distributors. Currently, most advertising revenues are derived from advertising placed on video services, but the Company expects a growing percentage of advertising revenues will be derived from non-video sources in the future.

Other.  Other revenues primarily include (a) fees paid to TWC by (i) the Advance/Newhouse Partnership for the ability to distribute TWC’s Road Runner® high-speed data service (“Road Runner”) and TWC’s management of certain functions for the Advance/Newhouse Partnership, including, among others, programming and engineering, and (ii) other distributors of Road Runner, and (b) commissions earned on the sale of merchandise by home shopping networks.

Costs and Expenses

Costs of revenues include the following costs directly associated with the delivery of services to subscribers or the maintenance of the Company’s delivery systems: video programming costs; high-speed data connectivity costs (including mobile high-speed data service costs); voice network costs; other service-related expenses, including non-administrative labor; franchise fees; and other related costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses include amounts not directly associated with the delivery of services to subscribers or the maintenance of the Company’s delivery systems, such as administrative labor costs, marketing expenses, bad debt expense, billing system charges, non-plant repair and maintenance costs and other administrative overhead costs.

Costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses exclude depreciation expense, which is presented separately in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

Use of Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and Free Cash Flow

In discussing its 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 OIBDA and Free Cash Flow, which the Company defines as follows:

 

   

OIBDA (Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization) means Operating Income before depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of intangible assets.

 

   

Free Cash Flow means cash provided by operating activities (as defined under GAAP) excluding the impact, if any, of cash provided or used by discontinued operations, plus any excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation, less (i) capital expenditures, (ii) cash paid for other intangible assets (excluding those associated with business combinations), (iii) partnership distributions to third parties and (iv) principal payments on capital leases.

Management uses OIBDA, among other measures, in evaluating the performance of the Company’s business because it eliminates the effects of (1) considerable amounts of noncash depreciation and amortization and (2) items not within the control of the Company’s operations managers (such as net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, income tax provision, other income (expense), net, and interest expense, net). Management believes that Free Cash Flow is an important indicator of the Company’s ability to generate cash, reduce net debt, pay dividends, repurchase common stock and make strategic investments, after the payment of cash taxes, interest and other cash items. Performance measures derived from OIBDA are also used in the Company’s annual incentive compensation programs. In addition, both of these measures are commonly used by analysts, investors and others in evaluating the Company’s performance and liquidity.

 

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These measures have inherent limitations. For example, OIBDA does not reflect capital expenditures or the periodic costs of certain capitalized assets used in generating revenues. To compensate for such limitations, management evaluates performance through, among other measures, Free Cash Flow, which reflects 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 share of OIBDA attributable to noncontrolling interests, 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. Free Cash Flow, a liquidity measure, does not reflect payments made in connection with investments and acquisitions, which reduce liquidity. To compensate for this limitation, management evaluates such investments and acquisitions through other measures such as return on investment analyses.

These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not as substitutes for, the Company’s Operating Income, net income attributable to TWC shareholders and various cash flow measures (e.g., cash provided by operating activities), as well as other measures of financial performance and liquidity reported in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Basis of Presentation

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial information to conform to the current year presentation, primarily including, as previously noted, the revised presentation of the Company’s revenues during the second quarter of 2011. This reclassification had no impact on the Company’s total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. Additionally, the Company reclassified certain sales-related customer care costs from costs of revenues to selling, general and administrative expenses. This reclassification had no impact on the Company’s Operating Income or net income attributable to TWC shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Recent Accounting Standards

See Note 2 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for accounting standards adopted in 2011 and recently issued accounting standards not yet adopted.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

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 2010 Form 10-K.

Revenues. Revenues by major category were as follows (in millions):

 

       Three Months Ended  
September 30,
                Nine Months Ended    
September  30,
        
     2011      2010        % Change        2011      2010        % Change    

Residential services

   $     4,250       $     4,167         2.0%       $ 12,809       $ 12,476         2.7%   

Business services

     387         287         34.8%         1,060         809         31.0%   

Advertising

     216         223         (3.1%)         638         612         4.2%   

Other

     58         57         1.8%         175         170         2.9%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

   $ 4,911       $ 4,734         3.7%       $ 14,682       $ 14,067         4.4%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

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Selected subscriber-related statistics were as follows (in thousands):

 

     September 30,         
     2011      2010      % Change  

Residential services:

        

Video(a)(b)

     11,939         12,386         (3.6%)   

High-speed data(b)(c)(d)

     9,792         9,386         4.3%   

Voice(d)(e)

     4,481         4,324         3.6%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Primary service units(b)(f)

     26,212         26,096         0.4%   

Business services:

        

Video(a)

     170         165         3.0%   

High-speed data(c)(d)

     375         324         15.7%   

Voice(d)(e)

     149         102         46.1%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Primary service units(f)

     694         591         17.4%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total primary service units(b)(f)

             26,906                 26,687         0.8%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Customer relationships(b)(g)

     14,446         14,438         0.1%   

Double play(b)(h)

     4,881         4,904         (0.5%)   

Triple play(i)

     3,789         3,672         3.2%   

 

(a) 

Video subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase at least the BST 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) 

During the second quarter of 2011, the Company acquired cable systems, resulting in an increase of 6,000 residential video subscribers, 3,000 residential high-speed data subscribers, 9,000 residential and total primary service units, 6,000 customer relationships and 3,000 double play subscribers. The acquired subscribers are reflected in the Company’s subscriber numbers as of September 30, 2011.

(c) 

High-speed data subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase any of the high-speed data services offered by TWC. High-speed data subscriber numbers do not include 27,000 and 10,000 mobile high-speed data subscribers as of September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

(d) 

The determination of whether a high-speed data or voice subscriber is categorized as residential or business is generally based upon the type of service provided to that subscriber. For example, if TWC provides a business service, the subscriber is classified as business.

(e) 

Voice subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase an IP-based telephony service.

(f) 

Primary service unit numbers represent the sum of video, high-speed data and voice subscribers.

(g) 

Customer relationships represent the number of subscribers who purchase at least one of the Company’s primary 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.

(h) 

Double play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to two of the Company’s primary services.

(i) 

Triple play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to all three of the Company’s primary services.

Residential services revenues. The major components of residential services revenues were as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months  Ended
September 30,
            Nine Months  Ended
September 30,
        
     2011      2010      % Change      2011      2010      % Change  

Residential services:

                 

Video

   $         2,624       $         2,638         (0.5%)       $ 7,961       $ 7,954         0.1%   

High-speed data

     1,119         1,038         7.8%         3,328         3,064         8.6%   

Voice

     494         479         3.1%         1,484         1,422         4.4%   

Other

     13         12         8.3%         36         36           
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total residential services

   $         4,250       $         4,167         2.0%       $         12,809       $         12,476         2.7%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

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Average monthly revenues per unit were as follows:

 

     Three Months  Ended
September 30,
            Nine Months  Ended
September 30,
        
     2011      2010      % Change      2011      2010      % Change  

Residential services:

                 

Video(a)

   $         72.99       $         70.64         3.3%       $         73.07       $         70.31         3.9%   

High-speed data(b)

     38.22         37.06         3.1%         38.21         36.90         3.6%   

Voice(c)

     36.72         37.05         (0.9%)         37.00         37.12         (0.3%)   

Primary service units(d)

     54.08         53.25         1.6%         54.30         53.22         2.0%   

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Average monthly residential revenues per residential primary service unit represents residential services revenues divided by the corresponding average residential primary service units for the period.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, residential video revenues declined slightly primarily as a decrease in video subscribers was partially offset by increases in average revenues per subscriber. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, residential video revenues increased slightly primarily due to growth in average revenues per subscriber, partially offset by a decrease in video subscribers. For both periods, the increase in average revenues per subscriber was primarily due to price increases, a greater percentage of subscribers purchasing higher-priced tiers of service and increased revenues from equipment rental and installation charges and DVR service, partially offset by decreases in transactional video-on-demand and premium channel revenues. The major components of residential video revenues were as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months  Ended
September 30,
            Nine Months  Ended
September 30,
        
     2011      2010      % Change      2011      2010      % Change  

Programming tiers(a)

   $         1,721       $         1,746         (1.4%)       $         5,231       $         5,271         (0.8%)   

Premium channels

     200         212         (5.7%)         608         637         (4.6%)   

Transactional video-on-demand

     80         87         (8.0%)         256         281         (8.9%)   

Video equipment rental and installation charges

     341         327         4.3%         1,025         970         5.7%   

DVR service

     161         146         10.3%         475         434         9.4%   

Franchise and other fees(b)

     121         120         0.8%         366         361         1.4%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

   $         2,624       $         2,638         (0.5%)       $         7,961       $         7,954         0.1%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a) 

Programming tier revenues include subscriber fees for the BST, CPST and DBT video programming tiers, as well as genre-based programming tiers, such as movie, sports and Spanish-language tiers.

(b) 

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

Residential high-speed data revenues increased primarily due to growth in high-speed data subscribers and increases in average revenues per subscriber (due to both price increases and a greater percentage of subscribers purchasing higher-priced tiers of service).

The increase in residential voice revenues was primarily due to growth in voice subscribers, partially offset by a slight decrease in average revenues per subscriber.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

Business services revenues. The major components of business services revenues were as follows (in millions):

 

Dhange Dhange Dhange Dhange Dhange Dhange
    Three Months  Ended
September 30,
          Nine Months  Ended
September 30,
       
    2011     2010     % Change     2011     2010     % Change  

Business services:

           

Video

  $ 73      $ 67        9.0%      $ 212      $ 197        7.6%   

High-speed data

    187        159        17.6%        531        455        16.7%   

Voice

    52        34        52.9%        140        89        57.3%   

Wholesale transport

    39        25        56.0%        110        61        80.3%   

Other(a)

    36        2        NM        67        7        NM   
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total business services

  $ 387      $ 287        34.8%      $ 1,060      $ 809        31.0%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

NM—Not meaningful.

(a) 

2011 amounts primarily consist of revenues from NaviSite.

Business services revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 increased primarily due to growth in high-speed data and voice subscribers, increased cell tower backhaul revenues and the acquisition of NaviSite in the second quarter of 2011. NaviSite’s revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were $34 million and, from the date of acquisition (April 21, 2011) through September 30, 2011, were $60 million.

Advertising revenues. Advertising revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011 decreased primarily due to a decline in political advertising revenues and weakness in the overall advertising market in TWC’s operating areas, partially offset by growth in lower margin revenues from advertising inventory sold on behalf of other video distributors (“advertising rep agreements”). For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, advertising revenues increased primarily due to growth in revenues from advertising rep agreements, partially offset by a decline in political advertising revenues. The Company expects that advertising revenues will decrease in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to 2010 primarily due to a significant year-over-year decline in political advertising revenues, which totaled $42 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. As a result of this decline and the weakness in the overall advertising market in the third quarter of 2011, the Company now expects that advertising revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011 will be slightly lower than in 2010.

Costs of revenues. The major components of costs of revenues were as follows (in millions, except per subscriber data):

 

Dhange Dhange Dhange Dhange Dhange Dhange
     Three Months  Ended
September 30,
            Nine Months  Ended
September 30,
        
     2011      2010      % Change      2011      2010      % Change  

Video programming

   $ 1,081       $ 1,044         3.5%       $ 3,264       $ 3,157         3.4%   

Employee(a)

     672         648         3.7%         1,964         1,904         3.2%   

High-speed data

     42         42         —           126         114         10.5%   

Voice

     136         168         (19.0%)         454         497         (8.7%)   

Video franchise and other fees(b)

     123         123         —           375         370         1.4%   

Other direct operating costs(a)

     232         196         18.4%         672         563         19.4%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

   $ 2,286       $ 2,221         2.9%       $ 6,855       $ 6,605         3.8%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

Costs of revenues as a percentage of revenues

     46.5%         46.9%            46.7%         47.0%      
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

Average monthly video programming costs per video subscriber

   $ 29.65       $ 27.60         7.4%       $ 29.54       $ 27.55         7.2%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a) 

Employee and other direct operating costs include costs directly associated with the delivery of the Company’s video, high-speed data, voice and other services to subscribers and the maintenance of the Company’s delivery systems.

(b) 

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

Costs of revenues increased 2.9% and 3.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, primarily related to increases in video programming, employee and other direct operating costs, partially offset by a decrease in voice costs.

 

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OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

The increase in video programming costs was primarily due to contractual rate increases and increased costs associated with retransmission of certain local broadcast stations, partially offset by a decline in video subscribers. From time to time, video programming costs are impacted by changes in cost estimates for programming services carried without a contract, reversals of previously accrued programming audit reserves and certain contract settlements. Such items reduced video programming costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 by approximately $10 million and $25 million, respectively, and reduced video programming costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 by approximately $15 million and $25 million, respectively. The Company expects the rate of growth in video programming costs per video subscriber in 2011 to be comparable to that of 2010.

Employee costs increased primarily as a result of higher headcount and compensation.

Voice costs consist of the direct costs associated with the delivery of voice services, including network connectivity costs. Voice costs declined primarily due to a decrease in delivery costs per subscriber as a result of the ongoing replacement of a third-party service provider of voice transport, switching and interconnection services, partially offset by growth in voice subscribers. This replacement process began in the fourth quarter of 2010 and is expected to continue through the first quarter of 2014. As a result, the Company expects average voice costs per voice subscriber will be lower in the fourth quarter of 2011 than in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Other direct operating costs increased as a result of increases in a number of categories, including costs associated with advertising rep agreements and fuel expense.

Selling, general and administrative expenses. The components of selling, general and administrative expenses were as follows (in millions):

 

Dhange Dhange Dhange Dhange Dhange Dhange
     Three Months  Ended
September 30,
            Nine Months  Ended
September 30,
        
     2011      2010      % Change      2011      2010      % Change  

Employee

   $ 370       $ 331         11.8%       $ 1,097       $ 988         11.0%   

Marketing

     163         156         4.5%         482         463         4.1%   

Bad debt(a)

     41         37         10.8%         98         94         4.3%   

Separation-related “make-up” equity award costs(b)

             1         (100.0%)                 5         (100.0%)   

Other

     269         274         (1.8%)         813         780         4.2%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

   $ 843       $ 799         5.5%       $ 2,490       $ 2,330         6.9%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a) 

Bad debt expense includes amounts charged to expense associated with the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts and collection expenses, net of late fees billed to subscribers. Late fees billed to subscribers were $35 million and $104 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and $35 million and $102 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

(b) 

As a result of the Company’s separation (the “Separation”) from Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner”) on March 12, 2009, pursuant to their terms, Time Warner equity awards held by TWC employees were forfeited and/or experienced a reduction in value as of the date of the Separation. Amounts represent the costs associated with TWC stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted to TWC employees during the second quarter of 2009 to offset these forfeitures and/or reduced values (“Separation-related ‘make-up’ equity award costs”).

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, selling, general and administrative expenses increased primarily as a result of increases in employee costs (primarily due to higher headcount and compensation), as well as higher consulting and professional fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Merger-related and restructuring costs. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred merger-related costs of $4 million and $8 million, respectively, in connection with the pending NewWave and Insight acquisitions and, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the NaviSite acquisition. The Company expects to incur additional merger-related costs during the fourth quarter of 2011.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

The Company incurred restructuring costs of $17 million and $28 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to $13 million and $44 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. These restructuring costs were primarily related to headcount reductions of approximately 210 and 700 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and other exit costs, including the termination of a facility lease during the second quarter of 2010. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring costs of approximately $25 million during the fourth quarter of 2011 to improve operating efficiency, primarily related to headcount reductions.

Reconciliation of OIBDA to Operating Income. The following table reconciles OIBDA to Operating Income. In addition, the table provides the components from Operating Income to net income attributable to TWC shareholders for purposes of the discussions that follow (in millions):

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30,
          Nine Months Ended
September 30,
       
    2011     2010     % Change     2011     2010     % Change  

OIBDA

  $         1,761       $         1,701         3.5%      $         5,301       $         5,088         4.2%   

Depreciation

    (750)        (745)        0.7%        (2,238)        (2,237)          

Amortization

    (9)        (29)        (69.0%)        (23)        (156)        (85.3%)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating Income

    1,002         927         8.1%        3,040         2,695         12.8%   

Interest expense, net

    (383)        (346)        10.7%        (1,112)        (1,034)        7.5%   

Other expense, net

    (22)        (25)        (12.0%)        (84)        (58)        44.8%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income before income taxes

    597         556         7.4%        1,844         1,603         15.0%   

Income tax provision

    (241)        (193)        24.9%        (741)        (683)        8.5%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income

    356         363         (1.9%)        1,103         920         19.9%   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

           (3)        (100.0%)        (2)        (4)        (50.0%)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

  $ 356       $ 360         (1.1%)      $ 1,101       $ 916         20.2%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

OIBDA. OIBDA increased principally as a result of revenue growth, partially offset by higher costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses, as discussed above. Included within OIBDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 are NaviSite revenues of $34 million and $60 million, respectively, and operating expenses of $27 million and $46 million, respectively.

The Company expects to incur start up losses of approximately $75 million during 2011 related to the Company’s mobile high-speed data service and other new services, such as advanced home monitoring and security services, of which approximately $20 million and $50 million were incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 included start up losses of approximately $15 million and $30 million, respectively, related to mobile high-speed data service.

Amortization. The decrease in amortization expense was primarily due to (a) approximately $880 million of customer relationships acquired in the July 31, 2006 transactions with Adelphia Communications Corporation and Comcast Corporation that were fully amortized as of July 31, 2010 and (b) approximately $70 million of customer relationships that the Company acquired as a result of the 2007 dissolution of Texas and Kansas City Cable Partners, L.P. that were fully amortized as of December 31, 2010.

Operating Income. Operating Income increased primarily due to the increase in OIBDA and the decrease in amortization expense, as discussed above.

Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net, increased primarily due to higher average debt outstanding during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to 2010 as a result of the public debt issuances in November 2010 and the 2011 Bond Offerings, partially offset by benefits received from interest rate swaps.

 

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

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Loss from equity investments, net(a)

   $         (30   $         (27   $         (87   $         (68

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

     8        (2     3        5   

Other

            4               5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expense, net

   $         (22   $         (25   $         (84   $         (58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Loss from equity investments, net, primarily consists of losses incurred by Clearwire Communications LLC (“Clearwire Communications”). During the third quarter of 2011, the balance of the Company’s investment in Clearwire Communications included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet was reduced to $0.

(b) 

See Note 7 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the Company’s accounting for its equity award reimbursement obligation to Time Warner.

Income tax provision. For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded income tax provisions of $241 million and $193 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded income tax provisions of $741 million and $683 million, respectively. The effective tax rates were 40.4% and 34.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 40.2% and 42.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The income tax provisions and the effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 included benefits of $2 million and $17 million (which includes $9 million recorded during the second quarter of 2011 that related to 2010), respectively, from the domestic production activities deduction under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The income tax provisions and the effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 benefited from adjustments of $23 million and $29 million, respectively, to the Company’s valuation allowance for deferred tax assets associated with an equity-method investment.

Additionally, the income tax provisions and the effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were impacted by the reversal of deferred income tax assets associated with Time Warner stock option awards held by TWC employees, net of excess tax benefits realized upon the exercise of TWC stock options or vesting of TWC RSUs, as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010      2011     2010  

Time Warner stock option activity

   $         (7   $         —       $         (56   $         (76

TWC equity award activity

     5        2         42        8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income tax benefit (expense)

   $         (2   $         2       $         (14   $         (68
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

As a result of the Separation, on March 12, 2009, TWC employees who held stock option awards under Time Warner equity plans were treated as if their employment with Time Warner had been terminated without cause. In most cases, this treatment resulted in shortened exercise periods for vested awards, generally one year from the date of the Separation; however, certain awards expire over a five-year period from the date of the Separation. Deferred income tax assets were established based on the Time Warner awards’ fair values, and a corresponding benefit to the Company’s income tax provision was recognized over the awards’ service periods. For unexercised awards that expired “out of the money,” the fair value was $0 and the Company received no tax deduction in connection with these awards. As a result, the previously-recognized deferred income tax assets were written off through noncash charges to income tax expense during the periods in which the awards expired. As noted above, the charges were reduced by excess tax benefits realized upon the exercise of TWC stock options or vesting of TWC RSUs in the same year in which the charge was taken.

Absent the impacts of the above items, the effective tax rates would have been 40.4% and 39.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 40.3% and 40.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

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 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (in millions, except per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
            Nine Months Ended
September 30,
        
     2011      2010      % Change      2011      2010      % Change  

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

   $ 356       $ 360         (1.1%)       $ 1,101       $ 916         20.2%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net income per common share attributable to
TWC common shareholders:

                 

Basic

   $ 1.09       $ 1.00         9.0%       $ 3.28       $ 2.56         28.1%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

Diluted

   $ 1.08       $ 1.00         8.0%       $ 3.24       $ 2.55         27.1%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders for the three months ended September 30, 2011 decreased slightly primarily due to increases in income tax expense, net, and interest expense, net, partially offset by an increase in Operating Income, each as discussed above. Net income attributable to TWC shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 increased primarily due to an increase in Operating Income, which was partially offset by increases in interest expense, net, income tax expense, net, and other expense, net, each as discussed above. Net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 benefited from lower average common shares outstanding as a result of share repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program.

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 the pending NewWave and Insight acquisitions, quarterly dividend payments, common stock repurchases and maturities of long-term debt. TWC’s sources of cash include cash and equivalents on hand, cash provided by operating activities, borrowing capacity under its committed credit facility and commercial paper program, as well as access to capital markets.

The Company generally invests its cash and equivalents in a combination of money market, government and treasury funds, as well as other similar instruments, 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. As of September 30, 2011, nearly all of the Company’s cash and equivalents was invested in money market funds and income earning bank deposits, including certificates of deposit, with no more than 10% invested in any one fund or deposit.

TWC’s unused committed financial capacity was $9.429 billion as of September 30, 2011, reflecting $5.573 billion of cash and equivalents and $3.856 billion of available borrowing capacity under the Company’s $4.0 billion senior unsecured three-year revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).

Current Financial Condition

As of September 30, 2011, the Company had $26.473 billion of debt, $5.573 billion of cash and equivalents (net debt of $20.900 billion, defined as total debt less cash and equivalents), $300 million of mandatorily redeemable non-voting Series A Preferred Equity Membership Units (the “TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units”) issued by a subsidiary of TWC, Time Warner NY Cable LLC (“TW NY Cable”), and $7.647 billion of total TWC shareholders’ equity. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had $23.121 billion of debt, $3.047 billion of cash and equivalents (net debt of $20.074 billion), $300 million of TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units and $9.210 billion of total TWC shareholders’ equity.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

The following table shows the significant items contributing to the change in net debt from December 31, 2010 to September 30, 2011 (in millions):

 

Balance as of December 31, 2010

   $ 20,074   

Cash provided by operating activities

     (4,344

Capital expenditures

     1,995   

Repurchases of common stock

     2,291   

Dividends paid

     488   

NaviSite acquisition, net(a)

     323   

Increase in the fair value of debt subject to interest rate swaps(b)

     147   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     (109

All other, net

     35   
  

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2011

   $         20,900   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) 

In addition to the NaviSite purchase price, amount includes the repayment of NaviSite’s debt and capital leases assumed.

(b) 

The increase in the fair value of debt subject to interest rate swaps is equal to the increase in the fair value of the underlying swaps, which are separately recorded as assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. See Note 7 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the Company’s accounting for its interest rate swaps.

On April 28, 2011, TWC filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that allows TWC to offer and sell from time to time a variety of securities.

On October 20, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share of TWC common stock, payable in cash on December 15, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 30, 2011.

From the inception of the Stock Repurchase Program through October 25, 2011, the Company repurchased 41.0 million shares of TWC common stock for $2.882 billion. As of October 25, 2011, the Company had $1.118 billion remaining under the Stock Repurchase Program.

As previously discussed, on August 15, 2011, TWC entered into the Merger Agreement to acquire Insight and its subsidiaries. TWC agreed to pay $3.0 billion in cash for Insight, as reduced by Insight’s indebtedness for borrowed money and similar obligations and subject to customary adjustments. Additionally, in June 2011, TWC entered into an agreement with NewWave to acquire certain cable systems in Kentucky and western Tennessee for approximately $260 million in cash. The transactions, which are subject to certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, are expected to close in the first half of 2012 and the fourth quarter of 2011, respectively. See Note 4 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information on these acquisitions.

Cash Flows

Cash and equivalents increased $2.526 billion and $80 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Components of these changes are discussed below in more detail.

 

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Operating Activities

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

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2011     2010  

OIBDA

   $               5,301      $               5,088   

Noncash equity-based compensation

     88        82   

Net interest payments(a)

     (1,128     (1,068

Pension plan contributions

     (79     (52

Net income tax refunds (payments)(b)

     167        (360

Net merger-related and restructuring accruals (payments)

     (5     3   

All other, net, including working capital changes

            81   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 4,344      $ 3,774   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Amounts include interest income received (including amounts received under interest rate swaps) of $118 million and $81 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

(b) 

Amounts include income tax refunds received of $271 million and $90 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Cash provided by operating activities increased from $3.774 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $4.344 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This increase was primarily related to changes in income tax refunds and payments (discussed below) and an increase in OIBDA, partially offset by a change in working capital requirements and an increase in net interest payments.

On September 27, 2010, the Small Business Jobs Act was enacted, which provided for a bonus depreciation deduction of 50% of the cost of the Company’s qualified capital expenditures retroactive to the beginning of 2010. Additionally, on December 17, 2010, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 was enacted, which provides for a bonus depreciation deduction of 100% of the cost of the Company’s qualified capital expenditures from September 8, 2010 through December 31, 2011. As a result of these Acts, the Company received an income tax refund of $270 million in the first quarter of 2011. Due to this refund and the benefit of 100% bonus depreciation through December 31, 2011, the Company expects net income tax refunds for the year ended December 31, 2011 to be approximately $50 million.

Net interest payments increased primarily as a result of interest payments related to the public debt issuances in December 2009 and November 2010. The Company expects that its net interest payments will increase in 2011 compared to 2010 primarily as a result of interest payments related to these public debt issuances, partially offset by an increase in amounts received under interest rate swaps.

The Company contributed $79 million to its qualified and nonqualified noncontributory defined benefit pension plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and may make additional discretionary cash contributions to its pension plans during the fourth quarter of 2011.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

Investing Activities

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

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired and distributions received:

    

NaviSite acquisition

   $ (263   $   

Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, LLC(a)

            60   

The Reserve Fund’s Primary Fund(b)

            35   

All other

     (70     (40

Capital expenditures

     (1,995     (2,148

Other investing activities

     21        7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used by investing activities

   $         (2,307   $         (2,086
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

2010 amount represents distributions received from Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, LLC (d/b/a SportsNet New York), an equity-method investee.

(b) 

2010 amount reflects the receipt of the Company’s pro rata share of partial distributions made by The Reserve Fund’s Primary Fund.

Cash used by investing activities increased from $2.086 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $2.307 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This increase was principally due to the acquisition of NaviSite in the second quarter of 2011, partially offset by a decline in capital expenditures. The Company expects that capital expenditures will be less than $3.0 billion in 2011.

TWC’s capital expenditures included the following major categories (in millions):

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011      2010  

Customer premise equipment(a)

   $             779       $             883   

Scalable infrastructure(b)

     503         513   

Line extensions(c)

     223         262   

Upgrades/rebuilds(d)

     73         117   

Support capital(e)

     417         373   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

   $ 1,995       $ 2,148   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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, e-mail, 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 $213 million and $131 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

TWC incurs expenditures associated with the construction of its cable systems. Costs associated with the construction of transmission and distribution facilities are capitalized. TWC generally capitalizes expenditures for tangible fixed assets having a useful life of greater than one year. Capitalized costs include direct material, labor and overhead, as well as interest. Sales and marketing costs, as well as the costs of repairing or maintaining existing fixed assets, are expensed as incurred. With respect to customer premise equipment, which includes set-top boxes and high-speed data and telephone modems, TWC capitalizes installation costs only upon the initial deployment of these assets. All costs incurred in subsequent disconnects and reconnects of previously installed customer premise equipment are expensed as incurred. Depreciation on these assets is provided using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. For set-top boxes and modems, the useful life is 3 to 5 years, and, for distribution plant, the useful life is up to 16 years.

Financing Activities

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

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Borrowings (repayments), net(a)

   $      $ (1,261

Borrowings

     3,227          

Repayments(b)

     (44     (8

Debt issuance costs

     (24       

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     109        86   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

     46        15   

Dividends paid

     (488     (432

Repurchases of common stock(c)

     (2,291       

Other financing activities

     (46     (8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

   $               489      $           (1,608
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Borrowings (repayments), net, reflects borrowings under the Company’s commercial paper program with original maturities of three months or less, net of repayments of such borrowings.

(b) 

2011 amount represents the repayment of NaviSite’s debt at the closing of the NaviSite acquisition.

(c) 

2011 amount includes 0.6 million shares of TWC common stock repurchased during the fourth quarter of 2010 for $43 million that settled in January 2011 and excludes 0.3 million shares of TWC common stock repurchased during the third quarter of 2011 for $17 million that settled in October 2011.

Cash provided by financing activities was $489 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 while cash used by financing activities was $1.608 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily consisted of the net proceeds from the 2011 Bond Offerings, partially offset by repurchases of TWC common stock and the payment of quarterly cash dividends. Cash used by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 primarily included net repayments under the Company’s commercial paper program and the payment of quarterly cash dividends.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

Free Cash Flow

Reconciliation of cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow. The following table reconciles cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow (in millions):

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 4,344      $ 3,774   

Add: Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

     46        15   

Less:

    

Capital expenditures

     (1,995     (2,148

Cash paid for other intangible assets

     (36     (21

Other

     (4     (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow

   $         2,355      $           1,619   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow increased from $1.619 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $2.355 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, primarily as a result of an increase in cash provided by operating activities and a decrease in capital expenditures, as discussed above.

Outstanding Debt and Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Equity and Available Financial Capacity

Debt and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

              Outstanding Balance as of  
         Maturity          Interest Rate     September 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
              (in millions)  

TWC notes and debentures(a)

   2012-2041    5.813%(b)   $ 23,769       $ 20,418   

TWE notes and debentures(c)

   2012-2033    7.571%(b)     2,687         2,700   

Revolving credit facility(d)

   2013                  

Commercial paper program

   2013                  

Capital leases

   2013-2017        17         3   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt(e)

          26,473         23,121   

TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units

   2013    8.210%     300         300   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity

        $ 26,773       $ 23,421   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Outstanding balance of TWC notes and debentures as of September 30, 2011 includes £623 million of 5.75% notes due 2031 valued at $971 million using the exchange rate at that date.

(b) 

Rate represents a weighted-average effective interest rate as of September 30, 2011 and includes the effects of interest rate swaps and, for the TWC notes and debentures, cross-currency swaps.

(c) 

Outstanding balance of TWE notes and debentures as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 includes an unamortized fair value adjustment of $81 million and $91 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) 

TWC’s unused committed financial capacity was $9.429 billion as of September 30, 2011, reflecting $5.573 billion of cash and equivalents and $3.856 billion of available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility (which reflects a reduction of $144 million for outstanding letters of credit backed by the Revolving Credit Facility).

(e) 

Outstanding balance of total debt includes $1.774 billion of current maturities of long-term debt as of September 30, 2011 (none as of December 31, 2010).

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

See “Overview—Recent Developments—2011 Bond Offerings,” Note 6 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and the 2010 Form 10-K for further details regarding the Company’s outstanding debt and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity and other financing arrangements, including certain information about maturities, covenants and rating triggers related to such debt and financing arrangements. As of September 30, 2011, 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, 2011 to consolidated EBITDA for the twelve months ended September 30, 2011 of approximately 2.9 times. In accordance with the Revolving Credit Facility agreement, consolidated total debt as of September 30, 2011 was calculated as (a) total debt per the accompanying consolidated balance sheet less the TWE 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, 2011 was calculated as OIBDA plus equity-based compensation expense. This leverage ratio is calculated without adjustments for pending acquisitions, such as the Insight acquisition.

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 revenues, OIBDA, 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 susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.

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 2010 Form 10-K, and in TWC’s other filings made from time to time with 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 and voice providers, particularly direct broadcast satellite operators, incumbent local telephone companies, 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 revenues;

 

   

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

 

   

changes in the regulatory and tax environments in which the Company operates, including, among others, regulation of broadband Internet services, “net neutrality” legislation or regulation 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 in the Company’s plans, initiatives and 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.

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, 2011 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,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 
     (in millions)  

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and equivalents

   $ 5,573      $ 3,047   

Receivables, less allowances of $81 million and $74 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively

     708        718   

Deferred income tax assets

     201        150   

Other current assets

     205        425   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     6,687        4,340   

Investments

     781        866   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     13,506        13,873   

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

     201        132   

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

     24,100        24,091   

Goodwill

     2,233        2,091   

Other assets

     605        429   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 48,113      $ 45,822   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 331      $ 529   

Deferred revenue and subscriber-related liabilities

     168        163   

Accrued programming expense

     825        765   

Current maturities of long-term debt

     1,774          

Other current liabilities

     1,547        1,629   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     4,645        3,086   

Long-term debt

     24,699        23,121   

Mandatorily redeemable preferred equity issued by a subsidiary

     300        300   

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

     10,186        9,637   

Other liabilities

     629        461   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

    

TWC shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 320.6 million and 348.3 million shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively

     3        3   

Additional paid-in capital

     8,293        9,444   

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

     (279     54   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     (370     (291
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total TWC shareholders’ equity

     7,647        9,210   

Noncontrolling interests

     7        7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     7,654        9,217   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 48,113      $ 45,822   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
             2011                     2010                     2011                     2010          
     (in millions, except per share data)  

Revenues

   $ 4,911      $ 4,734      $ 14,682      $ 14,067   

Costs and expenses:

        

Costs of revenues(a)

     2,286        2,221        6,855        6,605   

Selling, general and administrative(a)

     843        799        2,490        2,330   

Depreciation

     750        745        2,238        2,237   

Amortization

     9        29        23        156   

Merger-related and restructuring costs

     21        13        36        44   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     3,909        3,807        11,642        11,372   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

     1,002        927        3,040        2,695   

Interest expense, net

     (383     (346     (1,112     (1,034

Other expense, net

     (22     (25     (84     (58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     597        556        1,844        1,603   

Income tax provision

     (241     (193     (741     (683
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     356        363        1,103        920   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

            (3     (2     (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

   $ 356      $ 360      $ 1,101      $ 916   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share attributable to
TWC common shareholders:

        

Basic

   $ 1.09      $ 1.00      $ 3.28      $ 2.56   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 1.08      $ 1.00      $ 3.24      $ 2.55   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     323.8        355.5        333.7        354.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     329.1        361.0        339.4        359.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per share of common stock

   $ 0.48      $ 0.40      $ 1.44      $ 1.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses exclude depreciation.

See accompanying notes.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
             2011                     2010          
     (in millions)  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 1,103      $ 920   

Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:

    

Depreciation

     2,238        2,237   

Amortization

     23        156   

Loss from equity investments, net of cash distributions

     98        83   

Deferred income taxes

     575        461   

Equity-based compensation expense

     88        82   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

     (46     (15

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

    

Receivables

     34        (14

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     8        (226

Other changes

     223        90   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

     4,344        3,774   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired and distributions received

     (333     55   

Capital expenditures

     (1,995     (2,148

Other investing activities

     21        7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used by investing activities

     (2,307     (2,086
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Borrowings (repayments), net(a)

            (1,261

Borrowings(b)

     3,227          

Repayments(b)

     (44     (8

Debt issuance costs

     (24       

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     109        86   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

     46        15   

Dividends paid

     (488     (432

Repurchases of common stock

     (2,291       

Other financing activities

     (46     (8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

     489        (1,608
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in cash and equivalents

     2,526        80   

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

     3,047        1,048   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

   $ 5,573      $ 1,128   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Borrowings (repayments), net, reflects borrowings under the Company’s commercial paper program with original maturities of three months or less, net of repayments of such borrowings.

(b) 

Amounts represent borrowings and repayments related to debt instruments with original maturities greater than three months.

See accompanying notes.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

shareholders' shareholders' shareholders'
     TWC
Shareholders’
Equity
    Non-
controlling
Interests
    Total
Equity
 
     (in millions)  

Balance as of December 31, 2009

   $ 8,685      $ 4      $ 8,689   

Net income

     916        4        920   

Change in pension benefit obligation, net of $20 million tax effect

     30               30   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

     946        4        950   

Equity-based compensation expense

     82               82   

Shares issued upon exercise of stock options

     95               95   

Cash dividends declared ($1.20 per common share)

     (432            (432

Other changes(a)

     49               49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2010

   $ 9,425      $ 8      $ 9,433   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2010

   $ 9,210      $ 7      $ 9,217   

Net income

     1,101        2        1,103   

Change in losses on derivative financial instruments, net of $(53) million tax effect

     (81            (81

Change in pension benefit obligation, net of $1 million tax effect

     2               2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

     1,022        2        1,024   

Equity-based compensation expense

     88               88   

Shares issued upon exercise of stock options

     109               109   

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

     (2,265            (2,265

Cash dividends declared ($1.44 per common share)

     (488            (488

Other changes

     (29     (2     (31
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2011

   $ 7,647      $ 7      $ 7,654   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Amount primarily represents the true-up of TWC’s deferred income tax asset associated with vested Time Warner Inc. stock options.

See accompanying notes.

 

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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, Ohio, Southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. TWC’s business services also include networking and transport services and, through its wholly owned subsidiary, NaviSite, Inc. (“NaviSite”), managed and outsourced information technology solutions and cloud services (discussed further in Note 4). TWC also sells advertising to a variety of national, regional and local advertising customers.

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include all of the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of TWC and all entities in which TWC has a controlling voting interest. In accordance with authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) related to the consolidation of variable interest entities, the consolidated financial statements include the results of the Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership (“TWE-A/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.

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

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial information to conform to the current year presentation, primarily including the revised presentation of the Company’s revenues during the second quarter of 2011. This reclassification had no impact on the Company’s total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. Additionally, the Company reclassified certain sales-related customer care costs from costs of revenues to selling, general and administrative expenses. This reclassification had no impact on the Company’s Operating Income or net income attributable to TWC shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

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. 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, 2010.

 

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2.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2011

Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables

In September 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that provides for a new methodology for establishing the fair value for a deliverable in a multiple-element arrangement. When vendor specific objective or third-party evidence for deliverables in a multiple-element arrangement cannot be determined, an enterprise is required to develop a best estimate of the selling price of separate deliverables and to allocate the arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. This guidance became effective for TWC on January 1, 2011 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Software Elements

In September 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that provides for a new methodology for recognizing revenue for tangible products that are bundled with software products. Under the new guidance, tangible products that are bundled with software components that are essential to the functionality of the tangible product will no longer be accounted for under the software revenue recognition accounting guidance. Rather, such products will be accounted for under the new authoritative guidance covering multiple-element arrangements described above. This guidance became effective for TWC on January 1, 2011 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Business Combinations and Disclosures

In December 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that updates existing disclosure requirements related to supplementary pro forma information for business combinations. Under the updated guidance, a public entity that presents comparative financial statements should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The guidance also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. This guidance became effective for TWC on January 1, 2011 and will be applied prospectively to material business combinations that have an acquisition date on or after January 1, 2011.

Impairment Testing for Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

In December 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that provides additional guidance on when to perform the second step of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. Under this guidance, an entity is required to perform the second step of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts if qualitative factors indicate that it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. The qualitative factors are consistent with the existing guidance, which requires that goodwill of a reporting unit be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. This guidance became effective for TWC on January 1, 2011 and did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

Fair Value Measurements and Related Disclosures

In May 2011, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that provides a uniform framework for fair value measurements and related disclosures between GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. Additional disclosure requirements under this guidance include: (1) for Level 3 fair value measurements, quantitative information about unobservable inputs used, a description of the valuation processes used by the entity, and a qualitative discussion about the sensitivity of the measurements to changes in the unobservable inputs; (2) for an entity’s use of a nonfinancial asset that is different from the asset’s highest and best use, the reason for the difference; (3) for financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which disclosure of fair value is required, the fair value hierarchy level in which the fair value measurements were determined; and (4) the disclosure of all transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. This guidance will be effective for TWC on January 1, 2012 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Presentation of Comprehensive Income

In June 2011, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, among other updates to the presentation of comprehensive income. Under this guidance, an entity has the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In addition, an entity is required to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s) where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. This guidance will be effective for TWC on January 1, 2012 and will impact the presentation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Testing Goodwill for Impairment

In September 2011, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that allows an entity to use a qualitative approach to test goodwill for impairment. Under this guidance, an entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. In addition, an entity has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. This guidance will be effective for TWC’s goodwill impairment tests performed after December 31, 2011 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Disclosures about an Employer’s Participation in a Multiemployer Plan

In September 2011, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that requires employers that participate in multiemployer pension plans to provide additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures about such employer’s participation. Additional disclosure requirements under this guidance include: (a) the significant multiemployer plans in which an employer participates, (b) the level of an employer’s participation in the significant multiemployer plans, (c) the financial health of the significant multiemployer plans and (d) the nature of the employer commitments to the plans. This guidance will be effective for TWC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic net income 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 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,
 
             2011                     2010                     2011                     2010          

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

   $ 356      $ 360      $ 1,101      $ 916   

Less: Net income allocated to participating securities(a)

     (2     (3     (7     (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to TWC common shareholders

   $ 354      $ 357      $ 1,094      $ 909   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average basic common shares outstanding

     323.8        355.5        333.7        354.4   

Dilutive effect of non-participating equity awards

     2.4        2.3        2.7        2.2   

Dilutive effect of participating equity awards(a)

     2.9        3.2        3.0        2.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average diluted common shares outstanding

     329.1        361.0        339.4        359.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share attributable to
TWC common shareholders:

        

Basic

   $ 1.09      $ 1.00      $ 3.28      $ 2.56   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 1.08      $ 1.00      $ 3.24      $ 2.55   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

Diluted net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 excludes 1.9 million common shares that may be issued under the Company’s equity-based compensation plans because they do not have a dilutive effect. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, antidilutive common shares related to equity-based compensation plans were insignificant.

 

4.

BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

NaviSite Acquisition

On April 21, 2011, TWC completed its acquisition of NaviSite for $263 million, net of cash acquired. At closing, TWC also repaid $44 million of NaviSite’s debt. NaviSite’s financial results have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date and did not significantly impact the Company’s consolidated financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

As part of the purchase price allocation, TWC recorded goodwill of $141 million and allocated $63 million to property, plant and equipment (e.g., computer hardware) and $56 million to intangible assets subject to amortization (e.g., customer relationships, trademarks and developed technology) with a weighted-average amortization period of 6.71 years. The purchase price allocation, which primarily used a discounted cash flow approach with respect to identified intangible assets and a combination of the cost and market approaches with respect to property, plant and equipment, is being finalized, but the Company does not expect any material changes to the allocation. The discounted cash flow approach was based upon management’s estimates of future cash flows and a discount rate consistent with the inherent risk of each of the acquired assets.

 

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Cable System Acquisitions

On June 13, 2011, TWC entered into an agreement with NewWave Communications (“NewWave”) to acquire certain cable systems in Kentucky and western Tennessee serving roughly 130,000 primary service units (“PSUs”) for approximately $260 million in cash. The transaction, which is subject to certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2011.

On August 15, 2011, TWC entered into an agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Insight Communications Company, Inc. (“Insight”) and a representative of its stockholders to acquire Insight and its subsidiaries, which operate cable systems in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio that served approximately 1.5 million PSUs as of the date of the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, a subsidiary of TWC will merge with and into Insight, with Insight surviving as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. TWC agreed to pay $3.0 billion in cash for Insight, as reduced by Insight’s indebtedness for borrowed money and similar obligations (including amounts outstanding under Insight’s credit agreement and senior notes due 2018, which totaled approximately $1.8 billion as of the date of the Merger Agreement) and subject to customary adjustments, including a reduction to the extent the number of Insight’s video subscribers at the closing is less than an agreed upon threshold, as well as a working capital adjustment. The transaction, which is expected to close in the first half of 2012, is subject to various customary closing conditions, including (i) receipt of Federal Communications Commission approvals and the consent of certain state and local franchising authorities to the change in ownership of the cable systems operated by Insight and (ii) the number of video subscribers served by Insight’s cable systems as of a specified date prior to the closing exceeding an agreed upon threshold. During the third quarter of 2011, the Federal Trade Commission’s review of the proposed merger concluded with the early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. There can be no assurances that the conditions to closing the transaction will be satisfied or waived, that the transaction will be completed or that the anticipated cost savings and other financial and operating benefits of the transaction will be fully realized or realized within the anticipated time frame.

The Merger Agreement is included as Exhibit 2 to this report and contains customary representations and warranties that TWC and Insight made to each other regarding, among other things, corporate organization, capitalization, authority, financial statements, legal proceedings, compliance with law and approvals. These representations and warranties were made solely for the benefit of the other party to the Merger Agreement. In addition, such representations and warranties (a) have been qualified by confidential disclosures made to the other party in connection with the Merger Agreement, (b) are subject to various materiality standards contained in the Merger Agreement, which may differ from what may be viewed as material by investors, (c) were made only as of the date of the Merger Agreement or such other date as is specified in the Merger Agreement, and (d) may have been included in the Merger Agreement for the purpose of allocating risk between TWC and Insight rather than establishing matters as facts. Accordingly, the Merger Agreement is included with this filing only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement, and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding TWC, Insight or their respective businesses.

 

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5.

ANNUAL IMPAIRMENT TEST FOR INDEFINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the carrying value of the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill was as follows (in millions):

 

     Carrying Value as of  
     September 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Cable
    Franchise    
Rights
         Goodwill          Cable
    Franchise    
Rights
         Goodwill      

Midwest

   $ 5,943       $ 562       $ 5,934       $ 562   

Northeast

     5,645         466         5,645         466   

Carolinas

     3,969         231         3,969         231   

West

     3,498         484         3,498         484   

New York City

     3,345         204         3,345         204   

Texas

     1,700         145         1,700         144   

NaviSite

             141                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 24,100       $ 2,233       $ 24,091       $ 2,091   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Impairment Analysis Overview

The impairment test for intangible assets not subject to amortization (e.g., cable franchise rights) involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying value. If the carrying value of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

The impairment test for goodwill is conducted using a two-step process. The first step involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of each of the Company’s reporting units to its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is not impaired and the second step of the impairment test is not necessary. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, then the second step of the goodwill impairment test must be performed. The second step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill with its goodwill carrying amount to measure the amount of impairment, if any. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination. In other words, the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit (including any unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the purchase price paid. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

Annual Impairment Analysis Results

The Company concluded that its cable franchise rights and goodwill were not impaired as of the July 1, 2011 annual testing date. The estimates of fair value for the cable franchise rights were determined using a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) analysis. The DCF methodology entailed identifying the projected discrete cash flows related to the cable franchise rights and discounting them back to the valuation date. Significant judgments inherent in this analysis included the selection of appropriate discount rates, estimating the amount and timing of future cash flows attributable to cable franchise rights and identification of appropriate terminal growth rate assumptions. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses were intended to reflect the risk inherent in the projected future cash flows generated by the respective intangible assets.

 

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In performing the first step of the goodwill impairment test, the Company elected to carry forward the values ascribed to its reporting units during its previous annual impairment test. The election to carry forward values was based upon management’s determination, after reviewing events that have occurred and circumstances that have changed since the last test, that the likelihood that the carrying amount of its reporting units exceeded their fair value was remote. Additionally, under the previous test, the value of the Company’s reporting units significantly exceeded their carrying value. In making its determination, management considered changes in all of the significant variables impacting the fair value of its reporting units including, forecasted cash flows under its most recent long-range projections, changes in discount rates and changes in terminal growth rate assumptions.

 

6.

DEBT

TWC’s debt as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was as follows (in millions):

 

          Outstanding Balance as of  
           Maturity           September 30, 
2011
      December 31,  
2010
 

Senior notes and debentures(a)(b)(c)

   2012-2041    $ 26,456      $ 23,118   

Revolving credit facility

   2013               

Commercial paper program

   2013               

Capital leases

   2013-2017      17        3   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

        26,473        23,121   

Less: Current maturities

        (1,774       
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

      $ 24,699      $ 23,121   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Outstanding balance amounts as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 include an unamortized fair value adjustment of $81 million and $91 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.) and exclude an unamortized discount of $174 million and $149 million, respectively. In addition, outstanding balance amounts include fair value adjustments for the portion of senior notes and debentures being hedged using interest rate swaps as discussed in Note 7 below.

(b) 

Outstanding balance amount as of September 30, 2011 includes £623 million of 5.75% notes due 2031 valued at $971 million using the exchange rate at that date.

(c) 

The weighted-average effective interest rate for senior notes and debentures as of September 30, 2011 is 5.993% and includes the effects of interest rate swaps and cross-currency swaps.

2011 Bond Offerings

On May 26, 2011, TWC issued £625 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2031 (the “Sterling Notes”) and, on September 12, 2011, TWC issued $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 4.0% senior unsecured notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”) and $1.250 billion in aggregate principal amount of 5.5% senior unsecured debentures due 2041 (the “2041 Debentures” and, together with the Sterling Notes and the 2021 Notes, the “2011 Debt Securities”), each in a public offering under a shelf registration statement on Form S-3. The 2011 Debt Securities are guaranteed by Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (“TWE”) and TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (“TW NY”) (the “Guarantors”).

The 2011 Debt Securities were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2007, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee. The Indenture contains customary covenants relating to restrictions on the ability of the Company or any material subsidiary to create liens and on the ability of the Company and the Guarantors to consolidate, merge or convey or transfer substantially all of their assets. The Indenture also contains customary events of default.

 

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The Sterling Notes mature on June 2, 2031 and interest is payable annually in arrears on June 2 of each year, beginning on June 2, 2012. The 2021 Notes and 2041 Debentures mature on September 1, 2021 and 2041, respectively, and interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on March 1, 2012. The 2011 Debt Securities are unsecured senior obligations of the Company and rank equally with its other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The guarantees of the 2011 Debt Securities are unsecured senior obligations of the Guarantors and rank equally in right of payment with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Guarantors.

The 2011 Debt Securities may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time at the Company’s option at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the applicable principal amount being redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments on the applicable 2011 Debt Securities discounted to the redemption date on an annual basis with respect to the Sterling Notes and on a semi-annual basis with respect to the 2021 Notes and the 2041 Debentures at a comparable government bond rate plus a designated number of basis points as further described in the Indenture and the applicable 2011 Debt Securities, plus, in each case, accrued but unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.

The Company may offer to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Sterling Notes in the event of certain changes in the tax laws of the United States (or any taxing authority in the United States). This redemption would be at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the Sterling Notes to, but not including, the redemption date.

 

7.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The fair values of the assets and liabilities associated with the Company’s derivative financial instruments recorded in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows (in millions):

 

    

            Balance Sheet             

Location

    September 30, 
2011
       December 31,  
2010
 

Assets:

        

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

        

Interest rate swaps

   Other current assets    $ 17       $   

Interest rate swaps

   Other assets      306         176   

Foreign currency forwards

   Other current assets              1   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

      $ 323       $ 177   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

        

Cross-currency swaps

   Other liabilities    $ 168       $   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

        

Equity award reimbursement obligation

   Other current liabilities      14         20   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      $ 182       $ 20   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

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. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had entered into interest rate swaps on $7.850 billion principal amount of senior debt securities with maturities extending through May 2017. The Company recognizes no gain or loss related to its interest rate swaps because the changes in the fair values of such instruments are completely offset by the changes in the fair values of the hedged fixed-rate debt.

 

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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. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had entered into cross-currency swaps to effectively convert the entire balance of its fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated debt to fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated debt. The cross-currency swaps have maturities extending through June 2031. As of September 30, 2011, the fair value of the cross-currency swaps was $168 million, which is recorded in other liabilities, with an offset to accumulated other comprehensive loss, net. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company reclassified $37 million from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net, into other expense, net, to offset the $37 million re-measurement gain on the British pound sterling denominated debt. Additionally, the Company has used foreign exchange forward contracts to manage foreign exchange risk related to forecasted payments denominated in the Philippine peso made to vendors who provided customer care support services. Such contracts were designated as cash flow hedges. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had no outstanding foreign currency forwards related to forecasted payments denominated in the Philippine peso. Any ineffectiveness related to the Company’s cash flow hedges has been and is expected to be immaterial.

Equity Award Reimbursement Obligation

Upon the exercise of Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner”) stock options held by TWC employees, TWC is 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 records the equity award reimbursement obligation at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet, which is estimated using the Black-Scholes model. The change in the equity award reimbursement obligation fluctuates primarily with the fair value and expected volatility of Time Warner common stock and changes in fair value are recorded in other expense, net in the period of change. As of September 30, 2011, the weighted-average remaining contractual term of outstanding Time Warner stock options held by TWC employees was 1.48 years. Refer to Note 8 for the changes in the fair value of the equity award reimbursement obligation.

 

8.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Derivative Financial Instruments

The fair values of derivative financial instruments classified as assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows (in millions):

 

     September 30, 2011          December 31, 2010  
     Fair Value Measurements              

Fair Value Measurements     

 
     

 

 

         

 

 

 
       Fair Value              Level 2                  Level 3                  Fair Value              Level 2                  Level 3        

Assets:

                   

Interest rate swaps

   $ 323       $ 323       $         $ 176       $ 176       $   

Foreign currency forwards

                               1         1           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 323       $ 323       $         $ 177       $ 177       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                   

Cross-currency swaps

   $ 168       $ 168       $         $       $       $   

Equity award reimbursement obligation

     14                 14           20                 20   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 182       $ 168       $ 14         $ 20       $       $ 20   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The fair value of interest rate swaps, classified as Level 2, utilized a DCF analysis based on the terms of the contract and an interest rate curve. The fair value of foreign currency forwards, classified as Level 2, utilized a DCF analysis based on forward exchange rates less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount. The fair value of cross currency forwards, classified as Level 2, utilized a DCF analysis based on forward interest and exchange rates. The fair value of the equity award reimbursement obligation, classified as Level 3, utilized a Black-Scholes model using the fair value and expected volatility of Time Warner common stock.

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

 

Balance as of December 31, 2009

   $             35   

Gains recognized in other expense, net

     (5

Payments to Time Warner for awards exercised

     (10
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2010

     20   

Gains recognized in other expense, net

     (3

Payments to Time Warner for awards exercised

     (3
  

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2011

   $ 14   
  

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

The Company’s other financial instruments, excluding debt subject to interest rate swaps, are not required to be carried at fair value. Based on the level of interest rates prevailing at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the fair value of TWC’s fixed-rate debt and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity exceeded the carrying value by approximately $3.030 billion and $2.818 billion as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Unrealized gains or losses on debt do not result in the realization or expenditure of cash and are not recognized for financial reporting purposes unless the debt is retired prior to its maturity. The carrying value for the majority of the Company’s other financial instruments approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of such instruments. The fair value of financial instruments is generally determined by reference to the market value of the instrument as quoted on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market. In cases where a quoted market value is not available, fair value is based on an estimate using present value or other valuation techniques.

 

9.

TWC SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock Repurchase Program

On October 29, 2010, TWC’s Board of Directors authorized a $4.0 billion common stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”). Purchases under the Stock Repurchase Program may be made from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of the Company’s purchases under the Stock Repurchase Program are based on a number of factors, including price, as well as business and market conditions. From January 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011, the Company repurchased 31.5 million shares of TWC common stock for $2.265 billion, including 0.3 million shares repurchased for $17 million that settled in October 2011. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had $1.220 billion remaining under the Stock Repurchase Program.

 

10.

EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company currently has one active equity plan (the “2011 Plan”) under which TWC is authorized to grant restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and options to purchase shares of TWC common stock to its employees and non-employee directors. The 2011 Plan was approved at TWC’s annual meeting of stockholders in May 2011. Pursuant to the terms of the 2011 Plan, upon stockholder approval of the 2011 Plan, no further awards may be made under the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. As of September 30, 2011, the 2011 Plan provides for issuance of up to 20.0 million shares of TWC common stock, of which 19.9 million shares were available for grant.

 

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Equity-based compensation expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months  Ended
September 30,
         Nine Months  Ended
September 30,
 
             2011                      2010                          2011                      2010          

Restricted stock units

   $ 16       $ 14         $ 58       $ 48   

Stock options

     7         7           30         34   
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity-based compensation expense

   $ 23       $ 21         $ 88       $ 82   
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restricted Stock Units

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, TWC granted 1.461 million RSUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $72.18 per RSU, including 158,000 RSUs subject to performance-based vesting conditions (“PBUs”) at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $72.05 per PBU. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, TWC granted 1.941 million RSUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $45.18 per RSU. No PBUs were granted during 2010. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs as of September 30, 2011, without taking into account expected forfeitures, is $144 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average period of 2.70 years.

RSUs, including PBUs, generally vest equally 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 provide for accelerated vesting upon the grantee’s termination of employment after reaching a specified age and years of service 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. Shares of TWC common stock will generally be issued at the end of the vesting period of an RSU. 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. Holders of RSUs are generally entitled to receive cash dividend equivalents or retained distributions related to regular cash dividends or 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.

Stock Options

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, TWC granted 2.236 million stock options at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $18.95 per option, including 262,000 stock options subject to performance-based vesting conditions (“PBOs”) at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $19.08 per PBO. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, TWC granted 3.802 million stock options at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $10.95 per option. No PBOs were granted during 2010. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options as of September 30, 2011, without taking into account expected forfeitures, is $59 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average period of 2.55 years.

Stock options, including PBOs, have exercise prices equal to the fair market value of TWC common stock at the date of grant. Generally, the 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 grantee’s termination of employment after reaching a specified age and years of service 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.

 

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The table below presents the assumptions used to value stock options at their grant date for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and reflects the weighted average of all awards granted within each period:

 

             Nine Months Ended         
September 30,
 
     2011      2010  

Expected volatility

     31.19%         31.39%   

Expected term to exercise from grant date (in years)

     6.42         6.73   

Risk-free rate

     2.81%         3.06%   

Expected dividend yield

     2.66%         3.54%   

 

11.

PENSION COSTS

TWC sponsors qualified noncontributory defined benefit pension plans covering a majority of its employees (the “qualified pension plans”). TWC also provides a nonqualified noncontributory 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 the pension plans.

A summary of the components of net periodic benefit costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in millions):

 

             Three Months Ended         
September 30,
                  Nine Months Ended          
September 30,
 
     2011     2010          2011     2010  

Service cost

   $ 33      $ 29         $ 99      $ 87   

Interest cost

     29        25           86        75   

Expected return on plan assets

     (38     (32        (112     (95

Amounts amortized

     7        7           20        21   
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit costs

   $ 31      $ 29         $ 93      $ 88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

After considering the funded status of the pension plans, movements in the discount rate, investment performance and related tax consequences, the Company may choose to make contributions to the pension plans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company made contributions of $79 million and $52 million, respectively, to the pension plans. As of September 30, 2011, there were no minimum required contributions for the qualified pension plans, but the Company may make additional discretionary cash contributions during the fourth quarter of 2011.

 

12.

MERGER-RELATED AND RESTRUCTURING COSTS

Merger-related Costs

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred merger-related costs of $4 million and $8 million, respectively, in connection with the pending NewWave and Insight acquisitions and, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the NaviSite acquisition, all of which was paid during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

Restructuring Costs

Beginning in the first quarter of 2009, the Company began a restructuring to improve operating efficiency, primarily related to headcount reductions and other exit costs, including the termination of a facility lease during the second quarter of 2010. Through September 30, 2011, the Company incurred costs of $161 million and made payments of $144 million related to this restructuring. Through December 31, 2010, the Company eliminated approximately 2,200 positions and eliminated approximately 210 additional positions during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring costs of approximately $25 million during the fourth quarter of 2011.

 

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Information relating to this restructuring is as follows (in millions):

 

TERMINATION TERMINATION TERMINATION
    Employee
Terminations
    Other
    Exit Costs    
        Total      

Remaining liability as of December 31, 2009

  $ 20      $ 1      $ 21   

Costs incurred(a)

    33        19        52   

Cash paid(b)

    (39     (12     (51
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Remaining liability as of December 31, 2010

    14        8        22   

Costs incurred(c)

    17        11        28   

Cash paid(d)

    (18     (15     (33
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Remaining liability as of September 30, 2011(e)

  $         13      $         4      $         17   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Of the total costs incurred in 2010, $13 million and $44 million was incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

(b) 

Of the total cash paid in 2010, $11 million and $39 million was paid during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

(c) 

Of the total costs incurred in 2011, $17 million was incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

(d) 

Of the total cash paid in 2011, $11 million was paid during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

(e) 

Of the remaining liability as of September 30, 2011, $15 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 2014.

 

13.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

On April 7, 2011, the Company filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Viacom International Inc. and several of its subsidiaries (“Viacom”). The complaint asked the court to render a declaratory judgment that certain programming agreements between the Company and Viacom allow the Company to provide video programming services to its customers over its cable systems through devices of the customers’ choosing, including through the Company’s iPad App and Smart TVs. The complaint further asks the court to declare that by providing video programming services to its customers in this fashion, the Company is not infringing Viacom copyrights. The same day, Viacom filed its own complaint against the Company in the same court, alleging copyright and trademark infringement and breach of contract, and asking for a declaratory judgment that the programming agreements between the Company and Viacom do not allow the Company to distribute Viacom programming “via broadband.” The parties entered into a “standstill” agreement, effective June 17, 2011, pursuant to which no further activity would take place in the cases while the parties explored possible settlement of this and other issues between the companies. On October 3, 2011, the Company terminated the “standstill” agreement and filed an answer to Viacom’s complaint as well as a counterclaim alleging that Viacom is in breach of its agreement with the Company concerning Viacom’s CMT (formerly Country Music Television) service. The Company intends to prosecute its lawsuit, and defend against Viacom’s, vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of Viacom’s lawsuit or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

The Company is the defendant in In re: Set-Top Cable Television Box Antitrust Litigation, ten purported class actions filed in federal district courts throughout the United States. These actions are subject to a Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) Order transferring the cases for pre-trial purposes 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 converters 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, 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.

 

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On November 14, 2008, the plaintiffs in Mark Swinegar, et al. v. Time Warner Cable Inc., filed a second amended complaint in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, as a purported class action, alleging that the Company provided to and charged plaintiffs for equipment that they had not affirmatively requested in violation of the proscription in the Cable Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 (the “Cable Act”) against “negative option billing” and that such violation was an unlawful act or practice under California’s Unfair Competition Law (the “UCL”). Plaintiffs are seeking restitution under the UCL and attorneys’ fees. On February 23, 2009, the court denied the Company’s motion to dismiss the second amended complaint and, on July 29, 2010, the court denied the Company’s motion for summary judgment. On October 7, 2010, the Company filed a petition for a declaratory ruling with the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) requesting that the FCC determine whether the Company’s general ordering process complies with the Cable Act’s “negative option billing” restriction. On March 1, 2011, the FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling that informed consent is adequate to satisfy the requirements under the Cable Act. On March 29, 2011, the Los Angeles County Superior Court vacated its prior summary judgment ruling and, on May 12, 2011, the court granted the Company’s motion for summary judgment. On June 13, 2011, plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration of the decision, which the court denied on July 28, 2011. On September 26, 2011, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the California Court of Appeal for the Second District. 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 September 20, 2007, Brantley, et al. v. NBC Universal, Inc., et al. was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Company. The complaint, which also named as defendants several other cable and satellite providers (collectively, the “distributor defendants”) as well as programming content providers (collectively, the “programmer defendants”), alleged violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Among other things, the complaint alleged coordination between and among the programmer defendants to sell and/or license programming on a “bundled” basis to the distributor defendants, who in turn purportedly offer that programming to subscribers in packaged tiers, rather than on a per channel (or “à la carte”) basis. Plaintiffs, who seek to represent a purported nationwide class of cable and satellite subscribers, are seeking, among other things, unspecified treble monetary damages and an injunction to compel the offering of channels to subscribers on an “à la carte” basis. On December 3, 2007, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in this action that, among other things, dropped the Section 2 claims and all allegations of horizontal coordination. On October 15, 2009, the district court granted with prejudice a motion by the distributor defendants and the programmer defendants to dismiss the plaintiffs’ third amended complaint, terminating the action. On April 19, 2010, plaintiffs appealed this decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and, on June 3, 2011, the court reaffirmed the district court’s decision. On July 7, 2011, plaintiffs filed a petition for en banc review. 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.

The Company is also a defendant in two other purported class actions. On September 17, 2009, the plaintiffs in Jessica Fink and Brett Noia, et al. v. Time Warner Cable Inc., filed an amended complaint in a purported class action in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that the Company uses a throttling technique which intentionally delays and/or blocks a user’s high-speed data service. Plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages, injunctive relief and attorneys’ fees. On September 25, 2009, TWC moved for summary judgment in this action. On September 6, 2011, the district court partially granted the Company’s motion for summary judgment, but denied the Company’s summary judgment motion on two claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and one common law fraud claim. On September 30, 2011, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. On January 27, 2011, the plaintiffs in Calzada, et al. v. Time Warner Cable LLC, filed a purported class action in the Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging that the Company recorded phone calls with plaintiffs without notice in violation of provisions of the California Penal Code and the California Unfair Business Practices Act. The plaintiffs are seeking, among other things, unspecified treble monetary damages, injunctive relief, restitution and attorneys’ fees. On April 4, 2011, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint in this action that, among other things, omitted the unfair business practices claim and removed two of the three named plaintiffs. In each lawsuit, the Company intends to defend against the lawsuits vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of the lawsuit or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

 

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Certain Patent Litigation

On September 1, 2006, Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. (“Katz”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that the Company and several other cable operators, among other defendants, infringe 18 patents purportedly relating to the Company’s customer call center operations and/or voicemail services. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified monetary damages as well as injunctive relief. On March 20, 2007, this case, together with other lawsuits filed by Katz, was made subject to a MDL Order transferring the case for pretrial proceedings to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In April 2008, TWC and other defendants filed “common” motions for summary judgment, which argued, among other things, that a number of claims in the patents at issue are invalid under Sections 112 and 103 of the Patent Act. On June 19, 2008 and August 4, 2008, the court issued orders granting, in part, and denying, in part, those motions. Defendants filed additional individual motions for summary judgment in August 2008, which argued, among other things, that defendants’ respective products do not infringe the surviving claims in plaintiff’s patents. On August 13, 2009, the district court found one additional patent invalid, but denied defendants’ motions for summary judgment on three remaining patents and, on October 27, 2009, the district court denied the defendants’ requests for reconsideration of the decision. Based on motions for summary judgment brought by other defendants, the district court found, in decisions on January 29, 2010 and December 3, 2010, two of the three remaining patents invalid with respect to those defendants. 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 June 1, 2006, Rembrandt Technologies, LP (“Rembrandt”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that the Company and a number of other cable operators infringed several patents purportedly related to a variety of technologies, including high-speed data and IP-based telephony services. In addition, on September 13, 2006, Rembrandt filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that the Company infringed several patents purportedly related to “high-speed cable modem internet products and services.” On June 18, 2007, these cases, along with other lawsuits filed by Rembrandt, were made subject to an MDL Order transferring the case for pretrial proceedings to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. In November 2008, the district court issued its claims construction orders. In response to these orders, the plaintiff dismissed its claims relating to the alleged infringement of eight patents purportedly relating to high-speed data and IP-based telephony services. On September 7, 2011, the district court grant summary judgment on Rembrandt’s one remaining claim and, on September 28, 2011, Rembrandt appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Company intends to defend against the 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 claiming that it infringes their intellectual property rights. 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 may require the Company 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.

As part of the restructuring of TWE in 2003, 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. Although Time Warner has agreed to indemnify the Company against such liabilities, TWE remains a named party in certain litigation matters.

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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14.

ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Other Current Assets

Other current assets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consisted of (in millions):

 

    September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Prepaid income taxes

  $      $ 287   

Other prepaid expenses

    164        115   

Other current assets

    41        23   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other current assets

  $           205      $           425   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consisted of (in millions):

 

    September 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Accrued interest

  $ 492       $ 507   

Accrued compensation and benefits

    321         357   

Accrued insurance

    160         152   

Accrued franchise fees

    149         166   

Accrued sales and other taxes

    80         92   

Accrued rent

    43         50   

Accrued share repurchases

    17         43   

Other accrued expenses

    285         262   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other current liabilities

  $           1,547       $           1,629   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Revenues

Revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 consisted of (in millions):

 

September 00,. September 00,. September 00,. September 00,.
    Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2011     2010     2011     2010  

Residential services

  $ 4,250      $ 4,167      $ 12,809      $ 12,476   

Business services

    387        287        1,060        809   

Advertising

    216        223        638        612   

Other

    58        57        175        170   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $         4,911      $         4,734      $         14,682      $         14,067   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 consisted of (in millions):

 

September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
    Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2011     2010     2011     2010  

Interest income

  $ 1      $ 1      $ 4      $ 1   

Interest expense

    (384     (347     (1,116     (1,035
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

  $           (383   $           (346   $           (1,112   $           (1,034
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 consisted of (in millions):

 

$XXXXXXK, $XXXXXXK, $XXXXXXK, $XXXXXXK,
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Loss from equity investments, net

   $ (30   $ (27   $ (87   $ (68

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

     8        (2     3        5   

Other

            4               5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expense, net

   $           (22   $           (25   $           (84   $           (58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Related Party Transactions

Income (expense) resulting from transactions with related parties for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in millions):

 

September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Revenues

   $ 4      $ 5      $ 13      $ 12   

Costs of revenues

               (59               (62               (187               (200

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Additional financial information with respect to cash (payments) and receipts for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in millions):

 

September 30, September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2011     2010  

Cash paid for interest

  $ (1,246   $ (1,149

Interest income received(a)

    118        81   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest, net

  $ (1,128   $ (1,068
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

  $ (104   $ (450

Cash refunds of income taxes

    271        90   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash (paid for) refunds of income taxes, net

  $           167      $           (360
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Interest income received includes amounts received under interest rate swaps.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 does not reflect $17 million of common stock repurchases that were included in other current liabilities as of September 30, 2011 for which payment was made in October 2011.

 

15.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TWE and TW NY (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) are subsidiaries of Time Warner Cable Inc. (the “Parent Company”). The Guarantor Subsidiaries have fully and unconditionally, jointly and severally, directly or indirectly, guaranteed the debt issued by the Parent Company in its 2007 registered exchange offer and its subsequent public offerings. The Parent Company owns all of the voting interests, directly or indirectly, of both TWE and TW NY.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules require that condensed consolidating financial information be provided for subsidiaries that have guaranteed debt of a registrant issued in a public offering, where each such guarantee is full and unconditional and where the voting interests of the subsidiaries are wholly owned by the registrant. Set forth below are condensed consolidating financial statements presenting the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of (i) the Parent Company, (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries on a combined basis (as such guarantees are joint and several), (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.

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

Basis of Presentation

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 Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries’ interests in the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and (iii) the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries interests in the 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 Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries have been eliminated, as shown in the column “Eliminations.”

The accounting bases in all subsidiaries, including goodwill and identified intangible assets, have been allocated to the applicable subsidiaries. Certain administrative costs incurred by the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiaries or the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries are allocated to the various entities based on the relative number of video subscribers at each entity. Interest expense incurred by the Parent Company is allocated to certain subsidiaries based on each subsidiary’s contribution to revenues. In the condensed consolidating financial statements, income tax provision has been presented based on each subsidiary’s legal entity basis. Deferred taxes of the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries 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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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The Company’s condensed consolidating financial information is as follows (in millions):

 

Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries

Consolidating Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011

 

 
    Parent
    Company    
    Guarantor
  Subsidiaries  
    Non-
Guarantor
  Subsidiaries  
      Eliminations       TWC
  Consolidated  
 

ASSETS

         

Current assets:

         

Cash and equivalents

  $ 4,797      $ 368      $ 408      $      $ 5,573   

Receivables, net

    53        108        547               708   

Receivables from affiliated parties

    38        31        44        (113       

Deferred income tax assets

    201        122        132        (254     201   

Other current assets

    32        63        110               205   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

    5,121        692        1,241        (367     6,687   

Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries

    43,536        25,009        12,983        (81,528       

Investments

    21               760               781   

Property, plant and equipment, net

    35        3,651        9,820               13,506   

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

           26        175               201   

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

           6,216        17,884               24,100   

Goodwill

    4        3        2,226               2,233   

Other assets

    517        17        71               605   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $         49,234      $         35,614      $         45,160      $         (81,895   $         48,113   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

         

Current liabilities:

         

Accounts payable

  $      $ 127      $ 204      $      $ 331   

Deferred revenue and subscriber-related liabilities

           62        106               168   

Payables to affiliated parties

    29        44        40        (113       

Accrued programming expense

           795        30               825   

Current maturities of long-term debt

    1,516        254        4               1,774   

Other current liabilities

    546        444        557               1,547   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

    2,091        1,726        941        (113     4,645   

Long-term debt

    22,254        2,436        9               24,699   

Mandatorily redeemable preferred equity

           1,928        300        (1,928     300   

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

    10,183        5,431        5,276        (10,704     10,186   

Long-term payables to affiliated parties

    6,793        919        8,702        (16,414       

Other liabilities

    266        124        239               629   

TWC shareholders’ equity:

         

Due to (from) TWC and subsidiaries

           7        (1,843     1,836          

Other TWC shareholders’ equity

    7,647        18,509        31,529        (50,038     7,647   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total TWC shareholders’ equity

    7,647        18,516        29,686        (48,202     7,647   

Noncontrolling interests

           4,534        7        (4,534     7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

    7,647        23,050        29,693        (52,736     7,654   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

  $         49,234      $         35,614      $         45,160      $         (81,895   $         48,113   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated
Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2010  
                  Non-              
     Parent     Guarantor      Guarantor           TWC  
     Company     Subsidiaries      Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

           

Current assets:

           

Cash and equivalents

   $ 2,980      $ 67       $      $      $ 3,047   

Receivables, net

     44        179         495               718   

Receivables from affiliated parties

     31        25         43        (99       

Deferred income tax assets

     150        93         78        (171     150   

Other current assets

     303        47         75               425   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     3,508        411         691        (270     4,340   

Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries

     41,628        23,033         11,613        (76,274       

Investments

     18        6         842               866   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     51        3,800         10,022               13,873   

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

            10         122               132   

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

            6,216         17,875               24,091   

Goodwill

     4        3         2,084               2,091   

Other assets

     381        20         28               429   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 45,590      $ 33,499       $ 43,277      $ (76,544   $ 45,822   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

           

Current liabilities:

           

Accounts payable

   $      $ 222       $ 307      $      $ 529   

Deferred revenue and subscriber-related liabilities

            65         98               163   

Payables to affiliated parties

     25        43         31        (99       

Accrued programming expense

            727         38               765   

Other current liabilities

     555        512         562               1,629   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     580        1,569         1,036        (99     3,086   

Long-term debt

     20,418        2,703                       23,121   

Mandatorily redeemable preferred equity

            1,928         300        (1,928     300   

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

     9,634        4,944         4,840        (9,781     9,637   

Long-term payables to affiliated parties

     5,630        691         8,704        (15,025       

Other liabilities

     118        119         224               461   

TWC shareholders’ equity:

           

Due to (from) TWC and subsidiaries

            7         (1,568     1,561          

Other TWC shareholders’ equity

     9,210        17,517         29,741        (47,258     9,210   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total TWC shareholders’ equity

     9,210        17,524         28,173        (45,697     9,210   

Noncontrolling interests

            4,021                (4,014     7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     9,210        21,545         28,173        (49,711     9,217   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $         45,590      $         33,499       $         43,277      $         (76,544   $         45,822   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated
Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011  
                 Non-              
     Parent     Guarantor     Guarantor           TWC  
     Company     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues

   $      $ 708      $         4,223      $ (20   $         4,911   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs of revenues

            398        1,908        (20     2,286   

Selling, general and administrative

            39        804               843   

Depreciation

            191        559               750   

Amortization

                   9               9   

Intercompany royalties

            (84     84                 

Merger-related and restructuring costs

     3        9        9               21   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     3        553        3,373        (20     3,909   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

     (3     155        850               1,002   

Equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries

     679        504        32        (1,215       

Interest expense, net

     (78     (126     (179            (383

Other income (expense), net

     (2     3        (23            (22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     596        536        680                (1,215     597   

Income tax provision

             (240             (216     (207     422        (241
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     356        320        473        (793     356   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

            (11            11          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

   $ 356      $ 309      $ 473      $ (782   $ 356   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated
Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010  
                 Non-              
     Parent     Guarantor     Guarantor           TWC  
     Company     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues

   $      $ 745      $ 3,989      $      $         4,734   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs of revenues

            428        1,793               2,221   

Selling, general and administrative

            41        758               799   

Depreciation

            187        558               745   

Amortization

                   29               29   

Intercompany royalties

            (91     91                 

Merger-related and restructuring costs

            7        6               13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

            572        3,235               3,807   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

            173        754               927   

Equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries

     620        459        47        (1,126       

Interest expense, net

     (68     (125     (153            (346

Other income (expense), net

     1        2        (28            (25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     553        509        620                (1,126     556   

Income tax provision

             (193             (191             (160     351        (193
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     360        318        460        (775     363   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

            (23            20        (3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

   $ 360      $ 295      $ 460      $ (755   $ 360   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated
Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011  
                 Non-              
     Parent     Guarantor     Guarantor           TWC  
     Company     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues

   $      $         2,149      $         12,592      $ (59   $         14,682   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs of revenues

            1,182        5,732        (59     6,855   

Selling, general and administrative

            163        2,327               2,490   

Depreciation

            573        1,665               2,238   

Amortization

            1        22               23   

Intercompany royalties

            (246     246                 

Merger-related and restructuring costs

     7        14        15               36   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     7        1,687        10,007        (59     11,642   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

     (7     462        2,585               3,040   

Equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries

     2,091        1,548        92        (3,731       

Interest expense, net

     (241     (371     (500            (1,112

Other income (expense), net

     (2     1        (83            (84
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     1,841        1,640        2,094        (3,731     1,844   

Income tax provision

     (740     (651     (616     1,266        (741
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     1,101        989        1,478        (2,465     1,103   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

            (30     (2     30        (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

   $         1,101      $ 959      $ 1,476      $         (2,435   $ 1,101   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated
Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010  
                 Non-              
     Parent     Guarantor     Guarantor           TWC  
     Company     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues

   $      $ 2,245      $         11,822      $      $ 14,067   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs of revenues

            1,255        5,350               6,605   

Selling, general and administrative

            129        2,201               2,330   

Depreciation

            568        1,669               2,237   

Amortization

                   156               156   

Intercompany royalties

            (262     262                 

Merger-related and restructuring costs

            26        18               44   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

            1,716        9,656                       11,372   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

            529        2,166               2,695   

Equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries

             1,853                1,266        162        (3,281       

Interest expense, net

     (256     (366     (412            (1,034

Other income (expense), net

     1        4        (63            (58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     1,598        1,433        1,853        (3,281     1,603   

Income tax provision

     (682     (580     (530     1,109        (683
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     916        853        1,323        (2,172     920   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

            (75            71        (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

   $ 916      $ 778      $ 1,323      $         (2,101   $ 916   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011  
    Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     TWC
Consolidated
 
         
         

Cash provided by operating activities

  $ 94      $ 683      $ 3,576      $ (9   $ 4,344   

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

         

Acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired and distributions received

    (270     (1,124     (330     1,391        (333

Capital expenditures

    (1     (507     (1,487            (1,995

Other investing activities

    14        2        5               21   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used by investing activities

    (257     (1,629     (1,812     1,391        (2,307
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

         

Borrowings (repayments), net

    1,163        228               (1,391       

Borrowings

    3,227                             3,227   

Repayments

                  (44            (44

Debt issuance costs

    (24                          (24

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    109                             109   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

    19               27               46   

Dividends paid

    (488                          (488

Repurchases of common stock

    (2,291                          (2,291

Net change in investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries

    278        1,043        (1,330     9          

Other financing activities

    (13     (24     (9            (46
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

    1,980        1,247        (1,356     (1,382     489   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in cash and equivalents

    1,817        301        408               2,526   

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

    2,980        67                      3,047   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

  $         4,797      $         368      $         408      $         —      $         5,573   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010  
    Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     TWC
Consolidated
 
         
         

Cash provided (used) by operating activities

  $ (570   $ 434      $ 3,471      $ 439      $ 3,774   

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

         

Acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired and distributions received

    35        (722     (82     824        55   

Capital expenditures

           (390     (1,758            (2,148

Other investing activities

           1        6               7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided (used) by investing activities

    35        (1,111     (1,834     824        (2,086
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

         

Borrowings (repayments), net

    (545     108               (824     (1,261

Repayments

           (8                   (8

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    86                             86   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

           12        3               15   

Dividends paid

    (432                          (432

Net change in investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries

    1,498        580        (1,640     (438       

Other financing activities

    (7                   (1     (8
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

    600        692        (1,637     (1,263     (1,608
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in cash and equivalents

    65        15                      80   

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

    1,048                             1,048   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

  $         1,113      $         15      $         —      $         —      $         1,128   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Reference is made to the lawsuit filed by Time Warner Cable Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) against Viacom International Inc. and several of its subsidiaries (“Viacom”) and the lawsuit by Viacom against the Company described on page 39 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 (the “March 31, 2011 Form 10-Q”) and page 46 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 (the “June 30, 2011 Form 10-Q”). On October 3, 2011, the Company terminated the “standstill” agreement with Viacom and filed an answer to Viacom’s complaint as well as a counterclaim alleging that Viacom is in breach of its agreement with the Company concerning Viacom’s CMT (formerly Country Music Television) service. The Company intends to prosecute its lawsuit, and defend against Viacom’s, vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of Viacom’s lawsuit or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

Reference is made to the lawsuit filed by Mark Swinegar, et al. described on page 28 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the “2010 Form 10-K”), page 39 of the March 31, 2011 Form 10-Q and page 46 of the June 30, 2011 Form 10-Q. On July 28, 2011, the Los Angeles County Superior Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration of the court’s summary judgment ruling and, on September 26, 2011, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the California Court of Appeal for the Second District. 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.

Reference is made to the lawsuit filed by Jessica Fink and Brett Noia, et al. described on page 28 of the 2010 Form 10-K. On September 6, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York partially granted the Company’s motion for summary judgment, but denied the Company’s summary judgment motion on two claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and one common law fraud claim. On September 30, 2011, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. 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.

Reference is made to the lawsuit filed by Rembrandt Technologies, LP described on page 29 of the 2010 Form 10-K. On September 7, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware granted summary judgment on Rembrandt’s one remaining claim and, on September 28, 2011, Rembrandt appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal 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.

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 2010  Form 10-K.

 

 

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

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information about the Company’s purchases of 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, 2011.

 

     Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
     Average
Price Paid
Per Share(a)
     Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs(b)
     Approximate
Dollar Value
of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs(c)
 

July 1, 2011 - July 31, 2011

     3,854,700       $         77.76         3,854,700       $     1,492,859,460   

August 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011

     2,210,022         66.45         2,210,022         1,345,993,274   

September 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011

     1,959,790         64.19         1,959,790         1,220,194,700   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Total

             8,024,512         71.33                 8,024,512      
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

(a) 

The calculation of the average price paid per share does not give effect to any fees, commissions and other costs associated with the repurchase of such shares.

(b) 

On October 29, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program that allows TWC to repurchase, from time to time, up to $4.0 billion of TWC common stock. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had $1.220 billion remaining under its stock repurchase program. Purchases under the stock repurchase program may be made, from time to time, on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of these purchases will be based on a number of factors, including price, as well as business and market conditions.

(c) 

This amount does not reflect the fees, commissions and other costs associated with the stock repurchase program.

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.

 

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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:  

/s/ Irene M. Esteves

  Name:   Irene M. Esteves
  Title:   Executive Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 27, 2011

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

  1  

Underwriting Agreement, dated September 7, 2011, among Time Warner Cable Inc., Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (“TWE”) and TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (“TW NY” and together with TWE, the “Guarantors”) and Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, on behalf of themselves and as representatives of the underwriters listed in Schedule II thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 7, 2011 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 12, 2011 (the “September 12, 2011 Form 8-K”)).*

  2  

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 15, 2011, by and among Time Warner Cable Inc., Derby Merger Sub Inc., Insight Communications Company, Inc. and Carlyle CIM Agent, L.L.C.**

  4.1  

Form of 4% Note due 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the September 12, 2011 Form 8-K).*

  4.2  

Form of 5 1/2% Debenture due 2041 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the September 12, 2011 Form 8-K).*

  10.1  

First Amendment, dated and effective as of July 27, 2011, to Employment Agreement between Time Warner Cable Inc. and Glenn A. Britt.

  10.2  

Employment Agreement, dated July 27, 2011 and effective as of July 15, 2011, between Time Warner Cable Inc. and Irene M. Esteves.

  12  

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividend Requirements.

  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, 2011.

  31.2  

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, 2011.

  32  

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, 2011.†

  101  

The following financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on October 27, 2011, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language:

(i) Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, (ii) Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, (iii) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, (iv) Consolidated Statement of Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.†

 

 

*

Incorporated by reference.

**

Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit upon request.

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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