CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,635	$ 2,180
Accounts receivable, net	2,800us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	2,547us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories	299us-gaap_InventoryNet	283us-gaap_InventoryNet
Deferred income taxes	68	140
Prepaid expenses and other	1,017	803
Total current assets	8,819us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	5,953us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Satellites, net	3,040dtv_SatellitesNet	2,467dtv_SatellitesNet
Property and equipment, net	6,721us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	6,650us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	3,929us-gaap_Goodwill	3,970us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible assets, net	994	920
Investments and other assets	1,956	1,945
Total assets	25,459us-gaap_Assets	21,905us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	5,048	4,685
Unearned subscriber revenues and deferred credits	584	589
Current debt	1,327us-gaap_DebtCurrent	1,256us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Total current liabilities	6,959us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	6,530us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	19,485us-gaap_LongTermDebt	18,284us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Deferred income taxes	1,726	1,804
Other liabilities and deferred credits	2,117us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	1,456us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		375
Stockholders' deficit
Common stock and additional paid-in capital-$0.01 par value, 3,950,000,000 shares authorized, 502,733,342 and 519,306,232 shares issued and outstanding of DIRECTV common stock at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	3,613	3,652
Accumulated deficit	(8,408)	(9,874)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(418)	(322)
Total DIRECTV stockholders' deficit	(5,213)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	(6,544)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interest	385us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total stockholders' deficit	(4,828)	(6,544)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	$ 25,459	$ 21,905

The amounts capitalized for satellites currently being constructed and those that have been successfully launched, which include the costs of construction, launch, launch insurance, incentive obligations and related capitalized interest. These assets are held by us for the use in the broadcast of DIRECTV service, for lease by others, or for utilization as a spare. These assets are expected to provide economic benefit for more than one year, and are recorded at net of accumulated depreciation.

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